Did you try starting the game in a window? There is a configuration file download you can try in the
[FAQ] Troubleshooting Dragon Commander & support topic. With that file (or an existing file, if the game got far enough to create one), you can also set the resolution and display mode manually (see below).
Did you try reinstalling the game, or verifying local files for the Steam version?
Did you check for updated graphics drivers, etc? Someone with an ATI card fixed this problem by updating to the latest Catalyst Control Center (
Still "Dragon Commander has stopped working").
You can manually set the resolution by editing the graphicsettings.lsx file in Wordpad, or other text editor, located in the folder:
C:\Users\ %username% \My Documents\Larian Studios\Dragon Commander
Look for the section
<node id="ConfigEntry">
<attribute id="MapKey" value="
ScreenHeight" type="22" />
<attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" />
<attribute id="Value" value="
768" type="4" />
</node>
<node id="ConfigEntry">
<attribute id="MapKey" value="
ScreenWidth" type="22" />
<attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" />
<attribute id="Value" value="
1024" type="4" />
</node>
Search for 'fake' near the start of the file to set the display mode (if both FakeFullscreen and Fullscreen are set to zero, it will be in Window mode).
<node id="ConfigEntry">
<attribute id="MapKey" value="
FakeFullscreenEnabled" type="22" />
<attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" />
<attribute id="Value"
value="0" type="4" />
</node>
<node id="ConfigEntry">
<attribute id="MapKey" value="FrameCapFPS" type="22" />
<attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" />
<attribute id="Value" value="60" type="4" />
</node>
<node id="ConfigEntry">
<attribute id="MapKey" value="
Fullscreen" type="22" />
<attribute id="Type" value="0" type="5" />
<attribute id="Value"
value="1" type="4" />
</node>
