Terrain not displaying hammers

[mash]

The terrain only shows food but doesn't show hammers. So the only way to know how many hammers there are in a square is to drag the mouse over it, in oerder to get the display on the lower left side of the screen. Has anyone else noticed this? It also doesn't show coins. only food. The following pics illustrate what i'm talking about.
The first pic is from sullla's walthrough, notice that some squares show toast, hammers and coins. Obviously Sullla is using a different version of the game than the one that was released.

this second pic is from the released version. Notice there is 2 pieces of toast only in all the squares. No hammers and no coins!

 

[yalejock]

Same problem here - when I used one of the 4 machines I tested this piece of crapware on.

 

[spiralx]

Same here as well, and bloody annoying it is too!

 

[Thyrwyn]

Same deal: GeForce MX.

I also have the flood plain in the darkness effect, but that is minor compared to this one.

 

[Khaim]

I have the same situation, I also have black terrain/chesire cat, but this is actually more annoying than either.

Radeon Mobility 7500

The support site says something about SP2. I'm going to install that and see if it helps anything.

 

[Isak]

Same problem here - when I used one of the 4 machines I tested this piece of crapware on.

Only 1 of the 4? Sounds like it must be a compatibility issue then, or else it wouldn't work on any of them.

Have you (or others in this thread) tried updating your Graphic Card drivers?

Those with ATI cards may also want to try out the new ATI fix.

 

[Chuck75]

Same, GeForce 440. I installed the newest drivers for my video card. Didn't help.

Are we nVidia card users the only victim of this problem? Is everyone else seeing hammers, coins, etc. on the applicable screen?

 

[spiralx]

Just to add I've also got a GeForce 440...

 

[catorulz]

Same problem for me too.


Asus V7700 video card (nVidia based).

 

[Ben Music]

Same problem in the Support forum.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=143

Looks like most (all?) of the people are nVidia users.

 

[General_W]

Same Problem. GeForce 440.

(I tried updating my driver - then I got that awful "all black" terrain others have mentioned. Had to do a system restore to get rid of the driver update - then I could see the terrain again, but still nothing but food! Called 2K tech support - no help yet, but they are supposed to e-mail me. I'll let you know if I hear anything!)

 

[batteryacid]

same problem here - ati Mobility 7500 and YES I did all the updates,Art0FPK thingies, I still have the yellowish/white terrain problem. IT IS ANNOYING- man, I can play Jedi knight 3, Dawn of war and Serious Sam without problems BUT NO CIV4 !! This is ridiculous !!

Think it is a serious program bug since two of my friends (GF420 and GF440) have the same problem; people with GF 2 and other Ati s and GF cards also reported this kind of bug in other threads

still wonder how they could overlook these vast amount of bugs/problems in the beta tests

 

[netWilk]

Probably due to lack of shader support on those video cards.

 

[Isak]

same problem here - ati Mobility 7500 and YES I did all the updates,Art0FPK thingies, I still have the yellowish/white terrain problem.

Did you clear out your cache, like it says on the CFC frontpage?

Instructions:

1. In windows turn on the setting to see hidden files
This is under Tools --> Folder Options, then the View tab.

2. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\My Games\Civilization IV

3. If there is a folder called "cache" in there, delete the folder.

4. Run the game.

 

[Scot_free]

Yup, I have the same problem, I've tried everything that's been posted here (as well as 1 or 2 that weren't) but still have the same problem.

 

[ZeAvIs]

I'm also having the same problem, I have a geforce mx 420, and my graphics drivers are up to date.

 

[Ravenlock]

There's a 6-page thread on this topic right over here.

They haven't found a fix either, but you'll probably be in better company (more folks with the same issue) posting in that one.