Civ4 - Beyond the sword and patch woes

Rev Hellfire

Just a heads up for those of you who are getting Beyond the Sword or are about to apply the newest patch for Civilization IV.

It would appear that the new patch is not compatible with save games from the previous version. Those of you who are playing PBEM games may wish to hold off on updating.

There is a work around which is as follows:

• Load the last save file you have in an unpatched version of the game.
• When prompted for the password enter the admin password (assuming you still have it)
• Reset the admin password to nothing. You can do this from the game details menu option
• Then save the game.
• Patch up to the new version and load the file you just saved.
• Reset the admin password.
• Once more save and foreword the turn on.

On a side note we'll be starting another PBEM game of shortly for the new expansion so if you're interested give us a shout.

Blitzkrieger

meh - way too *cheap to buy the expansion.

And too lazy to pirate it.........









*translates as a refusal to buy any Sid Meier product new since buying Civ3, then having to pay extra for the PTW expansion to get the promised multiplayer. Bastids.

BKtje

Is it worth getting? Much change?

Rev Hellfire

There's quite a bit of change. It takes in a load of the changes from warlords, but not all the content. More races/leaders, updates to espionage and the introduction of corporations.

But the real value for me is the updates to multiplayer.

Worth getting I'd say from what I've seen so far.

meglome

Rev Hellfire wrote:

There's quite a bit of change. It takes in a load of the changes from warlords, but not all the content. More races/leaders, updates to espionage and the introduction of corporations.

But the real value for me is the updates to multiplayer.

Worth getting I'd say from what I've seen so far.

I forgot all about this expansion. Is it on sale everywhere? and roughly how much?

BKtje

I've never played civ4 multiplayer and never really planned to.

I'll have a look about and see whether its worth getting.
Cheers for info rev.

Sephiroth_dude

meglome wrote:

I forgot all about this expansion. Is it on sale everywhere? and roughly how much?

Picked it up for 25 quid in virgin on saturday and ya its on sale in most game shops id say

meglome

Sephiroth_dude wrote:

Picked it up for 25 quid in virgin on saturday and ya its on sale in most game shops id say

I think i'll pop out and buy it now.

Maximilian

Its definitely worth the money. Warlords wasn't on reflection but this is a no-brainer.

Sephiroth_dude

Have'nt palyed this yet,only got civ 4 last saturday wk,still trying to complete my first game in civ 4 :eek: ,its a very addictive game and im enjoying it immensely =D CANT wait to get into beyond the sword =D

Sephiroth_dude

installed it last nite,mite give it a bash tonight =D

Rev Hellfire

If you fancy some Beyond the Sword PBEM nows the time to stick your name down since we're in the process of getting a game up and running.

ButcherOfNog's Bring Your Own Sword

Sephiroth_dude

Rev Hellfire wrote:

If you fancy some Beyond the Sword PBEM nows the time to stick your name down since we're in the process of getting a game up and running.

ButcherOfNog's Bring Your Own Sword

how do you play this pbem?

Rev Hellfire

Its done in a sequential fashion with turns posted onto the forum.
Typical speed for a 4-6 player game is one turn each 1 to 2 days, the games have lasted 8+ months.