Bug: Blank Map

Locus · #1 April 9th, 2007, 04:04 PM

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

Edi · #2 April 9th, 2007, 05:32 PM

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*

Dedas · #3 April 9th, 2007, 06:42 PM

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.

Locus · #4 April 9th, 2007, 06:56 PM

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Edi said:
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.

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

Tichy · #5 April 9th, 2007, 07:17 PM

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

Um, I think Edi said *your* manual.

Gandalf Parker · #6 April 9th, 2007, 08:51 PM

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Locus said:

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Edi said:
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.

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

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

Edi · #7 April 10th, 2007, 02:29 AM

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).

Mindi · #8 April 10th, 2007, 10:03 AM

Goodbye Locus, we do not support pirates.

Sombre · #9 April 10th, 2007, 11:03 AM

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.

thejeff · #10 April 10th, 2007, 11:25 AM

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