Star Wars: Empire At War problems

[Unleashed]

I'm on a laptop and use it for gaming. Every game I play on it runs fine, except SW:EAW.

It plays for about 20 mins then my computer shuts off, I feel the fans and they are extremely hot.

Has anyone else had problems with this game making your rig run to hot?

 

[Spidey-Bat]

My guess is that it's making your computer process so much that it overheats and automatically shuts down. The only thing I suggest is playing it on a computer instead of laptop.

 

[lars573]

Questions
1.What other games are you playing on said laptop?
2.How does the laptop specs stack up vs. EaW min-spec?
3.Do the air intakes look at all dirty?

 

[Unleashed]

I play SimCity 4, The Sims, Battlefield 2, etc.

They all run fine except SW:EAW. My laptop has the minimum requirements to run the game and I used compressed air to clean out the vents.

 

[lars573]

Uninstall the game. Delete any folders bearing it's name, then reintall the game. And check for Starforce. If you don't know what Starforce is it's a method of copy protection that installs it's drivers on your system without your knowlege or consent. The problem is that Starforce has been known to cause PC's to behave erratically.

 

[Unleashed]

thanx, ill try that. I'll report back toimorroe