[Noah_Vaile]

Thank you Andy. I am running full screen at 800 x 600. The flickering only occurs when I am increasing purchase points or some other 'housekeeping' task. It never happens in game play. I haven't had a crash now in several hours of play. Perhaps the game is "settling in"?

I am playing on a lap-top that is only tenuously connected to the outside world, and then via CDs downloaded to a completely different type of o/s. It is unlikely that I am going to be updating anything and adding much, unless it is a particularly useful patch or brand new game.