Graphics error

[Dumorax]

i spent 45 dollars on this game got home, installed, stoked to play and.....


Graphics setup error:
Failed to find a supported hardware rendering devise. Verify that you meet the min requierments, directx is installed properly and all drivers are up to date.


WTF, i play on a decent laptop that has no problem running world of warcraft or warhammer online.....but i cant play this.... there has to be something messed up here but i cant figure out what it is. i updated my drivers, i have the latest version of directx installed.... is anyone els getting this error? or can help me with it?

[Elaitor]

World of Warcraft and Warhammer AOR aren't exactly graphically taxing...
Unlke what most people think, DOW2 is extremely heavy from the graphics point of view, and if I remember correctly it says what kind of technical specifications your hardware has to meet in order to play it. I'm not talking about "you need XYZ graphic card or better". I'm referring to "shader version A or higher".

Check those requirements with your hardware to see if you meet them properly. Especially in the case of laptops, if you don't have a "gamer" type laptop it's unlikely the game will run at all.

And maybe some more information and details about your machine would help.

[Dumorax]

i went to that site but i dont see dawn of war 2 on there

[Zoop]

Required
OS: Windows Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2
CPU: P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor
Memory: 1.0 GB (Windows XP) 1.5 GB (Windows Vista)
Harddrive: 5.5 GB of free space
GFX: 128 MB Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / 128 MB ATI X1600, or equivalent (must have Shader Model 3.0 to run the game)
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card
Network: Internet connection required for product activation and multiplayer

Recommended
OS: Windows Vista SP1 / Windows XP SP2
CPU: AMD Athlon 64×2 4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2.0 GB (Windows XP and Vista)
Harddrive: 5.5 GB of free space
GFX: 256 MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / 256 MB ATI X1900, or equivalent
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card
Network: Internet connection required for product activation and multiplayer

Maybe you should post the specs of your laptop, or at least brand/type so it can be looked up.

My laptop I use to run Dow2:
Dell XPS m1530
Intel® Core2 Duo T8100(2,10 GHz 800 MHz 3 MB L2-cache
4GB DDR2 Ram
nVidia 8600m GT 256MB
250GB HDD @5400rpm

Got the game running at my Native Resolution; 1280x800. Most of the settings are set to high, some to medium. No antialiasing, but I do got Postprocessing on. Runs decently fast, with some slowdowns when a lot of explosions occur (or when zoomed in too much on an explosion)

So you see, I got quite a mid/high-end gamelaptop and I can't even run it on full. So compare your laptop with my specs, but I'm guessing your GFX-Card isn't compatible (Wow runs on (please do not swear) onboard GFX, so this is not really a valid reference)

[CoBrA]

I tried the beta on my laptop, it said the exact same thing. It's probably the graphics card that doesn't meet the requirements.