Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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anthonyking
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Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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I just installed the three modules go get me up to Legends. I have not played the game on this PC before. The autostart runs but the game does not start. I have set both to run in Admin mode. I am running .Net 4.5

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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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as an additional question, will "Legends" support Windows 8.1 ?
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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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I just bought a brand new computer, has Windows 8 on it, and am having the same problem with Legends; game crashes at startup. The last computer I bought also had Windows 8 and the same thing happened with that one. I tried all the recommended fixes and then some on the last machine. Frankly, I don't want to spend hours going through the same stuff all over again. I'd love to buy Shadows, but I don't see the point at this point.
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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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Not a Window 8 user, not yet anyway, but does Windows 8 have compatibility mode settings like previous versions of Windows have had that you could try running DW under?
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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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Yes, Windows 8 does have a compatibility mode like other versions of Windows. F/Y/I, I installed Distant Worlds Shadows on my laptop using Windows 8 without using a compatibility mode. It runs just fine. Sorry to hear the other guys are having a problem.
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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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Got it to work! Guess I'll be getting shadows. I think my issue was sound card-related.
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RE: Windows 8 Supported for Distant Worlds : Legends

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Distant Worlds: Shadows works fine for us on our Windows 8 and 8.1 test systems.
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