All game screens come up in "gobbledigook" - no font support???

Please help

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When I load this game, it runs fine, no problems... but when I launch a new game, all the in-game screen titles and buttons are like this: $'}#'<./!!££ (and so on).

What is going on?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Very old video drivers.  See stickes.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
Very old video drivers.  See stickes.
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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Okay, the stickies say: no workaround because "nobody in beta had this problem".

Great.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Go to omegadrivers.net and download the latest drivers
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Just go to the video card vendor's proper website (ie. ati.com or nvidia.com) and download the latest drivers. You can't expect software to work properly with outdated drivers.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
The problem I have seems to not be to do with drivers (according to the sticky) - if you guys read what I posted & what the stickies response is, they seem to suggest that it is a hardware issue with no workaround.

Thank you for all the responses. I hope a simple driver update will do.

I last updated my drivers when CIV4 launched a few months ago.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Yup, just updated the drivers (uninstalled old one, rebooted, the lot). Ran the game again. Still the same problem.

I can't afford a new graphics card. I guess it's time for a refund. I am SO dissapointed.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
FYI, this was the issue (so NOT drivers):

8) There are some first generation Intel Extreme adapters that don't work with the game. We're talking very old ones (i.e. <2003). They don't work because they don't support True Type fonts in games. Nothing we can do. There's no work around other than to get another card. Based on the beta, this shouldn't be an issue as nobody ran into it.