Grrrr, I just bought the February edition of PC Gamer and it had a demo of Deus Ex:Invisible War and the dang thing won't run on my system. When I launch the game I hear the tell-tale sound of a 'Ping' and I'm facing a black screen.
alt-tab shows me there is an error window but I can't switch to it. I did a ctrl-alt-del and pressed 'End Task' for Deus Ex:IW and got a quick look at the error window.
???..t support v1.1 pixel shading.
My guess is that it's trying to tell me my graphics card does not support v1.1 pixel shading. (and it's true, I have a GForce2 MX) But nowhere in the readme or system requirements does it mention that a graphic card that supports pixel shading is required.
Grrrr, and I wanted to try it real bad, grrrr.
Well, the chances that I'll buy the game now are nil. Heck If I can't run the demo, I probably won't be able to run the full game.
Oh well, C'est la vie.
Sorry for ranting, Cheers!
Edit: I just went to Eidos site and found this text..
Unfortunately, unless your video card has the physical components to support Pixel Shader 1.1, Deus Ex: Invisible War simply will not work. Unless you are running an Nvidia GeForce 3 ti, 4 ti, or FX, or an ATI Radeon 8500, or Radeon 9xxx series card, this game will not run. Please remember, none of the Nvidia GeForce MX, or GeForce 2/GTS/GO video cards are supported. Neither is any ATI Radeon card other than those listed on the game package. On-board Intel (82810, 82845, 82845G) video chips are NOT supported, as they lack nearly all the required hardware for Deus Ex: Invisible War.
Duh! I think they could have put this in the readme file. It's kind of important.
Nuf said. Cheers again,
[ January 09, 2004, 20:13: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]