Monitor problem....

[Bundy LaO]

So I moved back home from college where I played Civ3 all the time, I brought my comp with me but not the monitor. I plug in the monitor we have back home (it's 2 inches smaller), start civ3 and i see this blurry screen of civ, with parallel versions of itself after every inch...

ex:
|asdf|asdf|asdf|asdf|asdf|asdf|

where asdf is what i should be seeing across the whole screen, but it is copied into small parallel lines.

I searched for an answer and I found a place on these forums that said download "powerstrip" and make sure it is running. I did that (got the newest version), it is running, but it still occurs.

any help would be appreciated.

[vondrack]

Bundy, this is most likely because of your home monitor not being capable of handling the 1024x768 resolution. Try switching to this resolution in Windows (w/o Civ3 running) - right-click on the Desktop, select Properties, Settings and try increasing the screen resolution to 1024x768. Then go to "Advanced" and under Adapter or Monitor, check the refresh rate - should be something like 60, 72, or 75 Hz. Then click "Apply" - and see if it works (if not, the screen settings will return to the previous working state in 15 seconds, no worries).

I suspect that you will get the same problem even without Civ3 - means your monitor is not capable of running 1024x768, which is the native mode for Civ3. There is a way of running Civ3 in 800x600, but I would suggest getting a new monitor instead...

[Bundy LaO]

ok i found another thing last night online, I changed the civ.ini file and inserted refresh =60 or something like that, and so now that works, but the minute i start a game i get an error and civ has to close....


grrrrrrr @ old monitor
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vondrack- i'm not gonna buy a new monitor just so i can play civ3 for like a week and then go back to school and use my newer monitor

[vmxa1]

There is a thread that talks about using an 800 res monitor.