I'm having display/refresh problems with CMBB.
When I start up CMBB (v1.3) i hear the music, but see no start up movie and the screen is black. No matter how long I wait, the screen remains black until i move the cursor over one of the four buttons. If I start a game and click the down arrow to see the next page of scenarios, the screen doesn't refresh until i click on a scenario. Seems like the refresh rate is delayed by a click.
Once I choose a scenario, i again get a black screen. If i do ctrl+tab, I can see the screen, but this takes some finece. Once i release the keys the screen is black. I can advance through the setup screens only by clicking where the 'continue' buttons are (should be) behind the black screen.
Once in the setup of a game (i.e. unit placement) i sometimes see the units, sometimes not. Usually, the screen is blank and i may see some text. As i move around on the screen the text advances to a new position, but the old text remains on the screen. If I use '+' to advance to a unit and right-click (blindly) on the unit, i can see a menu. if i choose an option, like move, i get the same trail effect with the resulting text, but no graphic. I can see the menu at the bottom of the screen, but advancing a turn does not help.
I've always had problems starting games, but its only been now that i also have problems playing them. I used to have CMBB v1.3. I reinstalled the game but that didn't help. I deleted my pref file with no success.
I'm using a toshiba Satellite laptop with windows XP with 240MB of RAM. I'm using the internal video adapter which is a Trident. My screen refresh is at 60 Hertz (the only option). Screen resolution is at 1024x768 with 32bit color quality.
Any thoughts?