Probable Bug: Tac Combat becoming unplayable

[Protagoras01]

It used to just be very occasionally but now it seems to be happening more often than not.

When I start a tactical combat my mousewheel won't zoom in and out as it usually does, this is just the hallmark though. I can give units orders but the moment I unpause they stop doing anything. I end up having to autoresolve, which is a bummer. In essence tac combat is unplayable. I used to just have this once, then save the game and restart and it seemed to correct the problem. Now it seems it is occurring almost every time.

Anybody else seen this, anybody have any ideas?

[zakblood]

steam or site version?

lets take a look,

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5. Click "Save all Information..." and save the text file to a location of your choice

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add the exe of the game to your Anti Virus and firewall program, to make sure check the logs of these to see if it was one if any of them was to blame.

That usually means a 3rd party program, like an Internet security programs, is or could be interfering with the game or update installation.

run the game from a admin account and use full admin permissions.

please make sure all game pre requisite are installed with the game, even if you think or fully know there are already installed, it will only over write, and it may be that you have a older or newer version of these where as the game in question may need a certain version.

please make sure you are running the latest game version and have up to date drivers installed on your pc,

If you have the original version. So you'll need to update it from the Internet.
Please note that you'll only need the last update, as the updates are comprehensive. (not needed with steam)

[Protagoras01]

Unfortunately at work, so I won't have the DXDiag file till sometime tomorrow (or later tonight).

Steam Version

I should be on the latest released patch that is delivered through steam as I have not done anything to get any of the beta patches. It seems to have gotten worse with the latest patch BUT that might just me making false judgements, as it has been happening since I got the game, just the frequency is now MUCH higher.

[Ufnv]

Unfortunately at work, so I won't have the DXDiag file till sometime tomorrow (or later tonight).

Steam Version

I should be on the latest released patch that is delivered through steam as I have not done anything to get any of the beta patches. It seems to have gotten worse with the latest patch BUT that might just me making false judgements, as it has been happening since I got the game, just the frequency is now MUCH higher.

When this happens, try to press the Shift key once. It looks like the Steam overlay bug.

[Protagoras01]

I will try that. I have wondered if it might be because of the Steam Overlay. I do the shift tab to get the annoying steam visual out of the lower right corner.... hrrrmmm I will try that! Thanks for that idea

[Protagoras01]

Here is my dxdiag

[Protagoras01]

Hitting shift fixed it. Thanks!

[zakblood]

for future reference, turn off the steam overlay on all games if not used, i also think it's useless feature unless you wish to use it, like the VR function etc, glad your sorted

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[Protagoras01]

Thanks again! I haven't had a problem with it before except having to hit shift-tab when I start a game, but I will turn that off!