What are the expected system requirements?

[SBKT]

This is a thought I want to make sure I can run it decently, by your expectations. I don't have a top of the line computer but judging from it, I think my computer SHOULD do fine.

[Alec]

Performance can be tweaked by disabling effects, lowering the resolution, etc. We haven't done much wide range performance testing, but we've run on some older boxes and the game is still playable, if not running at full 60fps.

For our IGF demo readme, we came up with these base system requirements:

1.6Ghz
256MB RAM
Mid/High-End Video Card
Sound Card
Latest Versions of DirectX & OpenGL
Latest Video Card Drivers

... but those are pretty damn rough.

[SBKT]

Mid to high end isn't specific, but that sounds good. I'm not planning on upgrading my computer though.

[Alec]

Yeah... we'll need to test on some video cards and then list 'em or something. What kinda card do you have?

[SBKT]

Yeah... we'll need to test on some video cards and then list 'em or something. What kinda card do you have?

It's an integrated thing, it's runnnig at 32MB right now, but, I could make it go to 128. I love messing with that thing. The chipset is a Sis661FX/GX Mirgae Graphix or something.

The model of my computer is Seanix, for extra info, 3.066GHz Pentium 4 w/ hyperthread, 512MB RAM, 80Gig drive, got about 60 free, 2 PS2 controllers hooked into my computer with a special USB hookup, and no speakers. I gotta use headphones. It runs Windows XP Home SP2.

I also got an old computer with like, 4MB inegrated video ram and junk, and it's running Windows ME... Amazing thing is, it never crashes. I have done the impossible right there, so I love ME.

[Assault]

Performance can be tweaked by disabling effects, lowering the resolution, etc. We haven't done much wide range performance testing, but we've run on some older boxes and the game is still playable, if not running at full 60fps.

For our IGF demo readme, we came up with these base system requirements:

1.6Ghz
256MB RAM
Mid/High-End Video Card
Sound Card
Latest Versions of DirectX & OpenGL
Latest Video Card Drivers

... but those are pretty damn rough.

A few questions about that:

1) Latest DirectX doesn't mean we will need DX10, right?
2) Many games seem to suffer from Dual Core; screens flicker, games freeze, sound drops and more weird things I've noticed. Though it's not hard to disable one core for any application, are you working on dual core optimization? Just so it would work fine with it?
3) Will the game support 3D sound or EAX?

[Alec]

A few questions about that:

1) Latest DirectX doesn't mean we will need DX10, right?

Naw, latest DirectX 9 should do fine. Probably 8 too. We just use it for xbox360 controller input right now. All you really need is the xinput_.dll I think... but haven't looked into it yet.

2) Many games seem to suffer from Dual Core; screens flicker, games freeze, sound drops and more weird things I've noticed. Though it's not hard to disable one core for any application, are you working on dual core optimization? Just so it would work fine with it?

I don't know anything about that. Game won't be multithreaded. I'm pretty sure we've already tested on some dual core machines, and things ran fine.

3) Will the game support 3D sound or EAX?

Probably not. Since its 2D we can do a lot with prerendered sounds and 2D panning.

[Quemaqua]

You know, I don't think I've ever once had a problem with my dual core machine.  At least not in relation to having the two cores.  And I've run all kinds of everything.  This has actually been one of the more stable systems I've owned (Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo core).

Anyway, think my rig could eat this thing for breakfast, but it's funny how often that's the case these days.  A lot of the games I'm playing aren't games that really push the graphics envelope (barring stuff like Oblivion).  I just love me some 2D gaming.

[SBKT]

You know, I don't think I've ever once had a problem with my dual core machine.  At least not in relation to having the two cores.  And I've run all kinds of everything.  This has actually been one of the more stable systems I've owned (Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo core).

Anyway, think my rig could eat this thing for breakfast, but it's funny how often that's the case these days.  A lot of the games I'm playing aren't games that really push the graphics envelope (barring stuff like Oblivion).  I just love me some 2D gaming.

That's not the problem, right now. Are you using Vista? If so, you'd be screwed for a while with this game, I hear. Vista's capabilities are sort of crap for this, because it's early release.

[Alec]

From what I've heard, it should run fine in Vista.

[Quemaqua]

I'll switch to Vista when someone tears my arms off, shoves them down my throat, and prevents me from using physical violence to keep them from installing Vista on my machine.  Probably not before then.

[Alec]

Haha, I second that!

[Assault]

You know, I don't think I've ever once had a problem with my dual core machine.  At least not in relation to having the two cores.  And I've run all kinds of everything.  This has actually been one of the more stable systems I've owned (Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo core).

Anyway, think my rig could eat this thing for breakfast, but it's funny how often that's the case these days.  A lot of the games I'm playing aren't games that really push the graphics envelope (barring stuff like Oblivion).  I just love me some 2D gaming.

Dual Core has problems with some older games and applications. For example, all Adobe Premiere versions have playback problems, you need to disable one core for it to work well. Another really problematic one would be Worms Armageddon, it doesn't work on LAN for some reason, unless to disable one core. There are a few more problems I've ran into and I have a Athlon 64 X2 as well.

[SBKT]

You know, I don't think I've ever once had a problem with my dual core machine.  At least not in relation to having the two cores.  And I've run all kinds of everything.  This has actually been one of the more stable systems I've owned (Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo core).

Anyway, think my rig could eat this thing for breakfast, but it's funny how often that's the case these days.  A lot of the games I'm playing aren't games that really push the graphics envelope (barring stuff like Oblivion).  I just love me some 2D gaming.

Dual Core has problems with some older games and applications. For example, all Adobe Premiere versions have playback problems, you need to disable one core for it to work well. Another really problematic one would be Worms Armageddon, it doesn't work on LAN for some reason, unless to disable one core. There are a few more problems I've ran into and I have a Athlon 64 X2 as well.

AQ note for you, Assault, that if you hate the web services they give you and you want to play someone far away, you use Hamachi. It's like an internet transforming LAN service thing.

[Assault]

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