2.8ghz cpu,
1 gig of ram,
running WinXP pro,
with an Nvidia FX5200
with 128meg ram.

MALLASSAS!
Extremely low fram rate,
the fix did work however...

So thankyou, I guess.

It works!

Ive got this...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...lipboard01.jpg
Runs better in 256 colors but is still pretty horrid.
I've tried all fixes mentioned and none of them work.

I'm running 3.1 on Windows XP Pro x64 Edition with a nvidia 7900gs

Do you have the latest driver update for that card?

if not, get it.

That happened to me a while back when I installed beta drivers.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html
Install those.

Of course I've got the latest drivers. I do however have to install what parkermauney has provided... results in a few minutes.

Those are he latest drivers. Lol.

To correct myself, I was running the latest BETA driver. Which has worked well for me... until now. lol. I have to download the x64 version of the driver. A few minutes, once again.

Alright. I've got my drivers straight and I applied the "-shaders 1" fix. No go. Now, trying to run it in 256 colors (for a chance to do the "how to make shaders work" method) I get the C++ runtime error. Not sure if that tells you anything.

Shaders work but game be a ultra mega tilting,and fps is 0, I can look mega slowed videos but I can't play with shaders! Plz help me.

Spartaaa: Switch off Fluid Blood, Soft Shadows and Reflections. Turn Frame Skipping on.