Thanks for the support Erik!

I would love to help as I am still getting off and on choppy play.  Thanks guys!

Hi Erik....Looks like SoM's discovery worked for me as well.  I disabled my Nod32 active anti-virus and anti-spyware feature and the sluggishness seemed to disappear.

Thanks guys!

<t> Hey guys,<br/>
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I have noticed that during the detailed battles (especially naval battles) the game is very sluggish and unresponsive to keyboard commands. At times I will have to hit the spacebar 4-5 times before it will register ingame. Also I noticed that attempting to scroll the map ...

Woot!!&nbsp; Downloading as we speak!

The suspense is killing me!

I have a feeling there is a whole lot of refreshing going on

<r> I'm afraid I have to take the forum "walk of shame".......I was becoming quite frustrated at my set-up and pondering a new sound card when I decided to try the game one last time and make <I><s>[i]</s>sure<e>[/i]</e></I> that I had the sound set up correctly.&nbsp; Ok......Ill just say it ...

<t> Here is my updated Dxdiag report, using onboard audio<br/>
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Sound Devices<br/>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description: Realtek AC97 Audio<br/>
&nbsp;Default Sound Playback: Yes<br/>
&nbsp;Default ...

<t> Hi Arjuna,&nbsp; I have removed my Sound Blaster card and used the Realtek AC97 onboard driver (also, recently updated) and I was still unable to get sound in game.&nbsp; I am now uninstalling CotA and will reinstall the base game, test the sound, and then install each patch and test the sound ...

<t> Hey guys....I have been lurking around this forum for the last couple weeks and have been extremely impressed at how detailed the tactical battles (both naval and land) look. Because of this I was wondering if there would be an option to set up custom "quick battles" (akin to the Total War ...

Getting late here.....I will remove the SC tomorrow and report back.

I have updated the driver with your suggested link......still without sound though.

<r>
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins<br/>
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Unfortunately, it's not that easy. <br/>

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Darn....well, for what it's worth I think it is really cool that you are polling your customers directly and take the time to take their suggestions to heart. <br ...

<r> Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are getting at Erik.....but wouldn't it be possible to launch a "digital + physical" order choice with a note stating that the actual physical product will not ship until XX date? That way people who want to order a digital copy can order early, and then ...

Add me to the list of people who will pick up the game digitally as soon as it is available.&nbsp;[:D]

<t> Sounds like a plan.&nbsp; For what it's worth I dug around in the COTA sound folder and I can play each specific sound file separately........<br/>
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Also, would you suggest I roll back my sound drivers?&nbsp; I just updated the driver last Friday, however prior to this I was using the ...

That would be wonderful Erik!

<t> Hey Arjuna.....thanks for taking a look.<br/>
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Windows XP SP3<br/>
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System Information<br/>
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Time of this report: 2/24/2009, 19:43:31<br/>
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3 ...

<t> Hey guys,<br/>
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After a long time away from the game I have finally reinstalled and patched up to the latest version, only to find that I am missing sound as well.&nbsp; I did play the tutorials missions pre-patch and the sound worked perfectly.&nbsp; Post-patch, however, I am missing all ...