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One of the most common problems with [[Basic Knowledge|Wurm ]] (and a lot of games) is ensuring that your graphic card is compatible. Wurm requires Java and OpenGL so forget about DirectX, there is no need to update to the latest versions or include this in your list of worries. Let's get Java out of the way. Go to http://www.java.com /download and click on the bright yellow get it now red 'Free Java Download' button in the top rightmiddle of the page. Download, install and be happy. The recommendation is for a minimum java version of 1.46.2 33 and the action just taken will ensure this.

This now leaves us with your graphic card to deal with. Wurm requires a minimum of OpenGL 1.3 and this is usually supplied as part of your card's video drivers. If your card manufacturer does not supply the OpenGL drivers or they are inadequate then often there is little you can do except get another card. As each manufacturer is different, the rest of this will be broken down into manufacturers. For each individual entry use OS / Version / GFX Card / Status where status can be ok, broken for fixed #nnn where nnn is one of the corrective actions added by contributors.

 [[Image:ATI Logo.png|25px]] ATI drivers are available from http://wwwsupport.atiamd.com/supportus/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx .<br/> [[Image:Nvidia-logo.png|25px]] NVidia drivers are available from http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp.<br/>

Some ATI and NVidia graphics cards, mainly onboard and laptop models, are not supported by the standard drivers. You will have to get the drivers from the manufactor manufacturer of your laptop etc. and those are often outdated.<br>

Many built-in Intel graphics cards cannot run Wurm, however well. Even with low details the frame rates are still low. Sometimes the terrain will show a kind of red shadow. This can be fixed on Windows XP by installing the best latest graphics card drivers from Intel cards may be able . Version 5248 of the Windows XP driver is known to run Wurm (no guarantees)fix the red terrain. Intel The current Windows Vista/Windows 7 drivers do still show the red terrain. Some laptop manufacturers do not provide updated drivers are available so you may have to uninstall the manufacturer supplied driver and install the latest driver from the [http://downloadfinderdownloadcenter.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intelIntel website].asp?iid=Corporate+Header_Supp_downloads&

UnknownSome models of the SiS 740 series of motherboard chipsets are equipped with a very low-end 3D accelerated IGP (integrated graphics processor). The usual motherboard setup (not user modifiable) is to share system memory to video memory. This leads to very poor performance. Add to the recipe a lousy OpenGL implementation in their drivers, and you get a motherboard that '''can''' play Wurm without extra hardware, but with lots of rendering errors, ''most likely incompatibleof the text missing'' and clumsy gameplay. This setup is ''highly unrecommended''. Fortunately, these chipsets support an external AGP board and the motherboard manufacturers were keen on placing a AGP port on most motherboards equipped by them. If this is your case (check it out!), buy either a recommended ATI or NVidia card for a much better gaming experience. ==3Dfx==Incompatible. 3dfx [[:wikipedia:3dfx|ceased operating in 2000]] and was purchased by Nvidia.

Most S3 graphics cards (E.g Savage/ProSavage/Twister) <strong>cannot run Wurm</strong>, but please add your card here if you can play Wurm with an S3 card.

If you don't know what your graphics are then its it's time to identify them.To do this:

Linux | Ubuntu Dapper Drake | NVidia Geforce GeForce 6600 256MB | 877x drivers | OKLinux | Gentoo 2.6.18 | GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB | 877x drivers NOT 9629 | OKLinux | Fedora Core 5 | GeForce FX5200 128MB | 9631 drivers | OKLinux | #! Crunchbang Linux 8.10.02 | Intel 945GSE | OK

<pre>UnknownMac Mini (Intel) Mac OS X 10.4.8 | Intel Graphics | OK(Needs MacOSX v10.4.2 or newer?) Intel/Nvidia based Macs should be okay by using Bootcamp [http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/] to run Linux or Windows XP.</pre>

When you buy a new graphics card, remember there are many different types of interfaces including PCI, AGP and PCI Express. You need to buy a graphics card that your motherboard will support. Many old PCs use PCI and some fairly new ones use AGP but most brand new PCs now use [[Category:Technical Detailswikipedia:PCI Express|PCI Express]]. Don't get muddled up with PCI and PCI Express - they are not compatible. Be careful that the person who is selling the graphics card knows the difference between them - you don't want to buy a graphics card that is not compatible with your PC! Also remember that you will need a graphics card with the right output for your monitor. Most graphics cards and monitors use [[:wikipedia:Video Graphics Array|VGA]] but some newer models now use [[:wikipedia:Digital Visual Interface|DVI]]. There are many different types of DVI and they should all be compatible with each other. DVI gives a better quality picture than VGA, so if you are looking for a graphics card/monitor, try to buy ones that support DVI.----