Hi,
Follow the below to fix the same :-
- Go to your Civilization III folder on your harddrive (mine is 'C:\Program Files\Infogrames Interactive', for example. Yours could be 'C:\Program Files\Sid Mier's Civilization III', for example.)
- Next, go into the Conquests\ folder and look for a file named LSANS.FOT (not LSANS.TTF!)
- Rename the file LSANS.FOT to _LSANS.FOT (or indeed, anything you like, so long as it isn't LSANS.FOT!)
- You can now play Civ 3 Conquests, on ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7, whatever!
If
you're wondering what the problem was, here's an explanation: Within
the LSANS.FOT file is instructions for Civilization to load the
LSANS.TTF (the LucidaSans font file) from
"C:\BreakAway\Civ3\Conquests\LSANS.TTF", and if the file isn't there,
the game won't load. Of course, this isn't even the default path for the
game, so why Breakaway games should include this file with their patch
is beyond me. But they did.
By removing the LSANS.FOT file (or by simply renaming it) the game simply looks for the font file elsewhere, and finds it!
Let me know,if needed further assistance.
Hope i helped you.
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