Help Me! video memory error with patch 1.52

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I play Civ4 well with my computer in ver1.09. My video memory is 32 Mb. But after patch 1.52 it shows error as:

Your system has run out of video memory. Please trying reduing your video settings.
File:\main\civilization4.bak\SDKs\Gamebryo2_0\Core Libs\NiDX9Renderer\NiDX9RenderedTextureData.cpp, Line:167


How to deal with this problem? Please help me!

[GeoModder]

Are you playing with low textures and low graphics settings?

I've got a 32 RAM videocard as well, and the game drops to desktop if I put graphics on medium. Except still image after a while with some movies after a long time playing no problems worth mentioning on low.

[Saurus]

I had the same problem.
When launching a new game, it jumped back to desktop with the errormessage you described.
I changed my graphic setting from "high" to "low" and that did the trick. Now everything runs smoothly and well.

[player1]

Tried increasing AGP size in BIOS?
That's extra RAM used when video memory is too low.

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Originally posted by Saurus
I had the same problem.
When launching a new game, it jumped back to desktop with the errormessage you described.
I changed my graphic setting from "high" to "low" and that did the trick. Now everything runs smoothly and well.

Yea, I found it too. In 1.52 README:
"These changes not only reduced the amount of system memory required, but lowered video memory usage extensively."
Maybe it's verse in low video memory.

[Datajack Franit]

same here. ended up switching to another computer

[Impaler[WrG]]

Same problem, fortunatly I made a duplicate of my 1.09 install and can still play it.

My 1.52 is much much slower even from the first turn of the game with all the settings at their lowest (minmum resolution, low graphics, low res textures, no animations, new option thingy that sacrafices alt-tabing enabled).

I also get told I have below minimum system requirments which I aparently did not before. Any word on if Firaxis is aware of what they did?

player1 mentions AGP incresse how can this be done?

[Enigma_Nova]

The only time that 32Mb should be uttered about computer specifics in today's world should be about download speed.

[player1]

Originally posted by Impaler[WrG]
player1 mentions AGP incresse how can this be done?

BIOS

[Runner]

Ive been getting this error in a late game on my 256mb x800xl, guess it doesn't like my 1600x1200 everything on high except for AA/AF