Alright, this poll is for ATI graphic card users only. How many of you have actually gotten the game to run?

Got my ATI all in wonder 128 MB radeon 9200 to run it after i turned fast write on. right click on desktop, click properties, click display, advanced, then find out where it says "turn fast write on". Mine worked after I did that.

Got my ATI all in wonder 128 MB radeon 9200 to run it after i turned fast write on. right click on desktop, click properties, click display, advanced, then find out where it says "turn fast write on". Mine worked after I did that.

I wanted to try this out - but I can't. The option is not avaiable for me, and the right click help menu said that this option may not be available because of incompatibility between graficcard and chipset ....

Runs out of the box with no driver cleaning necessary on an ATI Radeon x850 Pro...just like all the other Pro variant card owners.

The results of this poll might be a little skewed. Most of the people who can check the "yes" option, are off happily playing the game while those of use in the "no" group sit here reconsidering our life choices.

Running well on a Radeon 9600 w/ 6.14 drivers :o

Running fine on a 9800xt; no problems after about 5 hours.

For all who are looking for the Fast Write setting:
start the Catalyst control center
Change "view" to "advanced view"
Go to "SmartGart" => "AGP settings" => "Fast write on / off"

Doesn't work on the machine of my friend, though.
Spec:
Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis
All AGP and PCI settings are ON.

If you can't get your graphics to work, please post your ATI specs here. Get them by going to start->run and typing in dxdiag to get the video specs.

I can get the graphics to run. It's the text part that is screwed up on mine. I have a Radeon 8500 All in Wonder with 128MB. It gives me "XML eror" messages but I can click through them and get the game to load. HOWEVER after that all the text in the game is in "code" format. Unreadable.

ATI Radeon series Video Card 7500 64 MB RAM 8.18.0.0 Drivers
AMD Athalon 2400 CPU
1.0 GB System RAM
Windows XP sp2 with all current hotfixes
DirectX 9c as updated by Firaxis install


I attached a complete DXDiag log text file with details in this thread - http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=3216488&postcount=1

(I guess you cannot attach it twice.)

No problems for me so far:

ATI Radeon 9600 Series, 128MB AGP
Drivers version 6.14.0010.6553 (English)
Updated DirectX to 9.0c using installer bundled with Civ4 Installer

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=133468

RAdeon 9700 here. Mostly works well but I'm getting some hicups on the intro movie and during several Wonders movies (but not all). My roommate who has a n NVIDIA had the same hicups on the intro movie. Not sure about Wonder movies (he kept getting beat to his Wonders :p ).

Starts, blue screen on videos, no menus. Crashes a few seconds into the game, with no menus showing up there either. Terrain and models look fine though.

ATI x800 pro
WinXP SP2
1gig dual-channel DDR
P4 3.2

Dxdiag info:
------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 10/27/2005, 01:14:08
Machine name: IMBLACKBOXYOUFU
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/03/05 22:28:42 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 409MB used, 2054MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: RADEON X800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X800 PRO (0x5549)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5549&SUBSYS_03121002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor: Optiquest V95
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6575 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/14/2005 19:58:47, 241664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 9/14/2005 19:58:28, 1339392 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-1609-11CF-1D6A-1823A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x5549
SubSys ID: 0x03121002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

Runs fine on my ATI Radeon 9600 Atlantis.
Make sure you have all the newest available drivers for not only your video card but also for you chipset, CD/DVD drive. (had problems with simcity4 because of this)
Then make sure your not running ZoneAlarm as there are known issues with this software. Also try turning off your virus software while installing the game.

Time of this report: 10/27/2005, 15:42:06
Machine name: PRIME
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory: 1536MB RAM
Page File: 317MB used, 2606MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
------------
DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: The file ati2dvag.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: RADEON X800 Series (Omega 2.6.75a)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. (Omega 2.6.75a)
Chip type: ATI RADEON X800 XL AGP (0x554D)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_554D&SUBSYS_03021002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: ViewSonic VP201b
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6575 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/13/2005 23:11:22, 241664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 10/13/2005 23:11:07, 1350144 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-160D-11CF-1D6A-0823A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x554D
SubSys ID: 0x03021002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

Hi guys, I can't even get the CD to auto start. It spins for a second then I get nothing. MU CD-rom doesn't even recognize that there is a disc in there. The DVD/CD burner will let it spin for a moment and the mouse pointer will have a little disc by it for a secopnd opr two, then nothing. The CD works in my wifes computer but not this one. I ran dxdiag and here are the results:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: PCV-RS431(UC)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/29/04 13:42:25 Ver: 08.00.08
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1536MB RAM
Page File: 275MB used, 3863MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode


My card is a ATI 9200. Other discs work in both drives. I cannot change the setting of fast write. It is shaded out and I cannot change that. Is there somewhere else to change this? Will that even help?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mobility 7500 (32mb, T&L)
Game runs, but I have black map/cheshire cat glitch.

I have a Radeon 9200 (Catalyst version 05.3, 2D version 6.14.10.6517; 128 ram) running on a p4 1.66 512 meg ram computer. I can't even install the program, it begins and tells me the device is incompatible.

Any advice?

sapphire ati radeon x300se 128 ddr 32 vram works fine

I have a Radeon 9800 pro 128mb driver version 6.14.10.6553 (June, 28, 2005) driver, and all the latest windows 2000 service packs & hotfixes(as of moments before the installation). It runs without issues, from the first install.

I posted the driver version, in case only certain driver versions work. I remember a problem with UT2004 in that it would only run on older nVidia drivers, as opposed to the most recent. Maybe the same holds true here? I don't know.

I got the first CD to load just fine. But when the set up program asked for the second CD, I placed it in the drive, then hit OK. A box came up saying that it was not a good path. I explored the CD and there was nothing there again. I have rebooted several times and I have not been able to get the load splash screen to show up again. My first post is number 18 above.

Please help if you can. I am getting disappointed.

I got the first CD to load just fine. But when the set up program asked for the second CD, I placed it in the drive, then hit OK. A box came up saying that it was not a good path. I explored the CD and there was nothing there again. I have rebooted several times and I have not been able to get the load splash screen to show up again. My first post is number 18 above.

Please help if you can. I am getting disappointed.

Happens sometimes when the cd drives get dirt/dust built up inside. Get some compressed air and clean it out. Then try again. HTH

Radeon 7000 on a laptop (yeah, I'm pushin' it...), and I get lots of black land and Cheshire leaderheads when I try to run the game. I can make it playable if I force the map to be visible at all times, but that ruins the fun of the game.

For all who are looking for the Fast Write setting:
start the Catalyst control center
Change "view" to "advanced view"
Go to "SmartGart" => "AGP settings" => "Fast write on / off"

Doesn't work on the machine of my friend, though.
Spec:
Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis
All AGP and PCI settings are ON.

AGP Fast Write is a motherboard setting (as far as I understand it) and in a lot of machine it is defaulted to OFF!

In order for software to be able to turn it on and off, it must be activated in your computers BIOS settings. To get to those, press the DEL (sometimes the ESC key, but what ever gets you into settings) button about 1 or 2 seconds after you have first powered on, this should take you to a menu of choices usually on a blue background, if Windows boots you have been unsecessful in getting into your BIOS and you need to power down and try again. The layout of the BIOS menu on your computer is motherboard dependant therefore I cannot help you find the setting however it will be there somewhere if it is available on your motherboard. Please note; your BIOS is a very important part of your computer. Be careful when changing settings within here.

Have you read the 2KGAMES run through to get this working yet? It is pretty comprehensive, click here (http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/support_ati.htm)

Using Radeon 9700 Pro here and it works perfectly fine :)

Same here.
Mobility 7500 (32mb, T&L)
Game runs, but I have black map/cheshire cat glitch.

Gamespy review suggests that a fix will come from Firaxis for those with ATi card problems tonight.

3mhz P4 HT
64M ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (not sure if it is pro. will find out tonight)
1G Ram

Wonder Movies are sometimes audio choppy. Other than that I have had no issues thus far.

Gamespy review suggests that a fix will come from Firaxis for those with ATi card problems tonight.

I hope this is before I get home tonight. :(

I have a Radeon 9200 card. I was able to install the game fine but the terrain graphics are not good. It's playable but I would like it fixed. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

I have two different Radeon 9800 Pro (128M video RAM) cards here, as well as an NVidia GeForce 4 4600. I have the ATI 5.10 drivers running under XP SP2 on an Intel P4 2.4GHz with 1G RAM.

With the Radeon 9800s (I've tried both), the game starts up fine, but after playing for about 10-15 minutes I start to get bizarre graphical glitches -- texture corruption and random flashing polygons everywhere.

My Radeon graphical corruption is extremely similar to the ones this NVidia user is reporting:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=134272

I tried on the NVidia GF4 4600, and had no graphical glitches.

Here's examples of the corruption I'm getting:

http://foxden.org/~ben/civ4_corrupt_1.jpg
http://foxden.org/~ben/civ4_corrupt_2.jpg
http://foxden.org/~ben/civ4_corrupt_3.jpg

Alright, this poll is for ATI graphic card users only. How many of you have actually gotten the game to run?

First time, no problem.

128 MB Radeon 9800 PRO, the rest of the rig is top-notch. As I'm an avid FPSer the drivers and such are as uptodate as they come.

Good luck solving your troubles ASAP.

Able to run it but getting black terrain and cheshire cat smiles.
Graphics card: RADEON IGP 345M 64MB with T&L support.

no problems with radeon 8500 cat drivers

x800 xl (5.10 drivers) works like a charm. Max graphic settings with 4X AA.

I took the easy out of my CD player problem. I just did a system restore to when I knew it was working. But I still had a mysterious problem and it has intrigrued me. But now I don't think I will ever know. Now I can vote in the poll.

ATI 9200. Works just fine. I am upgrading to another card this December or Jan. '06. So this thread will be interesting to watch.

spec.: Radeon Mobility 7500
newest omega drivers
Atr0FPK done
AGP as described in another thread disabled

I picked "up to a point" because I have whiteish/yellowish terrain, black sea , can see cows and pigs only when not animated ; see only bread and no hammers or coins which makes the game unplayable (too much terrain/improvements/modifiers with tech and civics to manage cities in a reasonable amount of time)

Mobility 7500 (32mb, T&L)
Game runs, but I have black map/cheshire cat glitch.

Same here. Laptop is above minimum requirments for everything else.

Desktop has a Sapphire Ati Radeon 9600 Atlantis. It runs the game quite well but:
- System crashes on PrtScr
- System crashes when alt-tabbing to another app
- 2k intro move causes a cluttered screen briefly then first menu starts

Will post dvdiag tonight.

My Radeon x300 (128mb) works perfectly and I didn't have to update drivers.

IBM Thinkpad T40, ATI Radeon 7500 32Mb ram. I can get the game to load, but I have no leaderheads, no hammers, no gold, and permanent darkness.

Display Devices
---------------
Card name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 AGP (0x4C57)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4C57&SUBSYS_05301014&REV_00
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (16 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Default Monitor
Monitor Max Res:
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6525 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 3/22/2005 20:01:18, 225280 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 3/22/2005 20:00:58, 1034752 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0F17-11CF-D96A-3A25A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4C57
SubSys ID: 0x05301014
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBLineReplicate
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

ATI Radeon 8500LE 128MB 4x AGP

First tried running it with my drivers from earlier this year, and it worked fine with a couple of very minor anomolies (some red pixels in the diplomacy animations and whiting out of some parts of the screen at odd times). However, I decided to uninstall those drivers and install the new Catalyst ones. Works great now!


Rest of my system:

AMD Athlon 1900+
512MB PC133 RAM
C-Media CMI8738 6-channel sound card (el cheapo deluxe) with drivers from 2002 .
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4



Also, works fine with Microsoft Anti-Spyware and Fix-it Utilities running in the background.

I'm also getting the 'failed to initialize error'.

Operating System: Windows XP Pro
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 120MB used, 1897MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Video Card: Radeon 9600 ProFamily
Driver: 6.14.0010.6462
Date: 8/03/2004

I plan on following the step-by-step instructions provided at the Civ4 site to hopefully resolve this problem, but I don't mind telling when I say I shouldn't have to jump through such ridiculous hoops to play the game.

Oh, and I thought it was a wonderful touch when the first disc is labled 'Install' and the second is labled 'Play' - yet to play the game you need to have the 'Install' disc inserted.

My father on the other hand can get the game loaded, but has the black background/chessire cat problem, so now I have to research on how to fix that problem.

I am having flashbacks to the day I installed Masters of Orion 3...but of course, I am a bit peeved right now, so my opinion may be a *bit* skewed.

My X800 XT PT works fine except for the occasional invisible unit.

My brother's X800 Pro works fine except for same as above.

My friend's 9600 Mobility works fine. Not sure if he is having the same invisible unit problem or not.

It runs on my comp but I get the black terrain and very choppy video.

ATI 320m 64mb shared.
Athlon 2500+ 1.9Ghz.
512mb

I can't run the game with my Thinkpad T30. Never had any other problem with games before.

Screenshots here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=136515).

x800 XL

Runs perfect.

-- Ravensfire

Athlon 2600+, Radeon 9800 Pro 128 mb, 1 GB of RAM worked fine after first install, and after I figured out they mislabeled the Play disc...

The only minor problem is the audio in the wonder movies is sometimes but not always choppy.

Video Card: Radeon 9800 PRO

Game plays fine until about the Medieval age, then, the further I progress, the more graphical glitches I get. The interface blinking on and off, texture corruptions, etc. The game is practically unplayable by the Industrial age, as it will crash every other turn.

x800XL.

Unpak routine worked.

I'm still pissed over the hassle, but it works fine now.

x800 runs without a hitch

hopefully the same thing goes when i pick up my 7800gtx in a few weeks

I could kick myself over and over. I had a Radeon 8500 LE, which worked more or less with Civ and the rest of my system (Athlon 1000Mhz, 512MB SDRAM), videos tended to skip slightly, but I could play. So, I thought, I want the whole thing, went and got me a Radeon 9600 XT. What happened? The cursor started flickering in the options menu before the game, and I never got since past the "done" screen right before the game starts. Tried the unpak trick, nothing yet. :-(