I have just purchased this game and can not get it to work. Upon loading I have a black screen when the intro plays and after the intro I have a screen full of corrupted graphics. I m using an Intel i5 Processor and my graphics is a Nvidia Geforce GT555m or the internal Intel HD3000. I have set the settings to use just the Nvidia but that doesnt wok either. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

I recently bought the game myself and I'm having the same problem... Were you able to fix the problem?

Guyz,

check this thread:

http://www.gog.com/en/forum/lords_of_the_realm_lords_of_magic_series/color_issues_in_lotr2_windows_7

Thanks, I'll try it, and post later.

Sadly it doesn't work for me. The graphics are still flickering. This was one of my favorite games back in the day, and a first purchase on GOG. Not being able to play it is a real letdown. =o(

Had a flickering screen problem with my retail version (don't have it with the GOG version)

Disabling video hardware acceleration fixed it for me. If you haven't tried this already, it could be worth a shot.

I'll try it.
Thanks!

Still doesn't work...

Had a quick peek at what the rest of the internet had to say about the issue. First result from a google search led me to this little thread on the Gamespot forums:

http://www.gamespot.com/nox/forum/screen-flickering-problem-50244863/

4th post says to:
1: add the "-window" option to the shortcut (might work with -swindow too)
2: make sure the game is set to run in Win98/Win2k compatibility mode (should already be set to Win98 on the GOG version)
3: Put your desktop into 16-bit color mode.

Would be meaningless to test it myself, since I have no problems with Nox, but maybe it'll help you.

I posted somewhere that i was able to run it in windowed mode and it worked for me. The only problem is that cutscenes don't work. The problem is that I really wont to run it in fullscreen.
I'm very grateful for everyone's help. Just my bad luck i guess... =o(

What I ended up doing was downloading new video drivers and running in i think 16 bit colour mode. It worked eventually after lots of fiddling around. No one from gog got back to me about this which I found dissapointing to be honesy

I tried running it in 16bit mode but couldn't get it to work... Anyway, thanks for your help!

Setting the compatibility mode to Windows 98/ME fixed the flickering graphics for me. Thanks!

I don't know if anyone else is having problems with this, but the fix that seems to have worked for me with my particular Win 7 configuration is to add the "-window" argument to the .exe. What this means is opening up the Nox directory, going directly to the "Game.exe" file, opening it's properties and literally typing " -window" (yes, with a SPACE before the rest of the text) behind the word "Game" in top bar. (This, apparently, is how you add command line arguments in Win7...? Who knew? Not me, anyway...) You will have to provide administrator access to finalize the change, but once you've done that... well, it worked for me, anyway. (Oh, I think I had to set the compatibility in this file manually to "Win 98/ ME." Not sure why it wasn't preset to that, but it wasn't.)

Two points:

Firstly: wow! Isn't it crazy what a slick looking game Nox is even now, over a decade later? Even in 640x480, the colors in this game just pop, and in 1024x768... forget about it! I'll be honest: Nox looks slicker to me at this stage in the game than Diablo II did when I installed it a few months back. It's amazing how some games have graphics that just *hold up* for whatever reason. Maybe that's the mark of great art direction? A couple other GOG games like this are "Outcast" (MAN, I wish someone would patch that game to run in higher resolutions!!) and both of the Twinsen games, especially the sequel. I always thought the Twinsen games were overlooked gems of 90s gaming, and that Twinsen should have become for PC games what Mario is for Nintendo. For that matter, Frederick Raynal (the creator of both the Twinsen and the Alone in the Dark series), should be a gaming celebrity on par with Cliffy B. But what do I know?

Secondly, I want to say that if Morbeous's claim is true and he couldn't get support from GOG on this issue, that is some weak sauce. I've been a huge GOG fan for a couple years now, and I definitely want to seem them succeed. That said, I'd rather seem them putting their time and effort into securing and supporting actual good old games than competing with Steam's new releases (Legend of Grimrock, Alan Wake, etc.) I love GOG, but if they think they are gonna compete with Steam, they are flat-out high on magic mushrooms and paint thinner. Steam offers insanely deep discounts on contemporary games and vastly superior online interaction.

Anyway, enough ranting. Just wanted to post my experience. I hope this helps someone else get this cool old game working.

This one works!