Problem that has halted my progress.... *SOLVED!*

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I should have guessed that PhysX had a software emulation mode since it is so common on cross-hardware games. It's good that you got it fixed. Maybe your information could help other people with the problem. Can you post which video card your PC uses and which driver version works with SoM?

It's sad how many old games this 'hardware acceleration' issue has broken.