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[CivManiacMan]

When i start the game the intro video starts but as soon as i get to the menu the moniter turns off but i can still hear the music then it freezes. Any idea why this happens plz help.
Also when i try to install Beyond the sword, it says checking for updates. Then it aborts. and i lose the installation.

 

[ori]

what operating system and what graphics card are you using? did you patch the game manually?

Welcome to CFC

 

[CivManiacMan]

Its a E-GE-force 8600GT-1024 from evga. The OS is win XP service pack 2. and yes I patch the game manually.

 

[ori]

just to be clear: did you try installing the 1.74 patch onto Civ4 and 2.13 onto Warlords (if you have that) before installing BtS?

 

[CivManiacMan]

it says it cant because its not compatible with the version and it says i have to unistall the previous version when i didnt download any patches. The version is 1.09.00

 

[ori]

you will likely need to install 1.61 first and then install 1.74

 

[CivManiacMan]

thanks now i can play civilization bts

 

[CivManiacMan]

no wait spoke too soon i can get on the menu but cant play a game

 

[ori]

in the menu could you click on Advanced and then on about this build and post a screenshot of this screen?

 

[CivManiacMan]

I dont know how to paste it on this screen so im gonna tell you
Civ Version: 313
Save Version: 301
Build Version: 3.0.0.1 (81539)
Build Date: Fri Sep 21 11:16: 2007
Build: Final Release
Mod Name: None

 

[ori]

so the install should be good - what is the problem?

 

[CivManiacMan]

i noticed i got to get to play now when i lowered the graphics to low but i still couldnt start the game could it be the processor?

 

[ori]

what are your system specs?

 

[CivManiacMan]

I dont no how to get there but will this help i found it on the ini. log
[132.859] ERR: InitWinApp() failed, exiting
[132.859] ERR: CIV Init FAILED, exiting

 

[ori]

click start -> click run -> type dxdiag -> hit enter -> click save results -> post the results file as an attachment here.
you can add attachments by clicking on go advanced and then on manage attachments below the reply box.

 

[CivManiacMan]

there is the attachment

 

[ori]

sorry work made me forget this thread

Anyway: you graphics card and rest of the machine should be plenty capable of running this game.
The game seems to be correctly installed - so it is not trivial to find out what happens.
If the monitor turns off on you it is probably some graphics card or driver issue - I see that you have a recent driver installed maybe try an omega driver:
http://www.omegadrivers.net/

but appart from that I am unfortunately out of ideas

 

[CivManiacMan]

It didnt work but tell me when u get any other ideas