Totally confused

[snafumom]

I have a problem and I called the help line but had trouble understanding the person on the other end. Something is wrong with my video card?!? And I am not sure how to fix it. My map is black and the leaders just have eyes and mouths, little freaky!

 

[griffonlianne]

yeah, look around the forum, a lot of people have the same issues at varying degrees. there are some "fixes", but your best bet (hopefully) is the upcomming patch. It's schedule for the second/third week of Feb (according to Zydor) if nothing is wrong in testing.

 

[Akhenaton]

Something is wrong with my video card?!? And I am not sure how to fix it.

You don't have a video card.

 

[snafumom]

I do have a viedo card! This computer is not that old. I have a freaking viedo card. Trust me.

 

[Akhenaton]

I do have a viedo card! This computer is not that old. I have a freaking viedo card. Trust me.

So which card is it then? If you really know what you're writing about, then you need to check why it's not being recognized by DirectX:

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Display Devices
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Card name: VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP
Manufacturer: VIA/S3G
Chip type: VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_7205&SUBSYS_80F91043&REV_01
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor: COMPAQ 7550 Color Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: vtdisp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.0194 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/7/2004 20:08:48, 3448192 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: vtmini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 12/7/2004 20:08:58, 172672 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71FE6-3145-11CF-3173-F3A0A0C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1106
Device ID: 0x7205
SubSys ID: 0x80F91043
Revision ID: 0x0001
Revision ID: 0x0001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
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

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Sound Devices
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See, how it lists only one "Display Device", which is an IGP, and not a video card.