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AlphaAsh
So I was hoping I don't have to keep over-writing the xml with my own version to completely change improvements and the tech-tree, and could indeed use the mod folder. Apparently not. What am I missing here? I found the mod directory selector in options but after restarting the game as prompted it just mashed my tech and improvements in with the original tech and improvements. Not exactly what I had in mind. Sure, I've kept certain techs that hook into hard-code with unchanged interna
Hey there Marcathonas, thanks for replying. Indeed I have tried the windowed mode, off the command line rather than through the ini. Exact same problem - total system freeze approx. 30 seconds in, requiring a reboot. I figured out how to drop AA from 4 to 0 in the ini, but that made no difference. In fact I've fiddled about with various settings in the ini, no combination making any difference. Conclusion - the game doesn't like my hardware.
I have this lovely new PC sitting next to my old P4 1.4. The new one is the dog's danglies - an AMD 64 (not dual) with 2 gig of RAM and a GeForce 7800 GT. The old one slightly exceeds the requirements for GC2 so the game is playable, but I'd really like to get it running on the better machine. Problem on the new machine - approximately 30 seconds after starting the game, regardless of whether I'm fiddling in the options or rush through to s