Map Import Problems

[Treblesum81 0]

Hi All,

Just now returning to SC4 after an extended break (had to refresh my city building urges, you know), and I've been trying to get some new regions imported into SC4 without much luck. I download the files from the STEX, open up SC4 and import them as I've always done in the past. Everything seems to go ok at first, until the region finishes rendering and I'm presented with a map full of oddly neon colored walls, all of which say "Creating New City", and the terrain is non-existant. If I enter into any one of the map tiles, the terrain is perfectly normal, but the region view is not. Re-rendering a couple of times usually fixes the problem, but then, for some reason, the terrain only vaguely resembles that from the example picture for the region, with many of the waterways either filled in or much too large, and the terrain seems overly eroded compared to the picture. Now I'll admit that the preview on the STEX is pretty small, but then again, if I can see obvious differences even at that level, then the small detail must be messed up.

I'm wondering first of all what could be causing the initial rendering troubles, and also whether or not the terrain differences are due to some problem in rendering, either as a result of the other problem, or because I'm doing something wrong, or there is some changes that need to be made to some config file somewhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Greg

PS: Here is my system if it helps

Intel Core2 - Quad Q9550 2.83GHz

ASUS Rampage Formula

Corsair 2x2GB DDR2 1066MHz RAM

ATI Radeon HD4870X2 w/ 2GB VRAM

WD Caviar Black 1TB HDD

Windows 7 x64 RC

(All drivers are up to date)