The Official Apolyton Bug List Version 2.0

[Panag]

Originally posted by Martock
Actually I had already been to those pages as they had been listed elsewhere and I did as they had suggested. Tonight I shall endevor to install the latest version of Direct X and hopefully this will correct the slowness.

hi ,

the good old windows update , that should always be done before you install anything , .......

you shall find also great patches and other programs there , just click it from time to time , .....

have a nice day

[Martock]

Ahh, the good old windows update...fails UTTERLY on my laptop...it won't download unless i'm actively browsing...otherwise it sits there and does nothing...on my desktop which has PTW on it, that PC has NO connection to the net...and thus can't update. any updates i do, i put on a CD and copy over...until I get DSL installed, i'm stuck this way.

anyway from what i know, this is a known bug and apparently not completely fixed either.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Martock
Ahh, the good old windows update...fails UTTERLY on my laptop...it won't download unless i'm actively browsing...otherwise it sits there and does nothing...on my desktop which has PTW on it, that PC has NO connection to the net...and thus can't update. any updates i do, i put on a CD and copy over...until I get DSL installed, i'm stuck this way.

anyway from what i know, this is a known bug and apparently not completely fixed either.

hi ,

if it fails then there is something wrong , ......

and indeed it can work unless you go to the update server and download what is needed , ......

in some countries you can order a cd-rom and you pay only the postage for the updates from microsoft , others have a similar system , .......

you could always take a the laptop to a shop , a friend or cybercafe , ........

but how can the update server know what you need if you dont log on with it , this means you miss out on crucial updates that are different for each computer , ....

you really should go to someone with a connection asap , ......

have a nice day

[Martock]

actually i usually get a list from windows of things that need to be updated but like i said, when i click on it to start downloading the updates, it doesn't start. this list usually comes once a month (i think) listing the various updates needed.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Martock
actually i usually get a list from windows of things that need to be updated but like i said, when i click on it to start downloading the updates, it doesn't start. this list usually comes once a month (i think) listing the various updates needed.

hi ,

go from either start or a windows screen , do this after a reboot and turn off all security software , you have to wait a bit and download a small program , after that you have to wait more till the server has found what you need , .....

in any case , bring a visit to this page > http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

that should do it , ......

have a nice day

[Martock]

Panag, thanks for the advice but i wouldn't worry about it to much. i don't play civ3 on my notebook only my desktop and that PC doesn't have any access to the net yet. as for security software, my notebook doesn't have any that i know of. it's rarely turned on these days and not connected to any kind of network. when i do get around to getting DSL then i'll have to pay more attention to the updating. thanks.

[Primative1]

Hi,

I've scanned this thread and not seen this problem anywhere, apologies if i've missed it. I bought the game a few months ago and after installing with no problems it refused to recognise that there was a cd in the d: drive. I checked out the official website and read something about there being a safedisk patch available for this problem - I emailed infogrames uk as instructed but never got a reply. Is there any other way to sort this out?

I took the game back to the store and got a refund but would happily buy it again if I knew I could get it to work.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Primative1
Hi,

I've scanned this thread and not seen this problem anywhere, apologies if i've missed it. I bought the game a few months ago and after installing with no problems it refused to recognise that there was a cd in the d: drive. I checked out the official website and read something about there being a safedisk patch available for this problem - I emailed infogrames uk as instructed but never got a reply. Is there any other way to sort this out?

I took the game back to the store and got a refund but would happily buy it again if I knew I could get it to work.

hi ,

are you patched now with 1.21 ptw or 1.29 civ III , .....

have a nice day

[Primative1]

No, I took the game back to the store - do these patches solve this problem? If so i'll buy the game again.

[Panag]

Originally posted by Primative1
No, I took the game back to the store - do these patches solve this problem? If so i'll buy the game again.

hi ,

yes

and here are some intresting links if you have problems , also get the latest updates on your OS

http://www.ina-support.com/faq/civ3_pc.asp

http://www.ina-support.com/faq/civ3ptw_pc.asp

http://www.ina-support.com/faq/civ3_mac.asp

have a nice day

[Primative1]

Thanks pan,

I may pick it up this weekend. I'm sick of trying to work out what the hell MOO3 is all about.

I have already been through the atari links you include and my problem is this:

http://www.atarisupport.com/faq/civ3atlaunch_pc.asp

I'll put my trust in the patches and buy the game soon, doubt it'll be better than Alpha Centauri tho', still the genre champ in my opinion.

Thanks again

[Panag]

Originally posted by Primative1
Thanks pan,

I may pick it up this weekend. I'm sick of trying to work out what the hell MOO3 is all about.

I have already been through the atari links you include and my problem is this:

http://www.atarisupport.com/faq/civ3atlaunch_pc.asp

I'll put my trust in the patches and buy the game soon, doubt it'll be better than Alpha Centauri tho', still the genre champ in my opinion.

Thanks again

hi ,

if you can wait a bit longer , aldo you shall have miss out on great fun for a couple months , is to wait a couple months till the gold edition comes out , .....

have a nice day

[asleepathewheel]

This is more a problem with my new monitor and software than the game, a Samsung 190s and Pivot Pro, when I hit ctrl-shift-R, the screen rotates 90 degrees, and when it gets back to normal, there are 3 ghost boxes on the screen, requirign to boot the game entirely.

luckily disabling the prog in taskmanager prevents the problem, but it is extremely annoying.

[SkalTur]

Hya.

Does anyone know why the heck, when I try to install PTW, the setup asks for a "data3.cab" file?? It doesn't exist!!! It happens when the installation progress is at 31% or 51%.

I installed PTW once and it didn't happen, but I had to reinstall it and now this sh*t!!!

[Panag]

Originally posted by SkalTur
Hya.

Does anyone know why the heck, when I try to install PTW, the setup asks for a "data3.cab" file?? It doesn't exist!!! It happens when the installation progress is at 31% or 51%.

I installed PTW once and it didn't happen, but I had to reinstall it and now this sh*t!!!

hi ,

send a pm to Gramphos , he might be able to help you , ....

btw , have you updated you OS allready

and make sure you turn off all security soft and hardware before you install (!)

have a nice day