Hey all,

Tropico 3 won't start. Originally had the unknown chipset error, fixed that by deleting the suggestd file on another thread. Now when I attempt to start the game, it will not start. It immediately crashes and gives me the generic Windows 7 error. Looking at the game crash logs, it says "unable to parse map file."

Any suggestions?

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/25/2012, 05:13:44
Machine name: PHOENIX84621-A
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: h9-1170t
BIOS: Ver: PIT_710.rom vPIT7.10
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz (12 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16326MB RAM
Page File: 3505MB used, 29145MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7950
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x679A)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_679A&SUBSYS_6616103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 2754 MB
Dedicated Memory: 3039 MB
Shared Memory: 3811 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: VE247
Monitor Id: ACI2493
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atium dag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1114 (English)
Driver Version: 8.921.5.2000
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 1/4/2012 21:00:50, 933888 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes

I'm getting pretty much the same thing.

"unable to find or parse map file" in the crash log.

Gonna try re-DLing the installer for now...

That wasn't it. checksums were the same and installing from the new files didn't help anyway.

I found out what the issue was though. Looks like it freaks out if you have more than one monitor active. It runs if I disable my secondary and tertiary monitors.

WTF is up with that? I'm pretty sure I've got games nearing drinking age around here that don't have issues with more than one monitor.

That help you any OP?