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Steam downloaded the game, and I also did a verification, but the game does not start.
Looking at the shortcut, it's pointing to a steam location, but nothing is happening.
I can't register an issue with steam because they don't have this game in the games list to select from.
I'm running Vista 64-bit, and my video card does use dx10.
min reqs are win 7 aren't they? Good luck. Try compatibility modes.
Doesn't this game require Win 7 or 8 64 bit? I don't know that it'll work on Vista at all, since Vista has its own massive problems. I don't think compatibility mode will work, since you can't run it on a higher OS, but you can give it a shot.
It is supposed to run on Vista 64-bit - Frogboy himself said so in his reminder post.
Can you post your specs from
Steam-Help-System Information
@satoru
Here you go.
Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x17
CPU Stepping: 0x6
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3000 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Unsupported
Network Information:
Network Speed:
Operating System Version: Windows Vista (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes:
Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0
Video Card: Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
DirectX Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 9.18.13.1106
DirectX Driver Version: 9.18.13.1106
Driver Date: 26 Feb 2013
OpenGL Version: 4.3
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0xdc4
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Primary Display Size: 26.65" x 16.65" (31.42" diag) 67.7cm x 42.3cm (79.8cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 8x
Primary VRAM: MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x
Sound card: Audio device: Speakers (High Definition Audio
Memory: RAM: 6140 Mb
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1430807 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 804098 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
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Video drivers look a tad old so update those
also you're on vista which isn't 'technically' supported. are you 100% fully patched on Vista SP2?
I haven't had any flags from windows update about new drivers from Nvidia.
As for Vista - yes it is supported as per Frogboy's post.
I believe that Frogboy is Brad Wardell - so he should know.
I would like to have qualification from Frogboy himself on this subject. Frogboy's own post on Alpha release specifies 64-bit Vista, W7 or W8.
I have a machine running W7, but don't want to invest in a video card to replace on-board graphics if I don't have to. Similiarly, I could upgrade the vista box to W8, but don't want to if I don't have to.
FROGBOY - PLEASE resolve this grey area?????
Go to nvidia.om and get them from there. Nvidia updates more often than Windows tells you.
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