Inability to control units happens on ATI cards? Or just on N cards...

[ioriqyz]

After been missing STW for long time, I finally got STW era edition back days ago.. I happen to have the 8800GT so yes, I got the "inability to control units" problem.

I did google and read lot of posts here and then I changed to software mode. But my screen freezes often that I can not even play smoothly. I just wonder is this problem only happens on NVIDIA cards? Anybody play this game on ATI cards(4870 or higher?)? I donot mind to get a new ATI card if I can play STW without those problems...

thanks for any helps..

[TosaInu]

Hello ioriqyz,

I do not have an ATI card, but I tried a 9700pro in the past. It freezed both STW and MTW titles, together with their expansions. Other people have comparable 9800pro and can play all smoothly.

There are problems for both NVIDIA and ATI cards. Some can be fixed by other drivers or disabling features, but I have yet to hear about a fix for a 8800. Too bad, as it is a nice card.

[ioriqyz]

Hello TosaInu:

thx for your reply. .Since there is not much differences between 9800GT and 8800GT,I might stay with 800GT until the new video card which coming soon..My friend who owns a ATI 1950Pro plays both STW ans MTW smoothly without crashes or other problems.However, as you said, it would happen on either Ati users or N users.

I found MTW crashes after loading yesterday. Too bad, as STW and MTW are such nice game since I hate to spend so much time on managing my cities at RTW and M2TW..

Thx again.

[caravel]

The "inability to control units" problem is an Nvidia specific issue. You may have more luck with ATI but you may still get campaign map CTDs that you get with both brands.

[TosaInu]

Sorry for not being clear ioriqyz. I meant the ATI 9800 pro, a card from years ago.

I do not know what the problem was really with my 9700pro: other games played fine, but TW battles froze within 5 minutes if not sooner.

[ioriqyz]

thx for everyone's repy..

I just got those problems solved..

I got a new computer with ATI 4850 1gb. NO MORE "inability to control units" or CTD. No kidding. at least in those 4 hours that I played yesterday. My system was pure xp sp2 instead of modified xp..

Anyone else use ATI card and play well?