Well, Arcanum looked great, very tasty, so I went this afternoon and paid my £30 for it.
According to the system requirements on the box, it should run on my system, no problem. But of course it doesn't (otherwise I would be playing it now, not posting here about it
) So I download the patch, I dl the latest drivers for my video card. Still no joy.
So next I go to the Sierra Studios forum. There is a troubleshooting thread, and there I find my problem. Arcanum will not run on a Voodoo 2 video card because the resolution isn't supported.
SO WHY DIDN'T IT SAY SO ON THE D*** BOX!!!! GRRRRRR
I am fuming. There is no mention of no support for Voodoo 2, or screen resolutions on the packaging at all! I AM NOT PSYCHIC!!! It doesn't even say anything about this in the manual - which I always read in full before installing, being the sad nerd that I am.
GRRRRR.
Good job I can afford a new video card - the Voodoo 2 is fairly crap now anyway, and does tend to have these problems, so this is just a great excuse to go buy a new one.
Please no-one tell me how juicy this game is until my new card is installed!!!
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