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« on: December 06, 2007, 03:16:53 PM »
Hello, I'm new here Smile.

I'm wondering if AoD will run on my computer...
What are it's system requirements?
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2007, 03:30:59 PM »
TGE system requirements are Pentium III 1000, 512 MB RAM. About the graphics card, AoD worked fine on GeForce4 MX440 with 64mb onboard. We'll be able to be more precise about this before release.

And BTW, welcome to the forums Smile
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2007, 03:48:54 PM »
 That's funny, you pretty much just said my system... just replace the Pentium with an AMD Athlon. Good to now that even with all the graphical improvements my computer will still be able to handle the game. I've been worried about that for awhile.
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2007, 04:06:44 PM »
Most graphical improvements are of a artistic nature, without increasing the requirements too much.
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2007, 04:07:20 PM »
I have one rule in my life of a gamer... never trust system requirements... Some great looking games can run smooth on minimal req spec. Some of them can run like shit on recommended specs. Look on Gothic 3 or NWN2.
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2007, 05:10:18 PM »
Fair enough.

I guess I'll have to buy myself additional 256mb of ram Cool...
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2007, 05:20:32 PM »
Good thing they are pretty cheap these days. I remember paying 220 dollars for 4 megs of RAM about 12 years ago... Now I can buy 1GB for 30 dollars...
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2007, 02:00:14 AM »
Quote from: Oscar on December 06, 2007, 03:30:59 PM
TGE system requirements are Pentium III 1000, 512 MB RAM. About the graphics card, AoD worked fine on GeForce4 MX440 with 64mb onboard. We'll be able to be more precise about this before release.

And BTW, welcome to the forums Smile

Does that mean that the graphics engine doesn't use Pixel Shader 1.1 or better at all? Or that there is an option to disable shader affects? Looking at screen shots I was hoping that the game would use it, reflective water and such is always a nice addition. Not a big deal for me, or anything, just wondering.
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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2007, 03:27:38 AM »
From memory, a GeForce4 MX440 is basically a very slightly upgraded GeForce 2, and not capable of pixel shading.
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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2007, 03:50:48 AM »
Quote from: Priapist on December 07, 2007, 03:27:38 AM
From memory, a GeForce4 MX440 is basically a very slightly upgraded GeForce 2, and not capable of pixel shading.

Right, that's why I am wondering. It just seems a bit odd, that a 3D game (even Indy) wouldn't support PS.
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« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2007, 06:03:46 AM »
Quote from: Oscar on December 06, 2007, 05:20:32 PM
Good thing they are pretty cheap these days. I remember paying 220 dollars for 4 megs of RAM about 12 years ago... Now I can buy 1GB for 30 dollars...
I actually bought 2GB DDR2 @ 800MHz for 50€... Smile
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« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2007, 07:51:39 AM »
Quote from: Morbus on December 07, 2007, 06:03:46 AM
Quote from: Oscar on December 06, 2007, 05:20:32 PM
Good thing they are pretty cheap these days. I remember paying 220 dollars for 4 megs of RAM about 12 years ago... Now I can buy 1GB for 30 dollars...
I actually bought 2GB DDR2 @ 800MHz for 50€... Smile
Did you get it online? Is there any brand you'd advice staying away from?
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« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2007, 09:12:51 AM »
Quote from: John Yossarian on December 07, 2007, 07:51:39 AM
Quote from: Morbus on December 07, 2007, 06:03:46 AM
Quote from: Oscar on December 06, 2007, 05:20:32 PM
Good thing they are pretty cheap these days. I remember paying 220 dollars for 4 megs of RAM about 12 years ago... Now I can buy 1GB for 30 dollars...
I actually bought 2GB DDR2 @ 800MHz for 50€... Smile
Did you get it online? Is there any brand you'd advice staying away from?
I got it online at a Portuguese (where I live) shop. Team Elite, it's the brand. I advice you to stay away from OEM. Other than that, I don't have much experience. Corsair is very good, Team Elite is also good (not so much for overclocking the DIMMs) and I don't know any more brands in detail. You can ask over at anandtech if you're interested. Best place to look.
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« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2007, 10:08:32 AM »
Quote from: CandyStick on December 07, 2007, 02:00:14 AM
Does that mean that the graphics engine doesn't use Pixel Shader 1.1 or better at all? Or that there is an option to disable shader affects? Looking at screen shots I was hoping that the game would use it, reflective water and such is always a nice addition. Not a big deal for me, or anything, just wondering.
Torque Game Engine doesn't support pixel shaders.

TGEA does, but it was too crude and unstable when we switched to 3D.
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2007, 11:06:22 AM »
Quote from: Morbus on December 07, 2007, 09:12:51 AM
I got it online at a Portuguese (where I live) shop. Team Elite, it's the brand. I advice you to stay away from OEM. Other than that, I don't have much experience. Corsair is very good, Team Elite is also good (not so much for overclocking the DIMMs) and I don't know any more brands in detail. You can ask over at anandtech if you're interested. Best place to look.
I was planning to go Corsair, but if I can get a deal like that with a decent brand, I'll take it (I'm not planning to OC the ram). I'll search for it now, but would you mind giving me the name of the site? I live 45 minutes away from the northern Portuguese border so they might not charge too much for shipping.
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