patch 1.09

[cleansafe]

if this is posted already please remove
patch 1.09 is out

[Yosh]

How timely! I was *just* troubleshooting my brother and his copy of Civ 4 with the Cheshire problem!!

YAY!!!!

[BigBear]

For those who cannot download via the game, it is available at PlanetCivilization. It is version 1.09 and not the previous pulled patch version 1.08.

[slashers]

just downloaded the patch and i got ctd after 2 turns

[seebs]

Yup, me too. Patch has no effect on my CTDs. I still get crashes under load once the map's fairly full.

[Alaric II.]

worst patch ever!

I have no problem with cinematics(intro,Wonder Movies,etc.) in the game prior to patch!

NOW! My game freeze during intro and the wonder movies so slow!

[seebs]

Interestingly, I went back to ATI 4.12 drivers, and now the game seems solid.

In fact, it seems as though, while having no effect on my graphics-related crashes, this may have fixed the "crash on worker order" problem for me.

[magott]

Still CTDs??? I was sooo looking forward to playing the game after the patch was installed. Guess I'll have to wait for the next patch then, or return my game. My game CTDs within 1 minute. Still hoping the patch will fix it

[Ignorance]

Patch installs to the default directory (C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4) even I installed the game elsewhere.

[Son of David]

How can I turn off this new 'feature' that tells me my system won't run the game and forces me to use low-textures and low graphic settings?

It worked fine on 1.00 only getting a little sloppy in the end game. There should at least be an option to turn off the graphics card checker (I have onboard graphics! )

[PGM]

Still have BLACK TERRAIN.
I can now see the leaderheads, but it's impossible to play like this...
How demanding is it to see plains, desert, hills, grassland and mountain tiles??? FIX IT already!!

[UltimateJoe]

This is now officially the third buggiest release I've played (behind Birth of the Federation and Outpost.)

While I haven't had any CTD's so far during the game, I have had one when quitting to the main menu! More significantly perhaps is there is now a NEW problem. I don't get any music unless I use the "custom folder" option.

At least the animations which I always skipped work fine now though.

[ElvisMonster]

Well, the patch fixed my black tile problem, but I crash to a reboot or frozen screen pretty frequently.

Windows XP SP2
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
512 MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420

I updated the video driver to the Beta version at the NVIDIA website, but when I started the game I got the "system doesn't meet requirements, changing settings" message. Rolled back to my previous driver. I no longer get that message.

I've set all of the graphics options to "low".

Any other ideas on how I can avoid freezing and locking? Any help would be appreciated.

[DrGerry]

I've downloaded the patch, double-click it, but.... ¡nothing happens!

[seebs]

Originally posted by PGM
Still have BLACK TERRAIN.
I can now see the leaderheads, but it's impossible to play like this...
How demanding is it to see plains, desert, hills, grassland and mountain tiles??? FIX IT already!!

What video card are you using?

FWIW, I have an interesting data point; I get some blackness if I use a map with wrapping on X and Y axis.