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Reply to Crash on startup in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It's not just GalCiv2. I hadn't played GC:AP for about a month, so I tried to fire it up and it failed to start, too. SmartException didn't catch it, though. GC1 doesn't work, and neither does the Political Machine. All of these worked not long ago. The only things I can think of that I've installed recently (since GC:AP last worked) are: - Many Microsoft patches automatically downloaded - New versions of Stardock Central - A couple of

Reply to Crash on startup in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I've installed the latest drivers from ATI and continue to hit this problem. I sent the SmartException report to gc2bugs@stardock.net.

Reply to Crash on startup in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I have the latest ATI drivers available via Windows Update. I'll check the ATI website and let you know.

Reply to Crash on startup in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

More information, if needed - my DirectX level is 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904), my display adapter is an ATI Radeon 9200. It sure would be nice to be able to join the beta.

Reply to Females in Diplomacy GalCiv2 Forums

While agreeing with Yaguer on the thesis, I must point out the inaccuracy of the original statement that there has "NEVER been a female ... human". The original GC (for OS/2) had static images of 2 human women that appeared announcing GNN news items. One appeared for good civilizations, and the other for evil. GC for Windows replaced them with the robot moving its arms.

Crash on startup in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I installed the beta for the first time today, and on trying to start the game for the first time hit a CTD. The crash is repeatable. The SmartException report has been sent to gc2bugs@startdock.net with the subject "GALCIV2 - 0x5c7a50".