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axel · 07-09-2001, 07:34 PM

Hey Iced_Tee I'm basically in the same boat as you except I refuse to downgrade my machine from DX8, especially since a couple of my games *require* DX8 (Giants comes to mind). FYI, Microsoft did significantly change some code regarding DirectDraw and Direct3D in DX8 and this could be causing the problems. I'm hoping DX 8.1 will fix this issue. Strangely, many people can play W&W just fine with DX8 installed.

I agree that it's frustrating to have a company release a game, take your money, then not fix the game-stopping bugs they sold it with. Apparently Bradley ran out of money and couldn't justify the time needed to work on the patch.

The people on this forum are very helpful, unfortunately there is no known solution to this problem other than downgrading to DX7 or re-formatting, both pretty ridiculous options in my opinion and should never be offered as advice. A $40 game is simply not worth that mess.

07-09-2001, 07:34 PM	#6
axel Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 9, 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 15	Hey Iced_Tee I'm basically in the same boat as you except I refuse to downgrade my machine from DX8, especially since a couple of my games require DX8 (Giants comes to mind). FYI, Microsoft did significantly change some code regarding DirectDraw and Direct3D in DX8 and this could be causing the problems. I'm hoping DX 8.1 will fix this issue. Strangely, many people can play W&W just fine with DX8 installed. I agree that it's frustrating to have a company release a game, take your money, then not fix the game-stopping bugs they sold it with. Apparently Bradley ran out of money and couldn't justify the time needed to work on the patch. The people on this forum are very helpful, unfortunately there is no known solution to this problem other than downgrading to DX7 or re-formatting, both pretty ridiculous options in my opinion and should never be offered as advice. A $40 game is simply not worth that mess.