Yeah, same here & similar laptop (Win7 64 bit, I forget the other details).

I have the same on another (work) computer with nearly the same specs.  It does have a dedicated graphics card, but I will have to write down the model and driver version and re-post after work (they have blocked game sites for the moment).

Hi Simon I had the same problem but like Stratner said, you can fix it by selecting your graphics card via the start menu (or the icons in the bottom right corner) - I have an Nvidia card and it was easy to find due to the logo in the icon. Once you have found and clicked on it you will have a range of options - I solved it by going to advanced settings and adding the elemental programme as something that uses my Nvidia card as opposed to the integrated one - previously it was mapped to global settings and therefore used the default card.

hope that helps

in .915 unit graphics are white shapes on black background, before they where black shapes on blacker background, quite an improvement here 

(windows XP and ATI readeon)

Has anybody found a workaround in the meantime? I really hope this problem gets looked at before Beta 4 is released, I for one have not touched the game since the launch of Beta 3 due to this bug.