CivEdit Help (Problems changing Civ3mod file)

[Drefsab]

This is a really strange problem and hopefully someone can help me out here. Anytime I make a change to the civ3mod file using CivEdit and save that change, I can start up Civ III, and the main menu pops up on the screen, but when I double-click new game, or quick start, the drums sound indicating I've double-clicked, but nothing happens. Even if I go back into CivEdit and change the setting back to the way it was, it still doesn't work. I have to either reinstall patch 1.17f or back up the civ3mod file and restore it.

At first I thought it might be some sort of illegal change that I was making, however, I changed something as simple as the number of cities allowed before corruption attacks on the World Sizes tab. I changed this setting from 12 to 13 on a Tiny Map. The same thing happened when I tried to start a new game.

I am running the game on Windows XP. Anyone have any thoughts on what the problem could be?

Thanks in advance

[Gramphos]

Have you downloaded the correct editor version for the patch?

(Sounds as the BIC is wrong version)

[Willem]

Did you download the correct editor? There was a mistake and the wrong editor was sent out with the patch. If you save the civ3mod file using it, the game won't work.

[MonsterMan]

Drefsab: I have the exact same problem as you do, but I'm not a 100% sure it has anything to do with us players making changes to the editor... since I haven't done that. Actually I get a quick glimpse of the load bar, then it cancels and I'm back at the start screen.

What I did was to first download the 1.17f patch and then download the 'correct' Civ3Editor.exe.

I'm using Windows XP btw.

[Gramphos]

Can you post your bics?

[Skarekrow]

Windows XP

I'm running Windows XP.... and I have the same problem.

I don't have anything else to say that would help any of you - just wanted to let you know that it could possibly be Windows XP.

I did do something interesting, though. I changed the BIC by hand (meaning no specialized tools) and changed some minor value (like 11 to 12) and when I clicked on New Game, it still wouldn't do anything.