Intel graphics display and Civ4: does it work 4 U?

[microbe]

Are you completely insane? Do you complain to Sony that a PS2 game doesn't work on a PS1? Please, you're making my brain hurt. I'm sorry to be the first one to tell you this: Your computer sucks. It's not Firaxis's fault that you're running outdated technology. Grow a brain people.

Maybe your brain is different from other people.

You are free to say people's computers suck, but the fact is the game won't run without top-notch hardware. There are a *huge* percentage of users who loved previous CIVs now can't play it.

For me, both my T30 and a newly purchased R52 fail to run the game for different reasons. It's enough for me.

 

[Shylock76]

First of all let me say im a long time lurker in these forms, this is my first post. Im in Dublin, Ireland and picked up the game at 5:59 pm yesterday after dashing through traffic, Gamestop closed at 6pm and i was last in the store, there was only one copy left on the shelf

Have been anticipating this game for a long time and unfortunately had an inkling i might have probs as i too am plagued with the intel 8XXXX graphic controller but was happy to see that the game seemed install ok despite some sound probs in the intro, menus were beautiful and knew there'd be problems when there was probs displaying the leaderheads and then worst of all....black terrain

Anyhow thanks to those that posted the 'reveal tiles' method i was able to paly and enjoy the game despite the slight annoyance of the world being slightly darker and will continue to enjoy it despite the absence of fog of war and leaderheads.

To add to the voices it would be nice if some benevolent person out there was to come up with a patch that might make things a little bit better for us intel 8xxxx chaps! Before everyone else jumps down my throat, as they have with others, i realise now that its minimum spec and if it were not for the fact that im using a laptop id go out and buy a new graphics card to run the game....just my two cents!

 

[eSnaffu]

I have the Intel 8xxxx graphics chipset. After playing through the black terrain issue for a while (yes, it's possible, just really annoying) I noticed a few things. 1) the ocean becomes viewable once you've built a boat and 2) the land becomes visiable once you can trade world maps. (This is tenative, based on the games that I have played.) Except for random floating black areas, I can see everything in the game. My graphics are set at HIGH, and I did NOT use the 'all tiles viewable' workaround.
-eSnaffu

 

[Big Red One]

For all those with Intel 82865G systems I went out and bought the ATI Radeon 9250 card with 256 MB and everything, and I mean everything, works great. There are many Radeon 9250 cards by other manufacturers than ATI which were less expensive, but I didn't want to risk it so I went with ATI's version. Spent only $99, and yes I know I could have spent less if I ordered it online, but I wasn't willing to wait for delivery.
Please post results if you try another manufacturer other than ATI.

 

[New World Order]

For all those with Intel 82865G systems I went out and bought the ATI Radeon 9250 card with 256 MB and everything, and I mean everything, works great.

GREAT!
Thats really good to hear, and I've got the same chipset.

SO HAPPY CIV-ING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please post results if you try another manufacturer other than ATI.

OK, I was looking at possibly getting Nivida, but I'll keep shopping around as well.
It's good to know that you got a good price also, I may just get the Radeon 9250 now since you got it to work.

 

[Landmonitor]

For all those with Intel 82865G systems I went out and bought the ATI Radeon 9250 card with 256 MB and everything, and I mean everything, works great. There are many Radeon 9250 cards by other manufacturers than ATI which were less expensive, but I didn't want to risk it so I went with ATI's version. Spent only $99, and yes I know I could have spent less if I ordered it online, but I wasn't willing to wait for delivery.
Please post results if you try another manufacturer other than ATI.

Same here, only I just bought the 128 MB one (and I was forced to get the PCI version). Are you playing on highest graphics and 1280 x 1024? When I first ran the game with the new card, it set me to medium with single-figure units, but I changed it to highest, and it actually ran smoother than on medium, which is weird, but I'm not complaining. I haven't gone past about 300 AD (real life is such a pain!), so I'm not sure what will happen when there are a ton of animated windmills everywhere, but I'm sure the card can handle it. Have you played with that card to the modern age?