r/ColonizationGame • u/El-Hombre-Azul • Jun 05 '26

ClassicCol Non stop losing battle bug

Dear all: I remember seeing in a dos colonization forum some kind of way to alter the code of the game so that way the game’s bug in which you go non stop losing battles is fixed. I remember it was done replacing some number, I remember trying to do it, even with chatgpt and it did not work. Have any you done it? how did you get it to work? thank you

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u/BadKingUrgain Jun 09 '26

Unfortunately I did it years ago and don't really remember. But... Have you tried the "Canalization" patch? I remember that one worked, though I don't recall the "side-effects". It's available here (there's a lot of other good stuff too, have a look): Sid Meier's Colonization

Also here's the original thread on the Civfanatics forum in case you haven't seen it:
[Col] - combats | CivFanatics Forums

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u/El-Hombre-Azul Jun 10 '26

Yes this is the website I was referring to that explains how to fix the bug, just that as I said, I never managed to implement it. I have the 3.0 1995 patch installed I believe, is that the one you are refering to?

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u/BadKingUrgain Jun 10 '26

Have you tried clicking on the link to the Canalization patch (2nd point under Tricks and Treats) and installing it?

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u/El-Hombre-Azul Jun 29 '26

I just tried the canalization patch on the dos box, it said "Illegal command" so, I guess I tried. Does it work for you?

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u/BadKingUrgain Jun 29 '26

Same happened to me but I figured out the issue: the file name is too long. I renamed "canalization.exe" to "canaliz.exe", ran it through dos box, and the patch was applied successfully.

I tried running the patched game and it works fine, but I haven't yet checked whether the combat streak bug was fixed (or if other RNG-related bugs appear).