posted 02-19-99 11:18 AM ET        

The only problem that I have is DirectDraw. I've disabled it in the AlphaCentauri.ini file, but was curious why I had to. I've ran DXDIAG.EXE and the only "!" that I have is for my Voodoo2 card, which isn't even used in playing SMAC and my SBLive which doesn't have any DX Certified Drivers yet.

My System is....P2-300, 128mg Ram, Matrox Mystique 4 Mg, SBLive, Generic Monitor, CL Voodoo2 8mg.

When I use DirectDraw and launch the game, it shows the Firaxis logo, and the opening movie. It doesn't matter if I stop the movie or let it play, the game crashes to a very corrupted desktop, mostly black with leftovers of the start menu showing the group I put SMAC in.

I can play just fine with DirectDraw turned off, but I'm curious if there is a way to turn it on.

Thanks in advance