Civilization IV [Archive]

le Roi

01-11-2005, 09:01

Hello,

First of all excuse my english and pleez have patience...

I've been searching through the posts but there isn't a thread or a offered solution to the following problem:

I've got an original version of the game, bought and paid for.

Used that to make an mdf/mds image, ran sd4hide. And it worked [no error message]. But then just before the game starts I get a windows error saying: CivilizationIV has encounterd a problem and has to be closed. I then also have the option to send the problem to microsoft.

If any1 has got a clue of what to do please help...

Quarion'89

01-11-2005, 09:49

I have this too.

wooki

01-11-2005, 10:15

How to run Civ4 from image file:

1. Download hide virtual cd (VirtualCDHide) from here or another site
2. Mount game dvd with deamon tools or alcohol
3. Install game
4. Start VirtualCDHide (it wil come in your system tray)
5. Right click VirtualCDHide and click hide cd drives
6. Now go to your folder with Civ4, right click on Civ4 exe file and turn compatility on win 2000.

Run the game.

Now you can put your originall cd to box.

Quarion'89

01-11-2005, 10:57

I dit it (first without the step 6, but after reading yours post i have trayed it out.
It dont work form me (still the same error).
I have used the diffrent programs than that you have posted, beoucuse it dont works for me (i get the "cannot find the file" error when i am traing to run it.

wooki

01-11-2005, 11:17

I dit it (first without the step 6, but after reading yours post i have trayed it out.
It dont work form me (still the same error).
I have used the diffrent programs than that you have posted, beoucuse it dont works for me (i get the "cannot find the file" error when i am traing to run it.

Well sorry i don't know why it doesn't work for you. You must do what i wrote in step 6. In this case you must play from originall DVD and wait for nodvd crack.
BTW i had the same problem when i used SD4HIDE program, i tried with VirtualCDHide and it works perfect. Try uninstall game and do all steps! and use VirtualCDHide.

Cheers

Quboid

01-11-2005, 12:06

I had to set Daemon tools to emulate SafeDisc before SD4Hide would work but since then, it's been fine. I didn't need compatiblity mode.

Quarion'89

01-11-2005, 12:34

Finally i have i working (i reinstaled it 7 times this evening :)).
the problem is you have to mount the mds, not mdf file.

Quboid

01-11-2005, 12:40

Interesting - how do you get the MDS file if you only have the MDF? (Off topic as this is about a different game but what the hey...)

caki

01-11-2005, 12:50

Its generated by Alcohol.

speedos

26-11-2005, 04:38

zou je het probleem ook in het nederland kunnen uitleggen misschien kan ik je er wel bij helpen

Grumpy

26-11-2005, 05:36

@speedos
Keep it to English only please, this is an English only forum. ;)

Reeshan

30-11-2005, 11:05

How to run Civ4 from image file:

1. Download hide virtual cd (VirtualCDHide) from here or another site
2. Mount game dvd with deamon tools or alcohol
3. Install game
4. Start VirtualCDHide (it wil come in your system tray)
5. Right click VirtualCDHide and click hide cd drives
6. Now go to your folder with Civ4, right click on Civ4 exe file and turn compatility on win 2000.

Run the game.

Now you can put your originall cd to box.

Can you give me a straight link to the VirtualCDHide? I can't find it!

Joe Forster/STA

30-11-2005, 11:06

While reading the FAQ, you will find the link to Virtual CD-Hide, as well.

Reeshan

30-11-2005, 11:24

While reading the FAQ, you will find the link to Virtual CD-Hide, as well.
I didn't

Joe Forster/STA

30-11-2005, 11:48

Tough luck, then, as it's definitely there...

Reeshan

30-11-2005, 12:06

Tough luck, then, as it's definitely there...
found it but it's "unknown file type or damaged"

Joe Forster/STA

30-11-2005, 12:19

OH, DEAR GOD! Download the latest version of RAR for http://www.rarlabs.com !

Reeshan

30-11-2005, 13:30

OH, DEAR GOD! Download the latest version of RAR for http://www.rarlabs.com !
I already have... but forget it

Bossman

03-12-2005, 17:50

I did buy Civilization IV and enjoy playing it. I have not had any of the performance issues that some folks have.

My question was about the way to get Civ IV to work without the CDs. (Did anyone notice the Install disk and Play disk are mislabeled?) Anyway in the past to make games work without the CD I simply got a fixed .exe file from GameCopyWorld and replaced the old .exe. (like I did for Age of Empires III) But for Civ IV the only way to make this work seems to be rather complex with the image file and the cloaking software, at least it seems that way to me. I like to play games but am no programmer.

I own the game so if I can't get the no-cd to work it is no big deal but I was curious if Civ IV has some type of new uber-protection that prevents people from making a fixed .exe file? It seems every other game I have ever made work without a CD works with just the fixed .exe. But I guess Atari found a way to defeat that and none of the hackers can get around it? Go figure, all that cooperate money making it so I have to insert my CD when I play.

DABhand

03-12-2005, 17:56

All protections are designed to make it harder for people to crack it.

Papio

04-12-2005, 04:06

I already have... but forget it

This is a problem i have with certain Rar files too, I’ve not managed to fix it but I can work around it by

1 loading the rar in winrar
2 clicking the big ass "extract to" button
3 under miscellaneous options select "keep broken files"
4 press "ok" to extract file.

Every file "Winrar" has reported as broken has worked flawlessly so far. :)

amerz

16-12-2005, 00:04

Hi,

I've installed civ 4 but not the original one,I've bought a pirate one.:cool:

Is there anybody out there that have installed the pacth of civ 4 version 1.09on their pc without having problem? :confused:

I'm afraid to test it because the installation of civ 4 almost make me crazy..:mad: so i'm afraid that the patch will make the civ 4 on my machine corrupted and make me reinstall the civ 4 back.:)

Grumpy

16-12-2005, 00:07

@amerz
Read the forum rules!! No Warez!!
You are now banned from using these forums!!

GLH

16-12-2005, 05:07

...I've bought a pirate one.STUPID !!!

Is there anybody out there that have installed the patch of civ 4 version 1.09 on their pc without having problem?Yes.

P22

17-12-2005, 04:01

With 1.09 there are two options.
-real no-cd
-or mini-image (plus something to hide it)

ApeXX

17-12-2005, 17:34

I did buy Civilization IV and enjoy playing it. I have not had any of the performance issues that some folks have.

My question was about the way to get Civ IV to work without the CDs. (Did anyone notice the Install disk and Play disk are mislabeled?) Anyway in the past to make games work without the CD I simply got a fixed .exe file from GameCopyWorld and replaced the old .exe. (like I did for Age of Empires III) But for Civ IV the only way to make this work seems to be rather complex with the image file and the cloaking software, at least it seems that way to me. I like to play games but am no programmer.

I own the game so if I can't get the no-cd to work it is no big deal but I was curious if Civ IV has some type of new uber-protection that prevents people from making a fixed .exe file? It seems every other game I have ever made work without a CD works with just the fixed .exe. But I guess Atari found a way to defeat that and none of the hackers can get around it? Go figure, all that cooperate money making it so I have to insert my CD when I play.

You don't need an .exe...

Just mount the image, run VirtualCDhide, and play the game. Then when your done playing, exit VirtualCDHide. How easy can it get?