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Budwise
08-06-2005, 20:18
Sometimes when I play a battle, when it is loading and I get to the deployment stage, I CAN'T SEE THE MAP, UNITS OR WELL - ANYTHING.

Its just a black screen and the cursor leaves trails when I move it.

Can someone help me please, I don't want to spend hours finding a cure for this.
edyzmedieval
08-06-2005, 20:25
Hahaha... I had this problem also...

I updated the driver card. It didn't work.(I used to have a nVidia Rive TNT2 Ultra).

I reinstalled the game. It worked.
Budwise
08-06-2005, 22:02
Thanks, SOAB. I now have to get back my originals from my friend. Thanks.

Oh, I loved my nvidia card but I don't have it anymore due to compatibility problems so I have to use a crappy ATI card.

I don't care how many extra frames per second you get with ATI, nVidia looks so much better. I have tested this.
Geezer57
08-07-2005, 17:05
Thanks, SOAB. I now have to get back my originals from my friend. Thanks.

Oh, I loved my nvidia card but I don't have it anymore due to compatibility problems so I have to use a crappy ATI card.

I don't care how many extra frames per second you get with ATI, nVidia looks so much better. I have tested this.

Actually, most tests between recent ATI and NVidia graphics cards show almost no difference in image quality. And ATI drivers have proven to be much more compatible with Medieval-Total War (an older game) than NVidia's. If you're an avid M-TW player, your best choice would probably be a more recent ATI graphics card. If you're only on occasional M-TW player, but also play several newer games, then any newer video card (from either main graphics chip manufacturer) will do.
Budwise
08-10-2005, 09:08
Actually, most tests between recent ATI and NVidia graphics cards show almost no difference in image quality. And ATI drivers have proven to be much more compatible with Medieval-Total War (an older game) than NVidia's. If you're an avid M-TW player, your best choice would probably be a more recent ATI graphics card. If you're only on occasional M-TW player, but also play several newer games, then any newer video card (from either main graphics chip manufacturer) will do.

I know what you said and I honestly have read the same thing too, the only reason I came to this conclusion is that I ACTUALLY TRIED EQUAL GFX CARDS FROM BOTH COMPANIES AND PUT THEM INTO THE SAME COMPUTER. I then played Doom 3 with all details on high and what I came out with is.

Nvidia - A lot better and more realistic color, it does tend to pop out at you when you play and its more vivid.

ATI - A more sharp image, but duller color. Less immersion factor.

Between the two, I go Nvidia.