Civ4 junkies unite!

[Zelpo]

Once again I find myself addicted to the next generation of Civilization games, wondering if anyone else here at PCMech shares my disease :p

More specifically, did this game run correctly for you right out of the box? I found that I needed to upgrade a bit, which has naturally lead me down the dark & murky path of wanting to build a whole new rig (not necessarily just for Civ, of course ;) )

If you are having trouble still (and the v1.09 patch doesn't seem to help), there is a fix (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=146309) developed that addresses the memory issues. Ran much better after I installed it ... can’t wait for the next patch from Firaxis.

[Jaggannath]

It ran fine out of the box for me, although a few glitches needed fixing

[Zelpo]

Did the movies work for you? I still have it disabled in the .ini file :rolleyes:

[rave]

this game is amazing..kudos to sid miers.

lags terribly though in the zoom in zoom out transition....
plus the game seems to get laggier and laggier as i play longer...must be my comp

[Zelpo]

It's not your comp, that is a common complaint on the Civ4 forums. Bigger maps take more computer resources. I found the game unplayable on 256MB of RAM. Upgraded to a gig and it is now playable. I still have a lot of the eye candy disabled until I can build a better comp.

[Jaggannath]

I've got the same thing Rave... just seems to be the way the cookie crumbles in terms of this game

[rave]

will the 1.09 update fix it? kinda lazy to go about upgrading since im stuck on dialup for a while

[tomster2300]

What's the game like? I have never played a Civ game before. I was just in Best Buy the other day and looked at it, but I picked up Age of Empires III instead since I loved the other two. I'm into the strategy games, but Civ looked daunting after reading reviews on it at IGN and Gamespot.

[rave]

its good..gets pretty hard at the top difficulty settings...evryone just wants to wage war on you :(

i patched it with the new 1.52 patch. does fix some memory problems(and its quite noticable)
i usggest you guys get it

[Sauron]

Civ 4 is aggravating - especially as the later levels. Whoever heard of knights able to defeat a tank...*looks ticked off* I threw away nearly 15 units on one of my enemies cities...freaking took forever...

[Zelpo]

Latest patch actually helped me out a bit, not to mention the changes to balance game play.

City attacking is a lot tougher in IV vs. III, that's for sure. IMO it is key to reduce the defense % bonus of the city ... lots of siege units, lots of Barrage (http://www.civfanatics.com/civ4/info/promotions/) unit promotions etc.