Just as a reminder here, folks, BETA 1 of Demigod is an engine test. It is to see how well it works on a wider variety of hardware configurations.
For instance, my default nVidia 7950 drivers that came with Vista did not work right with the game.
In addition, we can discover any and all Impulse problems people have with installing the game.
Once in the game, the strategic features and content have been severely curtailed and a lot of visual content isn't even in.
If you are finding yourself enjoying the game, you should probably not play beyond beta 1 as future updates, will be so much more fun by comparison that it may cause permanent damage.