Running ETW on Windows

[jsberry]

Does running ETW on Windows increase speed or help avoid crash-to-desktop issues?

[A Very Super Market]

I don't think you can run it on a mac anways...
Besides which, most of us run it on windows, and there have been many reported crashes. So I don't know where you are getting this from.

Its just very buggy right now, ETW

[Devastatin Dave]

It runs a LOT better for me now. It utilises all of my memory and looks great. I still have some graphics issues in land battles, but thats because I have an older Nvidia6800. I'm going to upgrade to a 9800 for Fathers day, but till then, run this babay in a window and enjoy!!!

[Devastatin Dave]

I don't think you can run it on a mac anways...
Besides which, most of us run it on windows, and there have been many reported crashes. So I don't know where you are getting this from.

Its just very buggy right now, ETW

Its eleiminated about 95% of my crashes. But, with more patches coming out, this game's going to be a peach. When you think of how much PC's and all the various configurations that a software developer has to contend with, I'm surprised you can a finished product through beta testing these days...

[A Very Super Market]

Well, I assumed that most players are using windows, so maybe it just works even worse on mac. Most of the bugs aren't even dependant on the operating system anyways.

[Belid Hagen]

I think he means "windowed mode" not windows, the operating system.

[A Very Super Market]

:P Oh my god....

[Devastatin Dave]

I meant window mode, but I guess I should have clarified since if this was running on a MAC, there would be no crashes!!!

[antisocialmunky]

Keyword: IF. Why do you want to do windowed mode?

[jsberry]

Keyword: IF. Why do you want to do windowed mode?

I'm just interested in Windows mode (or anything else) if it will help prevent crashes, or go faster. I'll try it.

[Dayve]

All these reported crashes befuddle me... I have one of the most unstable graphics cards known to nerd, the ATI HD 4800 series, and have only encountered 1 CTD in all the days i have clocked up on Empire, and that was a reproducable CTD when i end turn, so obviously a bug in the code and not graphics card or windows related.

[MadKow]

I had several CTD's, one of them was reproducible, and seemed code related too: as soon as a certain fleet entered a certain port, BANG to the desktop. Faster than the game takes to quit, too.

[jsberry]

I tried Windows and it still crashes.

My dual-core processor says it is ~2.0 gHz. Is that the problem?

[antisocialmunky]

Probably not, that's my processor speed and I can run it on ultra unit size in a massive 40 stack blood bath.

Have you tried the usual things like defragmenting your hard drive or anything like that?

[batemonkey]

Since the patch came out CTD's on my machine have got worse, usually to do with selecting naval units or docks.

I just gave up last night and went and had a nice cup of tea instead

[hoom]

I have one of the most unstable graphics cards known to nerd, the ATI HD 4800 series

Huh what? 0 stability problems here.

[Incongruous]

Ugh, I am getting non stop CTDs, which make Empire sadly unplayable, its like every fourth turn in a load, it sucks hard considering I have just created an i7 core and gtx 285 SLI system...

[Boohugh]

Ugh, I am getting non stop CTDs, which make Empire sadly unplayable, its like every fourth turn in a load, it sucks hard considering I have just created an i7 core and gtx 285 SLI system...

I'm sadly in the same position. I really hoping these CTD issues get sorted out quickly because it seems like a really good game, I just can't play it long enough to find out!