<t> I agree. this may well end up being one of the best wargames you can get. At first glance it looks like CM but once you dive in and experience the play mechanics you see it's a whole other game. <br/>
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I highly recommend boot camp before tackling the campaigns. They are well thought ...

<t> Following Erik's suggestion I played the turorial and here are my first impressions [:)]<br/>
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Buying, downloading and installing went without a hitch as usual for Matrix titles. During installion options to install Netframe 1.1 and Direct X were offered. Although both were already ...

<t> DirectX may be the culprit. Although you could have the latest version installed in reality the latest Direct X download-although it has the same version- will have different file dates! <br/>
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Depending on how the developers followed the SDK this could result in missing file errors ...

Thanks for the tips Erik. My download is almost complete and i'll be sure not to set difficulty too high! I'm not that good a player to begin with [:)]

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>In UFO: ET at the mid to late game and especially the higher difficulty levels having half, or even more, of your squad of Elite soldiers end up in the hospital for a month or longer can be disastrous<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Which leads to constant save game ...

<t> Being a hardware tech- I also say your vid card has overheated. The game simply pushed it over the edge. <br/>
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The 6000 series of Nvidea cards suffer from poor engineering. The mounts are the culprit- and the termo-compound seal cracks with even the slightest handling. Every card I ...