Patch download problems

[aaronjoyner]

Hi there,

I just installed the "Complete" edition of Civ4 on a brand new laptop that MORE than meets the recommended specs for the game.

Now, in Beyond the Sword, when I try to download the 3.17 patch, the computer seems to freeze, and I can't leave the screen because it tells me I have to wait until the patch finishes downloading.

I am on a very fast broadband, and even leaving it over night didn't make any difference. I have to reset my computer and try again.

I've been able to play the game successfully WITHOUT the patch installed, but I would like to install it an access the changes - any suggestions?

I also am confused why the patch isn't on the www.civ4.com website to download - while a bunch of other patches are there??? Is this patch official?

Thanks!

[snoopy369]

http://boa.apolyton.net/civ4/files/official/Civ4BtSPatch_v317.exe

That's our local mirror, should be a fast download from there. I don't know anything about Civ4.com ... firaxis.com is the publisher.

[Lighteria]

I had the same problem and the apo version worked perfectly.

[Willem]

I've been reading a number of posts by people who have had problems using the ingame updater for this patch. Just download the standalone that Snoopy has pointed you to and install it yourself.

[Blaupanzer]

Had to load the patch from here. In game loader went into some sort of unresolvable do-loop, never to finish in this lifetime. File here loaded successfully and worked as advertised.

[Ming]

I had the same problem... the auto update from "them" just locked up my machine. Fortunately, I had no problem doing it from here.

You would think it would be the other way around