April 19, 2002, 10:33
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King
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Backwards compatibility is always a plus SpencerH.
You hear that Raven Software! 
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April 19, 2002, 11:01
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Thats true. Hopefully it'll also work for my heavily mod-ed version 
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April 19, 2002, 11:12
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Settler
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It happens to me too. When I try to start a new game it asks for the civ III cd that is already in the cd-rom drive!!! I have tried both my cd roms, everything... doesn't work.
uh the same happened with 1.171f...
anyone s got a solution?
I ve checked civfanatics...and found that post. it's not a fix. ...anyone got a solution to this one?
by the way...I use win98...
Last edited by pat01; April 19, 2002 at 11:20.
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April 19, 2002, 11:29
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Settler
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here is a post at CivFanatics...
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Attention: This fix requires forethought and a general clue.
In the registry, their is a CD_Path key. If you don't put the CD in that drive, or don't have a CD at that drive letter, the program bombs.
Note: It is 2002 - get with it guys, people add drives and stuff on occassion - I have yet to have another program fail on me because I run the CD from a different drive letter than where it was installed from...
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how do I fix the bug? which registry?
I AM running it from the same drive!
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April 19, 2002, 12:00
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Chieftain
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Have you guys tried starting a game from the CD?(My Computer, choose the drive your cd is in etc.)
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April 19, 2002, 16:59
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Settler
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I have just installed the latest patch and started a new game.
First town I build on grassland (no rivers or bonuses) produces a
city tile with 3 commerce. Eh ?? It used to be 1 if I remember correctly. Is this a bug ???
Do I have to uninstall the game, re-install it and then install the latest patch ????
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April 19, 2002, 17:22
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King
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Sounds like I have to remove my 1GB Compactflash chip to play Civ III. Or could I copy the entire CD to the chip. It would decrease access time. 
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April 19, 2002, 17:49
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Settler
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uh yes I tried to start it from the cd...it goes 'loading' then gives a missing bwink32.dll ...a file that i wasn't able to find anywhere...
but this dll missing...made me think of a incompatibility with windows 98 (NOT SE)
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April 19, 2002, 17:59
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King
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You should consider updating to Win98SE. It solves a lot of issues in Win98.
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April 19, 2002, 18:01
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Settler
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Yes I am doing it in a few days as soon as I install my new video card BUT I ve seen this problem bothering several people in the civ 3 forums and still haven't found a fix...
this sucks
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April 19, 2002, 18:04
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King
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I've never seen it. I use SE though. I have had problems on Windows 95 and NT4. And it won't work on windows 3.1  .
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April 19, 2002, 19:57
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Warlord
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Nouveau patch!! 
Hooray!! 
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April 19, 2002, 22:19
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Settler
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Originally posted by pat01
uh yes I tried to start it from the cd...it goes 'loading' then gives a missing bwink32.dll ...a file that i wasn't able to find anywhere...
but this dll missing...made me think of a incompatibility with windows 98 (NOT SE)
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I don't know about bwink32.dll but I know there is a binkw32.dll
In fact I seem to have four copies of the thing on my system, Civ3, Black&White, Star Trek Bridge Commander all have their own copy. Bink is the movie format I think. The dll file is on the CD under the "bink\W2K" directory.
RAD Game Tools you can download the movie viewer / maker thingee but as far as I can tell the dll file isn't there. Maybe rename the .bik movie files so it doesn't try to play them or get the dll file from somewhere and put it in the Civ3 directory? Haven't had teh problem before so just a guess.
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April 19, 2002, 22:48
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Where are the specific start points FIRAXIS?! You said ya'll were working on it!! Well FREAKING GOOD JOB! 
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April 19, 2002, 23:08
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Originally posted by Spectator
Where are the specific start points FIRAXIS?! You said ya'll were working on it!! Well FREAKING GOOD JOB!
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Are you going to post this in EVERY thread?
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April 19, 2002, 23:45
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Originally posted by Tuberski
Are you going to post this in EVERY thread?
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allready has! 
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April 20, 2002, 00:00
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Iknow, some people you know.
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April 20, 2002, 00:41
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King
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Originally posted by pat01
uh yes I tried to start it from the cd...it goes 'loading' then gives a missing bwink32.dll ...a file that i wasn't able to find anywhere...
but this dll missing...made me think of a incompatibility with windows 98 (NOT SE)
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Did you install the Bink viewer to watch the Security Briefing Easter Egg? I had this problem once and uninstalling the viewer helped with it. I may have also reinstalled CivIII but I don't remember.
I now have the Security Briefing renamed to replace the opening movie. The game starts up a little faster with the smaller file.
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April 20, 2002, 01:23
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Warlord
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Forget all of those OS's
A better MUCH more stable OS is Windows XP. Don't even bother with 98 or 98SE. If you find a OEM version of it you can get it for $99.00. My company sells them like hot cakes here in Vegas. (I am not advertising either) Just some good advice for game players especially. Recoverable crashes everytime how is that for a plus? 
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Originally posted by Grrr
You should consider updating to Win98SE. It solves a lot of issues in Win98.
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April 20, 2002, 09:06
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Settler
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going a bit out of topic but I think it's a little heavy for my pentium 3 600 256mb...
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April 20, 2002, 13:33
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Settler
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I had problems with the 1.21 patch, similar to the problems I had when I installed 1.17. I got the spalsh crash, or no video, or if I removed the movies, I got buttons with no text in the opening screen.
After uninstalling, reinstalling, and repatching, it still didn't work.
Here was my workaround (just like my last splash crash workaround):
Installed patch.
Replaced exe with nocd exe (and yes, i have a retail disc)
REBOOTED
This last step is important. I get garbage without the reboot. Now everything works fine again, except for the Civ Placement Tool, which is incompatible with the new save game format. Doh! No more kittenworld mod for a few days... Sigh.
Let me know if anyone has problems.
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April 20, 2002, 21:44
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Deity
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Originally posted by pat01
going a bit out of topic but I think it's a little heavy for my pentium 3 600 256mb...
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should be ok with windows xp and believe me, you'll never go back to98 or whatever( no linux or mac flamers please )
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April 23, 2002, 09:51
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Settler
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Re: Forget all of those OS's
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Originally posted by Desert Dog
A better MUCH more stable OS is Windows XP. Don't even bother with 98 or 98SE. If you find a OEM version of it you can get it for $99.00. My company sells them like hot cakes here in Vegas. (I am not advertising either) Just some good advice for game players especially. Recoverable crashes everytime how is that for a plus?
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I am truly frightened... People, ignore this post... Windows XP is EVIL and should be avoided like the plague. 
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