Strange problem with patch 1.52....ini file resets

[DerFritz]

I haven't seen this problem anywhere else on the board...

After updating to patch 1.52, CIV4 fails to load, citing insufficent video memory. (My video card is technically below spec, but runs the game just fine pre-patch.) Following the advice of others on the board, I set Memsaver = 0 in the .ini file, and that initially seemed to fix the problem.

This is where it gets weird....I can start a new game w/patch 1.52, or open up a pre-patch save game, and eveything's fine. But when I try to open a save game that I've played for any length of time unde 1.52, I get the "low video memory" error again....and the bloody Memsaver has turned itself back on!

Does anyone know why the .ini file keeps resetting, and how to stop it?

Alternately, is there a way to permanently cripple Memsaver, as in taking the relevant files out of the program? I liked the gameplay improvements in 1.52, but my memory didn't need to be fixed.

Thanks!

 

[DerFritz]

Update....seems it wasn't Memsaver that was doing it after all. I tweaked other settings in the .ini file, same result -- the game would start a new game or a pre-patch save, but refused to load a post-patch save.

I got the game to work again by setting the graphics to "low" (mind you, I'd never had to do that before), and then manually turning the animations, three-unit grahpics, etc., back on, but I'm still wondering why the patch has a problem with saves and -only- saves? Any insights?

(BTW, I tried setting .ini to stop looking for "minimum standards" which I know the computer doesn't meet -- apparently my game runs on magic Didn't fix the problem tho.)