The launcher window loads (and ironically I can see part of a message about a launcher crash fix which I am unable to completely read) and then immediately I receive a "Xenonauts has stopped working" error message giving me only the option to close the program.
Here's an excerpt from my DXDiag output:
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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/2/2013, 04:13:47
Machine name: ANGEL-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/17/12 17:52:58 Ver: 32.02
Processor: Intel® Core i5-2550K CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16352MB RAM
Page File: 4328MB used, 28371MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6718)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6718&SUBSYS_20111787&REV_00
Display Memory: 1754 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2026 MB
Shared Memory: 3823 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SAMSUNG
Monitor Id: SAM0357
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: Displayport External
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1172 (English)
Driver Version: 9.12.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/19/2012 13:08:04, 1151488 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2458-11CF-E3EA-1200A9C2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6718
SubSys ID: 0x20111787
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem93.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NICayman:9.12.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6718
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_000B&SUBSYS_00431102&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1348 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 7/7/2010 22:16:24, 697816 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Creative
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura ZoomFX: No
Oh you're in the UK, well still... thank you!