Need help removing BUG mod.

[GretalHat]

This may sound crazy, but I don't like the BUG mod. I tried to delete the files for it but it seems to have glitched my game somewhat. Now I can't open options. And the unit interface during a game has also disapeared. This is on vista by the way. What should I do?

 

[ori]

where was the BUG mod installed (custom assets/mod directory)?

 

[GretalHat]

I think it would be custom assets, as I did not have to run it as a mod for it to appear.

 

[ori]

how did you try to delete it? just delete the whole custom assets folder.
Also: there is the odd chance that it installed into your core game files - in which case you would need to reinstall the game for it to work. What is the last changed date of your cvcoregamedll.dll in civilization 4\beyond the sword\assets\ ?

 

[GretalHat]

I have tried reinstalling it before. Oh, and I looked in custom assets, and it's not there. It's not in Mods either.

 

[ori]

did you clear the game cache? if not: hold down shift while starting the game.

 

[GretalHat]

I don't know what you mean by clear the game cache. I'll try it with shift, though.
EDIT: It didn't work

 

[ori]

what date is the DLL from?

 

[GretalHat]

DLL? Don't know what that is either.

 

[ori]

see post #4

I'd like to know what date the DLL was last modified. I am talking about:
/Firaxis Games/Sid Meier's Civilization 4/Beyond the Sword/Assets/CvGameCoreDLL.dll

 

[GretalHat]

I didn't find a CvGameCoreDll.dll in the assets folder. I'll just give you the date the assets folder was modified : 4/14/2009 10:05 AM

 

[ori]

if there is no dll the game will not start at all - so it should be there
the date you give me tells me that something modified the core game files today - which essentially means that you likely reinstalled today... or removed files there.
I would recommend a complete reinstall to solve this installation as below - if you do not have warlords ignore that part. If you have Vista make sure to run all installers with admin rights (right click on them and choose run as administrator)...



install the most recent version of DirectX 9c from Microsoft



then do the following for a clean reinstall:



Uninstall and Reinstall Civ4 Warlords BtS :



Try to follow this order when doing stuff:

Use Control panel to uninstall Beyond the Sword, then Warlords, then Civ4

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\warlords" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my games\beyond the sword" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\warlords" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\application data\my games\beyond the sword" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\local settings\application data\my games\sid meier's civilization 4" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\local settings\application data\my games\warlords" manually

Delete "...\documents and settings\<username>\local settings\application data\my games\beyond the sword" manually

(note: application data is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files, also these directories in application data are sometimes removed by the uninstall routine)

Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{CFBCE791-2D53-4FCE-B3FB-D6E01F4112E8}" (Civ4)

Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3E4B349F-10B5-4586-9D99-489A90A8B228}" (Warlords)

Delete "...\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{32E4F0D2-C135-475E-A841-1D59A0D22989}" (BtS)

(note: InstallShield Installation Information is a hidden directory so you need to configure windows explorer to show hidden files).

Install Civ4, immediately patch it to 1.61 (download it fresh from here)

Install Warlords, immediately patch it to 2.08 (download it fresh from here)

Install Beyond the Sword, immediately patch to 3.17 (download it fresh from here).