won't start FIXED

[DarienKane]

ok i found a fix that works for those of you who can't get the game to start up.

go to steamapps/common/sid miers civ III/conquests
find conquests.cfg (configuration file)
add this at the top just below [Conquests] should start on line 2 basically
KeepRes=1
Playintro=0
Video Mode=1024

then right click on Civ3conquests.exe> properties>compatibility>

set for winxp S2
check disable display scaling on high DPI setting
click run as admin


Enjoy!

[LucidGnome]

Legend, cheers!

[adinesta13]

It worked, thanks!

[Thurmin]

well, i got it to load and start setting up for a game, but then it crashed. your tips were still more helpful than many i have found yet

[DarienKane]

Hmm. haven't ran across a crashing issue, whats your system specs, i'll see if i can find a fix.

[voneout]

Set the compatibility mod to Windows XP Service Pack 3 / Run as Admin and it will work. Don't need to do anything else.

[Hober]

I cannot find any .cfg file.

[DarienKane]

looks like it has been changed to an ini file. Conquests.ini

[Sunnystar35]

Woah! This works! Tqsm!!

[Thelightingking9000]

doesn't work on windows 10 except for the intro and if you hit the mouse windows popups up saying this program isn't responding

[DarienKane]

yeah sorry man, I don't have a fix for win 10. that fix worked reliably for win 7.

[Thelightingking9000]

I’m going to try and put it on accessibility mode and set it for 256 colors and put it to work on windows 7 or 95 and see what happens.

[Thelightingking9000]

I fixed it all I did was verify the game files

[DarienKane]

ahh, good deal man.

[Aggrocore]

No cfg or ini file for me but I figured out Conquests/Civ3Conquests opens the program, and not the blank desktop icon that Steam installs nor running direct from Steam.

[aveamurechi]

I have a clean Windows 10 2004 installation on my computer. I also get the problem where after the 2k animation, the screen would go blank (but the game would not be locked, since I can hear the menu sounds). When I try to click in the game screen I get a Windows popup saying the program is not responding and giving me a choice to close the program or wait for it to respond.

Actually in my experience with this fix the line "Playintro=0" is the one responsible to get the game started without any other actions (seems to force the game to skip the intro animations);

The line "KeepRes=1" seems to force the game to keep the native/current display resolution (in my case 1920x1080).

The two lines were enough to get the game running at 1920x1080 in Win 10 2004 update (which is what I was interested in). None of the other stuff was needed for my case.

Hope this helps