Computer speed

[joey703]

i can play on any map except for the games on a huge map. even on a large map with 11 computer players the turns dont take too long.

i have a piii 933mHz w/256mb ram

[Simpleton]

I am playing it on a Pentium 233 (overclocked to 262) MMX with 128 MB RAM. I have played a game on the tiny map and am presently playing a game on the small map. All animations are off and I turned off the music because it was choppy. The game is definitely playable even with such a slothy system. The only things that really could be better is map scrolling is slow, when moving your units with the mouse the pointer can be hard to control and when you open the advisor screens it takes a little longer than I think it should. BUT like I said completely playable. You should have no problems on your system.

PS: I pick up my spanking new kick ass system on Monday. (Athlon 1.333, 512 RAM, Geforce2 GTS , 19" Samsung 950p monitor are the highlights). I can't wait!!! The only think I am concerned about is the reported crappy performance on Nvidia chips....

[Uncle Thade]

Hey Vettorox, the listed specs on the site and the box state that MY computer would run just fine. It's definitely not my computer... it's the game. Maybe you can find it in your heart to send me a new computer? Can't afford one right now.

[Basilisk]

Originally posted by VetteroX
If you have a computer slower the p2 400 128 mb of ram... don't complain that the game won't run on your comp... youve got an old machine, go out and buy a new one

what about if it is a p2 350mhz with 192mb ram, and a 8mb vid card?

[Basilisk]

Originally posted by Voidman
I run it on a PII 333, 192 Mbyte, played several games without noticeable slowdowns and very playable for me. I've only got 2.5MB of video memory and not a problem yet (fingers crossed).

Love the game, even if there are a few issues needing fixing.

so judging by this it's the amount of ram you have that does it. i have a p2 350mhz with 193mb ram and a 8mb vid card, so by this it should be sweet. But everyone says that the slowdowns occur around the industrial age, have you played up to/past this yet? If you have, what was the speed of the game like?

[Soren Johnson]

If you have a machine with near-minimum specs (especially on the memory side) and are experiencing slowdowns, try adding the line "NoSound=1" to Civilization3.ini. This will not only turn off sound but prevent the game from even loading any sound into memory. Of course, the game will be sound-less, but some people might prefer this if it speeds up the game...

[Basilisk]

cool thanks for the tip. i should be getting my copy within teh week