ah, thanks guys. Turns out I was being a moron and installing the wrong DirectX file...I updated it and it runs now. It looks amazing too. I guess thats goodbye weekend.

Thanks for the help though, really appreciated

I have d3dx9_31.dll missing also and have followed all the above advice to no result.....

Hi you don't need (indeed cannot, I believe) register your games on the AGEOD forum. I'd guess the keys etc tie back to the period when AGEOD was with Paradox as Paradox used the registration process to limit access to some game forums (mostly tech support, sometimes mods etc). so jump in, enjoy an...

I have a hard copy which is a part of a collection called 'AGEOD's Military Strategies II' including also Napoleons Camp's and WW1. Licence keys are all inside the game box. I install the game, click on register tab and it links me to Paradox forum page which does not include a PON option....just ev...