Patch Update 12/7/01

[Davebo]

Originally posted by TechWins
Davebo, this is pertaining to the NoCD problem. I can't seem to find the file name for 'Unistall_Path' nor 'Install_Path'. Could you provide the directories for those two files for me, please?

I'm not sure if the names will be the same, as they will likely be different from machine to machine.

Look in the "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information". The patch will be the latest entry in there - mine was {8FC3531C-16AF-4216-A366-014CD00E1EA9}, making the whole string in the registry look like the following...

C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8FC3531C-16AF-4216-A366-014CD00E1EA9}\Setup.exe

The install path is where you have the game installed on your machine. On mine it's...

E:\Games\Infogrames Interactive\Civilization III

[Jaybe]

Oh NO, Mr. (Bill) Morris - Redux

Yep, she's a little unstable now (hic!)
Crashes after trades, etc. sometimes. Not immediately after (well, not consistently anyway).

Again, Windows XP Home (pre-installed), stock HP Pavilion 7935, 384MB.

[Vonotar]

!

Well first I decided to wait for the patch before installing the game on my shiny new XP windows, now i'm going to have to wait for patch2 before I can play it!


I give up, can somebody remind what's at the end of the tunnel again, I'm starting to forget.

Aloisia Vonotar

[KWPulliam]

Originally posted by Alex 14
The patch no longer shows the AI moves, or you worker moves, [SNIP - KWP]

The patch apparently automatically turns off the viewing of these moves (at least it did so on my machine). You can turn these back on if you wish in the preferences menu. I assume the reasoning behind this was that the average user will not adjust the settings and will not have to deal with the very slow late games (Just as most security packages have in the past been shipped with the least secure setting as default and many/most do not bother to change them to what they need to be) I actually thought it was a pretty smart move on Firaxis's part.

Later
Kevin

BTW Thanks for the lame patch, I got about 18 turns into my pre-patch started game after applying the patch when it died (running XP-Pro). I did notice that in the turn immediately before, I lost all relationship lines on the diplomacy screen.... a warning indicator? perhaps.

PS - BTW, Thanks for making the patch backwards compatible with old saved games (Seriously!! - This was an issue in CTP that really pissed me off)

Keep up the hard work.... I'm checking for the updated patch hourly

Later Again

Kevin

[TechWins]

Thanks Davebo.

Well, the new patch (500k) should be put up for download any minute now.

[AndyN]

I got Win2k Pro

Whenever I lookat the Diplomatic Screen, there are nor more WAR or PEACE lines between the heads of the civs... i activated them but they are just not there

and I crashed twice

WTF?

[Davebo]

Originally posted by TechWins
Thanks Davebo.

Well, the new patch (500k) should be put up for download any minute now.

No problem...

Where did you hear about the patch to fix the patch?
Is this to fix the NO CD issue, or the W2k/XP crashing issue?

[zelly25]

Fix the installation bug also?

Jeff -

I just posted a note about a hiccup in the installation process of the patch, as well (in hopes y'all would see it.)

Basically, the patch suggests to install to the default Civ3 directory, even if you have it installed elsewhere. This could lead to an increase in support calls, etc - and leave folks feeling generally dissatisfied with the patch if they neglected to change the path.

I suggest having the installer ping HKLM\Software\Infogrames Interactive\Civilization III for the Install_Path. Hopefully that's something that could be slipped right into a slightly updated version of this patch.

-Z

[adaMada]

Originally posted by Alex 14
The patch no longer shows the AI moves, or you worker moves, this is a bit uninformative but certainly cuts the time you have to wait for your next turn. Usually in the modern era it's about 15-20 seconds now. The new features in the editor are nice, but there isn't any majore changes, the patch looks alright so far.

Check your prefs -- this is now a pref, and for some odd reason, the defaults are set to "no"...

-- adaMada

[dexter4dxm]

Originally posted by Bambusk
The rifle sound is missing when the Calvary attacks

i never had a rifle sound for calvary, i don't think it is related to the patch.

Originally posted by KWPulliam

The patch apparently automatically turns off the viewing of these moves (at least it did so on my machine). You can turn these back on if you wish in the preferences menu.

please tell me this is not the reason why so many people have been reporting the game being faster now

[mmike87]

There are no Win2k/XP machines at Firaxis? I don't want to sound unfair or unreasonable, but to release a patch and then almost at once say there is a problem with such a large installed base of users indicates bad testing.

I really like this game, and have been looking forward to the patch to fix the air superiority, etc. issues.


I'm just glad I read the message board before installing the patch.

[Frosty]

I'm on 2K Pro

And I have no problems.

Still no sound (or a strange pig sound) for the cavalry..

[Venger]

I had a gunshot sound during my cavalry for a while, then it disappeared - and never came back. I also notice that sometimes ship movements are "double" volume.

Something is goofed inthe sound system...

Venger

[Sevorak]

Yeah, my cavalry "bang" is gone, too. Now I just have a grunting horse whenever the cav attacks. It disappeared before the patch, so it's not a patch-caused problem (though one that needs to be fixed). This is after eight or so games with the sound, so something odd's happening.

-Sev

[TechWins]

The icons for Settler and Worker are gone in the city build list.