...I Can't Change Civics...

[poisonborz]

I've recently installed Warlords 2.08, and have the bug described in this post:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-192573.html
(namely, I can't change civics in the civics screen - no Revolution button, no descriptions, even the cancel button doesn't work, esc is the only way to exit the screen) Any ideas?

 

[ggganz]

Well, try checking your hard drive for bad sectors. (No idea how.)

 

[cubeboy]

i had the same problem. hopefully the new patch will fix that.

 

[GuitarHero]

I think CivIV.com should have the answer, but I have no idea.

 

[cubeboy]

not even beyond the sword fixed it D: and there are still names that have TXT_KEY... etc. Maybe Fraixis and 2K should recheck the code again and tast play the game more before they release, or simply make a patch that will correct them.

 

[Eikka]

Dont switch civics. nya

I didn't have that problem, where did you bought that game?

 

[ggganz]

I think CivIV.com should have the answer, but I have no idea.

You need a serious reality check, my friend. That site's only use is directing people here.

 

[GuitarHero]

CivIV.com does suck, but I figured Firaxis would actually give a crap about it's customers.

 

[absurd]

I´ve had exactly the same problem, but finally got it running. It has most probably something to do with your OS/Drivers, because after following the instructions here: http://www.firaxis.com/support/support_detail.php?gameid=13&cat=6 + setting the correct monitor driver and reinstalling Warlords it worked fine.

 

[MasterOfPuppets]

I had the same problem and it took me a painful full afternoon to finally resolve it.
In fact I had the same problemS:
- TXT_KEY_MENU all over the place
- no button other than Cancel on Civics and Religion screen.

Browsing the internet I saw that some people were saying that the TXT_KEY_MENU problems are due to XML parsing problems, due to locale settings not being... US. That sucks A LOT, but I recognize the usual US attitude to believe that the whole world is going their way... don't take it bad though, I live in the US and enjoy it Anyway, my PC was set to French locale settings, so I changed it to US.
No improvement in Civ IV even after several reboot.
Finally yesterday I took the time to uninstall everything (patch, Beyond the sword extension, Civ IV), cleaned up all Firaxis and Civ IV folders, then re-installed everything again: Civ IV (from a DVD bought in France !!), patch 1.74, Beyond the Sword with the 2-CD bought in the US, patch 3.17, all of this with locale settings set to US.
And it worked !! No more TXT_KEY_BLABLA, and also, now I can change civics and religion.

So the minor side effect is that I have to keep the US locale settings to be able Civ IV. Oh well...