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No Background Stars in DA 1.80G in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I just purchased the (downloaded) Dark Avatar expansion and I noticed that there are no background stars. There is still a nebula. And background stars still show up in the original Dread Lords chapter. I have looked at the video settings and I can find no settings that would make them disappear. I turned up the Background Star Density setting, but it did nothing. Is there some setting that I am missing? I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Dark Avatar, to no avail. <b

Reply to Favorite strategies! in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I usually start out militarily weak, while investing heavily in research which increases my research and infrastructure capabilities. Later, I trade techs with other civs to obtain military capabilities. In mid game, I invest more in military research and build up my military for defense while building influence starbases and making alliances. In the mid to end game, I will take out smaller, weaker races. When I do win a game, however, it is through diplomatic or cu

Reply to computer technology chat in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]in the mean time, i'd be more than interested to hear if anyone else has sucessfully replaced their PSU with one from another manufacturer, and the results of the operation[/quote] Over a year ago, I had the blinking amber power light after I tried to install a GPU on my Dell Dimension 2400. I replaced the old Dell PSU with Power PC & Cooling 425 Watt PSU (made for Dell) and it works beautfully. I have never had any problems since. It cost $150, but it was better than buying a wh

Reply to Driver Crash in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I have had exactly the same issue with GalCiv II. ialmrnt5 is the driver for your Intel Extreme Integrated Graphics. To resolve the issue, I changed the following graphics settings: (a) Turned on the Hardware Mouse Cursor (b) Disabled Hardware Transform and Lighting (c) Disabled Point Sprites I have never had the problem since. However, with the Intel Integrated Graphics, the performance of the game suffers, and there are graphics glitches. Dark Avatar is m

Reply to ATI Radeon 9250 compatible w/ GalCivII? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Unfortunately, I only have PCI slots on my computer, which is why I am considering the 9250. Currently, I am using onboard Intel Extreme Graphics 2, w/ a max of 64 MB shared memory. Therefore, I figured this would be an "upgrade." I would much rather have a PCI-Express card, but, alas, I don't. Perhaps I should rephrase the question... Would this be an upgrade for me? Thanks for the inputr. I do appreciate it.

ATI Radeon 9250 compatible w/ GalCivII? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am currently considering purchasing an ATI Radeon 9250 256MB card. The box says it is "compatible" with DirectX 9 games. Does this mean that it will work with Galactic Civilizations II?

Reply to GalCiv II: KNOWN issue list in Bug Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I got a video driver crash for an onboard video card (Intel Extreme Graphics 2 - chipset 82845G). I am updated to the latest video drivers for the card. Intel is no longer providing drivers (the last update was in June of 2005). The onboard graphics are Direct X 9.0c compatible. Is there any way that Stardock could provide some kind of fix for what is causing the crash? Or is there a setting I could change in the video options to minimize the possibility of such a crash?