Civ IV Movies

[bfriel]

Ok, I'm new to this site, so please bare with me. I can start, play, and all on Civ IV. One issue I do have seems to the videos. I am assuming as soon as you start the game a movie plays, but all I get is a multi colored screen. I can click my mouse and get to the menu, then I am to play the game. The issues comes back whenever I build a wonder. I assume a wonder movie is what pops up, but I get the multi colored screen. I click on that, and I can make up some words. Assuming that is the benefits of my wonder. I have the DX9 video and on windows XP. If I read correctly my CPU is 3.60 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM, and 1536 MHz of vitural memory. Any ideas what is causing the issue?

Now that I think of it, I have Civ III on the same computer. Not sure if that would cause any issue.

Thank you for your help

[Darg]

All the wonder movies and the two intro movies are Bink files. Perhaps if you install Binks RadGame tools it might work.

http://www.radgametools.com/down/Bink/RADTools.exe

Download and install that. Let me know if it works. I was having audio stuttering in the movies the last time I played. Maybe it'll fix my problem too

[mikelazenby]

Yep, I get that audio stutter too - it happens in about half of the wonder cinematics (that I have seen thus far) and always in the intro cinematic. I'm on a Sempron 3000+ with 512mb and Geforce 4 MX so I should be ok I think. Wonder why it doesn't affect all of the movies though....?

[moehrensteiner]

1. Try to install a new version of binkw32.dll to the CIV4 main directory. (I've taken binkw32.dll V1.8d from the AOE3 Demo - CIV4 came with V1.6), so no more stuttering will be in the movies and the thing with the intro movie is, i've just disabled the 2 vids (they will be skipped during loading CIV4 - look at attachment, credit to www.civforum.de)
2. Update the Miles Sound Driver Files http://www.radgametools.com/down/Mil...s/MSSDemo.exe. Install and copy theses newer codecs (V7.0d - CIV4 came with V7.0c) to CIV4/Miles/Win32/ and don't forget to copy MSS.dll in the CIV4 main directory.
3. I've updated the python24.dll from V2.4 to 2.4.2. in CIV4 main directory. Get it from www.python.org/ , may increase performance a litte bit.

That is my way

[moehrensteiner]

Sorry, I forgot the attachment.

Here it is.

[BgT]

Can you maybe attach the new binkw32.dll file, too? I was looking for it on the net but can't find the new version. Or someone else. Thanks.

[moehrensteiner]

I give you binkw32.dll (v1.8d).

May help you.

[BgT]

Danke. That was quick answer, it seems we are in the same time zone.

[ikarius]

Well,
I'm kind of in the same position as the OP. Civ 4 runs in almost all respects fine on my system, including intro movies, but when it attempts to play an in-game movie (wonder created, victory, etc), the video and sound stutter something horrible. At this point I skip forward whenever a movie comes up because it's pretty much impossible to make out what the sound should have been, and the video is stopping for a half-second at a time.

Everything else works fine on my system, including HL2, World of Warcraft, etc. I've tried the remedies suggested in this thread- upgrading the bink and miles DLLs, to no avail.

System specs are:
3.0 ghz Pentium IV, 800mhz FSB
1 gig memory
GeForce 6800 video card, current drivers
SB Live! sound card, current drivers


Any other suggestions?

Ikarius

[crimsonmage]

Did anyone get this fixed?

I also have a problem with my wonders movies - everything else runs great - I even went out and bought a Radeon 850 - but the sound on the movie goes in and out.

I have done all the previous suggestions and no dice.... did anyone ever fix this problem?

[Icecream]

I updated all drivers you spoke about and noticed a good incrase in performance during videos but still get jumping sound while playing them ingame any ideas?
Thanks.

[studcake]

can you tell me how to get that python 2.4.2 dll file? I couldn't find the file. I think it may fix a problem I've been having.

Thanks

[MrTolls]

Just wanted to say that I had the same problem (not only stuttering movies but often not-appearing movies!). It affected both wonders and leader animations, but replacing the binkw32.dll file solved the problem (in fact, mine was not even a 1.6 but a 1.5.something). Thanks a lot moehrensteiner!! :-)

My setup is an Asus ATI 9600 and an AMD64 btw.

[fcth]

Replacing the dll worked for me as well. Now if only the game would stop locking up every 15 mins. Anyways thnks for the fix.

[studcake]

can someone help me with the python thing?