Game not working...

[Im Salt]

I got the weird error "Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with direct draw" Weird thing is it was working before perfectly until the windows ten patch came out. I logically assume that it's the stupid update that is responsible. Does anybody have any ideas to solve this problem?

[HippieGunner34]

I'm getting the same problem

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

Try compatibility mode?

Also try installing the Expanding Fronts mod - it will not change the original way the game works, but has a couple of compatibility fixes thrown in.

[Im Salt]

Why should I have to install a mod? The game should work fine without compatibility mode or some stupid mod. Thats just excusing Disneys incompetance.

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

Sure, if you don't want to install them have a broken game! I'm not complaining! My game works just fine with the compatibility patches!

Originally posted by Im Salt:

Why should I have to install a mod? The game should work fine without compatibility mode or some stupid mod. Thats just excusing Disneys incompetance.

No, this isn't Disney's fault - this is long before the age of Disney, when Star Wars was actually owned by Lucas Arts properly.

The reason you need fixes is because this game has not been touched by its developers since the release of the Clone Campaigns expansion, which was released in 2002 when everyone was running Windows XP.

Now things have changed and Microsoft has released an endless spree of updates which have broken everything under the sun, including my laptop which is hanging on updates 100% complete. One of the things included in "everything" is SWGB.

M$ isn't going to fix it. Disney barely knows this game exists. So things are left to third parties to pick up the slack.

[Im Salt]

Originally posted by aidenpons:

Sure, if you don't want to install them have a broken game! I'm not complaining! My game works just fine with the compatibility patches!

Originally posted by Im Salt:

Why should I have to install a mod? The game should work fine without compatibility mode or some stupid mod. Thats just excusing Disneys incompetance.

No, this isn't Disney's fault - this is long before the age of Disney, when Star Wars was actually owned by Lucas Arts properly.

The reason you need fixes is because this game has not been touched by its developers since the release of the Clone Campaigns expansion, which was released in 2002 when everyone was running Windows XP.

Now things have changed and Microsoft has released an endless spree of updates which have broken everything under the sun, including my laptop which is hanging on updates 100% complete. One of the things included in "everything" is SWGB.

M$ isn't going to fix it. Disney barely knows this game exists. So things are left to third parties to pick up the slack.

Well i'll agree that you're correct, though this is no longer an issue as my game is working now.

[hp1harry]

how do you do compatibility mode?