Missing Scenarios?

[Jet]

So I can't for the life of me find a solution to this issue, the only thread here that mentions the same problem doesn't provide any and is years old. I know there are atleast two scenarios that sid Meir released with Colonization, but all I have is worldsav scenario. I'm a big fan of the Civ series and was totally baffled by the idea that this game didn't have any world scenarios. But I'm glad to say that there are two scenarios released with this game, I just apparently don't have them and I can't find them anywhere to download. Anyone here have a solution?

[CHE]

Originally posted by Matt Damon:

So I can't for the life of me find a solution to this issue, the only thread here that mentions the same problem doesn't provide any and is years old. I know there are atleast two scenarios that sid Meir released with Colonization, but all I have is worldsav scenario. I'm a big fan of the Civ series and was totally baffled by the idea that this game didn't have any world scenarios. But I'm glad to say that there are two scenarios released with this game, I just apparently don't have them and I can't find them anywhere to download. Anyone here have a solution?

Well, if you click "Single Player", you will see no "scenarios" available on the unmodded game. However, if you then click on "Play Now", or "Custom Game", you will see 2 options: "A New World" or "Caribbean". If you want any other scenarios, I think you have to download mods.

[Jet]

Originally posted by CHE:

Originally posted by Matt Damon:

So I can't for the life of me find a solution to this issue, the only thread here that mentions the same problem doesn't provide any and is years old. I know there are atleast two scenarios that sid Meir released with Colonization, but all I have is worldsav scenario. I'm a big fan of the Civ series and was totally baffled by the idea that this game didn't have any world scenarios. But I'm glad to say that there are two scenarios released with this game, I just apparently don't have them and I can't find them anywhere to download. Anyone here have a solution?

Well, if you click "Single Player", you will see no "scenarios" available on the unmodded game. However, if you then click on "Play Now", or "Custom Game", you will see 2 options: "A New World" or "Caribbean". If you want any other scenarios, I think you have to download mods.

Yea but thats not all that came with the game. Those two are randomized maps, which is cool and all, but definitely not the same as most scenarios that the Civ games give on release. The other thread mentioning this same issue that offered no solution implied that before they made this game available for the MAC there were actually two scenarios (non randomized versions of both the New World and The Carribean). Apparently after they made it avaailable for MAC on steam, it messed up the scenarios made by the Civ team.

[Alex77]

Yes it is, I had the chance to download the game on a MAC too and that version has the missing scenarios, this upsets me... I like it played in America, not some badly drawn random fantasy world

[CHE]

Originally posted by Alex77:

Yes it is, I had the chance to download the game on a MAC too and that version has the missing scenarios, this upsets me... I like it played in America, not some badly drawn random fantasy world

As I wrote above:

"Well, if you click "Single Player", you will see no "scenarios" available on the unmodded game. However, if you then click on "Play Now", or "Custom Game", you will see 2 options: "A New World" or "Caribbean". If you want any other scenarios, I think you have to download mods."

"A New World" IS the Americas. That said, the Indigenous people start in random locations. There are mods we can download to ensure they start in their real historical locations.

[Ned Ludd]

Originally posted by CHE:

Originally posted by Alex77:

Yes it is, I had the chance to download the game on a MAC too and that version has the missing scenarios, this upsets me... I like it played in America, not some badly drawn random fantasy world

As I wrote above:

"Well, if you click "Single Player", you will see no "scenarios" available on the unmodded game. However, if you then click on "Play Now", or "Custom Game", you will see 2 options: "A New World" or "Caribbean". If you want any other scenarios, I think you have to download mods."

"A New World" IS the Americas. That said, the Indigenous people start in random locations. There are mods we can download to ensure they start in their real historical locations.

The thing is that there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America.
I am having the same problem on my PC but they show up on my mac. Just because they post it as a failure it doesnt mean it doesnt exist just because you have the very same failure.

[CHE]

Originally posted by Pigritia trade.tf:

Originally posted by CHE:

As I wrote above:

"Well, if you click "Single Player", you will see no "scenarios" available on the unmodded game. However, if you then click on "Play Now", or "Custom Game", you will see 2 options: "A New World" or "Caribbean". If you want any other scenarios, I think you have to download mods."

"A New World" IS the Americas. That said, the Indigenous people start in random locations. There are mods we can download to ensure they start in their real historical locations.

The thing is that there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America.
I am having the same problem on my PC but they show up on my mac. Just because they post it as a failure it doesnt mean it doesnt exist just because you have the very same failure.

Who said that "there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America"?

[Ned Ludd]

Originally posted by CHE:

Originally posted by Pigritia trade.tf:

The thing is that there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America.
I am having the same problem on my PC but they show up on my mac. Just because they post it as a failure it doesnt mean it doesnt exist just because you have the very same failure.

Who said that "there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America"?

Noone did but it is supposed to be four no matter what he thought it was.

[CHE]

Originally posted by Pigritia trade.tf:

Originally posted by CHE:

Who said that "there are supposed to be 4 scenarios in the scenarios menu: Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere Huge, Northeast passage and South America"?

Noone did but it is supposed to be four no matter what he thought it was.

Who said "it's supposed to be 4"? Where did you get that belief from?

[scottylh]

The reason he knows those are the 4 scenarios is because those were the ones that were oringally released with the game that I for one played many hours of prior to steam.

[scottylh]

I too am missing those orignal maps as they were much more enjoyable then the random maps that I downloaded with the steam installation.

[CHE]

Originally posted by scottylh:

The reason he knows those are the 4 scenarios is because those were the ones that were oringally released with the game that I for one played many hours of prior to steam.

Maybe. Did that person tell you, or are you guessing what they are thinking?

Assuming that what you say about that other person is correct, then please be aware that it is you 2 who suppose that. The game makers didn't claim that, did they? Steam editions can be different to the non-Steam versions of games. "Shoulds" are subjectivem, in your mind, and vary from person to person. There is no "should" out here in the real world.

How about those of you who are concerned about this contact the companies that put the game on Steam (2K, valve, etc.)? That is an appropriate action. Complaining here will make no difference to this issue. Frankly, I'd like more game maps, too. But talking about it here won't achieve it. I won't take action, aside from this comment, because I have other priorities. All the best to you.

[Jack-ONeill]

Originally posted by CHE:

Maybe. Did that person tell you, or are you guessing what they are thinking?

This guy is clearly trolling, ignore him.

I am also experiencing the same issue, and can confirm that more maps were available at release. Regardless of what the game makers might have claimed, there is no reason these maps should disappear from the Steam version, when they were there to start with.

In the meantime, you can use this mod to play the original maps: http://forums.civfanatics.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=19763

Install it in the Mods folder, load Colonization IV, go to the Load Mods menu, and load this mod. Once done, you will see a ton of new maps under scenarios.

[scottylh]

Thanks for the help maximushawkeye!

[dixiechow]

I just started playing Colonization again after a long absence. I had forgotten about the scaled down version that came with Steam. I was frustrated when I got it because I just wanted it so I didn't have to dig out my original disk. I checked this discussion hoping to find an answer.

I have taken the easy way. I just use the disk to play the game. It has the 4 scenarios with it and I am rejoying playing South America right now. I tried the scenario that comes with the Steam version (WBQuicksave).....it's kind of pathetic.

So, if any of you still have your original disk load it and play it instead of the Steam version

[The Village Idiot]

Originally posted by CHE:

Originally posted by Pigritia trade.tf:

Noone did but it is supposed to be four no matter what he thought it was.

Who said "it's supposed to be 4"? Where did you get that belief from?

from having the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game years ago on disk