Here's an interesting problem

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Here's an interesting problem

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So my friend downloaded the demo to see if he wants to buy the game (mercenary). After having some issues, we discovered the reason for his error-less crashing was the resolution. At 1280X800 it runs fine, but anything higher than that crashes after loading 100%. Even 1440x900, the resolution I play the game at doesn't work, and his computer is better than mine. I've included his DXdiag basic info so we have an accurate spec list to work with.

His specs are:

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110408-1631)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-870A-UD3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 1709MB used, 14667MB available
Windows Dir: C:\\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

He has over 5 gigs of ram free during the testing.
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Here's an interesting problem

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I don't see the info on the video card?:o
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Yeah, I realized he forgot to give the video card, I know its a rather new Geforce, I thinik it is a 6xx TI or something close to that, has a gig of ram on it,
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Higher resolutions require more memory, so odds are, something else running in the background is blocking a region of memory the game needs for the higher resolution. If you/he would like me to review the system for possible causes, following the steps here: http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/faq.htm#8
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