Patch 1.09 released!

When I try to install the patch (downloaded from CivFanatics) it runs up until the point where it is updating civ4.exe when it tells me that my copy of civ4.exe is invalid. I know this has nothing to do with warez because I'm using a legit copy of Civ4 (first person to get one from the Virgin Megastore in Tottenham Court Road) so it is very frustrating. I can't see a way around it so I'm going to reinstall Civ4 and then try patching again.
 
During install, I got this:

huh.jpg


Then I got this:

http://www.ehnstrom.se/roland/diverse/WTH.jpg

BUT it would still let me finish the install and everything is working just fine! :confused:

Does anyone have any idea why I got these errors? I am running the English (European) version of civ. Legitimate boxed version bought in a store. I havn't had any problems with the game, and I didn't even need to use the temporary ATI-fix even though I have an ATI card. The only mods I have installed are CivBlueMarble and CivScale.

Anyway, after installing the patch, the map definately loads way faster, and the intro-movie seems to run smoother.

I can also confirm that the problem with "random" maps not always being random is still there: If I choose Continents, Standard, Temperate, I still get this map: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=135551 (Yes, I know about the manual workaround, but I am surprised that this bug was not issued in the first patch.)

-- Roland
 
ranathari said:
When I try to install the patch (downloaded from CivFanatics) it runs up until the point where it is updating civ4.exe when it tells me that my copy of civ4.exe is invalid. I know this has nothing to do with warez because I'm using a legit copy of Civ4 (first person to get one from the Virgin Megastore in Tottenham Court Road) so it is very frustrating. I can't see a way around it so I'm going to reinstall Civ4 and then try patching again.
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Same thing I got, as you see above. Sounds like it's a problem with the European version of Civ4. Did you try clicking "Ignore"? For me the patch is installed and working just fine even though I did get this error message, go figure.

-- Roland
 
Roland Ehnström said:
Same thing I got, as you see above. Sounds like it's a problem with the European version of Civ4. Did you try clicking "Ignore"? For me the patch is installed and working just fine even though I did get this error message, go figure.
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Beat you to the post by a minute ;)

I'm redownloading the patch from another mirror first just in case it was the copy of the patch which was at fault. I'll try clicking ignore and then running Civ4 if this copy of the patch doesn't work.
 
The patch from rapidshare.de installs without the civ4.exe error message but with the missing source code message. Go figure.
 
meowsqueak said:
Is there a torrent for this patch? That would solve all of the downloading problems.
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NOW you're talking! I wonder why nobody had this idea earlier ;-)
 
Hello!

I also decided to dl this patch (I didn't get to finish my first game because of all the crashing...).

In my case the patch fixed laggy intro movie, and I did get a slight increase in the general performance as well (not as slow as it was earlier).
My game is on a huge map (not to mention that the entire map is revealed...) so the slowness is expected.

Only problem I seem to have is that the game STILL crashes. :cry:
Earlier it didn't say a thing when crashing to the desktop, now I get the message from Windows that "civ 4 has caused an unexpected error and must be closed" or somesuch. I did send the error log to Microsoft just in case I might eventually find an answer as to what happened.

My system atleast is inside the required specs needed to play (WinXP pro, AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with 1Gig of memory and Creative's Geforce5 FX 5600XT with 256mb of memory...).

Hopefully I find out eventually what's the reason of all this stupid crashing. Until then, I just have to play approx. 2 turns/session and save every turn :sad:
 
Mazruk said:
Onboard soundcards are notorious for causing problems. I've heard people report 10-15FPS improvements when disabling onboard sound (in other games, not CIV).

Might be worth a look?
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I have now tried it, but it didn't help. Crashed after 2 mins, then reboot+reload and crash after 5½ mins and last time reboot+reload and crash after about 5 secs. Thanks for the tip anyway.
 
ummm, I downloaded the patch and, though the bulk of the game still works great, my in-game videos have actually become quite laggy and stuttering-which it wasn't pre-patch (same with intro movie). Anyone suggest how to overcome this problem? I REALLY want to keep the patch, but might remove it and wait for the next one (as my pre-patch gameplay was fairly good).

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.
 
Well some problems were not solved (see picture). And I still can not play the world map scenario (or must I wait longer than 15 minutes before the game actually starts:D )
I hope my new machine will solve these problems. But the old machine is up to the specs.
My rig:
Dual athlon 1800+ and asys Ti4600.
 

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Well 5 hours into a huge world game and no slowdown yet ..Amazed..Maybe this really does work..only bug so far was Stonehenge video didnt play (all other wonder vids have been fine otherwise).

Only graphical scrolling problem is with my eyes from lack of sleep :)
 
My game before the patch had black terrain, still does....the video was choppy now it won't even play...also the game didnt crash before and now it does. For me, this patch is horrible. I also have pretty decent comp specs so I'm sure this is going on for quite a few people.
 
Direct2Drive version had some fix long ago, just search the web for "civ4_d2d_hotfix.exe". It's ~100Mb, and 95Mb are about June 2005 DirectX. I managed to install it over DVD version, but it didn't solve any sluggishness issue, so it's still up to me :)
 
alco75 said:
Try setting ...

; Don't show minimum specification warnings
HideMinSpecWarning = 1

... in the main .ini file.
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Will this also stop the settings from being automatically changed to lower settings.
 
After getting the game to finally start after the patch here's what I think. I loaded up a previous game to see if it improved performance. And as a matter of fact it actually does to some extent. The game feels a bit more smooth for me now, no more hickups and slow movement etc... Though the overall performance is still the same. I'm around the rec specs FYI. The options menu is a bit quirky for me now. I had to restart the game two times before they got saved. And if I try to switch resolution the game automatically switches it back to default before I get the chance to accept. When I exited the game before I logged on here windows was in 800x600 4-bit color mode! Hello old school. Hopefully it was just a temp quirk.

Overall a decent patch.
 
To the people who are still experiencing various performance issues after the patch, I have a simple suggestion: Defrag your hard drive(s). While this is something that many of us do routinely, we often forget to recommend it to people having pc issues. It never ceases to amaze me how many people never do it nor realize the benefit of it. This may not end up being your savior, but it can't hurt to try it.

And anyone who hasn't defragged on a regular basis may not know how to start it, so...

(left click)
Start
->All Programs
-->Accessories
--->System Tools
---->Disk Defragmentor
 
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