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Hi all

I have only just discovered Matrix do Steel Panthers, my favourite wargame of all time.

Question is, will the game run on MS Vista? Fingers crossed.

Thanks

Paul

It seems to - judging from the few guys that have Vista and have posted. Dunno what type of tweaking is required.
 
 
Goblin

pbeccas -

Try this thread at the Depot -

http://www.spwaw.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13370


Goblin

Thanks mate. I will have a look

Well I just installed SPWAW on my new computer with Vista and the graphics are totally AFU! [:@]Anyway, came here to see if anyone had any ideas on how to fix it to work with Vista.

The problem is most likely with your system resources. How much RAM do you have? Do you have onboard video or do you a video card? If you have a video card, what kind is it and how much memory does it have. Vista needs a huge amount of RAM and a pretty high end video card.

ORIGINAL: lynxcat

Well I just installed SPWAW on my new computer with Vista and the graphics are totally AFU! [:@]Anyway, came here to see if anyone had any ideas on how to fix it to work with Vista.

Try this thread

http://www.spwaw.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13370

It's not a problem with ram, I've got 3 gig on this new desktop.... Has to be some kind of compatibility problem with the video drivers or card. I used to have a laptop with Windows XP and it was short memory but SPWAW would run, just slow some and would lock-up sometimes.

Have you tried to make it run in XP mode in mech.exe settings?

Try these suggestions

COMPATIBILITY MODE SET TO WIN XP
Make sure your Compatability Mode (right click on the mech.exe in your SPWAW folder).  is also set for 800x600 resolution.

DISABLE DESKTOP COMPOSITION
make sure your DirectX and video card drivers are up to date even on a new system

They work 100% on my Vista laptop! [:D]

ORIGINAL: Alby

Try these suggestions

COMPATIBILITY MODE SET TO WIN XP
Make sure your Compatability Mode (right click on the mech.exe in your SPWAW folder).  is also set for 800x600 resolution.

DISABLE DESKTOP COMPOSITION
make sure your DirectX and video card drivers are up to date even on a new system

.It plays fine on my laptop fine too!

ORIGINAL: V22 Osprey

.It plays fine on my laptop fine too!

Ok Well it looks like Vista works for everyone but me! It must be a video problem then.... Does anyone know anything about Acer Desktops and monitors? [&:]

Dude,I have no idea wat acer is.

Oh know wonder I dot know...it's a european thing.

ORIGINAL: V22 Osprey

Oh know wonder I dot know...it's a european thing.

Actually, Acer's a fairly popular monitor producer here in North America, too.

Yea,maybe in CANADA but not out here in the US.I think I may have seen a 1 acer monitor out here.

I'm using an Acer laptop right now, and I'm not in Canada or Europe, NZ.

its runs ,  but be sure to launch game from the mech file.

I ship a LOT of Acer laptops and monitors out to US addresses (I don't typically deal with International really), so it's fairly common; but a lower end product on the market.

I wish I could help you, but I don't even have a Vista comp to check out. My bro's ex-gf has one, and I optimized it as best I could (freed up about 15% of her RAM), but it's still a slow POS that won't work with much if anything that used to work in XP.