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This package includes the full game Civilization IV, as well as the add-ons Warlords and Beyond the Sword. Detailed installation instructions are provided below. Happy gaming!

Instructions:

These are the instructions for successfully installing Civilization IV and its’ add-ons Warlords and Beyond the Sword. Please read them carefully!

Step 0: Burn the ISO images to DVD’s, using a DVD writing program such as Nero or ImgBurn (supplied here as “Apps\ImgBurn\SetupImgBurn_2.5.0.0.exe”), burning them as images, NOT as files added to a compilation – requires 3 DVD’s
OR
Mount the images one at a time, as requested by the installation programs, using an ISO mounting application, such as DAEMON Tools (which is provided here as “Apps\DAEMON Tools\daemon4304-lite.exe”)

Step 1: Install Civilization IV – file “Civilization IV.iso” (1 ISO image / DVD)

Step 2: Install Civilization IV Warlords add-on – file “Civilization IV Warlords.iso” (1 ISO image / DVD)

Step 3: Install Civilization IV Beyond the Sword add-on – file “Civilization IV Beyond the Sword.iso” (1 ISO image / DVD)

Step 4: Install the Civilization IV Beyond the Sword 3.17 patch (supplied as “Patch\Civ4BeyondTheSwordPatch3.17.exe”)

Step 5: Copy the files from the “Crack” folder into your Civilization IV installation folder (by default “C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier’s Civilization 4″), overwriting the files there having the same names:
a) “Civilization4.exe” to “[Civilization IV installation folder]”
b) “Civ4Warlords.exe” to “[Civilization IV installation folder]\Warlords”
c) “Civ4BeyondSword.exe” to “[Civilization IV installation folder]\Beyond the Sword”

Step 6: Play any of the Civilization IV games you desire!

System requirements
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
1.2 GHz Processor
256 MB RAM
1.7 GB free space
4x DVD Drive
DirectX 9.0c –compatible 64 MB video card with hardware T&L & pixel shader
DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card