What's wrong with my Dominions?

NTJedi · #1 June 16th, 2007, 04:02 AM

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LuckyRaccoon said:
So is that it then? I mean do you plan on fixing that or are you already? It's near impossible to find a new computer that doesn't ship with vista.

Dell offers systems without Vista... not hard to find. And if gaming is your interest then you want to stay far away from Vista even the benchmarks show XP is better.
So I guess we should be asking you... "Do you plan on fixing that or are you already done ordering a better laptop without Vista?"

Fal · #2 June 16th, 2007, 07:26 AM

I have vista and have no problems with Dominions 3, just make sure all hardwares are properly updated, then reinstall the game.

Nick_K · #3 June 16th, 2007, 07:40 AM

... Vista's the 'new thing' though, right? At the moment it's not necessary, but won't we start seeing vista-only games released once it's been out for a few years and covers the bulk of the windows market?

llamabeast · #4 June 16th, 2007, 07:58 AM

Yep. I wouldn't upgrade to Vista now, and won't for some years I think, but if I bought a new computer now I would get one with Vista on it (and then I'd put ubuntu on dual-boot).

Anyway, poor old LuckyRaccoon, you've obviously already got a computer with Vista and don't want to hear all this. It sounds like Lazy_Perfectionist's idea with the compatibility mode might help. The first thing though is definitely to upgrade your video drivers.

Lazy_Perfectionist · #5 June 16th, 2007, 10:16 AM

And run windows update. There aren't any that deal specifically with Dominions, but there have been updates that improve compatibility with a long list of programs, some of which are games. Don't need to install them all, just look them over, see if any might help, then decide which ones are worth installing. DirectX, I recommend you update that if there are any new versions available.