STEAM: what's the deal with it?

[Skarphol]

This is probably to no help Orville, but I've just bought the DVD-version of Empire:Total War and it runs well on my Vista 64-bit Home Premium with one exception: The intro-video doesn't play. I have a GeForce 8800 GTS, and I think it must be a driver issue. But I'm not really sure.
Another weird thing is that Steam suddenly changed language to Bulgarian or something, and I can't get it back to something readeable, because now I don't understand any of the menues.. That is for the Steam browser, not the game!

Skarphol

[Feuerfalke]

Yes, it's apparently a driver-issue or to be more exact: A resolution-problem.

I guess some thing with the new blink-version?

Anyway, that bug is not related to Vista or XP, as I get the error on both systems, especially after playing any game and not rebooting before starting E:TW.

I also read in different forums that this bug occurs with nVidia and with ATI, especially with the latest Cats, which seem to be quite buggy in combination with some games. I didn't get the chance to test them, yet.


Concerning the installation problems, I read similar statements on other forums. It seems that it is best to install STEAM from the download-installer and complete that installation and update-process, before installing the actual game from the DVD.


E:TW is really awesome, with all the details and possibilities. A *lot* more complex than any other TW-game so far and much harder in battle. With the techtree, advanced diplomacy and regional resources, it's rather a Civilization5 with tactical engagements.