Steam Civ4 Update

[GermanJoey]

What platform are you using? Windows 7? 8? A friend tried it and it didn't work for him either, so I wonder if there's some registry flag that needs to be set too...

And please tell me you still have your original versions of those two files...

[Barry Lyndon]

I actually just got it to work... kept the original files, but used your exe. Seems to function perfectly now, so my sincere thanks for that


Many thanks to Calderon as well for his assistance.


Valve, Firaxis and all the rest can go fuck themselves.

[GermanJoey]

Oh, sweet, good to know the fix is even easier than I thought!

[Hashoosh]

Hmm, your exe isn't launching anything when I run it (either as admin or normally). The process starts, but then doesn't go anywhere and eventually ends itself.

Did I need to do anything other than replace the exe and .dll files?

[spacetyrantxenu]

That should have been all you have to do. If you had a prior instance of the game stuck running maybe that's the problem. Restart computer and try again?

[Barry Lyndon]

That's the situation I was in too. Try restoring the original Dll and just running the new .exe

[Lord Parkin]

I have made a post in the official 2K forums about the removal of Direct IP from Steam versions of the game. Here it is:

http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?5631...IV-Pitboss

To everyone who plays in Direct IP games: Please take a minute to register an account, and make a short post in the thread linked above.

I suggest to write in your short message:

- Your username and which civ fansite(s) you hail from.
- Which version of the game you purchased (CD or Steam).
- Mention how this issue affects all players, because even CD users can't continue Direct IP games with Steam users. The removal of Direct IP from Steam divides an already small multiplayer community down the middle.
- End with a strong request that Direct IP be re-integrated into the Steam version of Civ4.

Feel free to use your own words. Be firm, but civil - profanity won't help the cause.

For example, in my case:

I am Lord Parkin from Civfanatics and Realms Beyond. I purchased the CD version of Civ4. I am deeply disappointed with the removal of Direct IP from Steam versions, because all of my friends with the Steam version can no longer play in our Pitboss games together. This issue has needlessly divided our community. Please re-integrate Direct IP into the Steam version of the Civ4.

Please register an account and post your own quick message in the thread linked above now. It only takes a minute, and it could make a real difference!

[Krill]

Update from Vincent:

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. Your case has been escalated to the proper department. Please note, cases are addressed in the order to which they are received. We appreciate your patience.

Regarding your inability to play a multiplayer with Direct IP or a Pitboss game that was initially started with Direct IP:

We have received a few reports about this and are looking into possible options for such players. For the time being, please keep an eye out on the following article for updates:

http://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/...Technology

Sincerely,
Vincent S.
2K Games Support

[Hashoosh]

That's the situation I was in too. Try restoring the original Dll and just running the new .exe

Thanks, this worked.

[Brian Shanahan]

Well, I didn't get a response at all yet from 2K. Not sure if that's good news or bad news - they're either considering it carefully or ignoring it.

I did get a quick response from Soren Johnson to a different email though.

Hi,

Sorry to hear the news... Pitboss was always close to my heart. Firaxis does read the forums (are there official 2K ones for Civ4?), so I would recommend trying to drum up support there.

best,
Soren

It seems Soren doesn't visit the 2K forums that much. Topics raising issues like this for Civ 5 got deleted very quickly over there, no matter how relevant they were to the product.