civ4 nocd invisible trees

[Joe Forster/STA]

Try without a crack, check video drivers. Read the forum FAQ.

[kutuzof]

With the original CD and the CD in the tray it works fine. All the trees and stuff are visible and the video drivers are all up to date.

Only when I switch to the nocd version does it happen to me. The same thing happens on my friends PC with his version

[DABhand]

Let me guess, are you using the trymedia version of the game?

[kutuzof]

Do you mean a trial version or something? How can I tell if it's a try media version? It's a fully bought and paid for version with the legit cd key

[kutuzof]

Originally Posted by DABhand

Let me guess, are you using the trymedia version of the game?

As far as I can tell I'm not. What difference would this make? Is the issue the crack is assuming a different file structure and not finding certain resources?

Has anyone else experienced this problem?

[Joe Forster/STA]

The no-CD patch for the retail version may not work properly with the "digital download" version. Also, you don't get support for "digital download" versions, as the latest forum rules explicitly state...

[kutuzof]

It's not a digital download version. I've got a legit CD right here. I'm in Canada, so is it possible that the Canadian version was different somehow? It's not a downloaded version. I have here the box and the original CD and everything.

[Joe Forster/STA]

(I'm not accusing you of using warez... "Digital download" versions are also legal: you download an encrypted big package from a site for free and decrypt it with the key you get when you actually purchase the game.)