Patch 1.09 released!

[The Condor]

@the Condor

Just click ignore and it will load and run fine.

I said that in my post but thanks because I also said I didn't play any full games yet.

Also to the person who posted before me you have to reset all your settings because the patch gets rid of them.

 

[MarcAntiny]

Don't know about anyone else but I didn't have graphical problems with the orginal and now I have some small ones... I must update to the new nvidia driver and see how it goes...

 

[Sir Jimbob]

Game won't start

So I installed the patch via the auto in game download after getting the corrupt file problem (as pictured here) having downloaded manually. Anyways, I install the auto patch no problem, restart my pc start the game the loading screen comes up in windows stays there for a few seconds as usual then nothing. The game isn't even int he task manager.

What gives?

 

[PrimeAPE]

Wonder movies sucking big time.

GG 2K/Firaxis

 

[Pragmatic]

Small questions guys:
Since i installed the patch i don't see the number of turns it takes the city to grow in size or finish a production... any input on this? it was pretty useful!

Thank you

Check Options: Detailed City Information. It may have come unchecked in the patch, since the default is no detailed city info.

 

[nextgenciver]

The patche fixed my problem that I had with the map only showing food. now I can see shields and gold too.

 

[ltccone]

PBEM passwords don't work, even with new 1.09 games.

 

[Chirurgie]

I have since installed the 1.09 patch. The Single Player works fine.

After receiving latest save file for my PBEM, it comes to part where I have to input my password and after I do, then click ok, nothing happens. I can keep clicking ok and ditto..nothing changes. If I click cancel, password screen goes away and then
initialization completes, screen goes black a sec and I am back to Main
Menu!

How do I resolve this? Thanks

 

[Chirurgie]

apologies. double post.

EDIT

 

[ltccone]

I have since installed the 1.09 patch. The Single Player works fine.

After receiving latest save file for my PBEM, it comes to part where I have to input my password and after I do, then click ok, nothing happens. I can keep clicking ok and ditto..nothing changes. If I click cancel, password screen goes away and then
initialization completes, screen goes black a sec and I am back to Main
Menu!

How do I resolve this? Thanks

Unfortunately you can't. New 1.09 games don't work with the PBEM password either.

 

[Sidarta]

Fixed the main problems, apparently. Intro got knda worse but gameplay is fine. It even corrected the black map bug!

Stil it is quite outrageous to ut out such a semi-finished version of a gome, some sort of pre-beta, in stores. just look at the long list of fixs it needed immediaely after being released.

i boght it on pre-release. For what??? It tok me weeks until i could lay it properly without trying tose thousands of data surgeries people have proposed.

Will those guys at least apologize?

Cheers and good luck!

 

[XF Clohvn]

Has the patch fixed the issue with the random map generator giving the same maps all the time?

 

[Asclei]

From what I've read so far in this thread, the patch seems to be an utter failure. Does anybody's patch actually work??

 

[jpinoniemi]

I downloaded the patch through the in game update with no problems. I had no problems before or after the update.

 

[HounddogLGS]

PBEM passwords don't work, even with new 1.09 games.

Do you mean that the the PBEM doesn't work at all, or that you can't password prtoect your save???

PBEM was about the only thing I had left to look forward to with Civ4.

 

[阿里巴巴]

Yeah, I think you are right.
I installed the same copy of patch on my 2 computers.
The one installed in default directory went through while the one installed on in D disk got the souce not found error.

I solved the "catastrophic error" (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=3361371&postcount=164) issue by installing the game to the default directory C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 (previously it was installed on different drive).
Hopefully, it can help somebody.
Considering the fact, that non-patched version ran pretty smoothly (standart map size) on my antique hardware (p4 2.4, 256ram, gf4 mx440) couldn't notice some major performance improvements. On the contrary, looks like movies are choppier than before, but who cares?! With my video card I have to turn them off anyway .
Bottom line: I'm quite happy, since I see hammers and coins, so good luck to everybody and happy civing!

 

[ltccone]

Do you mean that the the PBEM doesn't work at all, or that you can't password prtoect your save???

PBEM was about the only thing I had left to look forward to with Civ4.

PBEM works fine. It's just if you password protect your save you can't enter the password.

 

[KAuss]

Pre-patch my game ran fine with standard map all the way through space race...

Now I have black terrain and even multicolor terrain... Game locked up once and even kicked me out...

The game now locks up around the 1600's on a standard map...

It went from totally playable, to barely playable...

2.4ghz HT Intell
1 gig DDR400 ram (512 x 2 dual channel)
9600 pro
Abit IC7 mobo

Totally weak... Inbetween turns also take FOREVER now... I got the issues most got with the original, thats just weird...

 

[Yrth]

Well, for me the patching was smooth. The movies improved. I was chugging along fine on a Huge with 10 opponents until 1620. CivIV crashed but it was nice about it, if you can say that. I got an error message that the program ran into trouble and had to shut down and that any unsaved work might be lost. Odd. Usually, I'm used to seeing that in applications such as Excel, Outlook and Word when I have tons of stuff open. First time that happens in CivIV.

But if I must crash, that's not a bad way to crash
Athlon 4000, 1 GIG, X600

 

[Thunderfall]

Someone emailed me saying he has trouble installing the patch downloaded from the CFC server. He said he encountred a CRC error near the end.

Anyone else has this problem or can install it w/o problem? I am pretty sure the file is not corrupted because I verifiied it after uploading.