I run game. run screen comes up then goes away AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.

[Baleog]

I just got the game today of the shelf (im in Ireland ). I think it was only released here today. I installed it. No problems. I go to run the game. The Sid Meier Civ 3 running screen comes up and the computer makes the usual noises.
Then the screen goes away AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.
I found out the problem ( from the readme file) that a new version of binkw32.dll, that came with the game, had to be placed in the folder the game is installed in (replacing an older version). I replaced the old file and went to run the game again with the same result.
WHAT IS GOING ON.
ISN'T THE GAME SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING WHEN THEY RELEASE IT.


I am not the greatest computer expert so if anyone has a solution or came across this problem please tell me in an idiots guide please.
By the way , yes my computer does have the basic requirements.

signed..
a very PISSED irishman.

 

[Khrest]

Probably the copy protection. I have to play using a NO CD version becuase my SONY CRX145E CDR drive is not compatible with Safedisk 2. Had the same problem with Startopia. Really encourages you to buy retail rather than pirate, doesn't it?

 

[Baleog]

I payed 44.99 punts for it in Game. This is a legit copy of the game.
If I had a problem with the game and knew it to be pirate I would have said so if I thought it would solve the problem.

 

[Khrest]

No, no, you misunderstand me. My copy is legit just the same as yours. However, Safedisk 2 is such a dodgy copy protection system that even genuine retail copies of the game wont run properly on some CD and CDR drives. Like I said, I bought Startopia but had to play that using a NOCD crack, Civ 3 is the same. My genuine retail copy wont work without using an illegal crack.

As I said, if thats the thanks we genuine punters get for paying for our copy, it really makes you want to be a pirate.

www.gamecopyworld.com if you want to download a crack that will work without this problem.

The real laugh about it of course is that the warez version has been available for a month or more and was cracked before it was even released, so the copy protection is useless anyway!

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

Can updated drivers help with some of the conflicting cd drives?

 

[Baleog]

sorry about that Khrest.
Anyway i got the game to work. Like a fool I had tried everything and yet I ignored the readme file telling me the resolution had to 1024 * 768 (or something like that)