Please help I choose the server I am going to play on and the status screen comes up my status bar gets to sending client info and right as it is about to finish the status bar drops two spaces and then it begins flickering i can hear the game but it never leaves the loading screen i have deleted steam entirely and all my content from my computer i then downloaded everything new and it still will stick on that screen this began happening when i downloaded 2.31 and direct X 8.1 wasn't supported but now that steam has taken empires on it supports 8.1 but the same thing keeps happening please help empires is the greatest game i have ever experienced
did you check your launch options to see if it anything is in there that may be causing this? right click on empires in your library, choose properties, general tab, set launch options
I didn't think so either but on the steam store the requirements says 8.1, if it doesn't support it, it should to be changed. @joshuabasinger Try launching it with -dxlevel 90
I tried setting the launch option to dxlevel 90 it still stuck me on the status screen i then deleted it and it was set to 8.1 and still nothing i am just dumb struck cause all this started happening when i downloaded 2.31 i have checked my graphics card my direct x i have ran a diagnostic of my computer checked my firewall settings and still nothing it literally gets 1 bar away from completing sending my client info then it drops back down 4 bars and then goes back to 2 away and flickers between 3 away and 2 bars away and all the while i can hear in game sounds and hear people having discussions
please don't be upset i am going to post my steam system info so you can tell me if i need something to be able to play it is lengthy but i figure it is the best way to let you see my system specs
Processor Information: Vendor: GenuineIntel Speed: 1594 Mhz 1 logical processor 1 physical processor HyperThreading: Unsupported FCMOV: Supported SSE2: Supported SSE3: Unsupported SSSE3: Unsupported SSE4a: Unsupported SSE41: Unsupported SSE42: Unsupported Network Information: Network Speed: Operating System Version: Windows XP (32 bit) NTFS: Supported Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 323 0x0 0x0 0x0 Video Card: Driver: RADEON 9250 - Secondary DirectX Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll Driver Version: 6.14.10.6614 DirectX Driver Version: 6.14.10.6614 Driver Date: 3 May 2006 Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel Monitor Refresh Rate: 75 Hz DirectX Card: RADEON 9250 VendorID: 0x1002 DeviceID: 0x5960 Number of Monitors: 1 Number of Logical Video Cards: 1 No SLI or Crossfire Detected Primary Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 Desktop Resolution: 1024 x 768 Primary Display Size: 12.05" x 9.06" (15.04" diag) 30.6cm x 23.0cm (38.2cm diag) Primary Bus Type Not Detected Primary VRAM: 256 MB Supported MSAA Modes Not Detected Sound card: Audio device: SB Live! Wave Device Memory: RAM: 639 Mb Miscellaneous: UI Language: English Microphone: Not set Media Type: DVD Total Hard Disk Space Available: 76308 Mb Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 57410 Mb Steam Hard Disk Usage: 8894 Mb OS Install Date: Sep 28 2010 Game Controller: None detected Installed software: Adobe AIR Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin Adobe Reader X (10.0.1) ATI - Software Uninstall Utility ATI Catalyst Control Center ATI Display Driver Backup Dell-Installed Programs Big Fish Games: Game Manager Cake Mania Deluxe Catalyst Control Center InstallProxy Dell ResourceCD Empires Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287) Hotfix for Windows XP (KB981793) LiveReg (Symantec Corporation) LiveUpdate 1.6 (Symantec Corporation) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Microsoft Default Manager Microsoft Search Enhancement Pack Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Mozilla Firefox (3.6.16) MSN Toolbar MSN Toolbar Platform MultiRes (remove only) NetAssistant NETGEAR WG111v3 wireless USB 2.0 adapter Reaxxion Sandlot Games Client Services Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 8 (KB982381) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB954155) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB973540) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB978695) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB979402) Security Update for Windows XP (KB2229593) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923561) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923789) Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952004) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954) Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956572) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956844) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958869) Security Update for Windows XP (KB959426) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960225) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960859) Security Update for Windows XP (KB961501) Security Update for Windows XP (KB969059) Security Update for Windows XP (KB970238) Security Update for Windows XP (KB970430) Security Update for Windows XP (KB971468) Security Update for Windows XP (KB971657) Security Update for Windows XP (KB972270) Security Update for Windows XP (KB973507) Security Update for Windows XP (KB973869) Security Update for Windows XP (KB973904) Security Update for Windows XP (KB974112) Security Update for Windows XP (KB974318) Security Update for Windows XP (KB974392) Security Update for Windows XP (KB974571) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975025) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975467) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975560) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975561) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975562) Security Update for Windows XP (KB975713) Security Update for Windows XP (KB977816) Security Update for Windows XP (KB977914) Security Update for Windows XP (KB978037) Security Update for Windows XP (KB978338) Security Update for Windows XP (KB978542) Security Update for Windows XP (KB978601) Security Update for Windows XP (KB978706) Security Update for Windows XP (KB979309) Security Update for Windows XP (KB979482) Security Update for Windows XP (KB979559) Security Update for Windows XP (KB979683) Security Update for Windows XP (KB980195) Security Update for Windows XP (KB980218) Security Update for Windows XP (KB980232) Security Update for Windows XP (KB982381) Source SDK Source SDK Base 2006 Source SDK Base 2007 Steam Team Fortress Classic Tornado Jockey Update for Windows XP (KB955759) Update for Windows XP (KB967715) Update for Windows XP (KB968389) Update for Windows XP (KB971737) Update for Windows XP (KB973687) Update for Windows XP (KB973815) WebFldrs XP Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130) Windows Internet Explorer 8 Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant Windows XP Service Pack 3
Well you should be able to run Empires Try and add these commands to the launch options: -windowed -noborder They'll launch the game windowed, which may help you get rid of the flickering?
the game doesn't flicker the loading bar on the status screen flickers and doesn't even get to the game it just sits there and i keep reading the quotes of jekotian soldiers or a field tip like turrets are not able to shoot when being upgraded
I had a netbook with nvidia 9300 (or 9400) chipset, that could run COD4 on very very low settings. Did send it back, because the fan never stopped and energy-saving techniques where broken. I thought a "modern" Intel chipset graphics card was already more powerfull than a low end AMD card from 2002, my bad.
i don't have any of the counter strike games i actually played tfc then stopped playing cause i was on dial up i bought squishes old comp when he got a new one the only game that i even care to play on steam is empires it truly is the best game i have ever played the rts first person shooter is a revolution in gaming and once i experienced it i haven't looked back i can play team fortress classic no prob but i honestly lost all ability to play when 2.31 came out i am going to go drastic and remove the battery that harbors all my comps memory i am going to start from scratch and re-install xp and well re do everything when i get done today my comp will be a shell after i get finished by tomorrow night it will be a gaming system only for steam...well Empires
Hey there. I have a similar problem as this fellow. Like he says, you end up stuck on the loading screen. I will even hear the sounds of gameplay within the game (rifles firing, explosions etc) but regardless of anything, I remain stuck with the loading screen. I've played this game for ages and I don't think I need to say that I have never had this problem before in the past. I run windows 7, tried disabling my usual launch parameter (-dx level 80), uninstalled, reinstalled, and I get no different results. I think it's safe to say that it's a bug with the newest steam version (I was able to play the new steam version with no problems, before). I'm not quite sure what's up but I'm pretty hopeful you guys'll be able to solve it and fix it.
I should've replied sooner than now. This got things working for me again, but unfortunately, I just can't play Empires even on the lowest (recommended) settings. The framerate drops to 1 or 2 a second and just flat out stops some of the time. I can barely get by with just 4 frames a second on World of Tanks, but I just can't accomplish anything on Empires. If the developers could fix this current bug preventing me (and probably others) from using the -dxlevel 80 command in the launch options, it'd really be a help.