My Current SP Stock Game

[PeterD]

Atrocities mentioned crashes.
So far in 18 months of playing I can't
remember having one.

I'm running xp home on a recently self built
P4.

Do other people have these problems?

[dogscoff]

Crashes caused by se4 are extremely rare on my Viao laptop. Sometimes it'll crash after playing a few thousand turns on a single-player Proportions game, and then I'll find that the savegame is mangled and always crashes at the same point.

[Kamog]

I have problems with crashing if I use ALT-TAB to switch between SE4 and other programs during the AI's turns. I'm using Windows ME.

It's not just SE4. Other games also cause crashes when I use ALT-TAB.

[Atrocities]

I have found that some AI work better than others. I have discovered the value of Null Space and Engine destroying weapons. OMG did that ever hurt.

Medium settings for AI bonus work best for average player, anything less and you can DOMINATE the AI very easily.

If any one is interested in playing the game that I started and seeing how well the Zentreadi (sp) have done, go for it.

[Suicide Junkie]

Originally posted by Kamog:
I have problems with crashing if I use ALT-TAB to switch between SE4 and other programs during the AI's turns. I'm using Windows ME.

It's not just SE4. Other games also cause crashes when I use ALT-TAB.

Me too, actually.
The second monitor really helps, because switching programs dosen't cause any problems, just the ALT-TAB combo.
Another alternative for single monitor people like me now, is CTRL-ESC (or the windows key) which will force the taskbar above SE4 so you can click on another program.
And yet another is to have the taskbar autohide (right click on bar -> properties). Then it will leave the thin grey line in front of SE4 and a mouseover has the same effect as the previous.

If you're on the main screen you can use the minimize, but not if you've got a subwindow up...

[Atrocities]

You use two monitors? How?

[psimancer]

easy
the windows op sys has been able to accomodate multiple monitors since win 98 zand the card manufacturers have become much more adept at allowing multiple cards to coexist

the best way i have found is to purchase 2 cards from the same company not req to be the same
personally i use a radeon AIW(all in wonder) 9600 and a radeon 9200
gives me 2 monitors or monitor tv from the AIW
and a second monitor from the 9200
but remember the second card must be a pci card
(no computer i know of has 2 agp slots (design limits)

previous to the radeons i used a vodoo3 pci and a generic 8meg agp vid card


its just a matter of installing the card physically windows should do the rest without problems

only one issue the cmos sometimes has a setting allowing to set either pci slot or agp slot as primary video graphics best to make sure thts set for your present card primary before install that way new card doesnt act like replacement for present card (meaning reinstall old drivers too )