Python Init Failed

[Noofworm]

During the load up sequence I get an error message saying "python initialisation failed". Ive tried everything i can think of. Ive reinstalled vanilla civ aswell and BTS and also made sure I have all the updated direct x but still nothing. I wanna play the game already :'(
Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Hyronymus]

Not out of the top fo my head. Can you tell where you installed Civ Vanilla and BtS? Default directory or somewhere else? Did you patch Civ Vanilla before installing BtS? Any specific language version (English, German, French or some other language I forgot).

 

[Noofworm]

theyre all english versions, installed in default directories. At first i tried installing BTS with warlords direct to drive installed. Then when that didnt work I uninstalled everything, then reinstalled vanilla and installed BTS after that without any patches. The manual and readme say BTS should work on vanilla 1.0
Im so confused :S

 

[marvin7]

I have digital versions of civ4 and warlords and concerned it might be the problem, even though the web site says it should not be an issue.

Also have installed total realism at one point.

Either of these situations ring a bell?

 

[Noofworm]

well yeah as I had d2d warlords, but after uninstalling it and just installing to the vanilla 1.0, surely it should work
did you have the same problem with the "python initialization failed" message box? and if so how did you get around it?

 

[marvin7]

Dont know if you MUST have warlords installed first or not. Suppose not.

I only have 64 mb video ram. Tons of ram, space, 1g virtual mem though.

How about you?

 

[Noofworm]

ive got 256 video, gb of ram. You dont need warlords you only need vanilla. Which is what im trying to say. My vanilla is the CD version so after reinstalling it I dont understand why the problem persists
So how did you get around the problem yourself?

 

[thumperrob]

I am having the same problem. I also have the disk version of Civ 4 and the D2D version of warlords. I bought the disk version of BtS today and get this message as soon as the loading window says "initialize Python" I am currently working on reinstalling everything from scratch minus warlords, but it sounds like that will most likely not help.

I'll let you know if I get it working.

Robert

 

[Warrior of Wales]

I had a similar problem after uninstalling Warlords.
BTS ran without any problem, except that due to my system I have to run with low graphics. I then read that Warlords is not needed unless you use the scenarios so I uninstalled it, went back to my game on BTS and had the python error message. Rebooted the machine and tried again but to no avail so I unistalled BTS and vanilla, reinstalled both and, hey presto, BTS is up and running again.

 

[Noofworm]

ok guys i got it sorted

for anyone else with the same problem I did the following:

1)Entirely uninstalled all civ games via add and remove programs.

2)Reinstalled vanilla civ and BTS in safe mode (safe mode may not be needed, I just wanted to make sure nothing screwed up the install)

3) Smiled a lot

Basically BTS doesnt like d2d warlords, and although I thought I had uninstalled it, I hadnt, so I had to remove the remnants using add and remove programs.

Thanks for all ur help guys!

 

[thumperrob]

Yes, I got mine working as well by completely removing all Civ4 instances. I then DL'd the most current patch for civ4 vanilla, reinstalled vanilla, patched it, and then reinstalled BtS. Its now working fine.

I'm figuring BtS boxed version (at least) does not like the D2D warlords version.

 

[rockinroger]

Well Im having the same issues as you guys, but all my versions are from the boxed versions not direct to drive, and im still getting the failed python issue,grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr[/I]

 

[onbs1]

so...I have Civ4 and Warlords from D2D. Must I uninstall BOTH first, then download Civ4 and my disc copy of BTS? Or just remove the Warlords and then download the BTS again?

 

[mrsachmo]

I have now installed this on my laptop and desktop computers.

Desktop: Civ4 CD, Warlords D2D, BTS CD
Laptop: Civ4 CD, BTS CD


BTS works on the laptop, but the desktop is failing on initializing Python. Seems to lend some credence to D2D copies being an issue...but who knows? I'll be watching this space eagerly for the fix.

EDIT TO ADD: I can't uninstall Warlords until I finish my current game, so hopefully there is a fix for this rather than "deep six Warlords".

 

[ainwood]

Moderator Action: Moved to tech support

 

[aolshen]

I am having the same problem, but only with BTS. The 2K tech support told me the problem was my disk drive, but it works with all other CD media. I have disk copies of CIV, Warlords, and now BTS, and only BTS does not run. CIV is even patched to 1.71.

I have even returned the copy of BTS, thinking it was faulty, but the 2nd copy is doing the same thing.

I have reinstalled all of the programs, turned off all background programs, and reinstalled all my drivers. I have even done system restore, after thinking I corrupted something. ANY IDEAS???

 

[mrsachmo]

I got an answer back from Take2 America support.

They want my DirectX info.

If anything comes of this, I'll gladly post it.

 

[mrsachmo]

Here is the recommended fix from Take2. The link at the bottom is to a registry cleaner. I'm not sure if\when I'm going to try this. Reinstalling doesn't help, and the temp files are easy enough to try, but I've not heard of RegCure before. Anyone know anything about it? The site looked odd...very squatteresque.



In order to fully troubleshoot the problem that you are having please try the below information:

1. Delete all temporary files from your system.
From the Start menu, select RUN and type "%Temp%" without the coma`s(""), this will bring up your Temp folder, Delete all the files in this folder.
You may need to turn on the ability to view hidden files and folders to do this. To do so, double click My Computer, then click Tools and Options. Then click View and select the option to view all hidden files.
Then reboot and try the game again.

2. Close down all background tasks.
To do this click Start, then Run, then type MSCONFIG and click OK. From there click on the tab marked startup.
For Windows XP users click the button marked as Disable All, then click Apply and Close.
For Non Windows XP users, please remove the ticks from all of the boxes apart from the below four and then click Apply and close.
LoadPowerProfile
ScanRegistry
SystemTray
TaskMonitor
Once this has been done, please reboot the computer and then try the game again.

3. Reinstalling the game.
Please uninstall the game, then delete the folder that is left behind. Then reboot the computer, reinstall the game and reboot again. Then install any patches that are available for the game, reboot the computer and then try the game again.

4. Run a thorough Scandisk and Defrag on your computer.
From the Start menu please select and run a thorough Scandisk of your computer's hard disk drive. Then run the Defrag option from the same menu.
Then reboot and try the game again.

5. Update your drivers.
Please ensure that you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers for your video and sound cards available from the website of the card manufacturer. Then reboot and try the game again.

6. And can you please download the fix from the Webside

http://www.faster-pc.net/python.exe?gclid=CPXpsoqTw40CFSdPEgod2Sa7MQ

 

[mrsachmo]

I did some checking on Regcleaner, and I'm not even going to try it. Here's a link to some of the user experiences with it:

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95-98-me/469582-regcure.html

I sent an email back to Take2 to see if they would tell me what SPECIFICALLY might be wrong with the registry so that I can fix it by hand, if it is indeed a legitimate fix.

 

[Ankh]

Wow some strange advise in here.
To fix the problem install the expansion when logged in as administrator. Worked for me.

Strangly an account with same rights as admin don't work so you have to use windows built in admin to install then you can play with whatever user you like.