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[quote]Display Info Card Name: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 Display Memory: 64.0 MB Driver Date: 1/31/2005 14:43:44[/quote] jwihs2000, A minimum requirement of this game is a "64 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card." Although your video card meets the minimum for display memory (64 MB), it is not a DirectX 9.0c compatible card. This can be confusing, since you are still allowed to install DirectX 9.0c even though your card is not capable of all of it's

Reply to Question about the game: is there singleplayer? in Political Machine PolMach Forums

Also, in the full game, there will be a "Quick Play" button and a "Campaign Play" button on the main menu. In both of these modes of the full game you play single player against the AI.

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I played The Bourne Conspiracy on my 360. Also some PM2008 on my pc.

Reply to Quick play options? in Political Machine PolMach Forums

I think it's been said that those sliders weren't actually doing anything in code. If you're looking to shake things up in your game, use the new randomization options. Which are definitely hooked up and will affect the game.

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[quote]'m wondering if anyone could reccomend a Suitable video card. Preferably one not costing more than $NZ100 (Around $60-$70US), or point me in the right direction which would be just as helpful. I've Gathered it's gotta be PCI-E, but that's about it [/quote] I usually check out newEgg for buying computer parts. They are normally pretty inexpensive. Check 'em out at newEgg.com and then g

Reply to Quick play options? in Political Machine PolMach Forums

[quote]you could specify the state of the economy, national unrest, etc. for your scenario[/quote] You're thinking of PM2004.

Reply to Setting up a SINGLE PLAYER game in TPM Express in Political Machine PolMach Forums

[quote]"quick play" button was referenced in the manual ...) anyway: How the hell do you save a game in Express?[/quote] The quick play button is in the full version, as is the ability to save/load a game, and make the game longer than 21 weeks, among other things (such as campaign play, different maps to play on, randomization, etc...)

Reply to Failed to initialize display in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

hdafgard, I typed in "intel 945 drivers" at intels website and followed the links to get to this page : http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2301 I selected Windows XP Home Edition (which is what you have) and it popped up with drivers as new as 2/15/08. So try those and let us know. And if you are able to install th

Reply to State Coloring: Shades of green, instead of blue and red in Political Machine PolMach Forums

There are a couple of things that might be causing the map to be green... [1] The map view is set to "Awareness". This is indicated by shades of green. You can change it near the top right corner of the screen. There will be a drop down menu to the left of the turn counter. There you can change what is being displayed (Awareness of you per state, the number of Electoral Votes each state has, State Wealth, Popular Vote, etc..). [2] Or you are playing the

Reply to Unable to download update in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Trying to update PolMach2008 through Impulse, but at the bottom it continuously saying "Downloading Impulse update-Connecting"(In the update tab). I turned off the Windows Firewall through Vista (not sure if that matters), but it is still not connecting completely. Any suggestions?[/quote] If you are having trouble updating Impulse, you could uninstall it and then reinstall the latest version from <a title="impulse website" href="http://impulse

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[quote] Card Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family Driver Date: 12/12/2006 10:50:10 [/quote] Your video drivers are from 2006. Having older drivers can cause problems that would otherwise not occur. Go to intel's website and look for driver updates. Here's a link that will help (http://downloadcenter.intel.co

Reply to Won't install in TPM Support PolMach Forums

I'm assuming that you are installing it from the retail CD. I'm not sure what the problem is, but a way for you to get around using that installer from the disc is to use Impulse to download the game digitally. Impulse is our game downloader and updater. It's free and you can get it here (http://impulsedriven.com/). Once you have installed Impulse, you can register the game and then downl

Reply to Failed to initialize display in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

Post the contents of your "debug.err" file and we'll see if we can get this figured out for you. The file can be opened with notepad and is located here "documents/my games/polmachine2008/debug.err". This file will have system specs as well as game messages that can help us track down your issue. Thanks, ~C

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I actually haven't gotten around to buying it yet. I know it's out and I do want to buy it, just haven't gotten a chance really. I have a few gigs of space still on my 360, so I might transfer the RB1 songs over, but probably not right away. I'll wait until I get sick of the RB2 songs and all the DLC I already have. ~C

Reply to wonky video in TPM Express in TPM Support PolMach Forums

Thanks for the debug.err file Warren. Let's see what we can find.. [quote]Card Name: RADEON 7500 SERIES Driver Date: 5/3/2006 11:51:00[/quote] Your video drivers are over 2 years old. Check ATI's website for an update as old drivers can cause problems that otherwise would not come up. You can use Impulse to get new drivers (go to community tab, then click drivers button at the bottom), or you can just go there manually in your own web browser. E

Reply to Failed to initialize display in TPM Support PolMach Forums

On the driver download page of their site (http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html), you'd find it. Your OS is Windows XP Professional. Then select "integrated/motherboard", then you'll see your card in the results (Radeon Xpress 200). Try installing that and then restarting your pc. Try the game again and if you still have issues, post your new debug.err file as it gets overwritt

Reply to Failed to initialize display in TPM Support PolMach Forums

dizzy, Thanks for posting your debug.err file. [quote]Card Name: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Series Driver Date: 11/21/2006 20:25:23[/quote] Your video driver is almost 2 years old. Check for an update on ATI's website because old drivers can cause all kinds of problems or issues that would otherwise not happen. Let us know if that helps. ~C

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good luck man. Let us know what you find out.

Reply to Only 12 states are shown in The Political Machine 2004 PolMach Forums

Please 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 your system specs in it, as well as game messages that can help us track down your issue. Thanks, ~C

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Hey OfficeSupplies, PM2008 requires a graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 9.0 or higher. This is listed as a minimum requirement on the back of the box. The reason for this requirement is because we use something called Pixel Shader 2.0 in the game. According to the ATI graphics card comparison listed here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_

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I googled "intel 945gm driver download gateway ML6714" and this site (http://www.drivershq.com/Drivers/Gateway/Notebook-Computer/Gateway-ML6714/9771/23769/29808/9840/ModelDrivers.aspx) came up in the results. Looks like they have a date of 8/24/2007 <span id="ctl

Reply to Can't Play 2004 in Political Machine PolMach Forums

[quote who="catwhowalksbyhimself" reply="4" id="1878712"]That stupid. I bought the first game and there was no code that came with it. At all. Requiring something that doesn't exist and asking people to buy it because you never supplied it in the first place is very poor sport indeed.[/quote] The code did exist. It was how you'd activate the game for updates using Stardock Central, (the updating program Stardock used before Impulse came out). Just

Reply to Crashing a couple seconds into the game in TPM Support PolMach Forums

[quote]Card Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family Driver Date: 12/12/2006[/quote] Your video card driver is from 2006, there are most likely newer ones available. Check out intel's website for an update. You might have to go to Gateway's website also/instead. Let us know if you need more direction. ~C

Reply to Game doesnt work in TPM Support PolMach Forums

A white screen usually means your video card is not new enough to run the game. But just to be sure, can you post the contents of your debug.err file. The file can be opened with notepad and is located here: "documents/my games/polmachine2008/debug.err". The file will have system specs as well as game messages.