Patch Update 12/7/01 - Page 3

Conqueror · December 8, 2001, 11:45

[QUOTE] Originally posted by terber
Hit F4, after that F11 -> BUG, sometimes even crash

True, i have that also, didnt happen before the 1.16f patch. (am using the upgraded patch of it)
f4, then f11 and then back to the game and whoops = graphics are messed up.

Well this can ofcourse be avoided by not pressing those keys

Hope this will be addressed in the next patch.

MarkG · December 8, 2001, 12:38

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Originally posted by aetherspoon
... anyone ever try to run Alpha Centauri under Windows 2000?

...

Ever try contacting Firaxis about it? Don't bother. They will bite your head off for running it under an unsupported OS.

I guess this is why they didn't support it... maybe their QA isn't all that familiar with 2000?

shame on firaxis for not making a 1999 game play without problems on windows 2000!

notyoueither · December 8, 2001, 15:59

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Originally posted by Vonotar
I give up, can somebody remind what's at the end of the tunnel again, I'm starting to forget.

Aloisia Vonotar

It's prolly the 4:54 from Chicago. Hauling freight.

Whohangs · December 8, 2001, 16:22

I installed the "updated" patch but can't get the game to run. All it does is hang with the civilization3.exe taking up about 5 megs and another temporary thread running. I'm running Windows XP. I had no problems before installing the patch. Can someone help me? I was looking forward to playing now that the patch is released...

aetherspoon · December 8, 2001, 17:21

MarkG:
Shame on them for not actually even listening to me long enough for me to explain what I was asking... I was trying to ask tech support questions that had absolutely nothing with Win2k and they don't bother to answer, citing that I had Win2k.

... they avoided my question completely. At least the other major company I was dealing with at the time with similar problems tried to assist me a little bit...

Then again, why should they listen to me... all I did was inform them of some of the problems with Win2k and asked for a little assistance with something UNRELATED to it. I eventually found (and fixed) the problem on my own, but with a slight bit of resentment.

CapTVK · December 8, 2001, 18:19

You know, all of this reminds of a nursery rhyme about an old woman who swallowed a fly. How did it go again?

Oh yes, now I remember!

There Was an Old Lady
Who Swallowed a Fly

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd to swallow a bird.
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed a cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
Oh, what a hog to swallow a dog.
She swallowed a dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I'm not sure how she swallowed a cow.
She swallowed a cow to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die!

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse.
She's dead, of course!

jbrians · December 8, 2001, 18:24

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Originally posted by latenight
My initial reaction to the patch is luke warm--virtually no reduction in the level of corruption--very disappointing. I can also to the loss of gunshots with the cavalry--I had it for several turns but it suddenly disappeared, never to return. I'm waiting to test the air superiority deal although I am skeptical based on the highly touted and poorly executed reduction in the level of corruption.

Corruption is now modifyable in the editor, so if it isn't reduced enough for your tastes change it.

For those who are complaining about QA:
This IS a defficiency in the diversity of machines their QA people are running, but it's not as bad as they didn't test it at all on Win2k/XP. Lots of people on these boards are running under those OSes with no problems, so it's likely that it just doesn't repro on the QA department's machines.
-Brian

MarkG · December 8, 2001, 19:05

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Originally posted by aetherspoon
Shame on them for not actually even listening to me long enough for me to explain what I was asking...

they were not supposed to
EA handles support for smac
http://www.firaxis.com/support_ac.cfm

Droximus · December 9, 2001, 01:41

Quote:

I installed the "updated" patch but can't get the game to run. All it does is hang with the civilization3.exe taking up about 5 megs and another temporary thread running. I'm running Windows XP. I had no problems before installing the patch. Can someone help me? I was looking forward to playing now that the patch is released...

I'm having the same problem. Except I cannot uninstall the game or reinstall it.

dutch96 · December 9, 2001, 02:14

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Originally posted by Whohangs
I installed the "updated" patch but can't get the game to run. All it does is hang with the civilization3.exe taking up about 5 megs and another temporary thread running. I'm running Windows XP. I had no problems before installing the patch. Can someone help me? I was looking forward to playing now that the patch is released...

I am also suffering the same, running Win XP Home. I can un/reinstall, at which point I'm back up and running with the original build, but I'm missing out on the bug fixes and enhancements.

Rasputin · December 9, 2001, 02:20

so is new patch out for windows XP users ????

Whohangs · December 9, 2001, 02:31

I sent an e-mail to Jeff at Firaxis explaining the problem. I'm not sure if it'll help any, but it's worth a shot. Ah well, more waiting for me I guess. I'm patient...

Whohangs · December 9, 2001, 02:33

Rasputin, well, there was a patch that fixed a problem with Windows 2000 and XP, but I don't think it was the problem I and others here are having.

TheDarkside · December 9, 2001, 04:00

win2k here... no problems running the game. just a random crash during the game though

Thanks to the guy who invented autosave

MarkG · December 9, 2001, 07:07

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=37304