dthompsen: The common thread I'm finding here is systems with modern nVidia cards. Anyone able to successfully get the game running under Win7 with an nVideo graphics card?
Yes. With no issues at all. I run a 64bit version of Win7 and have a GTX 570 card.
I have found mention of command line switches around online and have tracked down these:
-32bit <-- this one may help some... DS is set to run in 16bit mode otherwise
-hardmouse <-- could also help some
-window <-- maybe running it in a window will help?
-nointro <-- just to skip the intro
-noplaycine <-- similarly skips the starting cinematic
Just add the ones you want to the end of the target field in your properties for the shortcut on your desktop. eg:
c:\games\darkstone\Darkstone.exe -32bit -nointro -noplaycine -hardmouse -window
The readme file lists a few other command line switches but most are related to multiplayer. I've not been able to track down a full list of command line switches anywhere though.