CharlesLentz

CharlesLentz

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Reply to Installation Help in Political Machine PolMach Forums

No worries man, we can help you out. If you bought the game digitally, then you would have gotten an email with your registration number (the download number you are referring to). In that email it should also mention our downloading program, Impulse. You'll need to download Impulse (its free), and then it'll allow you to register games and download them. You can also use it to keep your registered games current with the latest free updates. Here's the link t

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Reply to Game Crashes in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

MichMAK2 and Tonyg1kk, Please post the entire contents of your debug.err file. Tonyg1kk, It can be opened with notepad and is located here: "documents/my games/polMachine2008/debug.err". The file will have general system information as well as game messages that can help us diagnose what is happening.

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Reply to White Screen in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

[quote]DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Card Name: RADEON 9250[/quote] A minimum requirement for the game is a DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. Unfortunately, you can still install DirectX 9.0c even though you card is not capable of all of its features. One of the features that the game relies on is Pixel Shader 2.0. Your card, (a Radeon 9250), belongs to the R200 series of Radeon cards. A

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Reply to Background Bleed-through in TPM Support PolMach Forums

Can you post the contents of your debug.err file? It can be opened with Notepad and is located here: "documents/my games/PolMachine2008/debug.err". This file will have general system information as well as game messages that can help us track down your issue.

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Reply to need help downloading in TPM Support PolMach Forums

The 30GB is probably how much room you have on your harddrive. The 512MB memory requirement is not referring to space on your harddrive, but how much actual memory (RAM) your PC has. You can view how much RAM you have by going to Start->Control Panel->System. The minimum RAM requirement for the game is 512MB, which is what the message box you are getting was indicating. The retail disc installer will prevent installation if you do not meet this requiremen

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Reply to Crash prevents game from launching in TPM Support PolMach Forums

[quote]I've had the game for quite a while and have not had any problems before this. I also have the most recent update and have had it for a considerable amount of time.[/quote] Strange. In a situation like that, I would try uninstalling the game completely, deleting it's "my documents/my games/polmachine2008" folder, and restarting my pc. Then I would reinstall the game, restart the pc again, and then try to run the game. Post here if that works or not. An

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Reply to auto update issue. just bought the game. Help!!! in Political Machine PolMach Forums

RobotHive, The game you bought is Political Machine, which was developed by Stardock and published by Ubisoft. It came out in 2004. Since UbiSoft was the publisher, they determined how people got updates. Our newest game is called Political Machine 2008. We developed and published it ourselves this time and all updates for it can be obtained by using Impulse (our replacement for Stardock Central). I just wanted to point that out, in case you weren't a

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Reply to Help with installing in Political Machine PolMach Forums

Ok Jemms39, that problem sounds like it could be caused by older display drivers. Since yours are from 2006, you'll most likely be able to find updates via intel's website. If after installing new drivers, (and restarting your pc), the game still gives you trouble, repost your debug.err file for us and we'll go from there. The debug.err gets overwritten each time you run the game, so we'll want to see the newest one if you are still having issues.

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Reply to Multiplayer doesnt work in TPM Multiplayer PolMach Forums

[quote]the how to was written in june.[/quote] His question was about how to open ports, which the How-To covers. [quote]as far as lan games go i think the updates have renedered that "out of date". For example: the line "If you're playing on a LAN, the player who will host the game should click on the LAN checkbox up near the server address and click on Yes when the prompt comes up asking if he wants to run the LAN server." doesn't seem to apply. there is no lan check box.......

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Reply to Help with installing in Political Machine PolMach Forums

You haven't told us what issue you're having - other than being able to open your debug.err file, which you have already solved. What problem are you trying to get us to help you with? [quote]Card Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family Driver Date: 12/11/2006 22:50:10[/quote] One problem I see, (just from your debug.err file), is that your video drivers are from 2006. Using old video drivers can cause all kinds of problems that would otherw

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Reply to Cursor hard to control in Political Machine PolMach Forums

[quote]Card Name: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Driver Date: 11/24/2006 22:34:32 [/quote] Your video drivers are almost 2 years old. Check ATI's website for updates. Running older drivers can cause all kinds of problems that otherwise might not exist.

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Reply to Is my graphics card new enough in TPM Support PolMach Forums

According to Intel's website (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-014257.htm), your card does not meet the minimum requirements for the game. Check out this "catch-all support" thread for more details. For refund info, check out this <a title="refund thread" href="/316509" target="_bl

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Reply to Problem with Expresse Demo in TPM Support PolMach Forums

Try using Impulse to get the game and let us know if that works out for you. If you don't already have Impulse, it's free and you can get it here (http://impulsedriven.com/).

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Reply to Game freezes after about 30 seconds-1 minute of play in TPM Support PolMach Forums

[quote]Card Name: ATI MOBILITY FireGL V5250 Driver Date: 9/12/2006 19:50:08[/quote] Your video drivers are more than 2 years old. Please check ATI's website for an updated version to download. Using old drivers can cause all kinds of problems that would otherwise not exist, so start with that and then see if the game works for you. If, after getting new drivers and restarting your pc, the game still does not work, repost the contents of your debug.err file bec

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Reply to Blank screen in TPM Support PolMach Forums

[quote]Video card: ATI Radeon 9250 AGP - 128 MB total memory Am I missing anything important? I thought I had the necessary specs before downloading but all I get now is a blank white screen.[/quote] Unfortunately, your card is also too old. A Radeon 9250 is part of the R200 series, which if you look at this page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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