Warlords won't start!

[K25]

Hey I just got this game today. I have Civ 4 that i digitally purchased from trygames and I installed warlords just fine so obviously it reconized it as a valid game. But when i went to start it, it starts loading and then abrubtly just drops me back to the destop with the microsoft error message. I've tried reinstalling a few times and even tried scandisk but no luck. I enabled logging and I could see that it ends without loading. My computer specs are way more than adequate so thats not the problem. Here is my logging file

6143.078] DBG: CIV Init
[6143.078] VERSION: App: C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV\Warlords\Civ4Warlords.exe
[6143.078] VERSION: Build: Thu Oct 19 23:14:22 2006
[6143.078] VERSION: 2.0.8.0
[6143.140] VERSION: Mod Loaded: none
[6143.156] DBG: FILE Cat Init
[6143.796] DBG: Using XML cache
[6143.796] DBG: Game Init
[6143.796] DBG: Multiplayer Init BEGIN
[6144.015] DBG: Multiplayer Init END
[6144.015] DBG: Audio Init
[6144.875] DBG: ArtFileMgr Init
[6144.875] DBG: Python Init
[6146.593] VERSION: CIV Version: 0
[6146.593] VERSION: Save Version: 200
[6146.593] DBG: Input Init
[6146.593] DBG: Engine Init
[6146.625] DBG: Checking available screen resolution
[6146.718] DBG: Validating screen resolution
[6146.718] DBG: Creating rendererer
[6149.906] DBG: Engine: renderer Initialized
[6149.921] DBG: Engine: Shaders Initialized
[6150.093] DBG: Engine: Scene Lights Initialized


thanx for any help.

 

[Mark1031]

I have the exact same problem. I can also tell you that it has something to do with the downloaded version of the CivIV game because I had warlords working with a CD installed CivIV version on the same computer.

 

[MakaveliTheDon]

Exact same problem except I bought it from EBGames, does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[erock]

I am having the exact same issue as well.

Vanilla Civ4 was purchased/downloaded from EBGames.

Warlords purchased on CD from amazon.com

Warlords crashes before

Called 2K support... They have no idea.

Anyone found a fix?

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init.log

[1445.734] DBG: CIV Init
[1445.750] VERSION: App: E:\APPS\Sid Meier's Civilization IV\Warlords\Civ4Warlords.exe
[1445.750] VERSION: Build: Thu Oct 19 10:14:22 2006
[1445.750] VERSION: 2.0.8.0
[1445.750] VERSION: Mod Loaded: none
[1445.796] DBG: FILE Cat Init
[1447.343] DBG: NOT Using XML cache, failed to find crc.dat file
[1447.343] DBG: Game Init
[1447.359] DBG: Multiplayer Init BEGIN
[1447.531] DBG: Multiplayer Init END
[1447.531] DBG: Audio Init
[1448.750] DBG: ArtFileMgr Init
[1448.750] DBG: Python Init
[1460.421] VERSION: CIV Version: 0
[1460.421] VERSION: Save Version: 200
[1460.421] DBG: Input Init
[1460.421] DBG: Engine Init
[1460.437] DBG: Checking available screen resolution
[1460.671] DBG: Validating screen resolution
[1460.671] DBG: Creating rendererer
[1461.968] DBG: Engine: renderer Initialized
[1462.015] DBG: Engine: Shaders Initialized
[1462.187] DBG: Engine: Scene Lights Initialized

 

[MakaveliTheDon]

I think we have the same problem, basically we're missing a key in our registry that wasn't added when the game was installed that is needed.

I'l make a thread later about it, hopefully somebody can tell us how to get it in.

 

[Enigma_2k4]

Well it sounds like a simple solution? Did you manage to find it?

 

[Macadami]

Just wanted to add i'm having the exact same problem so if anyone knows a fix please post

 

[Tira]

Hi,

I'm having the exact same problem, but I think I have found whats causing the crash out.

Background
I bought Civ 4 (vanilla) from EBGames. I downloaded, registered and installed the game just fine and it plays fine. I then decided to get the expansion pack Warlords. I bought this from GAME (I'm in the UK) in CD form.

Now, I bought Civ4 from EBGames/Gamestop downloadable.

Warlords is not available from that EBGames/Gamestop - or at least I couldnt find it. So I had to purchase it from a store in CD format. I dont know if the direct2drive version will work (are they the same?)

Anyhow...

I installed the expansion pack with no problems, it didn't say anything along the lines of "no Civ 4 installed", it went ahead and installed it.

When I went to play Warlords it crashes out after initializing the engine. I have visual studio installed and it pulls up the debug message you get when thats installed.

Additionally, Civ4 Vanilla still works fine, the problem is with the expansion pack only. I can still play Vanilla Civ4 but not Warlords.


Game Patch
This is interesting, the patch says that Civ4 is not installed. I am assuming thats because its the downloadable version from EB Games. *sigh* You would have thought they would have ensured the patches work universally with all versions and if they aren't willing to support downloadable then don't allow it!


Error Logs
OK, I put on Error logging and got the same error log that the other two posters got.

But I noticed another error amongst the logs.

Under ..\Warlords\Logs\

error log: resmgr

RESMGR: Scene file Art/Terrain/Lights/TerrainLight.nif failed to load. Reason: (code:1) Cannot open file.

Checked the asset folder in Civ4, no such directory as Art/Terrain/Lights

Checked the asset folder in Warlords folder of the Civ4 folder and found the directory, so it exists under:

C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV\Warlords\Assets\Art\Terrain\Lights\


Contents of folder:
SunLight.nif

The file TerrainLight.nif does not exist!

Could this be the problem?

Anyone willing to donate a TerrainLight.nif to find out?

 

[MakaveliTheDon]

Just ask for a refund, explain that the game just doesnt work and they will refund it. It's what I did and now I'm happily playing civ 4.