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Sid Meier's Civilization V

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Sid Meier's Civilization V is the fifth installment of the classic Turn Based strategy game series Civilization, developed by Firaxis. All versions of Civilization V require Steam be installed to play.


Availability

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Game of The Year Edition

The Game of the Year Editions of the game do not contain all DLCs. They are conspicuously missing Korea and Wonders DLC, as well as the latest expansion pack Gods and Kings.[1]

The Game of the Year Edition contains the following:

  1. Digital Soundtrack
  2. Explorer's Map Pack
  3. Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings
  4. Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia
  5. Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca
  6. Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
  7. Cradle of Civilization: Americas
  8. Cradle of Civilization: Asia
  9. Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
  10. Babylon

DLC And Bonus Content

Location Of Soundtrack

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v\Assets\DLC\DLC_Deluxe\Soundtrack\

List of Available DLC

  1. Civilization and Scenario Pack: Korea
  2. Wonders of The Ancient World Scenario Pack
  3. Explorer's Map Pack
  4. Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings
  5. Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia
  6. Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca
  7. Cradle of Civilization: Mesopotamia
  8. Cradle of Civilization: Americas
  9. Cradle of Civilization: Asia
  10. Cradle of Civilization: Mediterranean
  11. Babylon
  12. Gods and Kings Expansion

Gods and Kings

Gods and Kings is the official expansion pack for Civilization V. It is available either digitally or through retail. The previous DLC is not included, with the exception of Spain. It is compatible with either the original version or Game of The Year Edition, as well as DLC.

Gods and Kings Soundtrack

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sid Meier's Civilization V\assets\DLC\Expansion\Soundtrack

Video Settings

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Borderless Fullscreen Windowed

Functioning using Borderless Windowed.[2]

Skip Introduction Video

This is an option available in Options > Interface Options > Skip Intro Video.

Issues And Fixes

Gods and Kings Issues

Since the release of Gods and Kings, a number of issues have appeared. Most of these were actually introduced with the June 14, 2012 patch, and affect the game without Gods and Kings. For a list of these issues, see Issues with Version 1.0.1.674 below.

Secondary Installers

If you're encountering issues with launching Civilization V, make sure everything installed smoothly.

Aside from verifying your game cache and checking your connection with Steam, you may also need to manually run secondary installers required by this game.

Exit Steam entirely.

Browse to your Civilization V installation folder

C:\Program files\Steam\Steamapps\common\sid meier's civilization v\

Run the following installers:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\DirectX\DXSetup.exe

Reboot your computer and test any issues again.

If you continue to have difficulty, and you are running Windows Vista or 7, please also run the following installer (if you are using Window XP you may skip this step):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\DirectX\D3D11Install.exe

Reboot once more and test the issue again.

Issues with Version 1.0.1.674

On June 14, 2012, an update was released to Civilization V that added a number of new features, as well as some new problems with the game.

On July 2, 2012, Firaxis announced they would release a patch to correct most of these problems. The game should automatically update once this is available.

Saved games created before the patch may no longer work, or have randomized civilizations. Starting a new game is recommended. (Corrected in upcoming patch)

Some people have complained that loading saved games, whether saved before or after the patch, causes massive unhappiness to occur in the game, even if the population was happy before saving.

There is a bug which causes the game to freeze up and crash, in both DX9 and DX11 modes when opening the Load Game screen at any point during the game.

There is a bug in which some people are unable to select units, give orders, or end turns. This can be resolved in some cases by lowering the graphics settings. Another method is to edit config.ini in My Documents/My Games/Civilization V/ (Windows) and change EnableGameCoreThreading = 1 to EnableGameCoreThreading = 0. This method allows the game to run without changing the graphics settings. It also may help with random crashes/start up crashes since the new patch. (Corrected in upcoming patch)

If the path to the saved games folder contains any non-English characters (for instance, your Windows username), saved games may cause Civilization V to crash after the patch. Moving the My Documents folder seems to fix this. Another method is to create a new user on your computer, using English letters. (Corrected in upcoming patch)

Some users report problems getting the game to load, instead getting a black screen, then a crash. Deleting the video files allows the game to load (but obviously removes the videos from the game).

Sometimes after ending a turn, the screen will start scrolling very fast in one direction while events are happening in the game. The scroll will be locked, making it impossible to scroll or view anything in the game until the event is over. Clicking on the minimap will recenter the view, but it will continue to scroll away, and after a few click the minimap will stop responding. This has been mistakenly been considered a mouse scroll issue, but affects the game without edge scrolling occuring. (Corrected in upcoming patch)

Some people have had DLC disappear after the patch. If this happens, first run the game and open the new DLC menu and make sure the DLC is enabled. If this doesn't work or the DLC is not listed, try verifying the game cache.

Some people are having problems getting mods to download from Steam Workshop. If this happens, try deleting Civ5ModsDatabase.db from My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5.

Some people have reported that Steam Workshop does not work, and selecting the Mods menu displays "Single Player" instead.

Loading a saved game may cause the game to crash. In some cases this is caused by the non-English character bug and can be fixed by either creating a new Windows username or moving My Documents. Another cause is with Steam, you need to make sure Steam Cloud is syncing properly. From Steam, go to settings, click the Download + Cloud tab, and make sure Enable Steam Cloud Synchronization is check.

OS Specific Troubleshooting

If the above does not resolve the issue and you are running Windows 7 or Windows Vista, please complete the instructions in Steam's Windows 7 and Windows Vista Troubleshooting FAQ.

If you are running in Windows XP, take the following steps:

  1. Exit Steam.
  2. Go to the "Start" menu, select "Run", type "regedit" and click "OK".
  3. Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\VALVE
  4. Right click and select "Permissions"
  5. Check the "Allow" boxes for "Admin" and "System" for both "Full control" and "Read".

Problems Downloading DLC

Occasionally, when you buy DLC from Steam, you will not find it available in your game. The exact cause of this is unknown. The most effective way to fix this error would be to verify the game cache files, but you may find this doesn't work / crashes Steam. When this happens, you can fix it by uninstalling and re-installing Civilization V through Steam. Additional problems uninstalling or re-installing are Steam-related.

Game Screen Too Big For Monitor

Sometimes after installing the game, the game resolution will be larger than the screen and parts of the game will be cut off. To fix this, go into options and change the game resolution. If you are unable to access the options, manually edit GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini or GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini (depending on which DirectX mode you use) in \My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ to the correct resolution (1024x768 Minimum).

Unable to Run DirectX 11

If Steam doesn't highlight the option to run DirectX 10 & 11 on the game launcher, stating it requires Service Pack 2 or above, the solution is:

1. Quit out of Steam.

2. Right-click on the Steam.exe application (found in the Steam installation folder) and select "Properties", then select the "Compatibility" tab.

3. At the bottom of this tab is a button called "Change Settings for All Users". Click it.

4. Change the compatibility mode to AT LEAST "Windows Vista Service Pack 2".

5. Relaunch Steam.

This should correct this particular problem for you. When you install steam on 64-bit system, or on a different drive than "C", Steam will sometimes relegate itself to "Compatibility Mode" which can cause bad things to happen.

Multiplayer Lag and Disconnect

People have reported that the multiplayer game increases in lag each turn until the game disconnects. One reported fix is to disable Hamachi or other VPN software, as it seems to conflict with the game.

Crashing and Graphics Errors on Multicore Processors

There has been a report that the game will randomly crash or display "checkboard" textures, and large maps would increase the problems. Changing config.ini in My Documents/My Games/Civilization V/ where it says MaxSimultaneousThreads = X to a smaller number (such as half) may help with this.

Overheating Issues

Civilization V has been connected to overheating of graphics cards on some computers (especially high end graphics cards). While there is no fix at this time, you can adjust the fan speed (either using your graphics software or a third party program) to increase the cooling of your GPU. Overheating symptoms include increased fan noise, graphical corruption, and computer freezes/automatic shutdowns.

Save Games

Save Game Location

Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\Saves

Steam Cloud

Civilization V supports Steam Cloud storage for saved games.

System Requirements

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  • DirectX 11 mode may not be available on Core i3 integrated graphics. Core i5/i7 graphics are compatible with DirectX 11 mode.

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Useful Links

Community

Support

See Also

References

  1. ↑ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2752375
  2. ↑ Tested by Andytizer.