game is no working :(

Please post your debug.err file here. This file can be found in your galciv2 program folder. (usually c:\program files\stardock\totalgaming\galciv2)

This will help us to determine what is going on.

Also, if you haven't already, please try updating to the most recent version ( v 1.0x ) and check your drivers to make sure they are up to date.

Thank you.

hmm my computer doesn't allow me to open debug, it sais that i need some program and stuff but doesn't tell what program. please help me, i'm big fan of galciv1 and i was really happy when i found copy of galciv2. i really want to play this game...

The debug.err is just a plain text file. You can open it with notepad.

calactic civilations has detecteed error and product must be closed

You wouldn't happen to know if your machine has "DEP" turned on ? (Data Execution Prevention, right click "My computer, go to "advanced" and then performance)

hmm ok this's getting wierd... i opened debug and it says that i have ---played--- it . i dunno is this normal, but there are like 20 pages of thingys that say like
"Debug Message: Create setup screens." (note game has allready tilted in that point) and " Debug Message: Total Ships: 8 & 0 are dead" and "Debug Message: Destroying ship USS Discovery. Orbiting: 0".
well there is 20 pages or more of that and i can post it here but i thnk it would be smarter to send it in some other way...

and seer, it's pretty hard to follow your advices because i have finnish computer so name are diffrent. actually they are very diffrent so i just can't follow them or actually i can't figure what performance is here...

Berry,

Just copy and past the first several sections that tell about your computer, vid card and so on to the forums here. It's at least a start.

Tony

and seer, it's pretty hard to follow your advices because i have finnish computer so name are diffrent.

No worries. A quick and dirty translation.. I have no idea if it's accurate at all as I my Finnish is rather bad

Te esiintyä jotta osata tokko sinun koneistaa has DEP " hapantua model after? ( aineisto Esitys Ehkäisy , aivan click " minun tietokone , sisu jotta " kehittynyt " ja niin muodoin esitys )

Hope the above makes a little sense to you........... ("DEP" may not even be related to your problem)

Oh, it is only relevant if you are using XP..

Hmm.. Rereading your original post, never mind this. If it was DEP it usually stops the program from starting in the first place. Seems you do get or got the intro.

erm i feel pretty ebrassed to say this buuut... where i can find information about video crads and stuff?

i'm not stupid, i have IQ of 139 and i'm good with computers but i just don't know to find some basic things ha

and seer i'm sorry but your translations wasn't very accurated but it offered me best laugh for this week but don't worry it was okey afterall haha

You're welcome In my defence I used a online translation service

Here's part of a debug.err we would like to see. BTW, it's no problem if you post the entire file here.

Debug Message: Version v1.1 BETA 4A last updated on: Tue Apr 18 13:16:01 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 4/19/2006, 23:22:09
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: BEHOLDER
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: Dutch)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Physical Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 490MB used, 3449MB available
Windows Dir: F:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7800 GTX
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0091&SUBSYS_02C210DE&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.8421
Driver Date: 3/9/2006 15:29:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes

hmm don't worry online translators for finnish suck because our language is so difficult

woops just noticed that debug what i was watching was fot gal civ 1 . anywaaaayss... here comes debug for Gal Civ II...

Debug Message: Version v1.0 last updated on: Mon Feb 6 12:52:05 2006
Debug Message: Could not find a TGN Serial No.
Debug Message: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 4/20/2006, 21:53:20
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: MAUNU
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Languages: Finnish (Regional Setting: Finnish)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: Presario 2100 (DM554A)
BIOS: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
Processor: Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.00GHz
Physical Memory: 190MB RAM
Page File: 272MB used, 193MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS


Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: IGP 340M
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI RS200M
DAC Type: Internal DAC(350MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4337&SUBSYS_002A103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Oletusnäyttö
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.13.0010.6138
Driver Date: 8/16/2002 02:31:18
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes



Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: Conexant AMC AUDIO
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5451&SUBSYS_002A103C&REV_02
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: caliaud.sys
Provider: Conexant
Driver Version: 6.13.0010.8117
Driver Date: 11/5/2002 18:04:48
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

Sound device 1:
Description: Modeemi 1 Linjatoisto (emuloitu)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID:
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 81
Driver Name:
Provider:
Driver Version:
Driver Date:
Type: Emuloitu
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0



Debug Message: *********END dxdiag info.*********
Debug Message: Entering WinMain
Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: Going Fullscreen
Debug Message: Preparing to change display settings.
Debug Message: Multisample Type chosen in prefs not supported. Forcing a supported type.
Debug Message: Using multilsample setting: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
Debug Message: Game Resolution: 1024 x 768
Debug Message: Running fullscreen.
Debug Message: HAL (hw vp): IGP 340M
Debug Message: D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT
Debug Message: Refresh rate: 60
Debug Message: Bit Depth: 32 bit.
Debug Message: *********Checking D3DDevice Caps***********************
Debug Message: Hardware does not support a color cursor.
Debug Message: RGB in format 6:6:6, Masks reported as ff0000:ff00:ff
Debug Message: Now Fullscreen
Debug Message: Shell initialization complete
Debug Message: ***** Initializing Game *****
Debug Message: Timer Frequency is 0 369e99
Debug Message: Initializing sound card.
Debug Message: initailizing bink
Debug Message: Create setup screens.
Debug Message: Clear galaxy settings.
Debug Message: Clear influence.
Debug Message: Clear up laws.
Debug Message: Clear first time events.
Debug Message: Clear wonders and trade goods.
Debug Message: Clear sector mapper.
Debug Message: Set mouse.
Debug Message: Set update timer.
Debug Message: Clear data definitions.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\MAUNU T\Omat tiedostot\My Games\GalCiv2\*.StarSystems
*DEBUG ERROR: ***Unable to find required tech ImpossibleTech for PirateShip. ***
*DEBUG ERROR: ***Unable to find required tech ImpossibleTech for Starbase. ***
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\MAUNU T\Omat tiedostot\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.shipclass
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Documents and Settings\MAUNU T\Omat tiedostot\My Games\GalCiv2\ships\*.shipcfg
Debug Message: Reading Star Names
Debug Message: Reading Star Names... Done

bumbitybumb! please help poor berries

Ouch! Those drivers are 4 years old! The game can't run on anything older than 2. You need to go to ati.com to get them updated.

well i betcha that is the problem then... haha

buut what i SHOULD download here? i don't know like anything about these drivers... could someone help me here?

Go here https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=293 and get the Catalyst 6.4 Windows XP - Driver Download

okey i have problem.. again... well i downloaded every catalyst there was... well every which DID work was no help, they didn't affect. and there was like 3 which i think they could fix this annoying problem but it allways says "IFF error. video card not found" or something like that. (i'm not sure about that IFF). anyways... i need help again

You are running the original release version - it had several crash bugs. You need to update it to the 1.0x version which is very stable.

Also, you need to have at least a 1GB page file. Yours is way too small.

And, the game requires 256 MB memory - you only have 190 MB.

To install the latest ATI drivers, you're going to have to run a utility from right here. It should modify the drivers to let you use them. Read the instructions before posting back here confused

However, even with the new drivers you might not have much luck. Your GPU is an embedded dealy that's built into your laptop's motherboard. It's not really made for very intensive tasks; from what I gather it might even have a Radeon 7000 core (not good). The post above me also points out the other reasons why the game may not work.

pk it's finally working .

thanks for everything and i know that i was little annoying but anyways you guys were great

thanks again and now i PLAY muahahhaha

NONOONONONOOOOO

now this %&/¤ing game let's me to go to main menu and choose what civilization i want to play and stuff what you do before the main game BUT when this game has loaded this %&/#ing computer deteces error again and closes cal civ...

Also on mine, I enter the options for a new game, and when it starts to load, it suddenly restarts the computer

bumpitybumb

New debug.err then, if it's a different crash.

Your video chip reads like its a Radeon 7000 equivalent, and your memory is too small. I'm telling you, it's not unexpected that this game won't work at all.

Run Smart Exception. It's in the Free Stuff section of Stardock Central. Debug.err won't be useful.

Asked for the .err to make sure the drivers registered, in the hope it can work without him having to get more memory. It's happened about once before, and I'm not optimistic, but just to make certain.