I have a Geforce FX 5200 Ultra and I am having reboots..Sys freezes and CTD's. I have tried old drivers, new drivers and nothing seems to work. I updated my BIOS and chipsets with nothing fixes it. Everything I read about is ATI...is there something on Geforce/Nvidia that anyone knows about?
Nvidia has problems also
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I also have the FX 5200 and I'm also having some CTDs and reboots, actually a lot of people also have FX 5200. So far, there have been few successes with getting this to work. Check the Fix It list, if all else fails, make yourself comfortable and welcome to the forum.
Ok...I uninstalled then reinstalled Civ4 using the "User defined Install" or something like that (opposite the recomended install) and it seems to work like a charm. Still using old drivers (71.89) game seems kinda stable after that, with the exceptions of a few game freezes that stop after a short break.
Sadan01
Conical Flask
Isostran said:
Play a Huge map for a few hours (like more that 3 or 4hrs) and see how it goes after that. I've found that the crashes are more likely once the game has been running for more than an hour or two. I had it going over the weekend for 8 hours straight and then crashed. After the crash, it would start however only last for 10-30mins at a time (even after reboots).
Kinda weird, lately my crashes came with a warning...I'd be playing for a few hours/minutes/seconds (take your pick) then the screen would flicker...then after a few more minutes, CTDs and the colors go back to 4-bits, i'm talking about shades of greens at like 320x240 resolution. I'd have to restart then it's back to normal. I'm thinking it's the video card not being able to handle the loads. This is an improvement to the CTDs that would usually kill my video driver where I'd have to hard reset the system and reinstall the video driver and restart.
IGNORE THIS DOUBLE POST, someone know how to delete this...?
Kinda weird, lately my crashes came with a warning...I'd be playing for a few hours/minutes/seconds (take your pick) then the screen would flicker...then after a few more minutes, CTDs and the colors go back to 4-bits, i'm talking about shades of greens at like 320x240 resolution. I'd have to restart then it's back to normal. I'm thinking it's the video card not being able to handle the loads. This is an improvement to the CTDs that would usually kill my video driver where I'd have to hard reset the system and reinstall the video driver and restart.
Kinda weird, lately my crashes came with a warning...I'd be playing for a few hours/minutes/seconds (take your pick) then the screen would flicker...then after a few more minutes, CTDs and the colors go back to 4-bits, i'm talking about shades of greens at like 320x240 resolution. I'd have to restart then it's back to normal. I'm thinking it's the video card not being able to handle the loads. This is an improvement to the CTDs that would usually kill my video driver where I'd have to hard reset the system and reinstall the video driver and restart.
I_batman
Emperor
zsc said:
Is this condition/failure reproduceable every time?
If so, you should post with screen shots in in the format laid out by the moderators.
No, it just happens every now and then. But if you're talkin about the nice shades of green, I will take a picture of it with my camera and post it. It'd go nicely as a wallpaper.
Um...there's a format to post the screen shots? I havent looked through all the posts yet, been busy the last few days (with some playing involved, and a lot of studying). In terms of postings, I think last day I was on, it was a few pages back.
Um...there's a format to post the screen shots? I havent looked through all the posts yet, been busy the last few days (with some playing involved, and a lot of studying). In terms of postings, I think last day I was on, it was a few pages back.
I got a really wierd screen look when I went to the map editor from a game screen...Had some wierd code in the map transparent like
&AAEE223&@! and I could see all the code lines on the screen.. it was scary lol. Someone really messed up on the graphics code in this one. Along with labeling the CD's wrong I wouldnt doubt it.
&AAEE223&@! and I could see all the code lines on the screen.. it was scary lol. Someone really messed up on the graphics code in this one. Along with labeling the CD's wrong I wouldnt doubt it.
zsc said:
My girlfriend using a FX5600 256 MB with nvidia driver version 61.77, and had some problems with movies, but after using The Nvidia Tweak program (http://www.nvhardpage.com/)
and changed the pixel shader to 1.4 the the wonder cinematics run perfectly
It look like changing the pixel shader to 1.1 can increase performance and the wonder cinematcs wil still run okay - http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=135231
I'm run a AMD 2000+, 1024 MB RAM and a FX6600 256 MB and also using Nvidia driver version 61.77 and CIV IV is working perfectly
Clrdk
Good to know about your FX6600, ordered one and should be arriving today, three-day shipping from NewEgg...great deal, anyhow, I tried the nvhardpage, but the performance werent that much better, and in my case, the con outweigh the pro. Hopefully, I'll be able to install the FX6600 tomorrow after my midterms are done with, hence why I'm on the forum instead of playing the game...
Thanks for the positive outlook, heard a few people w/ 6600 complained so I was worried whether I'd have to return the card.
Thanks for the positive outlook, heard a few people w/ 6600 complained so I was worried whether I'd have to return the card.
I had similar problems with my FX5900 XT. I downloaded RivaTuner and adjusted my shaders to 1.1. Problem cleared up 100%. I don't crash any more, lock up, or otherwise incur any video-based lag. It still gets slow on a large map at the end game, but I think that's the memory leak talking, not my video card.
ThERat
Deity
I am playing with a fx5200 128mb card. Installed the latest drivers, besides the opening sequence and the wonder movies, the game seems to run ok.
Ringwraith_JP
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I got a FX5200 also. I have to cross my fingers everytime i build a wonder. Sometimes the animation runs smooth, but ussualy it crashes, and the PC restarts.
I cant play anymore! As soon as i build Stonehenge (one of the first wonders) ,for example, my game crashes and the PC roboots...
Man, i play Civ since Civ I on the SNES. I was really enjoining this one.
I cant play anymore! As soon as i build Stonehenge (one of the first wonders) ,for example, my game crashes and the PC roboots...
Man, i play Civ since Civ I on the SNES. I was really enjoining this one.
if your game is crashing due to in-game movie, try turning it off.
here's how -
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=138535
here's how -
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=138535
I bought a 6600 GT last night thinking I could replace my GF ti 4600 without a problem. Boy was I wrong. With the omega driver, my ti 4600 works great in the low graphical settings. With the new card (regardless of the driver I use), the game is a lagging, graphical nightmare. The new card is going back to the store today. I'll just have to deal with playing with low graphics settings and minimal lag. At least I can play...
I'm sorely disappointed with the stability of this game. I've been thrilled with every Civ release (been an avid player since the first). I even liked Alpha Centauri. But Civ IV has been giving me enough headaches that I'll be very wary of buying another Sid title without checking the forums first.
I'm sorely disappointed with the stability of this game. I've been thrilled with every Civ release (been an avid player since the first). I even liked Alpha Centauri. But Civ IV has been giving me enough headaches that I'll be very wary of buying another Sid title without checking the forums first.
HotblackDesiato
Chieftain
Add another to the list of FX5200 crashers. I was playing for about 12 hours (!) yesterday and it crashed right up around AD1900. I figured it was a sign that I needed to go to bed. But I woke up this morning and got in about an hour before work, and it crashed then, around BC1000. I've had several reboots as well.
Tual-Masok
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First of all hello to all "Civilization Fanatics Problematics".
I am trying to run the game with an ASUS nvidia N6600 256MB card.
For starters I see no video for intro, just sound. Then at the first screen of the "Blue Planet" there is no menu. While ThemeParseLog reports:
Error : File - ('Civ4Theme_Custom.thm', Ln:4999, Col:47) Could not load bitmap 'Civ4/HUD/city_titlearrows.tga'
What am I doing wrong to be the only with that problem (as far as I can tell from my web search).
I am trying to run the game with an ASUS nvidia N6600 256MB card.
For starters I see no video for intro, just sound. Then at the first screen of the "Blue Planet" there is no menu. While ThemeParseLog reports:
Error : File - ('Civ4Theme_Custom.thm', Ln:4999, Col:47) Could not load bitmap 'Civ4/HUD/city_titlearrows.tga'
What am I doing wrong to be the only with that problem (as far as I can tell from my web search).
As I read these forums, it seems to me that the answer to get CivIV to work is to NOT by a new, expensive video card.
My specs:
AMD 2700+ CPU
GeForce2 MX400 64MB
1 GB 3200 DDR
On-Board 5.1 Sound
Game runs fine on high graphics settings, other than the intro and wonder movies - but most have that problem anyway. Game lags a big on standard map after 1950AD, but I think that's more of the memory leak issue.
I haven't tried the nvhardpage tweak tool yet, but might try to fix the wonder movies.
My point: Wait a few more days to see what Firaxis patch covers. Unless you plan on also playing Doom-type games (which most Civ-types don't), why spend $200+ on a video card, for a game that obviously doesn't need it.
Good luck!
My specs:
AMD 2700+ CPU
GeForce2 MX400 64MB
1 GB 3200 DDR
On-Board 5.1 Sound
Game runs fine on high graphics settings, other than the intro and wonder movies - but most have that problem anyway. Game lags a big on standard map after 1950AD, but I think that's more of the memory leak issue.
I haven't tried the nvhardpage tweak tool yet, but might try to fix the wonder movies.
My point: Wait a few more days to see what Firaxis patch covers. Unless you plan on also playing Doom-type games (which most Civ-types don't), why spend $200+ on a video card, for a game that obviously doesn't need it.
Good luck!
