Starting Movie problem

[McRubbish]

Hello,

I'm new here and have a little problem...

When i start the game, everything goes allright, but when the movie with Joao starts to play, then the framerate drops and the movie start to play in pieces...

What can i do...?
The picture is my computer testen on systemrequirementslab...

Thanks

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/1937/civbts.png

 

[ori]

please post your dxdiag results file
is this just the starting move that makes problems?

 

[McRubbish]

No, also the movies of the wonders when the game advances...

I don't understand which file to post ;-)

tnx

 

[ori]

is this windows xp or vista?

 

[fuerza]

mcrubbuish,

I'm having the same issue. Frame rate drops, the movie freezes and then the game crashes. Strangely enough, this has never happened with vanilla or warlords.

I'm convinced it is a problem with bts and more specifically with patch 3.19.

 

[ori]

the graphics engine and directx version changed a few times with patches - and I am quite sure that some graphics card drviers that used to work before now act up (and I hope that the reverse holds true as well - that some cards that did act up before now are compatible) - that said the problem can often be repaired with an updated version of graphics drivers.

 

[McRubbish]

Has nothing to do with patches here, new computer and it's fixed ;-)

 

[McRubbish]

Sorry, forgot to say thanxs :-D

 

[fuerza]

I'm a little confused. What did you do to solve the problem? You went out and bought a new computer??? Unfortunately, that isn't an option for me. Any other suggestions?

 

[ori]

did you ever post your dxdiag results file? if not, do so please

Edit: actually yes you did: your graphics card driver is old - check for a newer one

 

[fuerza]

Yes, I did change the gfx driver - I stated that in previous posts. After over a dozen tries with different drivers, the Omegas give the best result. I believe you also suggested the Omegas to others in previous posts. I have no graphical issues with Colonization, which is newer than BTS.

 

[CheeseWalrus]

My stating movie does that too (On all five games, for that matter! (Oh, and five because I had civ4, then got the complete edition and never bothered to uninstall the old civ4)), but none of the other movies do, and it doesn't crash or anything, so I usually just skip past it.

 

[ori]

you can disable the intro movie in the civilizationIV.ini