ehsumrell1,

Yes, thank you. I had also found this thread: [SOLVED]Can't see ships/ buildings/ empire influence - 12/6/2014 4:28:52 PM, which gives the same solution...and it worked!

Regards

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I wanted to give DW another try after DW-Legends so I picked up DW Universe and downloaded the latest version. <br/>
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I see that the main screen no longer has grid lines and sector identifiers along the edge. As well, ship type icons disappear when the view is zoomed ...

<t> "Footfall" by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle<br/>
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Note that the Orion type spacecraft in this novel is not a major part of the storey until near the end (which it is vital in bringing about). However, since these are two of the very best SF writers in the business, if you like SF then ...

<t> Thanks Johanwanderer and Shark7 for your informative replies.<br/>
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There are many useful commands on the ctl-right click menus that I need to remind myself to check. But it sounds like this "load at specific colony" command needs extra clicks that don't show up in a menu? I'll give it a ...

<t> I've been away from Distant Worlds for some time now. Never updated to DW:Shadows since the idea of a pirate infested game did not appeal to me. But the Universe expansion seemed interesting and the price was right.<br/>
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There has been some considerable improvement in fleet automation ...

Thank you for the suggestion.

Ticket now opened and info sent.

Here is my dxdiag file for this machine, in case it is needed.

Thanks

<t> OK, installed 1.0.7.0 update on top of this DW install that won't run, to see what would happen.<br/>
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Install seems to work OK but starting DW gets the "Stopped Working" error again.<br/>
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Information from it below:<br/>
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Problem Signature 01: distantworlds.exe<br ...

<t> I get the Exception Error box trying to run plain vanilla Distant Worlds. I was trying to get re-installed back to the point of DW:"Legends 1.7.0.14 but am stuck at the first door.<br/>
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I'll see what compatibility mode odes but I've never had to use it before.<br/>
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I have always ...

<t> Had 1.7.1.13 installed which "Stopped Working" one day. Was unable to restart- "Stopped Working" box would come up part way through start sequence.<br/>
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Installed 1.7.0.14 today to see if it would help. same issue: "Stopped Working" part way through start sequence.<br/>
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Complete ...

<t> Picked up SOTS: Complete Collection while investigating SOTSII (not going near that just yet).<br/>
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Wow, why did I not see this game before? Its great. Eating up all of my game time right now, even over DW.<br/>
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Just check this board from time to time to see if any worthwhile ...

<t> My experience has been that fleets set in defensive postures cannot be automated. Like you have seen, as soon as they are automated the AI changes everything and off they go to parts unknown , for reasons unknown.<br/>
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In defensive stances they are supposed to automatically engage ...

When I say "old" I'm talking about Win 95/98 era! [:D]

Ha-ha, if I include MOO1 its DOS era! But even Win XP has trouble with that. Need to use DosBox

<t> Well, after recieving this message from Windows during the llatest attempt to start the game:<br/>
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Description:<br/>
Stopped working<br/>
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Problem signature:<br/>
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3<br/>
Problem Signature 01: distantworlds.exe<br/>
Problem Signature 02: 1.7.0.10<br ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>One rudimentary suggestion would be to progressively steepen the possible price range for resources, forcing a general upward trend over the course of the game rather than having them limited at an absolute value which never changes. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Yes, as ...

<r> I don't like the idea of using a single parameter (like corruption) to throttle back the entire economy. It seems too superficial and contrived. <br/>
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Much like the Colony Shere of Influence setting and the limits you can now place on colonization distance (<B><s>[b]</s>thank you <e>[/b ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>- Reduce colony prevelance. This prevents colony rush/spam. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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The problem with this is that it only seems to work with worlds that match your homeworld.<br/>
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Example: right now I'm playing Humans from Continental worlds and set "reduced ...

Agree completely

Maintence costs need to be much higher for everything, especially big ships.

Should be some limited and strategically important resources.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Let's see...Beta Patch <br/>
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So it must be perfect. <br/>
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Any reports about possible problems must be the beta tester's fault. Obviously it has to be anti-virus software causing all those problems. Must be. Blinders and earplugs back on....lalalala<e ...

<t> I've noticed this too in the new patch. I had hoped defensive intelligence and aggresivenesss would have been improved but has not.<br/>
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In addition to general lethargic response, sometimes fleets set to defend do not stay with the planet as it orbits the primary. So the fleets stay ...