Netbook without a CD drive

Gregstrom · #1 June 4th, 2010, 01:43 AM

@CautiousChaos: Have you checked the graphics settings the full version is using? You don't mention them in your post.

CautiousChaos · #2 June 4th, 2010, 09:56 AM

Thank you everyone for the help! I tried a few of the suggestions but didn't have much luck. So I put the CD into my laptop, copied it onto a USB stick, then plugged that into the netbook and launched the install.

I hadn't expected it to work, largely due to DMRish issues, but it did (thank you Shrapnel Games). It asked for my key, i put it in, and walla, it worked. And the framerates were in the mid 20's.

Strange that copying the installed dominions3 directory ran but at 1 FPS.

Anyways, I am so very happily up and running!!!!!

Thanks everyone for giving me a helping hand. Really love visiting here because of you folks...

cc

Verjigorm · #3 June 4th, 2010, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CautiousChaos

Thank you everyone for the help! I tried a few of the suggestions but didn't have much luck. So I put the CD into my laptop, copied it onto a USB stick, then plugged that into the netbook and launched the install.

I hadn't expected it to work, largely due to DMRish issues, but it did (thank you Shrapnel Games). It asked for my key, i put it in, and walla, it worked. And the framerates were in the mid 20's.

Strange that copying the installed dominions3 directory ran but at 1 FPS.

Anyways, I am so very happily up and running!!!!!

Thanks everyone for giving me a helping hand. Really love visiting here because of you folks...

cc

I used to run Dom2 on an ancient tablet PC in 640x480 with all settings turned to minimum. The pretty graphics are largely forgettable and you get used to not having them rather quickly.