Hello. when i enter into the game after 2 or 3 clicks it just crashes and kicks me off the game. I have win 8.1. 64 and i cant get it to work. Anyone else had this problem?

Thank you!

You haven’t really given anything to go on. Are you running in galaxy? If so close it and run from the exe in the install location.
Ensure you have not installed to program files.
Ensure directx, cpp extensions are installed - galaxy often forgets to do this apparently.
Something there may help. This biggest tip I can give you however, is move off win 8.x and go back to 7, or go to 10, heck try Linux out but don’t use win 8.x or vista. Worst operating systems you could be using.

Also, each game has its own subforum, you may find something there which helps:
https://www.gog.com/forum/imperialism_series#1588329769

To add, here is one which may help:
https://www.gog.com/forum/imperialism_series/windows_10

First of all, thank you for your quick reply and for taking your time. Unfortunately i cant change operating system, i have so many valuable informations and websites there, that it is currently impossible for me to do it.
I tried in in galaxy and i have tried it from exe also, and the result is the same.

- Can you please explain what exactly did you mean by this? "Ensure you have not installed to program files.

Big thank you!

Windows folders are protected by UAC which can often break programs installed there. Always install to a folder you create, maybe c:/mygames.

Also, not the last link which may help you, in there it says to rename a certain file. There may be other posts in the subforum, I didn’t check. It’s an old game, so may need some tweaks like compatability set to a specific version.

Another thing you can try is setting compatiblity mode on and screen resolution to 640x480

I have tried it already on every single operating system and it still doesnt work :( It is not installed in program files, i have created a special folder for that. i have directx 11 installed if that helps anything.

I tried it on Windows 10 Pro 64bit, and it works for me. I don't use Galaxy so I installed the game with the offline backup installer, downloaded from the gog.com web page.

Some notable things I noticed:

1. I am not sure why, but by default the game is installed in an unusual directory. The offline installer wants to install it under C:\Imperialism\, while normally GOG games install into C:\GOG Games\Imperialism\. So I am wondering if there is some specific issue and the game has to be installed into a very short path? If not already, try reinstalling the game into C:\Imperialism\

2. The first time you run the game, it asks whether to change the desktop resolution to 640x480 for the game (if you don't, you get the game in a small box in the center of the screen). This can be later changed in the game options. Have you tried if these affect it in any way?

Lo and behold! I had a crash too, after playing some scenario for awhile (created a city by the sea and clicked on some farm).

So maybe this is some kind of more common problem. I wonder if the Imperalism subforum has any more info?

https://www.gog.com/forum/imperialism_series#1588329769

EDIT: Yeah it at least has crashed frequently for many others too. Some just suggest saving often, and/or trying different Windows compatibility settings, which is most stable. See e.g. here:

https://www.gog.com/forum/imperialism_series/imperialism_keeps_crashing_half_way_through_win_10/post2