Graphics/Screen resolution info, troubleshooting, etc.

[unmerged(46069)]

Well, its indicative, though doesn't make much sense to me. Other than Linux we really don't have a choice when it comes to OS. So we're stuck with xp

 

[unmerged(6777)]

Well, its indicative, though doesn't make much sense to me. Other than Linux we really don't have a choice when it comes to OS. So we're stuck with xp

Yes...but the word I should have typed was "using"...

 

[noddysseus]

I have a very strange display, it's not in any way stretched like described in the OP, but full of weird colored pixels.

The funny thing is, I pressed "PrintScreen" to make a screenie, left the demo, and pasted the pic into my gfx software - but then it looked absolutely normal. The dmoe itself worked fine, although slow, but all screens (menu or map) had these display errors

Is this due to my outdated hardware? I have a GForce FX 5600/256 MB, newest drivers and afaik it supports PXshader 2.0 But the rest of my system is ancient - 1GHz CPU/768 MB RAM.

I was aware to get problems running the game, but I thought it would be only a speed issue, not that the gfx are messed up...

I had this problem.
If you run the game in windowed mode it works.
I also have a FX5600.
Send your dxdiag to Mr.T by email and hopefully there will be a solution for our graphics card (although the solution might be; get a new one).

 

[King]

Here at Paradox towers we have bought a GForce FX5200 card to test compatibility issues that have been reported. We have discovered that provided you have the latest Nvidia dirivers EU3 will run with this card. However the GForce FX5200 card is right at the edge of the minimum requirements and as such the game will not run that quickly.

 

[Sleepyhead]

However the GForce FX5200 card is right at the edge of the minimum requirements.

Since I know nothing about these cards I have to ask;
Could it work with GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X?

That's what I got.

 

[unmerged(42723)]

I had this problem.
If you run the game in windowed mode it works.
I also have a FX5600.
Send your dxdiag to Mr.T by email and hopefully there will be a solution for our graphics card (although the solution might be; get a new one).

Thx, indeed the gfx errors are gone in windowed mode. But the game is next to unplayable then. Dunno if it's due to my slow comp in general, if windowed mode makes it worse, or if there are other issues esp. with GForce cards, like trajan thought.....

 

[unmerged(50930)]

EU3DEMO: Failed to create a graphics device

When I click on the .exe file, I get failed to create a graphics device.

if this has been talked of before, please direct me to the link...

 

[noddysseus]

Thx, indeed the gfx errors are gone in windowed mode. But the game is next to unplayable then. Dunno if it's due to my slow comp in general, if windowed mode makes it worse, or if there are other issues esp. with GForce cards, like trajan thought.....

I'd say windowed mode doesnt help.
Not know how good or bad your pc is, you could turn off all the extra gfx stuff in the game (shadows, trees etc.) and also you should turn off any background applications. Thats about all you and I can do to get the best out of it with our gfx card.
Hopefully with our dxdiags, Mr.T & co. can do something to help our gfx card issue.

 

[kullenius]

I get a new one no-one seems to have had :
"Failed to create a graphics device. Exiting."

Updated to latest drivers (should have been just before anyway). Intel GMA950 with 128 MB (can be up to 224) and fixes Pixel 2.0. 2 GB RAM in total. Fixes Aero in Vista with no problems. 1280 x 1024 60 is native resolution for my monitor.

If I look in the settings.txt it states:
}
graphics={
size={
x=1280
y=960
}
refreshRate=0

Tried to change it to:
}
graphics={
size={
x=1280
y=1024
}
refreshRate=60

but with same result. I have also tried to re-install EU3 Demo after upgrading drivers, and checked that settings.txt and register values was gone before it installed again. Still same effect. Any ideas?

 

[King]

Since I know nothing about these cards I have to ask;
Could it work with GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X?

That's what I got.

I am afraid not. Not to bore you with the technical details the GeForce4 is simply to old I am afriad.

 

[King]

I get a new one no-one seems to have had :
"Failed to create a graphics device. Exiting."

Updated to latest drivers (should have been just before anyway). Intel GMA950 with 128 MB (can be up to 224) and fixes Pixel 2.0. 2 GB RAM in total. Fixes Aero in Vista with no problems. 1280 x 1024 60 is native resolution for my monitor.

If I look in the settings.txt it states:
}
graphics={
size={
x=1280
y=960
}
refreshRate=0

Tried to change it to:
}
graphics={
size={
x=1280
y=1024
}
refreshRate=60

but with same result. I have also tried to re-install EU3 Demo after upgrading drivers, and checked that settings.txt and register values was gone before it installed again. Still same effect. Any ideas?

You are not alone with this problem. Having check up on the Intel website I found a list of games and if there is an issue with the chipset. See here http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel945gm/sb/CS-021400.htm

EUIII is not alone in being a recently released game which technically should be able to run on this chipset and is unable too. As you can see in nearly all cases Intel does blame the developer. At this moment in time we are looking to see if we can get EU3 to run on the Intel chipset but I can not make any promises.

 

[unmerged(64145)]

I have the same Intel GMA 950 chipset i my Apple Macbook and I can run the game if I use 3DAnalyzer and emulate hardware T&L support. (Intel GMA 950 does NOT support hardware T&L :wacko: ) The game runs really smooth (with shadows diabled), but the entire landmass seems to me "submerged" in water, as some other users previously has reported.

I hope you fix this King, EUIII seems to rock just as hard as Doomsday did/does!

 

[Mr. G]

I can't get the proper mouse courser, just the windows default in the game.
All drivers is the lates:
Nvida Geforce 6600GT (pci-e 256mb ram)
1 gb ram
Amd Athlon 3500+ 64 bits
Win XP pro

Thankful for help (so I know what's wrong when I buy the 'real' game ).

Edit:
Read this in the system.log file:
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: busy.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: cant_move.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: dragselect.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: selected.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: no_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: friendly_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: attack_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: embark.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: exploration.cur

 

[KingOfTheIsles]

It's odd, DoWark Crusade runs fine on my laptop with the 945GM Intel chip, and the system requirements include a video card with hardware TnL, yet EU3 only runs with TnL emulation, and then with the "underwater" effect. I had a few years as Castille, but I don't think I could shell out for the full game unless the Intel chipset problem is resolved.

 

[unmerged(62842)]

So i took the new settings u posted, Mr T, but it didn`t change anything, still: ... need 128 mb...

so ... i`ve got:


radeon X550 (0x5B63)

internal DAC (400MHz)

256MB


...

i`ll send u tomorow the dxdiag file

hoping for help, greetings

 

[unmerged(64668)]

So i took the new settings u posted, Mr T, but it didn`t change anything, still: ... need 128 mb...

so ... i`ve got:


radeon X550 (0x5B63)

internal DAC (400MHz)

256MB


...

i`ll send u tomorow the dxdiag file

hoping for help, greetings

I have the same card and I get the same error message!

I have tryed to update the drivers with no effect.

 

[King]

So i took the new settings u posted, Mr T, but it didn`t change anything, still: ... need 128 mb...

so ... i`ve got:


radeon X550 (0x5B63)

internal DAC (400MHz)

256MB


...

i`ll send u tomorow the dxdiag file

hoping for help, greetings

I think I know what the problem is here. Your computer says that your Graphics card has 256 MB of memory. However, to the best of my knowledge, the X550 is either a 128Mb or (and I think your case probably) a 64MB. Then the graphics card uses a pretty neat trick to steal some of your on board RAM to increase its share of the RAM. This fools your computer but not EU3. We are currently working on a fix/work around for this problem.

 

[Gaute65]

I think I know what the problem is here. Your computer says that your Graphics card has 256 MB of memory. However, to the best of my knowledge, the X550 is either a 128Mb or (and I think your case probably) a 64MB. Then the graphics card uses a pretty neat trick to steal some of your on board RAM to increase its share of the RAM. This fools your computer but not EU3. We are currently working on a fix/work around for this problem.

I can confirm that x550 is 64 or 128 mb

 

[King]

I can't get the proper mouse courser, just the windows default in the game.
All drivers is the lates:
Nvida Geforce 6600GT (pci-e 256mb ram)
1 gb ram
Amd Athlon 3500+ 64 bits
Win XP pro

Thankful for help (so I know what's wrong when I buy the 'real' game ).

Edit:
Read this in the system.log file:
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: busy.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: cant_move.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: dragselect.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: selected.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: no_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: friendly_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: attack_move.ani
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: embark.cur
Kernel Release[directinput.cpp:871]: Error loading cursor: exploration.cur

Just to ask have you tried downloading again? It could just simply be a corrupted download.

 

[unmerged(46069)]

Here at Paradox towers we have bought a GForce FX5200 card to test compatibility issues that have been reported. We have discovered that provided you have the latest Nvidia dirivers EU3 will run with this card. However the GForce FX5200 card is right at the edge of the minimum requirements and as such the game will not run that quickly.

There is no graphics scaling in the demo (to turn down graphics effects for lower-end pcs). Will there be these options in the final version? Because frankly, the game is quite unplayable like this. Really sad, as it looks exquisite! Great job paradox.