System specs:
AMD Mid-Tower system
620W PSU
AMD Phenom II 810 CPU
AMD ATI 5870 Graphics card
8GB DDR2 800 DRAM
1 Seagate 300 GB sata 3
1 Seagate 500 GB sata 3
1 Liteon Blu-Ray drive
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64bit
Here are some data from the debug log ..
DebugMessage: Version 1.08.037 last updated on: 09-19-2010 12:43
DebugMessage: Entering WinMain
DebugMessage: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
DebugMessage: *********DXDiag info follows.*********
System Info
Time: 9/20/2010, 09:00:08
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Machine Name: MLMCKEOWN-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-MA770-UD3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 810 Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Physical Memory: 8192MB RAM
Page File: 1720MB used, 14658MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: ATI display adapter (0x6898)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6898&SUBSYS_29601682&REV_00
Display Memory: 4070 MB
Current Display Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: H213H (Analog)
Monitor Max Resolution:
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx6
Driver Version: 8.17.0010.1041
Driver Date: 8/4/2010 01:54:02
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
An here something that looked strange too ..
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Elemental\Fonts\*.ttf
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Items\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Race\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Stamps\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Tiles\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Tiles\Shadows\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Units\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\RaceTypes\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Effects\*.xml
DebugMessage: No files found matching mask C:\Users\mlmckeown\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Quests\*.xml
\Documents\My Games\Elemental\Maps\TacticalMaps\*.xml
Debug Message: MapManager registered 0 files on disk
I installed the game through Impulse ... I then removed the game throught Impulse an did a install again and still
have graphic issues.