1280x960 is the 4 aspect ratio resolution, 1280x1024 is stretched. I'd guess that somewhere along the line your hardware doesn't like non-"4" resolutions.
I really really want to play empires in widescreen, that would be so awesome :D can you do dual monitors in empires? useful for commanding?
I have a widescreen, and it's much fun. You can't do dual screens I have those too (but my 2nd screen is an old 17 crt) Ah if only
Sounds fair, it would add a fair amount of publicity to the mod Is there really that much coding left to do for 1.08? *checks Mantis*
try moving your mouse out of the screen in comm mode and then clicking.. = alsmost instant crash/minimize I have the same problem cause I have my tv connected to the PC...