GBOR problems
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GBOR problems
I recently downloaded a copy of Great Battles of Rome and would like to raise two questions, please.
Background
I previously bought a DVD ROM of GBOR but it came with no instructions and during game-play some of the pop-up banners appeared blank so I:
a) downloaded an updated version of Direct X and when this made no difference;
b) downloaded the version of GBOR that has led to this e-mail.
Problem
Unfortunately I still have no instructions and the pop-up banners that were blank before still are (not all banners are affected). This makes it extremely difficult to know how to get my troops to do what I want and to improve my game-play. Instead of being challenging the experience becomes merely frustrating.
Questions
I run a modern laptop that uses Windows 7 - is this the problem? How do I get (hard- or soft-copy) instructions?
Background
I previously bought a DVD ROM of GBOR but it came with no instructions and during game-play some of the pop-up banners appeared blank so I:
a) downloaded an updated version of Direct X and when this made no difference;
b) downloaded the version of GBOR that has led to this e-mail.
Problem
Unfortunately I still have no instructions and the pop-up banners that were blank before still are (not all banners are affected). This makes it extremely difficult to know how to get my troops to do what I want and to improve my game-play. Instead of being challenging the experience becomes merely frustrating.
Questions
I run a modern laptop that uses Windows 7 - is this the problem? How do I get (hard- or soft-copy) instructions?
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I am having the exact same problem; most of the tooltips are blank. I've updated the graphics drivers, but nothing changed. I'm also on Windows 7 (64x)
I can't find the manual in the game directory, either, so I'm lost at this point. I kind of figured things out, but I don't know how exactly what all the terrain and formations do, and I don't know basic keystrokes and things because I can't find a manual. I purchased and downloaded the game from the slitherine store. :/
edit: I found a link to the manual in the troubleshooting thread, I'll read it before playing again. In the meantime, any ideas on the tooltips?
I can't find the manual in the game directory, either, so I'm lost at this point. I kind of figured things out, but I don't know how exactly what all the terrain and formations do, and I don't know basic keystrokes and things because I can't find a manual. I purchased and downloaded the game from the slitherine store. :/
edit: I found a link to the manual in the troubleshooting thread, I'll read it before playing again. In the meantime, any ideas on the tooltips?
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There isn't any way to hide them I am afraid. Them not showing up is very odd indeed. I can only assume it is a driver issue - I know that the nVidia drivers introduced a problem where they were not correctly handling DX9 texture aliasing. It's strange it's only the tips though, as all the text stuff work in pretty much the same way.
Hmmm - one thing that just occurred. Can you try going into the DATA\FONTS.INF file (you will need to force it to open in Notepad) and change the Verdana to Arial as per the others. It could be a font issue.
Cheers
Pip
Hmmm - one thing that just occurred. Can you try going into the DATA\FONTS.INF file (you will need to force it to open in Notepad) and change the Verdana to Arial as per the others. It could be a font issue.
Cheers
Pip