Problem starting as Greeks

[Buccaneer]

I am starting another Custom Game (in BtS) and whenever I choose to play as the Greeks (either leader), I get a blank Technology Advisor screen and then it goes into the game without a User Interface. I can choose any other leader and it starts fine. What is the problem starting with a Greek leader?

 

[ori]

open you civilizationIV.ini in \my games\beyond the sword\ and set all items with log in their name from 0 to 1 - then start the game and recreate the problem. Close the game and post all items in \my games\beyond the sword\logs as a zip file here please

 

[Buccaneer]

Here's what I see in the resmgr log

RESMGR: Texture FlagDECAL.dds failed to load
RESMGR: Texture PlayerColor01.tga failed to load
RESMGR: Texture PlayerColor02.tga failed to load
RESMGR: ---- Unloading ----


Here's the .rar file

 

[ori]

the resmgr errors are not worrisome, however something causes a c++ exception - is this windows xp or vista? and did you install it with administrator rights?

 

[Buccaneer]

the resmgr errors are not worrisome, however something causes a c++ exception - is this windows xp or vista? and did you install it with administrator rights?

XP and yes.

 

[Buccaneer]

After more testing and a re-install (I thought perhaps something got messed up in the XML), I still get missing UI. Loading up several civs, I found it happens with the Greeks and the Roman leaders, but not with several others.

 

[ori]

I'll recommend another reinstall - but with removal of some stuff you probably did not - in the below if you don't have Warlords - ignore those lines:


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).

 

[Buccaneer]

Thank you, I have found the problem. I did a clean uninstall of BtS and tested it each step of the way, through the install, patches and one mod. It was working through the unofficial 3.17 patch but when I installed the Better Ship Scale mod, the problem with the Greeks and Romans came up.