Can't Play Civ3

[bobbinbrisco 0]

I have Civ3 version 1.117f and WinXP Pro.

My graphics card is a Diamond Viper Ultra (nvidia TNT2) and i have the latest drivers.

 

Whenever i start up civ3 the graphics are all blurry and distorted. the only thing i can c is the intro and after that i cant see anything. the only way i could get out is to restart my computer and only then could i c my desktop again.

 

i am also running a dual boot with winme on the same computer and civ3 works without any problems.

 

does anyone have the same problem, which they have solved?

[TeRRiblE 0]

I had a black screen with a bad refresh rate before I did this, not the same problems as yours but it might help.

 

Try the win 98 compatibility mode on civ3.exe

[bobbinbrisco 0]

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Try the win 98 compatibility mode on civ3.exe

i'll give that a go.

how do i do that with WinXP?

[TeRRiblE 0]

Sorry for the delay.

 

> right click on your civ3.exe file and select properties.

> choose the compatibility tab.

>In there choose the Os you want.(win98 for civ3..)

 

Hope this helps

[BladeRunner 0]

Not that this helps at all, but I'd like to point out that Civ3 does run under WinXP without the need for any kind of Compatability Mode - it just runs.

Was playing it literally 15 mins ago.

[TeRRiblE 0]

It wouldn' t run on my machine without the comp mode for some reason.

Actualy it would run but the screen would go beyond it' s refresh rate capabilities.. ;/

[prum555 0]

No pblm running CIV3 in WinXP.

[superpoliceman 0]

no problem , the civilization 3 run very smooth in window xp

but age of empire 2 cannot run

[DosFreak 2]

Have you tried the latest patch. IIRC, it corrected the monitor probl.

[Skiffie 0]

I had to download a video patch to get Tribes 2 working, but I sometimes still get a problem when the video switches around the intro (i.e. intro works fine, but can't see a bl...y thing after this. Not sure if I have latest Civ 3 patch...

 

but when it goes, it goes just fine!