Hi there,
does anyone have a similiar problem? If i switch the resolution to other than 800x600 the gema won't start. Windows Vista, Resolution Desktop setting is 1280 x 800. With the deafult setting it works fine, but i'd like to play in a higher resolution. Any help is appreciated.
thx,
Dirk

You have to run it as administrator.
My issue that a new laptop can't run the high translucency effects without the fps dropping into the single digits, no matter what's checked or not, is just sad.

Thanks, I tried before, but you have to run the setup also in admin mode, i didn't do that. Great, thanks a lot!
As for the the tranlucency effect: Do you mean such effects when using spells? I have a new Dell XPS M1330 as well. I'll check if this happens here also.

I know this isn't an answer to your question, but I highly suggest all the players of disciples II to run the game at the default resolution. With higher resolutions you lose A LOT of the details of the strategic and tactical map, with no gain in picture quality (u simply see all farther and way too small)
(and my monitor is a 20'' wide)
My suggestion is to set the graphic options of your vga so that you remain at native resolution AND you do not have to deform the image (i.e. I'm at 1680*1050, but I have the two black spaces on the sides and 800*600 on the disciples config file :))

RE; translucency slowdown
Try running it in Direct3D.

coming back to this topic a little late, but i thought i'd throw out that direct3d was tried, as was d3d with compatibility.

Thanks for the tip, this helped.