(Note: I realize that this should be posted in the Colloseum, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I am once again a junior patron. After the forum switch, the site simply refused to give me my 'new' password, and I can't start a new account under the same email and blah blah blah... anyways, The Peach is gone and Katana has taken his place.)

Everyone else seems to be raving about how great the demo performs, but I have not had a similar experiance, sadly. After reading a couple forum posts, I was convinced that I was in for a graphical feast. I was sadly dissapointed. My specs:

AMD 2500+ Proc
512 MB DDR Ram
Radeon 9800 Pro (256)
Windows XP

I run the demo at 800x600 with medium-low settings and small unit size, and it still runs at like 10 fps during a major (i.e. around 500 fighter) infantry engament, plus it always chugs during cav and elephant charges. I have also experianced some strange, strange effects with fire arrows, where is someone dies from one parts of the entire screen take on the 'fire' look for a couple seconds.


Do you need a RadeonX to run this game well, or is my system just underperforming? Is there anyway to fix this fire bug?

Thanks,
Katana