[BTS] Tree Textures Flickering Issue on BTS (Beyond the Sword 3.19)

[realVatte12]

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently installed the disc version (native Aspyr port) of Civilization IV (Vanilla + expansions) on my MacBook Air 2017 (1.8 GHz Intel Core i5, 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 6000 with 1536 MB), running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

While Vanilla Civ IV and Warlords run without any issues, I’m encountering a strange texture flickering problem with trees in Beyond the Sword. I find this flickering quite annoying, especially on trees and would prefer a solution. I disabled anti-aliasing, but still the flickering didn't stop. I reinstalled the game several times, still no luck

I haven’t been able to pinpoint the cause so far, and I’d really appreciate any help or suggestions to fix it.

Let me know if you need any additional details

 

[realVatte12]

Guys I have possibly found a fix (working for me). Just extract & replace the attached file in the /Applications/Civilization IV/Beyond the Sword/Shaders/FXO/ directory. Clear game cache in the /Users/[Username]/Library/Application Support/Civilization IV Beyond the Sword/cache incase things don't work. Applying this fixed the trees flickering graphics bug.

This is for disc version. Please make the appropriate changes for the Steam or GOG versions.