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Game locks up while leaving station

Feb 24, 2005 Myn_donos link
When I click on leave station, I can see my ship leaving the station and going through the force field. Mid way through it locks up the game and my entire computer. I know I'm running the border line of the requirements. 950 MHZ Athalon 256 MB ram and a 32 MB Diamond Viper video card. I'm running Windows 98 second edition. Has anyone else had this problem or have any Idea what it might be.
Feb 24, 2005 Forum Moderator link
Sounds like a video card issue, but I note that your system specs are close to the margin (see below). It's not unheard of to run the game with a system that's below the minimum requirements, but you need to do a few things:

-Make sure your drivers are up to date.
-Shut down any non-essential applications
-Set the in-game video and graphics settings to their lowest settings. Once you are able to successfully undock you can tweak these back up for a good balance of performance and beauty. Pilots who are online can advise you where to skimp and where to splurge.

Windows Minimum System Requirements:

Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
1ghz Pentium III or Athlon processor
256MB of RAM
DirectX 8.1 or better
3D Hardware Accelerator - Fully DirectX 8.1 compatible 32MB videocard, Hardware Transformation & Lighting (T&L), and latest drivers.
Sound Card
Keyboard/Mouse and CDROM
200MB of uncompressed harddrive space
56k internet connectivity
Feb 26, 2005 Forum Moderator link
Whatever became of this person? Has anyone seen him on?
Feb 26, 2005 Myn_donos link
OK, well, That seems to have worked I dropped the res down and I can play just fine. The graphics suck but hey that's the trade off. Thanks for the help I appriciate it.