Achievements are awesome. I was already a completionist when I played games - wanting to beat every aspect of them, on every difficulty. Now that there are achievements in every game too, it adds a second layer of replayability for me. By the way Trent, I still have more points than you. haha.
[quote]Display Info Card Name: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller[/quote] ForceMaster101, Just like some of the other users above, unfortunately your card is not DirectX 9.0c compatible. This is a minimum requirement of the game. As Kryo says in reply #11, just because you can install directX 9.0c doesn't mean that your card is capable of using all of its features. The feature we rely on is something called Pixel Shader 2.0. If you look a
[quote]Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 System Manufacturer: GATEWAY System Model: GT5404 Display Info Card Name: Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family Driver Date: 12/12/2006[/quote] cgscub, Your video drivers are almost 2 years old. Running old video drivers can cause all kinds of problems that would otherwise not exist, especially when running demanding programs such as games. C
[quote]Downloaded the game update, but still having the same problems. Any ideas?[/quote] Yeah, now that we know you have the game up to date, we can go from there. [quote]I have tried updating my drivers through Intel and Gateway, all of them have been incompatible with my system.[/quote] [quote]Card Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1147 Driver Date: 12/11/2006 22:50:10[/quote] Since your video drivers are
[quote]Debug Message: Version 1.00[/quote] You are running the retail version of the game. Please use our free game updater, Impulse, to get the latest version of the game. If you don't have it already, you can find Impulse here (http://impulsedriven.com/about.aspx). After getting the latest update of the game, restart your PC and try the game again. If you still have
[e digicons]:grin:[/e] Glad to hear of your success.
[quote]I tried downloading it, after it downloaded, it told me to restart my computer after it restarted, it did the same exact thing and it told me to resart again[/quote] I'm not clear and what you are saying. When you say "it" are you referring to Impulse or the game?
No worries man, we can help you out. If you bought the game digitally, then you would have gotten an email with your registration number (the download number you are referring to). In that email it should also mention our downloading program, Impulse. You'll need to download Impulse (its free), and then it'll allow you to register games and download them. You can also use it to keep your registered games current with the latest free updates. Here's the link t
MichMAK2 and Tonyg1kk, Please post the entire contents of your debug.err file. Tonyg1kk, It can be opened with notepad and is located here: "documents/my games/polMachine2008/debug.err". The file will have general system information as well as game messages that can help us diagnose what is happening.
[quote]DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Card Name: RADEON 9250[/quote] A minimum requirement for the game is a DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. Unfortunately, you can still install DirectX 9.0c even though you card is not capable of all of its features. One of the features that the game relies on is Pixel Shader 2.0. Your card, (a Radeon 9250), belongs to the R200 series of Radeon cards. A
Ahh.
Can you post the contents of your debug.err file? It can be opened with Notepad and is located here: "documents/my games/PolMachine2008/debug.err". This file will have general system information as well as game messages that can help us track down your issue.
The 30GB is probably how much room you have on your harddrive. The 512MB memory requirement is not referring to space on your harddrive, but how much actual memory (RAM) your PC has. You can view how much RAM you have by going to Start->Control Panel->System. The minimum RAM requirement for the game is 512MB, which is what the message box you are getting was indicating. The retail disc installer will prevent installation if you do not meet this requiremen
[quote]I've had the game for quite a while and have not had any problems before this. I also have the most recent update and have had it for a considerable amount of time.[/quote] Strange. In a situation like that, I would try uninstalling the game completely, deleting it's "my documents/my games/polmachine2008" folder, and restarting my pc. Then I would reinstall the game, restart the pc again, and then try to run the game. Post here if that works or not. An
[quote who="Jeffersontd" reply="2" id="1903625"]I get it now, you get certain issues based on party, and the platform points are for issues that you want to be strong on...thanks [/quote] Exactly.
RobotHive, The game you bought is Political Machine, which was developed by Stardock and published by Ubisoft. It came out in 2004. Since UbiSoft was the publisher, they determined how people got updates. Our newest game is called Political Machine 2008. We developed and published it ourselves this time and all updates for it can be obtained by using Impulse (our replacement for Stardock Central). I just wanted to point that out, in case you weren't a
I've responded to the other thread on this same topic here : https://forums.politicalmachine.com/326649
Ok Jemms39, that problem sounds like it could be caused by older display drivers. Since yours are from 2006, you'll most likely be able to find updates via intel's website. If after installing new drivers, (and restarting your pc), the game still gives you trouble, repost your debug.err file for us and we'll go from there. The debug.err gets overwritten each time you run the game, so we'll want to see the newest one if you are still having issues.
[quote]the how to was written in june.[/quote] His question was about how to open ports, which the How-To covers. [quote]as far as lan games go i think the updates have renedered that "out of date". For example: the line "If you're playing on a LAN, the player who will host the game should click on the LAN checkbox up near the server address and click on Yes when the prompt comes up asking if he wants to run the LAN server." doesn't seem to apply. there is no lan check box.......
You haven't told us what issue you're having - other than being able to open your debug.err file, which you have already solved. What problem are you trying to get us to help you with? [quote]Card Name: Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family Driver Date: 12/11/2006 22:50:10[/quote] One problem I see, (just from your debug.err file), is that your video drivers are from 2006. Using old video drivers can cause all kinds of problems that would otherw
yeah, you can open it with notepad.
See the "Multiplayer How - To" sticky post here (https://forums.politicalmachine.com/316449)
See the "Multiplayer How - To" sticky post here (https://forums.politicalmachine.com/316449)
See the "Multiplayer How - To" sticky post here (https://forums.politicalmachine.com/316449)
[quote]Card Name: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Driver Date: 11/24/2006 22:34:32 [/quote] Your video drivers are almost 2 years old. Check ATI's website for updates. Running older drivers can cause all kinds of problems that otherwise might not exist.