26-07-2003 04:31									#1
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I recently bought a new computer with windows xp and now when i try to play AC, there is a black square over the cursor...

i have direct x 9.

any ideas??

the game worked great until the new comp

	26-07-2003 05:39									#2
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weirdest thing ive seen is the cursor changing to a workers head

	26-07-2003 05:48									#3
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Have you installed the win2000/XP compatibility upgrade?

	26-07-2003 06:30									#4
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Rubin, I have installed the latest patch I can find, unsure if it includes any compatibility upgrade.

Also, I didn't buy the comp. I built it. Went flawless. Most games play well under xp, not all.

AC plays fine, but it has a blacked out square over the cursor that makes the game anoying.

	26-07-2003 06:36									#5
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Well, I hope we can solve your problem.

See this post for the latest patch. Check the game help menu to see your version number. It should read v5.0!

	26-07-2003 17:04									#6
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I have 2.0 for alien crossfire, however, i did not patch AC before installing alien crossfire.

And i'm talking about alien crossfire, not the original, i should have made that clear i guess. sorry.

	26-07-2003 17:05									#7
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i will try the compatibility patch.

	26-07-2003 17:18									#8
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I believe you can safely patch SMACX v2 with the compatibility update. It worked fine on my machine. SMACX was not affected and SMAC is better than ever

	26-07-2003 23:54									#9
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I have version 2.0 for SMACX and the compatibility update. Still have the black square.

Oh well.

	27-07-2003 00:04									#10
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Have you tried adding this line to your alpha centauri.ini:

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1

I can send you my .ini file and you can see if it solves your problem? Don't give up!!!

	27-07-2003 00:20									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Rubin Have you tried adding this line to your alpha centauri.ini: [PREFERENCES] ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1 I can send you my .ini file and you can see if it solves your problem? Don't give up!!!

I tried that, no dice.

thanks by the way.

	02-08-2003 18:21									#12
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I just found the problem! It was the darned Cursor XP that I downloaded from Stardock.

It seems that it was causing the cursor to have a black square around it.

I have to disable Cursor XP for SMAC.

All seems good now.

yay

	03-08-2003 02:48									#13
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Hate those things ... always trying to sneak onto my comp by installing themselves when i visit a site.

	03-08-2003 04:51									#14
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Cursor XP seems to give the cursor a black "shadow" underneath in certain applications...

I've noticed it in real player too.

that's the main reason i thought of disabling it...because it caused problems in other apps