On my notebook with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 card it runs just.
But 8xxx on all newer Geforce graphics cards, so from Geforce and all newer (ie on all current, which today gets in the store)
run this game only with a huge black bar in the middle of image.
To German: it is unplayable.
That is unfortunately not present at the sale information.
Ubisoft, the sequel to the manufacturer's Blue Byte, writes on his website to Support: The support time has unfortunately expired, so there will be no remedy in the form of a patch or similar. It will remain the possibility to waive the game or install an old graphics card. ...
Well thank you.
Thus the desire for Ubisoft me is first passed.
Sell them do the game even more, without, however, pointed out that it is unplayable with current graphics cards!
So I have to assume that might be no longer run the current Ubisoft games already in at least 3 years and the Ubisoft then does not care (because yes, then the support time is unfortunately expired).
So back to settlers 4: Buy it only if you have an older graphics card, so a GeForce 7 series to the generation (ie a maximum 7950 GTX / GX).
I do not know how the card is at ATI, it is always a risk.
Too bad about the beautiful game.
More and more things no longer run now, just because the industry will rake in money with new operating systems and graphics cards.
You would have to actually finally refuse.
And does it in the end most unfortunately not ...