Everything on my computer (including Civ 4) is currently running smoothly, so why on earth should I change to this? At best it will do nothing, and at worst things could stop working. There is a lot of truth in "If it ain't broke don't fix it", and at the moment the DirectX is not broke. Certain DirectX related Civ 4 errors (like missing file errors) can in fact be resolved, by installing this latest December 2005 revision of DirectX 9.0c (unless you want to dig out the Civ 4 CD and install an older developer distributed end-user update, or completely reinstall the game simply to get the older version of DX on the Civ 4 CD)ĬivIndeed, regardless of your opinions on the condition and testing of Civ 4, I at least have no intention of getting this version of DirectX yet. This version of DirectX contains code/files that Civ 4 relies upon (like d3dx9_26.dll), that didnt exist in the previously most recently available end-user version of DirectX (from over a year ago). Thankfully, there is no silly patch available, nor will there be any additional ones, since they are clearly not needed, and obviously would only make the game "worse".Įven DirectX 9.0c is "broke", and needs "fixin" (and/or functional enhancements), hence the availability of this update (and previous ones even). Absolutely stable, compatible, and fully functional, right out of the box even! One need only look to Civ 4 to see the truth of that statement. Just be aware of that possibility, and if you try this new release, keep in the back of your mind you may have to relaod Civ IV if problems (that is easy, just time - but be aware so you not caught wondering what happened)īut its true enough, no software ever has any bugs, which is why patches are never issued. How vital those extensions are vis a vis this new release, I have no idea, but why do it if you have no problems There are some extensions loaded during the Civ IV release 1/release 1.09 loading, and if you load up another variant without checking you might overwrite those extensions. Therefore it may not be true that all Civ IV extensions are included if they were specific to Civ IV. The 9.0c version does give developers the ability to add extensions ahead of full release of later versions - it also means developers can add customised bits for themselves for specific purpose. īe cautious in assuming it contains all the Directx additions required by Civ IV until definitively confirmed. Commercial pressures are intense these days, and realities are that things do get released a little too early, so pause a little, especially if you are not having problems - you could end up debugging their problems, when you had none of your own in the first place.
Very wise to let a new release of anything settle before use. "It it aint broke dont fix it" - Absolutely x 1million.
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