I have already submitted the bug 70274
I have a 5 year old pc with a 5 year old graphic, that is listed as DX9 compatible but not DX 9.0c compatible. And I experience the crash on splash screen problem. The game is not installed in a subdirectory of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
DebugMessage: Version 0.22 last updated on: Thu Sep 17 11:59:54 2009
DebugMessage: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 9/19/2009, 00:36:22
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: NOM-641695C7437
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Languages: French (Regional Setting: French)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PN084AA-ABF t747.fr
BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/27/04 13:45:15 Ver: 08.00.10
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 1536MB RAM
Page File: 840MB used, 2593MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x5B60)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5B60&SUBSYS_032A1043&REV_00
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Philips SmartManage Monitor
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6925
Driver Date: 2/25/2009 23:41:10
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
After doing some tests and reading various posts on this topic, I have done some experiments and found the following:
- if I launch the game in windowed mode (either by modifying pref.ini file or adding -w to the shortcut), the game crashes before starting the intro screen
- after that step, if I launch the game in fullscreen (by editing or deleting pref.ini), the game crash before starting the intro screen
- If I delete all things (except the sig.bin file) in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic, I got the into movie but the game crashes when hitting space, enter or clicking.
- After that, if I don't change anything and run the game in full screen, I got the into movie but the game crashes when hitting space, enter or clicking.
- If I delete all things (except the sig.bin file) in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Stardock\Elemental - War of Magic, and launch the game in windowed mode, the game crash before starting the intro movie