<t> Yeah, some micro managing will have to be done... but it is well worth it and demonstrates the flexibility of this awesome game.<br/>
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1) This was from Modest's post and is a great tip for scouting and fighting a war of attrition.<br/>
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2) The pirate missions are a bit of gamble ...

<t> I don't know about any of the other races, but I usually play the Teekans. As a strategy to beat them down and since military conflict is tough at the moment, I'd hit them indirectly.<br/>
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That is, attack their race victory conditions, namely their trade and economics. I'd try any or all ...

Have you tried running it from the DistantWorlds.exe directly (on my install there was a "Distant Worlds (Quick Start)" shortcut added.

Also, did the .Net 4.0 and XNA install ask you to restart?

I had the same problem, but then set the DistantWorlds.exe to "Run as Administrator" and now everything runs fine.

<t> Thanks for the reply and I truly love this game! For it's grand scope, the interface makes it extremely playable and enjoyable. I will be playing it for a very long, long time.<br/>
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As for 1776px width (although I am in the US [:)] ), that dimension leaves some space for the Windows 8 ...

<t> Kind of answered my own question...<br/>
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Modified the \Pride of Nations\VGN\Settings\Display.opt file using notepad.<br/>
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File originally read:<br/>
ScreenWidth = Default<br/>
ScreenHeight = Default<br/>
ScreenDepth = Default<br/>
ScreenFrequency = Default<br/>
Cursor ...

<t> Can this game be run in windowed mode?<br/>
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I have a 3 monitor setup (from left to right: monitor #1 - monitor #2 - monitor #3). Starting the game, the initial AGEOD splash screen shows up in monitor #2 (center monitor), but the game then loads and plays in monitor #1 (left monitor).<br ...

And here is the taskforce screen.

Although this works, would still like to know if there's a way to get the images back in there.

<t> Thanks for the fast reply.<br/>
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If it helps, I saw this in the matrix forums (post #7 in "All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Strategic War in Europe >> Tech Support >> NEW TEST EXE - please try it" - I can't post links yet)and tried the recommendation in post ...

<t> Just purchased and installed Storm Over The Pacific (patch v1.11). When attempting to play any scenario, selecting a unit and clicking on the Unit Panel button causes the game to crash.<br/>
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My system specs: Windows 8 Pro AMD FX-8350 with 16GB of ram. I know I got the right versions of ...