ScytheNoire

alt+tabbing will fix the blank screen, but it doesn't fix the 100% CPU usage with dual core, which is the cause for the stuttering. the game just wasn't programmed properly, as i've tried much older games that have no problem with the dual core. obviously, something in the way they coded it was done in such a way as to cause problems, and most likely, it cannot be fixed.

it's a dual core issue 100% (as in it uses 100% of both CPU's) i have: AMD Athlon64 x2 4200+ Asus nForce4 Ultra BFG GeForce 7800GTX 2GB OCZ DDR400 Platinum Creative X-Fi on my Logitech G15 keyboard, it has a monitor for CPU/RAM, and it montiors each core seperately, and when this game loads, it uses 100% of both CPU's. so it's definately an issue with the dual core, and it seems that a lot of poorly written games cannot support modern systems. i have no issues with newer games such as Civ4, WoW, AoE3, or Dungeon Siege II. plus the game doesn't support widescreen, which is a shame, all 3D non-sprite games should support various resolutions, such as 1920x1200 (my default).

it's a dual core issue 100% (as in it uses 100% of both CPU's) i have: AMD Athlon64 x2 4200+ Asus nForce4 Ultra BFG GeForce 7800GTX 2GB OCZ DDR400 Platinum Creative X-Fi on my Logitech G15 keyboard, it has a monitor for CPU/RAM, and it montiors each core seperately, and when this game loads, it uses 100% of both CPU's. so it's definately an issue with the dual core, and it seems that a lot of poorly written games cannot support modern systems. i have no issues with newer games such as Civ4, WoW, AoE3, or Dungeon Siege II. plus the game doesn't support widescreen, which is a shame, all 3D non-sprite games should support various resolutions, such as 1920x1200 (my default).