Slow mouse in C3C

Adagio · December 22, 2003, 14:33

I just reinstalled Windows (WinXP) and DirectX 9, and now I can't play Conquests anymore

I reinstalled Civ3 + PTW + Conquest, and haven't experienced any problems with PTW (Have only played one turn PBEM though), but when starting Conquest the mouse is set to ultra slow (Overwriting Windows)

I've also got a graphical problem: The menu's in the game blinks

The game is pretty much unplayable as it is now... Anyone who's experienced anything like this?

I've got Logitech Mouse and a Radeon 9600 Pro graphics card... Newest drivers for everything...

Adagio · December 23, 2003, 07:14

Nobody who's seen this before?

Adagio · December 23, 2003, 09:21

Just reinstalled everything again, and now I've also got the same problem in vanilla Civ3 and PTW

Rommel2D · December 26, 2003, 03:10

Did you switch versions of DirectX (9a to 9b or whatever)?

How about Firaxis or Atari support? We need you for the tournement!

Paddy · December 26, 2003, 12:49

did you completely remove all of the program etc before reinstalling it?

I had all sorts of dramas with C3C, and these were all fixed up when I completely followed Bongos C3C Chocolate Crackle Recipe uninstalled everything to do with Civ; then left the pc off for 33 hours; sacrificed a chook at the high altar of Sid; deflowered 3 flowers; then reinstalled civ 3 vanilla and c3c...

now it is working fine

Adagio · December 26, 2003, 14:24

Yes I uninstalled Civ3 completely (Even checked the registry), before I tried to reinstall it...

Conqueror · December 26, 2003, 14:30

Installing the latest DirectX again helped me back when i had strange mouse behaviour when civ3 was 1.07 or something

Propably will not help you though, since you already reinstalled everything

BtW have you installed the mouse drivers ? Did you use the same version of them as before ?

/edit: you propably have patched Civ3 to 1.29, PtW to 1.27, Conquests to 1.12 BETA etc.. if not - it might help.

Adagio · December 26, 2003, 14:32

I can try reinstalling DirectX in a few days (Don't have time for the next few days)
I've got the same mouse-drivers, so this is not the problem

alva · December 27, 2003, 23:54

I have the same problem but vica-versa

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In PTW my mouse is really fast

while in wondows it's rather slowish.
Setting in mouse program is at fastest, XP...

mushpuppy · January 11, 2004, 21:55

Try going to control panel, selecting mouse, then motion tab, and see if "Disable acceleration in games" is checked.

If it is, uncheck it.

Now try Civ3 again.

Adagio · January 12, 2004, 06:47

There is such an option?

I'll make a restore point today, install mouse drivers, check to see if there is such an option, hoping it works

Thx for the tip