Bug: Blank Map
 

I have been playing Dominions 3 for about a week now, and just installed the new patch yesterday. Since then i've been experiencing a very odd and frustrating glitch: When I right click on a commander to see his information and then close the info by pressing ESC or clicking exit and going back to the main map screen the entire map appears blank. It shows only boarders and the colors of the map- no units, no flags, no names.. nothing. I'll then use hotkeys to try and get into other menus and they also all appear blank, showing only the background. I then have to end process on Dominions 3 and restart the game from where I last saved. Very frustrating. Any suggestions on solving the problem?

Thanks,
Locus

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Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Unless I'm remembering wrong, that sounds like a bad CD-key issue. It's a feature of the game, designed to discourage pirated copies, but it has also affected some legitimate installs.

*edited to protect any work around on copy protection. If you have a legitimate copy and are having this problem, you should enter a support ticket through our customer support software, thx Mindi*

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Yeah I got this once when I played for like a day without quitting (yes I'm addicted). After that it never showed up again.

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Used a friend's CD key and it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot!

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Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

"Used a friend's CD key and it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot!"

Um, I think Edi said *your* manual.

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Thats not going to work for very long. Now your friends CD key is going to end up in the trash bin and you both will have the problem.

If you or your friend decide that you like the game then you might want to order one quickly and replace that key again.

Gandalf Parker

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

I'll echo what Gandalf said. Additionally, I should add that it's a good bet that if a key gets revoked and thrown into the trash bin, it is NOT going to be reinstated. So if it does get revoked, to get two working legitimate installs you would need three copies (two new ones and the first one would be useless).

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Goodbye Locus, we do not support pirates.

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Is he necessarily a pirate? I mean if your friend gives you a CD key and you use it rather than him it's ok, no?

Incidentally, how would his friend's CD key be revoked? It's not like the game knows who is using it.

Re: Bug: Blank Map
 

Especially since there have been reports of legitimate keys triggering the problem.