new linux user having probs w/ dominions

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Originally Posted by Omnirizon

first, graphics run SUPER slow. I have to disable the animated backgrounds. Is this a problem with linux? or does it indicate issues with by gfx card? I uninstalled the proprietary drivers because they were causing linux to hang up when attempting to reawaken. I'm pretty sure there are still to open source drivers in place, are they really that bad with graphics?

No, you have installed propertiary drivers, those are not open source, that's why Ubuntu prompted you to confirm if you want to install them. You wouldn't need that in general, the open source drivers should be well enough for Dom3, you don't need to squeeze the extra 5-7% performance out for it.

Originally Posted by Omnirizon

second, I can't change resolution at all. its stuck in default (something like 1280 x 768 or something). whenever I click on the option to change resolution, dominions simply quits.

That's a Dom3 bug which was introduced in the last version, so far only encountered on the Mac. It should be fixed when the next version is released, though it isn't clear when that will be. For the time being, you have to change resolutions through the command line.