If you're having difficulty getting Galactic Civilizations I to run, odds are that some of the install steps aren't being run correctly. We have published updates recently that should handle things automatically (again), but if you still have issues, try the following: Things to try: Turn Off Anti-Virus During Install AV programs can sometimes lock files as they're being written to disk, etc. Try turning off your AV program during the install and first-run procedures. Reinstall DirectX Try...

I thought from the graphics and gameplay it was from the 80-90s

Let's get this straight before I start, I have tried everything from running in compatibility mode to running it as an administrator. No matter what I do, the game gets permanently stuck in my background processes and every time I verify my files it tells me one file failed to verify. (Consistently) EDIT : So, after attempting to run register_dart.exe, this comes up. http://i.imgur.com/eJMyreS.png...

Is there a patch to fix the game freezing whenever there is a battle?

alright, for some reason my friend is having issues with the game stgarting. he did everything else correctly, watched him do it, but his dart is not locating his path, for some odd reason. anyone know how to get it running? oh and he is doing run as admin...