The Settlers® 4: Gold Edition

This good old game dont work on Windows 10. I get following message when starting it: Software 3D: Error initializing Graphic Interface! Please fix.

I was hesitant to get the game because many reviews mentioned it does not work on Windows 10; but the game technically "worked" for me. I am using Windows 10 Home build 10.0.18362 on an Intel NUC6i7KYB (i7-6770HQ) using an eGPU (Akitio Node with EVGA 1080 SC) and 16GB of Corsair SODIMM. The game plays nicely in full screen and at the original resolutions (I found no support for changing it in game). The reason for the two-star review is the complete and utter lack of online multiplayer. Not that the feature isn't implemented; it is. No, instead, because ubisoft decided to INTENTIONALLY BREAK that aspect of the product for any game not running via uplay. Clicking on "Multiplayer" and then "Internet" opens the browser on the page http://www.bluebyte.net/settlers4/lobby/browser_check.asp, which then redirects to https://bluebyte.ubisoft.com/settlers4/lobby/browser_check.asp, and simultaneously closes the game. So, *if* the LAN multiplayer works (I haven't tested it), it is maybe possible for people to play over the Internet using a VPN to emulate an actual LAN; but there are countless other nice games available (like Empire earth 2, that has a complete mod available at https://ee2.eu/patch/#download), so unless you have to *specifically* buy Settlers 4, just boycott ubisoft for this anti-consumer move and buy any other game from GoG.

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The Game itself is an alltime classic and a consequent improvement of the great mechanics from settlers 3. Nevertheless I could not get the game to work on any machine. Some 3D and Graphic interface issues, sometimes access violations, sometimes it runs into a blue screen. The GOG compatibily fix only makes things worse. After reverting the GOG fix and some fanmade patches someone may be able to launch it, someone not. What a waste of money and time.