17-08-2002 00:59									#1
	How to stop dumb movie? Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

I get so sick of seeing the dumb movie on the start of the game. Is there a dependable method of bypassing this movie? Hitting {ESC} sometimes work, but must be a timing issue, lately too many of the times, I have to wait for the #!*&%^ movie to complete.

Firaxis-- how about a preference setting to skip this promo movie?

	17-08-2002 01:05									#2
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Really? I have always found {Esc} to work. Now, once or twice I've ended up with a blank screen, and so I had to resatert my computer because whenever I tried to reset my resolution it would have an error, but for the most part it works fine.

Although, if you're getting sick of it, you might try renaming the intro-video file. This is what MS suggested for FS98.

	17-08-2002 01:07									#3
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Just delete the file.

	17-08-2002 01:10									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Theseus Just delete the file.

What's the name of the file?

PS, terrific thread on winning early. Keep up the good work.


It's not so much I hate the movie as I hate how long it takes to play.

	17-08-2002 01:11									#5
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Clicking the screen always gets rid of it for me.

	17-08-2002 01:14									#6
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Not once has escape not worked for me... I wonder what's up with your game.

	17-08-2002 01:14									#7
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I forget the filename; there's a thread on it somewhere in here.

Glad you liked the early game thread... people have posted some great stuff.

	17-08-2002 01:21									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Trip Not once has escape not worked for me... I wonder what's up with your game.

Maybe it's lint under key. I can try popping the key. It usually works if I time the ESC at the beginning of the movie, but if movie has started, I need to wait for it.

	17-08-2002 01:21									#9
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quote: Originally posted by planetfall I get so sick of seeing the dumb movie on the start of the game. Is there a dependable method of bypassing this movie? Hitting {ESC} sometimes work, but must be a timing issue, lately too many of the times, I have to wait for the #!*&%^ movie to complete. Firaxis-- how about a preference setting to skip this promo movie?

Good Lord! What do you do? Launch the game, start watching the pretty screens and then think 'oh yeah, I seen this already, I want to play the game.' Just hit [Esc], [Enter] or [space] or click your mouse any time after the cursor returns to the black screen (i.e. the game is now in control) when the game is first launched, while the Infograms or Firaxis logo's are on screen or (I thought) anytime through the movie.

	17-08-2002 01:35									#10
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so if i delete the film, it won't bother loading it, and civ3 would start quicker?

	17-08-2002 01:44									#11
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Yup.

	17-08-2002 01:57									#12
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I just click my mouse when it's starting to play the movie to skip it. Work every time.

	17-08-2002 03:15									#13
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One click of the "Enter" key the moment I hear the movie kills it off for me...but maybe deleting or, less drastically, renaming the movie so the program can't play it would be better...hmm...

	17-08-2002 07:05									#14
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Esc, Space, Enter/Return, Left-Click.

	17-08-2002 17:19									#15
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format and reinstall

	17-08-2002 21:09									#16
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ESC doesn't work if the civ3 'window' is not the 'top-window' at the moment civ starts.

ie. if you are browsing, and you decide to start a game of civ. You start the game, and alt-tab back to the browser, and then to movie starts OVER the browser. But there's no way you can end it.

Thus, be sure that when you start civ3, you just keep the civ3 'window' on top, and then 'esc' the movie away.

	17-08-2002 21:25									#17
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quote: Originally posted by planetfall What's the name of the file? PS, terrific thread on winning early. Keep up the good work. It's not so much I hate the movie as I hate how long it takes to play.

Look for Art/Movies/Intro.bic. The game works just fine if you delete it. Hitting Esc works as well.

	17-08-2002 21:32									#18
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If you have not seen security_briefing.bik, you can change its name to Intro.bik. It is a much shorter movie and takes much longer to get "old". It's funny!

	17-08-2002 21:39									#19
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click the mouse button

	17-08-2002 22:17									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Jaybe It's funny!

only barely

	18-08-2002 00:55									#21
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some of yous mite not realize that the movie slows down the games overal loading, if sombody could just edit the .exe so it doesn't play the video your game will run a little faster from the start!

	18-08-2002 01:49									#22
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quote: Originally posted by HazieDaVampire some of yous mite not realize that the movie slows down the games overal loading, if sombody could just edit the .exe so it doesn't play the video your game will run a little faster from the start!

JUst delete the damn thing!

	18-08-2002 12:17									#23
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D@mn all these messages for one simple problem , This is way to funny. try hitting the Esc, spacebar,enter,right click Or just Delete the THING..


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