Civ4 DEMO DOWNLOAD

[Wiglaf]

alternatively, download this attachment, unzip and drop the file into Civ IV XML folder.

[Dreifels]

Terrible

Hello,
I'm frustrated:

1) installation of demo only with automatically store of files on drive c:/
Goodness, this stupid and ignorance Windows setting. Never seen that one does split his HDD to several logical drives and maybe has more than one HDD? And that c:/ is w/o enough free space meanwhile?

2) started demo on my laptop, start tutorial and see: nothing. Means, I see some images of the mini map, and some units (?), but all other is black. No land, nothing.

Excellent tutorial. Now I know that I shouldn't buy the game and waste money.



and: that link above doesn't work > Attachment: civ4techinfos.zip

[John-SJ]

To me it seems a really DUMB move on Firaxis' part to release a demo just a few days before a patch for the full game that fixes MAJOR video issues and does not include those fixes in the demo as well.

If it is the intention of Firaxis to give the impression that this game is not worth buying they are going about it the right way.

[Wiglaf]

2) started demo on my laptop, start tutorial and see: nothing. Means, I see some images of the mini map, and some units (?), but all other is black. No land, nothing.

and: that link above doesn't work > Attachment: civ4techinfos.zip

try again..when you click the link, hit the link to skip the ad. it will download fine (unzip and drop the xml file in right folder & overwrite) and fix your problem with the black land (as others noted, this fix is included in patch 1.09, just not in the demo yet )
... did you try the manual fix? works just as well.

[Trifna]

It did work. Thanks alot

It works even if my video card is a 32MB Radeon 7500, while they said the minimum was 64MB video card. Lucky me.

[Usually Insane]

let's see if it is as good as advertised, or as bad

[Adagio]

What limits are there in the demo? Wouldn't it be kinda diffecult to make a demo to a game that modable as Civ4?

[Dreifels]

still have no solution how to install it on another logical disk than c:/

[CanuckSoldier]

Just move the Sid meiers folder to another drive, I haven't tried this across difference drives but I know that it works in different folders on the same drive as it allowed me to run different versions at the same time. After you have moved the whole folder make sure to delete the old shortcut on your desktop and create a new one pointing to the new location.

CS

[DaveV]

Originally posted by Adagio
What limits are there in the demo? Wouldn't it be kinda diffecult to make a demo to a game that modable as Civ4?

You can only play 100 turns, then the game ends.
There is no random map generator; you can only play on a single small map. The map has 4 civs (Greece, Rome, India, Inca), and you can play as any of those four.
The tech tree ends in the third age.
You can't save/load games.

Maybe someone will figure out a way around these limits, but I'm sure Firaxis put some effort into making it difficult.

[Dreifels]

Originally posted by CanuckSoldier
Just move the Sid meiers folder to another drive, I haven't tried this across difference drives but I know that it works in different folders on the same drive as it allowed me to run different versions at the same time. After you have moved the whole folder make sure to delete the old shortcut on your desktop and create a new one pointing to the new location.
CS

the patch isn't able to install with other direction than c:/

[CanuckSoldier]

Originally posted by Dreifels

the patch isn't able to install with other direction than c:/

That's not exactly true, the patch will install to were Civ4 was installed according to the registry, you can tell Civ4 to install anywere by using the "custom install" option during setup.

CS

[Changmai Beagle]

Demo Issue

I'm hoping they issue an updated demo. I'll try the workaround for it so I can get an idea what Civ 4 plays like, but I won't buy the game if I can't see that it will work. Unfortunately I can't see myself explaining to a certain spousal unit the need to buy a new graphics driver 'just to play some dumb computer game'. Sigh.

[Wittlich]

Re: Demo Issue

Originally posted by Changmai Beagle
...Unfortunately I can't see myself explaining to a certain spousal unit the need to buy a new graphics driver 'just to play some dumb computer game'. Sigh.

Changmai, you just have to be more "creative" on explaining to her the necessity of having a new graphics card. *Hint* Do not tell her it's because you want to play CivIV!

[Changmai Beagle]

Thanks Wittlich.

I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin".