Total Newb Questions about BUG/BAT

[majorjsh]

I walked away from Civ IV for about two years, but recently purchased a new laptop and decided to load CIV IV on there. I also downloaded Bug and BAT and installed those as well - I think - which leads me to my questions.

Is the BUG/BAT something that you have to load or startup, or is it just part of the game once you load the game. Since I have not played the game in a while, I can't tell what, if anything looks different, that would tell me that I was playing the mod (or which mod I was playing, for that matter). I did notice that if you go into the "load a mod" screen, I have a selection for Bat 1.2, but when I click on this, Civ immediately crashes. I am just not sure if BAT is a separate mod, which could still mean that I am playing the BUG mod when I use the game.

Can someone answers these meatball questions:

How can I tell if I am playing the BUG/Bat mod?
How do I know if I have installed the right version of the mod?
Are the mods played together as one "cooperative" mod?
Why is the Bat 1.2 crashing (maybe not a meatball and, maybe, depending on the advice given here, I will just reinstall the Bat 1.2)?

 

[The Doc]

1. Look at the top right corner of the main menu. If a mod is loaded, its name is displayed there.

2. Well, you downloaded it, so you should know which version you installed. The file name usually states the version.

3. Yes, BAT includes BUG, so you only have to install BAT, if you want both mods.

4. Re-install would be a good idea, I guess.

 

[EmperorFool]

When you installed BUG, it asked you to choose single- or multi-player install method. If you chose single, BUG is part of the core game unless you load a mod that specifically tells BTS not to load the CustomAssets folder. Since BAT already includes BUG, you typically only install one or the other.

I recommend uninstalling BUG using the EXE. Then you can set up BAT to load automatically or not by modifying your CivilizationIV.ini file to say (search for "Mod =")

Mod = BAT Mod 1.2