Anyone else having trouble getting Civ4 to run? - Page 5

ERIKK · 01-11-2005, 21:07

Well, according to Firaxis my videocard is too slow while I have an 128MB geforce4. Dunno wants wrong, apparently it reads the card wrongly. I am below the minimum settings (thats not thue).

The intro video is choppy (what's new) but the tutorial is handled ok. A custom game is slow on loading and playing. The game goes wild on my hard drive and chews away all memory. Processor isn't maxed out but the rest is. Defragging now (according to the bug reports that helps).

Beam · 01-11-2005, 21:19

Tried to run the game with this System Mechanic running. Guess what: when it started to optimize RAM crash to desktop. Just prior to that the graphics became unusually slow.

Going to inquire for both the 6600 and the 6600 GT this week, although the latter mainly seems to be available as PCI Express which my machine does not support.

col · 01-11-2005, 21:48

I have a Winfast 6600GT (PCIe) but no Civ4.

Beam · 01-11-2005, 23:54

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quote:Originally posted by col

I have a Winfast 6600GT (PCIe) but no Civ4.

Sounds like a deal!

Mistfit · 03-11-2005, 13:22

Thaks for your help! Increasing the page size seems to have done the trick. I played a small game to the renisance era last night with no problems.

ProPain · 03-11-2005, 14:21

it runs quitr ok on my laptop even. Me surprised, especially as the graphics card uses my ordinary 512RAM. so effectively I'm running 384MB Ram.

Time to buy the extra 512MB

Lt. Killer M · 03-11-2005, 15:11

firaxis sucks, hu?

Matrix · 03-11-2005, 16:42

I hope that's an ironic remark, but it has become a bit too much a stopgap IMO.

They just made a game which everybody loves and gets high ratings at all review sites.

Lt. Killer M · 03-11-2005, 16:48

matrix, they consistently manage to make nice games, but also consistently manage to fail making playable .0 or .1 versions of anything, except for a select few who happen to have the same PCs, and that only sometimes.

Imagine the games were cars - I do not think you'd have anything but disdain for am car manufacturer who's cars have a 90% breakdown rate at first start

Socrates · 03-11-2005, 17:44

Though I garee this is annoying, 2 explanations (not "excuses") :
- The Car era started more than a century ago, whereas the Video Games era started something like 30 years ago. Man knows cars best.
- Cars that don't run properly have a far greater chance to have you injured or killed, which isn't the case with video games. That translates into people buying defected video games more, because the risk is largely lower. Plus you can get patches for free, is it the case for cars ?

01-11-2005, 21:19	#42
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	Tried to run the game with this System Mechanic running. Guess what: when it started to optimize RAM crash to desktop. Just prior to that the graphics became unusually slow. Going to inquire for both the 6600 and the 6600 GT this week, although the latter mainly seems to be available as PCI Express which my machine does not support. __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

01-11-2005, 21:48	#43
col King Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Sandwich Islands. Posts: 1,529	I have a Winfast 6600GT (PCIe) but no Civ4. __________________ I can't be arsed.

03-11-2005, 13:22	#45
Mistfit King Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: idunno. Posts: 2,428	Thaks for your help! Increasing the page size seems to have done the trick. I played a small game to the renisance era last night with no problems. __________________ Stumbling from pillar to post...

03-11-2005, 14:21	#46
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	it runs quitr ok on my laptop even. Me surprised, especially as the graphics card uses my ordinary 512RAM. so effectively I'm running 384MB Ram. Time to buy the extra 512MB __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah

03-11-2005, 15:11	#47
Lt. Killer M Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: HAWK!. Posts: 4,365	firaxis sucks, hu? __________________ One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!

01-11-2005, 21:07	#41
ERIKK Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands!. Posts: 2,636	Well, according to Firaxis my videocard is too slow while I have an 128MB geforce4. Dunno wants wrong, apparently it reads the card wrongly. I am below the minimum settings (thats not thue). The intro video is choppy (what's new) but the tutorial is handled ok. A custom game is slow on loading and playing. The game goes wild on my hard drive and chews away all memory. Processor isn't maxed out but the rest is. Defragging now (according to the bug reports that helps).

03-11-2005, 16:42	#48
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I hope that's an ironic remark, but it has become a bit too much a stopgap IMO. They just made a game which everybody loves and gets high ratings at all review sites. __________________

03-11-2005, 16:48	#49
Lt. Killer M Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: HAWK!. Posts: 4,365	matrix, they consistently manage to make nice games, but also consistently manage to fail making playable .0 or .1 versions of anything, except for a select few who happen to have the same PCs, and that only sometimes. Imagine the games were cars - I do not think you'd have anything but disdain for am car manufacturer who's cars have a 90% breakdown rate at first start __________________ One more turn..... just one more turn... one MORE!

03-11-2005, 17:44	#50
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Though I garee this is annoying, 2 explanations (not "excuses") : - The Car era started more than a century ago, whereas the Video Games era started something like 30 years ago. Man knows cars best. - Cars that don't run properly have a far greater chance to have you injured or killed, which isn't the case with video games. That translates into people buying defected video games more, because the risk is largely lower. Plus you can get patches for free, is it the case for cars ? __________________ Sent from my Debian