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Sim/Strategy/War => Scourge Of War => Tutorials/Help/Tips => Topic started by: Asid on November 26, 2016, 06:46:04 PM

Title: Windows 8/8.1/10 Compatibility "Black boxes"
Post by: Asid on November 26, 2016, 06:46:04 PM
Windows 8/8.1/10 Compatibility

You might have issues such as black boxes where text is meant to be or other graphic anomalies. To fix do the following:

Find the SOW Waterloo exe. Right click the exe and select "properties" from the drop down list. Go to the "compatibility" tab and do the following:

1. Change the compatibility mode to "Windows 7"
2. Disable the display scaling on high DPI settings
3. Run the program as an administrator
4. Select "Apply"


File name: SOWWL.exe (application)

Steam version:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Scourge of War Waterloo

Matrix version:
C:\Matrix Games\Scourge of War Waterloo

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