Posted October 24, 2009
I just downloaded S2 from GOG.com - it installed fine and when I run it, the intro movie comes up (the sound is a little jerky) and then the splash screen and menu, complete with music. All fine!
But if I try to actually start a game - if I go into either campaign and click the "start game" button, or if I choose a free game, go through the setup options, and try to start it - the program quits out to a black dosbox screen which sits there for a few seconds and then disappears.
I've checked my drivers (all current) and I've tried out all the graphics modes and gone into the config to try lowering the screen resolution. I'm trying to run this on a new Acer Aspire 1 netbook running XP - it's possible it simply can't run the game but the processor and graphics seem like they should be good enough for something that I used to run on our rickety PC in 96!
It does seem as though it's some problem with the game files themselves since it only happens when I try to actually start a game, but I'm not sure what that could be. Any thoughts?
But if I try to actually start a game - if I go into either campaign and click the "start game" button, or if I choose a free game, go through the setup options, and try to start it - the program quits out to a black dosbox screen which sits there for a few seconds and then disappears.
I've checked my drivers (all current) and I've tried out all the graphics modes and gone into the config to try lowering the screen resolution. I'm trying to run this on a new Acer Aspire 1 netbook running XP - it's possible it simply can't run the game but the processor and graphics seem like they should be good enough for something that I used to run on our rickety PC in 96!
It does seem as though it's some problem with the game files themselves since it only happens when I try to actually start a game, but I'm not sure what that could be. Any thoughts?
Post edited October 24, 2009 by helen.burt
This question / problem has been solved by helen.burt
