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Quote[/b] ]Tested Video Chipsets

The following list of video card chipsets have been tested and work with Medieval: Total War –Viking Invasion. For all these cards, you should ensure that you have the latest drivers available.

Matrox G550, nVidia® Riva TNT 2™ (nVidia 4109 drivers tested), nVidia GeForce 256™, nVidia GeForce 2™, nVidia GeForce 2 MX™, nVidia GeForce 3™, nVidia GeForce 4™, ATI® Radeon (7500 and 8500), Videologic Kyro 2™.
ok, i cant speak to your exact vid card, but in my experience, S3 sucks. that's the old Diamond card, iirc, and every diamond card i've ever had was buggy as hell, needing many patches, bios flashes and upgrades. i'll never buy another.

now, all that being said, including the quoted stuff from the readme file, this doesnt mean it cant work. first thing i'd do is start testing various drivers. we've seen this thing before with the campaign mode. basically, it seems to be a rejection of hardware/drivers. sometimes even the menu is ghosted and you cant even click on it.

first thing is, what o/s are you using?

have you run dxdiag?

did you run the video test in the game options menu and if so, what were the results?

have you ever flashed your bios?

do other games work ok for you? big games, heavy use games.

what updates does the manufacturer's website offer on that vid card?

remember, stw and mtw are at least one generation apart, if not two, as far as hardware. new drivers all around.

what type of motherboard? does it use via 4 in 1 drivers? if so, have you upgraded these recently, particularly since installing dx9?

have you tried installing your same vid drivers again, over the top of the existing ones?

have you tried un-installing your vid drivers and installing again?

did you feed the dog and water the pig?

did you clean your room and brush your teeth?

ok, those last two are optional.

K.