Re-Install Civ 2 problems

alan garrett · January 24, 2001, 07:26

Hi Guys,

Anyone help me please, Used to play Civ 2 want to again, new m/c, re install.....

Civ 2 Multiplayer Installed: works
F W scenarios : install

Error cannot find smedsnet.dll required to run civ 2
duh?
intall a patch I have called 1.3 ..... runs
Problem : No multiplayer in main menu
duh?
Look here for info on the 1.3 patch and I cannot find it again, but find a reference which says that FW includes all patches.

duh....duh??

Any help would be nice
TIA
Alan

Scouse Gits · January 24, 2001, 10:57

the 1.3 patch is for Civ MP - NOT for FW which is v2.78 and for which there is AFAIK no patch.
If you have installed the 1.3 patch on your FW directory as i understand from the above, you will need to scratch that folder and reinstall FW.

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alan garrett · January 24, 2001, 18:09

No:

Install Civ 2 Multi ( Not Gold just 'normal')

Works.

Install FW

Error : Requires smedsnet.dll to run civ2.exe
The original civ2.exe which FW leaves behind still runs
The only way to get the FW civ2.exe to run is to install the relevant civ2 patch 1.3.

Seems daft, but its true. Either way I loose the Mplayer part of the first menu.

Then most scenarios cannotfind label.txt.

Duh.....

Anyway, guess who was born in New Brighton...

Al G

John-SJ · January 24, 2001, 22:44

I'm not sure if this is your problem or not, but when I installed fantastic worlds it broke Civ II on my machine although I don't remember the exact nature of the problem.

I checked the Microprose web site and at that time there was a tech note concerning FW install problems. Their solution was to kill off everything in the Close Program menu (Ctrl-Alt-Del) except systray and explorer, then install FW.

If you try this I would suggest a fresh start. Uninstall Civ II and FW, then install Civ II, don't install any patch, then install FW as I described. And there should be no need for a patch after installing FW, FW contains all the latest stuff for Civ II.

Hope this helps!

John-SJ