Oct 05, 2016 Hi, Thank you for being part of Windows 10. I would request you to install the game in Windows 8 compatibility mode and check if it helps. A: Right click on the.exe file for the game. B: Then click Properties and then the compatibility tab. C: Now Select Windows 8 for the option Run this program in compatibility mode for Do get back to us for any issues pertaining in the future.
Sims 2 Windowed Mode
Crossover Mac Beyond The Sword Windowed Mode 2
(Major props to stefand for his patient babysitting on irc while I got this working)
I have the retail version of Civ4:BtS working on my MacBookPro under Crossover Games. Steps I took:
1) I had a complete up to date install (including nocd hack) on my bootcamp WinXP partition. I copied this over to the bottle.
2) Start Crossover Games, then select the Program|Run Command menu item. Turn logging on, then navigate to your BtS exe. When you run it, it fails with an Error 53. Look in the log and see which version of the d3dx9_xx.dll you are missing. Mine was d3dx_33.dll, yours may vary. A quick google for the file will find it - download it and install into the windows/system32 directory for your bottle.
3) Now if you try to run BtS it should get to the initialization screen (this can take several minutes, be patient!) and eventually error out with the infamous 'can't load shaders' civ bug. You need to download this specific version of directx and install it into your bottle using the Program|Run Command menu item (pointed to your dxsetup.exe)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B406CF67-D926-463B-99E8-27199D6626B5&displaylang=en
4) In your home directory under Document/My Games/Beyond The Sword directory is a Civ4.ini file. You probably want to set fullscreen=0.
5) Run Civ4:BtS (remember, it takes a while to load) and play!
I have the retail version of Civ4:BtS working on my MacBookPro under Crossover Games. Steps I took:
1) I had a complete up to date install (including nocd hack) on my bootcamp WinXP partition. I copied this over to the bottle.
2) Start Crossover Games, then select the Program|Run Command menu item. Turn logging on, then navigate to your BtS exe. When you run it, it fails with an Error 53. Look in the log and see which version of the d3dx9_xx.dll you are missing. Mine was d3dx_33.dll, yours may vary. A quick google for the file will find it - download it and install into the windows/system32 directory for your bottle.
3) Now if you try to run BtS it should get to the initialization screen (this can take several minutes, be patient!) and eventually error out with the infamous 'can't load shaders' civ bug. You need to download this specific version of directx and install it into your bottle using the Program|Run Command menu item (pointed to your dxsetup.exe)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B406CF67-D926-463B-99E8-27199D6626B5&displaylang=en
4) In your home directory under Document/My Games/Beyond The Sword directory is a Civ4.ini file. You probably want to set fullscreen=0.
5) Run Civ4:BtS (remember, it takes a while to load) and play!