This is the Shader Model 2 fix. So those of you that got FFOW from STEAM, all you need to do is restart STEAM to get the update.
"Updates to Frontlines: Fuel of War have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Frontlines: Fuel of War
* Fixed a problem with the game when runing on Shader Model 2 hardware"
Frontlines: Fuel of War
* Fixed a problem with the game when runing on Shader Model 2 hardware"