Trouble with Rise of Nations

[Aleks]

I just got Rise of Nations last night and installed it installed without any difficulties. I started it up and it ran fine. But now when I try to run it, it just shows the splash screen thingy, switches into fullscreen, waits on a black screen for a few seconds then minimizes . When I reinstall it, it runs fine for the first time but then after it's messed up again.


I dont think it's got anything to do with my system specs... but just in case:

AMD Athlon 1.3GHz
512MB RAM
2 HDDs 40GB + 20GB
GeForce 2 MX ( )
Windows ME

erm... anything else u need to know, just ask .


PS: I know my GF2MX is shite, im currently looking to get something new. I saw a Radeon 9600 pro, i think, for �120 (probably wait until christmas for that)... or a FX5200 (�50?)... I'm basically looking for something quite cheap cuz anything'll be better than what i've got... I read somewhere that the 9600 is good value or somethin... Anyone reccomend one of them?

[Zuljin]

Originally posted by Aleks
I just got Rise of Nations last night and installed it installed without any difficulties. I started it up and it ran fine. But now when I try to run it, it just shows the splash screen thingy, switches into fullscreen, waits on a black screen for a few seconds then minimizes . When I reinstall it, it runs fine for the first time but then after it's messed up again.


I dont think it's got anything to do with my system specs... but just in case:

AMD Athlon 1.3GHz
512MB RAM
2 HDDs 40GB + 20GB
GeForce 2 MX ( )
Windows ME

erm... anything else u need to know, just ask .


PS: I know my GF2MX is shite, im currently looking to get something new. I saw a Radeon 9600 pro, i think, for �120 (probably wait until christmas for that)... or a FX5200 (�50?)... I'm basically looking for something quite cheap cuz anything'll be better than what i've got... I read somewhere that the 9600 is good value or somethin... Anyone reccomend one of them?

Well I would recommend changing OS
ME is baaad, mkay
And I woudn't really recommend the GeforceFX 5200
I got it some weeks ago....and it isn't really much better than my Geforce3 TI200 :\
So I would go for the Radeon 9600
Or get a Radeon 9500 pro, and if you are lucky you can probably flash it to get it equal to a Radeon 9700

But as for the game trouble I would recommend changing to another OS......might sound a bit extreme but...ME is horrible and some more horrible at best....
but else than that I don't really know

[Lord Riff Raff]

FX5700 is what you want.

[mj_1107]

i tend to agree with both ppl in here. get rid of win me and go with either win 2k or xp also try getting ati vid card(i have ati radeon 9500($76 walmart lol)..so far i havent had a prob with any games i have and i have quite a few. after that happens, u shouldnt have any probs.

[torpedo009]

If you do get a new vid card, get a fx5700 like riff raff suggested

[Aleks]

I think i've got it working now .

I downloaded the latest patch... (im stoopid and didn't realise there had been any released)

And now it kinda works... but I have to use the cd's auto-load menu to start it otherwise it doesn't work...


How much do FX5700s cost?

[Lord Riff Raff]

About 100USD

[mj_1107]

how much vid ram on that card?