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I want to play Civilization 4

A-RodA-Rod Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Games and Technology
so i downloaded the demo because im not familiar with the series, and installed....but when i try to start it up, i keep getting a message saying

"this program has known compatibility issues" and im given a link to civ 4's download page that does nothing to help.

I have vista, and found that the final version gives people similar problems, and some of the solutions were to get a patch or update their graphic card drivers.

Ive updated my windows, and graphics card driver....anything else i can try?

I want to try this game out without having to pay 50$ to see if i like it or not (which as it turns out - i may or may not be able to play)

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I don't think you can patch a demo, but for whatever it's worth I've been playing a patched version of the full game on Vista for a while and it's been working fine. Don't worry about regretting purchasing it in terms of the game being good enough, it's easily one of the best PC games ever. Maybe you could borrow a copy from a friend or something?

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  • FrabbaFrabba Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Picked this game up wih my "sorry you bought a dead format" gift card from bestbuy. Hours were lost, barbarian hordes were smashed udnerfoot. Get. Get now.

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  • StraythStrayth Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Civ4 is on Steam for $30. As far as I know, you don't patch demos. They would just include any necessary patches in the download.

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  • A-RodA-Rod Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    yeah i know the demo cant be patched....just saying thats how some of the people with the full version were fixing their problems.

    Yea maybe ill see if a friend has it...

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  • ScootaScoota Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Its on gametap. Go to www.gametap.com, sign up for an account. Its only $1 for the first month, and you get to play Civilization 4 and a bunch of other great games. After that, its $10 a month. You never really own a copy of civ 4, but it'll let you play it as long as you have an account.

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