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I have both GOG and retail copies of - Empires: Dawn of the Modern World (2003). It can be a struggle to get working on a more modern OS, with modern hardware. In the past, once I finished installing a fresh copy of Windows 11, I would install Empires DOTMW first. That protocol normally worked. I recently installed Empires DOTMW via GOG without any success. After the video intros, I get a black screen. I tried YouTube tutorial - 'How to make Empires Dawn of the Modern World run on Windows 11'. I've installed the 'widescreen patch' for 1920x1080 resolution. I've tried some DXWrapper stuff but to be honest, I'm not sure what I'm doing with that tool. Using GOG Galaxy, you can't install the game with specific compatibility settings, whereas with the retail copy you probably can. You can only run the installed game with specific compatibility settings. I am also under the assumption the GOG version is pre-patched with game patches. Downloaded patches fail to locate the installed GOG game, too. Any suggestions?? Anyone else experiencing the same issue?? Any solutions??

I have the GOG version of Empires: Dawn of the Modern World installed. I downloaded the widescreen patch. My native monitor resolution is 2560x1440. Whilst the new resolution settings appear in the settings menu, whenever I try to launch a game with the setting 2560x1440, the game crashes. I can run the game 1920x1080 but it is not my monitor's actual correct resolution and the game's minimap appears to be off. Whenever I click say a gold mine on the minimap, it takes me sort of nearby but not the exact location. Is there any other solutions? Perhaps the download file could be modified to allow higher resolution support?