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Windows® 2000/XP/Vista |
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Processor: |
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1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD
Athlon processor or equivalent |
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Memory: |
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256 MB RAM (Windows 2000) / 512
MB RAM (Windows XP) |
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Hard Disk Space: |
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1.7 GB Free |
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4X Speed |
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Video: |
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DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB
video card with Hardware T&L support (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) |
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Sound: |
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DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound
card |
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DirectX®: |
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Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Complete DirectX® version |
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Operating System: |
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Windows®
2000/XP/Vista |
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Processor: |
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1.8
GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent |
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Memory: |
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512
MB RAM |
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Hard Disk Space: |
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1.7
GB Free |
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4X
Speed |
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Video: |
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128
MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel & vertex shaders) |
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Sound: |
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DirectX
9.0c-compatible sound card |
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DirectX®: |
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Sid Meier's Civilization 4: Complete DirectX® version |
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Windows 2000 |
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Service
Pack 1 or higher WITH Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher |
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Windows XP |
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Home
or Professional w/ Service Pack 1 or higher |
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Windows |
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All
Versions |
Before attempting to install Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Complete, please verify that your computer meets the minimum requirements
listed above.
We also recommend that you prepare your hard drive for installation by
running ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter prior to installation. These utilities
are part of Windows® and can
identify and resolve problems with your disk drive which could hinder
installation and/or playing of the game.
To launch these programs and optimize your hard disk
drive:
Note the Disk Defragmenter can take a long time so it's a good idea to
start Disk Defragmenter and let it run overnight.
To install Civilization IV:Complete,
After the installation process completes select Play from the autoplay menu. It is required that the Complete disc be in the drive in order to play the game.
You must have administrative
privileges on your computer to install Civilization IV: Complete.
During the installation of Civilization IV: Complete, your system will be scanned to determine whether you have installed the DirectX® version contained on the Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete disk. If you have not, the installation will automatically update your version of DirectX®.
There are a few ways to start the
game.
Windows XP
Windows
If the game is running slowly on
your machine, try turning the detail levels for all graphics options down to the
minimum, and then adjusting them one by one until you achieve an acceptable
balance between visual quality and game performance. You can modify the
graphics options by pressing [Ctrl – 0] or via the Options selection in the
main menu.
Many changes have been made to
the gameplay of Civilization IV in Beyond the Sword. For this reason, we
included a thorough list of gameplay changes within the game itself. When first
starting up a game, please be sure to visit the "Beyond the Sword
Concepts" section of the Civilopedia. There you will find lists of every
new Unit, Leader, Civilization, Game Concept, etc. For this reason, when there
is a difference between what the manual states and what the game states, the game
is correct.
Be sure to visit the "Beyond the Sword Rules Changes" section under the BtS Concepts section for an in-depth list of every change made to Units, Civics, etc. that were already in the game.
Outdated or incorrect video
drivers are the cause of the majority of video issues. Before contacting
support, ensure you have the latest production (release) drivers for your video
card.
This issue is typically seen on machines that have an ATI Graphics Card. Please follow this link for the complete walkthrough on how to solve this problem: http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support.htm
If you are experiencing sound
problems, including volume issues, missing audio channels (i.e., no sound comes
through your center speaker channel), crashes, or any other audio issues, we
recommend switching your sound driver to the default MILES Fast 2D Driver.
A broadband connection to the
Internet is highly recommended.
If you are experiencing a
problem with out of sync (OOS) errors in Internet games from players trying to
hot join into AI controlled Civs or from players retiring, have the host save
the game and re-launch from the main menu.
If a player inadvertently drops
from an Internet game, it is better to have everyone wait at the Democracy
screen than to have the player hot join while the game continues.
Though multiplayer games can
have up to 18 players we only support and recommend a maximum of 12 players.
Saved games are stored in a
special folder within the current user's "My Documents" folder. This
folder can be located by navigating to "My Documents", then selecting
"My Games", and finally selecting "Beyond the Sword".
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword saved games has the extension
".CivBeyondtheSwordSave" and Worldbuilder saves have the extension
“.CivBeyondSwordWBSave”. You may copy or delete these files as you would any
other files. Renaming saved games is not recommended, as the game will only
recognize specific filenames as valid for loading.
Double-clicking a saved game will launch the game and
load that saved game.
Advanced users can change
various Civilization
IV: Beyond the Sword settings and options by editing your INI file. To locate the INI
files, navigate to "My Documents", "My Games", "Beyond
the Sword" and open the “CivilizationIV.ini” file. This file is a standard
text files that can be edited with Notepad (included with Windows®).
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ScreenHeight |
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Height
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ScreenWidth |
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Width
Resolution |
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MouseScrolling |
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Allow Mouse
Scrolling in Windowed Mode |
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QuickStart |
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Immediately
launch in game |
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PlayMusic |
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Toggle
Music |
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FullScreen |
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Toggle
Window Mode |
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NoMovies |
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Toggle
whether movies play |
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AutoSaveInterval |
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Set how
often autosaves get created |
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AudioEnable |
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Toggle
All Audio |
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Language |
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Set the
game to a specific language |
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Mod |
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Set the game to load a specific
mod |
To get the most out of your new game, visit us at: http://www.2kgames.com/
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