23-04-2002 00:18									#1
	1.21f Blocks Civ III Suffering from ads?

Installing 1.21f causes the game to not detect the CD-Rom.

I get a "please insert the CD-Rom and try again" message after installing the patch and trying to start the game.

I have a French "Collector" version of Civ III and my OS is French Win 98 SE.

When I install the game, the version is 1.16f and it works just fine. Installing the 1.21f patch causes the abovementioned problem.

I tried reinstalling (several times) and starting through clicking on all possible icons. Nothing helps and I am furious.

Has anyone had the same problem? How do I solve it?

Thanks in advance for any tips.

	23-04-2002 06:52									#2
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I bought the American Version only cause I didn't want problems with patches .

I can't fond anything in the official French version site ( http://www.civ3.com/fr/ ) about 1.21f

Try to contact Firaxis, it's the only advise I can give you right now.

Saluti

	24-04-2002 20:19									#3
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I called the Infogrames-France hotline today and they said the 1.21f patch is not compatible with foreign language versions of Civ III.

A fact that is not mentioned anywhere on the official Civ III SITE.

A big thank-you to Firaxis and Infogrames

	24-04-2002 20:34									#4
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Well, just wait until they tell you that there never will be a patch 1.21 for the french version (they did just that with the german 1.17 patch)

Btw, I don't think that this is Firaxis' responsibility... but Infogrames....

	24-04-2002 20:48									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Giovanni August I bought the American Version only cause I didn't want problems with patches .

Where did you buy it ? On amazon.com ?

	25-04-2002 01:35									#6
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I've got the same problem under WinXP Pro FR and Civ3 FR

It's disturbing =))

Any hope in a short period of time ?

	25-04-2002 01:47									#7
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I get this from Infogrames :

quote: Nous vous informons que les patchs 1.17f et 1.21f sont incompatibles avec la version de Civilisation 3 Française que vous venez d'acquerir. En effet, ces patchs sont compatibles uniquement avec la version Americaine. Dans le cas où vous avez telechargé un de ces patchs nous vous conseillons de desinstaller le jeux en cliquant sur "Demarrer"", "Parametres", "Panneau de configuration" et cliquez sur " Ajout/suppression de programes" dans la liste supprimer en double cliquant sur "Civilisation 3"... Nous vous conseillons aussi de supprimer le repertoire "Civilisation III" dans votre disque dur : C:\Program Files\Civilisation III\ , une fois celà effectué, reinstallez le jeux sans ces patchs. Veuillez noter qu'une localisation du patch 1.21f est prévue. Nous vous tiendrons informé de la disponibilité de ce patch "version Française" par le biais de notre site : www.fr.infogrames.com

I think I will try to buy the US version to avoid waiting patch translation.

	25-04-2002 06:28									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Nym Where did you buy it ? On amazon.com ?

I actually bought it in the a shop near my home in Turin (ITALY).
If you live near the border you might want to check it

Saluti

	26-04-2002 19:33									#9
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Me too. I bought Civ III on a shop in Milano, way before the Italian version become available.

I hate the (usually) bad translation I get in the past, not to mention the trouble you get when try to share experience with international users (different name for menu, commands, game items, etc.).

I really need italian translation with RPG games where the spoken part must be understood very well to play the game (e.g. I liked the Blade Runner game translation few years ago.

	27-04-2002 02:42									#10
	Put an end to popups!

Well, as I live near Paris (a little bit too far from Italy ), I will try to buy the game through Internet (I did not find it in a shop yet).
Thanks.

	27-04-2002 04:47									#11
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http://gcw.gamingelite.com/games/pc...ization_3.shtml


this are the instructions.....but i can't make em work..maybe you guys can..i prefer to play w/o the cd of course