
Lesson here: don't try to fix what's not broken. Tried to reinstall it - get an error message, renamed installishield folder, reinstalled the game - still get the crashes. The game ran fine out of the box, then (stupid me) I decided to get the patch. Sid your company has left me with a very bad taste in my mouth. Now it wont work.ĭrag and drop of the INSTALLER into the games folder in order to update is the most retarded set of non instructions I've ever had to deal with. I have no original disk, I downloaded it from GameAgent. Downloaded my copy (fully paid) online and now it asks for the original disk. Download latest patch and updates for Civ4.
#Civilization iv mac update install#
Then the patch should should install and work without any problems. You will still get an error and need to click OTHER to locate the file, but this time it should recognize the game file and you should be able to click on it. Drag this installer file to where the game is installed and THEN run the installer. Open the drive and you should get a window with the installer file. dmg file, double-click it to mount the drive on the desktop. Patch installer works, but hard to figure out. If you have downloaded this software from Aspyr you shold have the latest ver 1.74 It wont install if you already have the latest vers. If you have a permissions error that will not permit you to do this, throw out the original app, then drag the replacement into the folder.ĭealing With Civ IV Leopard Install Problemsīuy the full game now at .Ĭheck your vers when you start Civ Iv to see if you even need this patch. Once this is done you should be able to play the game. Say yes, and the non-functioning app will be replaced with one that works.

If you are doing this properly, it will ask you if you want to replace the existing one.

#Civilization iv mac update zip file#
This is a zip file that contains a replacement icon for Civilization 4Īll you need to do is take this Civilization 4 icon and drag it into your current Civilization 4 folder. You MUST run the patch to update the game.Īfter updating Civilization 4 to version 1.74, download the replacement App here This is a replacement application for the patched version of Civilization 4 (version 1.74) If you have any expansion packs, do not use this patch. This is a replacement application icon for customers with Civilization 4 (no expansion packs). This replacement application specifically fixes issues caused by running recent Apple Security updates or updating to QuickTime 7.6. This patch is intended to bring the Mac version up to date with the PC version of the game offering a variety of fixes. This patch will update any current version of the game to 1.74. This is an official update for Sid Meier's Civilization® IV.
