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Possible Fix for Direct3D Initialization Problem in Demo
by Zen | 12:39 AM
For those that are getting the dreaded "Direct3D Initialization Failed" error message with the white X in a red circle, ES_PieThief might have a fix for you:
This error which some people have reported seems to happen mostly if you run a widescreen monitor. I believe the problem has been fixed since the demo was put together so it will work in the full version of the game.
I actually got the error on my own machine when I installed the demo and I've found I think two work arounds on my own machine to fix it.
Delete the file NewProfile.xml in your /Age of Empires 3 Trial/Users/NewProfile.xml directory.
Set your screen resolution to 1024x768, then rerun the game
or
Open NewProfile.xml and fine the line that specifies the optiongrfxres and change the res to say 1024x768. In my particular case it was initializing to 1280x768, which my machine did not like much.
For some reason it initializes to a resolution some video cards have problems with if you have a widescreen monitor (I have the 24" widescreen at home and had this problem)
It seems to only happen the first time you run the game, I believe once you get it up and running once, it doesn't happen again.
Hope this helps, it worked for me.
Be sure to let him know if it worked for you ... or not!
