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to that.Scuse the newbie questions.
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to that.
Scuse the newbie questions.
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Minimum specifications?
Ok, I 've done a little sifting around and so far have not been able to find the minimum specifications for the game.
Currently i have a PIII 450 with a GeForce2 Titanium and 256MB RAM. Will I be able to run the game? I really can't afford to upgrade my machine at this stage. Even if I can only run a small universe with limited number of aliens, it is better than nothing.
Are there optional gameplay features that can be turned off to speed up processing?Avoid COLONY RUSH on Galactic Civlizations II (both DL & DA) with my Slow Start Mod.
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Re: Minimum specifications?
To give you some idea, I'm running the beta on an Athelon 900 with AIW Radeon and 256MB Ram in Win98, and the game runs fine. I assume any recent video card will be fine since the game is 2D anyways.Originally posted by The Rusty Gamer
Ok, I 've done a little sifting around and so far have not been able to find the minimum specifications for the game.
Currently i have a PIII 450 with a GeForce2 Titanium and 256MB RAM. Will I be able to run the game? I really can't afford to upgrade my machine at this stage. Even if I can only run a small universe with limited number of aliens, it is better than nothing.
Well, for the beta, you could play the game without the multimedia, but I don't think that would speed up the processing any. I imagine that if you pick a smaller universe to play with, and fewer AI rivals, it might speed up performance, I guess.Are there optional gameplay features that can be turned off to speed up processing?"I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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Found this on ebworld.com:
Publisher: STRATEGY FIRST
Platform: PC Games
Category: Strategy
Item Number: 232512 System Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP; PII 300 MHz Processor, 128 MB RAM, 600 MB Hard Disk Space, DirectX 7.0 Compatible Video Card with 4 MB VRAM and Monitor capable of supporting 1024x768 resolution. 56K Modem with Internet Connection or LAN for Internet play
What Internet play?
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Oh no. Don't tell me we're now going to get a "They said they'd give us multiplayer; we shouldn't buy it without it; they broke their promise to us" argument.
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Let's hope not.Originally posted by The Rusty Gamer
Oh no. Don't tell me we're now going to get a "They said they'd give us multiplayer; we shouldn't buy it without it; they broke their promise to us" argument.
Gamestop shows the following system requirements:
so the part about internet play might have just been something EBworld added on their own.Required
Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Processor: Pentium II 300 MHz or Higher
Video Card: 4 MB Video Card
Hard Drive: 600 MB HD
CD-ROM: 4x or Faster
RAM: 128 MB RAM
Anyway, those system requirements (if they are accurate) are low enough that they should run on most if not all systems."I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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The multimedia package is already part of the beta program. It is however an optional download, since it is a rather large download (more than 160 megs).Originally posted by The Rusty Gamer
Oh no. Don't tell me we're now going to get a "They said they'd give us multiplayer; we shouldn't buy it without it; they broke their promise to us" argument.
From my previous experiences with Stardock, the don't tend to break promises.
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Well, I was kinda skeptical that that I had missed a button labeled "Undocumented MultiPlayer" while playing the beta.Originally posted by MarkG
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I don't believe I read "multiplayer" as "muiltimedia"
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I think the multiplayer means playing on the web in the 'Metaverse' (which is still SP, but you can waste some web access at the same time you play)Clash of Civilization team member
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According to this, the minimum specs are a PIII 600 MHZ. Do you think that having a GeForce 2 Titanium might compensate for only having a 450MHZ?Last edited by The Rusty Gamer; January 30, 2003, 04:05.Avoid COLONY RUSH on Galactic Civlizations II (both DL & DA) with my Slow Start Mod.
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Those specs seem somewhat high - the ones I found seem to be a little more in line for what I would suspect, though I guess it might still be variable at this point (since it isn't the final version). I'd wait to see what the final versions confirmed specs are.
If the specs are that high, I don't think a better video card will help, since all the graphics are in 2D anyway, so I don't see how it would help.Do you think that having a GeForece 2 Titanium might compensate for only having a 450MHZ?"I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start in the middle and read toward whatever end I like best." - Gracie AllenComment
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Nope. Not in 4x. The processor power is needed for calculations. The GF GPU will not help with that.Originally posted by The Rusty Gamer
According to this, the minimum specs are a PIII 600 MHZ. Do you think that having a GeForece 2 Titanium might compensate for only having a 450MHZ?
Having more RAM than minimum will help though. More RAM, less swapping.
If the minimum is 600, you may be able to play with a 450 (most likely you can) it will just be very slow (relatively). btw, doubling RAM often has a bigger consequence than 100 or 200 MHz on a processor.(\__/)
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I play Galciv on a 450 MHz machine. It is comparatively slow. My 384 megs of RAM compensate a bit, but it does not change the fact that a fast CPU is required for this game.
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