No Numbers or letters

[Farfarer61]

All tooltip boxes come up empty, as well the prferences and select/load screens have empty boxes. I game, no CV appears on any units, nor to the tooltip pop up boxes populate. I have installed the latest direct X 9.0c and the 30 Nov update. It appears correctly in dxdiag and there are no errors on the notes page. Three fresh installs tried.
I can estimate where the "yes" "no" and saved game files are located in the dialogue boxes - the game responds to the "click" and executes the task (e.g. load a a saved game) - but not words, letters in the toopltip ot CV on counters.
Is there something simple I am overlooking? Game works suprebly on my desktop, but not on my XP laptop. (2 years old). Drivers updated.

[Erik Rutins]

Please post a DxDiag and please confirm the version you are running on your laptop.

[Farfarer61]

DX Diag attached ( I hope). P.S. Love the game. I had WITE (boardgame) permanently set up playing for 4 years, then Later FITE for several more. This is easier and takes up less room!

Thanks.

[Farfarer61]

2 of 3 PCs/laptops have this error. I think these two do not have the font or a file needed to display the writing in tooltip boxes etc. Is there a way to change this? I will try the beta patch/font change rooute as well, but I hoped for something simpler, like D/L the default (missing) font to these machines.

Update. No joy. Still no text/numbers in boxes or on units.

[Farfarer61]

Drivers and Adapter Chipsets updated. Direct X updated. WiteFontConfig inserted. all fonts installed. Every combination of Windows display settings tried. All text boxes and unit counters remain blank. Out of ideas.

[Helpless]

Is this only tooltips (hot text) which are missing? Default font of Arial, I don't think it should be missing - there would be no text in this case. Can you post some screenshots of your problem? thanks

[sardpl]

I've got the same problem (see my post of 12/13). Drivers are the last available by Toshiba. I've tried to change the fonts as per v1.01 with no results. I enclose a screen. My DX Diag is on the post quoted above.

Cheers

S

[Helpless]

What is the system font size you have? 96dpi?

[Helpless]

Btw, can you press the bottom left button on main menu to get to the editor. Just to make sure you have(or not) problems with other fonts as well.

[sardpl]

Fonts are normal at 96dpi. Editor and in game (enclosed) have the same problem. I have already tried to set up different fonts with the new config in 1.01 without any effect.


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[Helpless]

It must be a problem of intel integrated video card driver. There is quite many similar issues with this card. Some DX games are not even supporting this card.

In both dxdiags I see that version is Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4953 (English)

There are newer drivers available, you can try them. For HP notebook:
6.14.10.5268
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/Te ... de=4&idx=2

[sardpl]

No way - it's refused by the system!. The PC is a Toshiba. The driver is proprietary and it is the last available.

[Helpless]

No way - it's refused by the system!. The PC is a Toshiba. The driver is proprietary and it is the last available.

I know, I didn't find anything for Toshiba. The first poster has HP. Also I'm not sure it will help.

[Farfarer61]

Thanks, I found that site at about the same time. The D/L is coorect but it hangs up on the igxpxs.32.vp file which cannot be copied ( for some reason - working in that), so the graphics ends up loxked at 400x600 and 6 bit until I roll back the update or disable/enable the adpater. Learning though!

EDIT:

The link from Helpless worked a treat and solved the issue. For those with a similar problem, the is to find the update designed for both your adapter/chipset as modified/unique for the platform, e.g. Intel in an HP. A straight chip update was not working.

Thanks!