CIV IV error

Tusky

failed to initialize renderer - check directX version and graphics settings.

Dont games auto update your directX for you ?

angelofdeath

no not all games, and usually it's optional

Tusky

feck.

Tusky

Is there any way to update your directX without going through microsoft.com ?

angelofdeath

hehe, em you might find it on another game disk, or download the redist on another computer;) but check first that it is a directx problem, it may well be something else, go start -> run -> dxdiag, look at the bottom and see if it's version 9.0c or not

Mixie

DirectX 9.0c Redistributable (October 2005) for Software Developers - Multilingual

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9930efa6-9f7b-4c8a-aea2-97dd6ab307a2&displaylang=en

(doesn't require signin/validation)

TwoShedsJackson

The Direct X the game 'installs' doesnt update anything - you have an ATI card right?

If so, go here http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm : I had to try the second option at the end of the page, unpacking the Art file, to get the game to work on a PC with an X800XL.

Once it loaded, it would then CTD with no error every time I tried to end turn 1 - updating my drivers from the Cat 5.10s to the newest Omega ones solved this.

Tusky

TwoShedsJackson wrote:

The Direct X the game 'installs' doesnt update anything - you have an ATI card right?

If so, go here http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm : I had to try the second option at the end of the page, unpacking the Art file, to get the game to work on a PC with an X800XL.

Once it loaded, it would then CTD with no error every time I tried to end turn 1 - updating my drivers from the Cat 5.10s to the newest Omega ones solved this.

Im giving it a go now.

astrofool

what OS? dx9c is part of xp sp2, and alot of games will also have sp2 as a requirement these days.

Tusky

TwoShedsJackson wrote:

The Direct X the game 'installs' doesnt update anything - you have an ATI card right?

If so, go here http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm : I had to try the second option at the end of the page, unpacking the Art file, to get the game to work on a PC with an X800XL.

Once it loaded, it would then CTD with no error every time I tried to end turn 1 - updating my drivers from the Cat 5.10s to the newest Omega ones solved this.

that worked. Youre a gent, cheers.

Branoic

Yeah this is apparently a problem with most ATI cards. Amazing that they didn't catch it in testing........