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tredlow
03/11/2010, 09:07 pm
Loved the trailer, but I'm worried that the graphic requirements might be too high for my computer. I can play up to Tales of MI fine, though, so do you think I can play SaM 3?
OzzieMonkey
03/11/2010, 09:12 pm
Loved the trailer, but I'm worried that the graphic requirements might be too high for my computer. I can play up to Tales of MI fine, though, so do you think I can play SaM 3?
System requirements are the same for S&M as they are for TMI, so yeah, you can. Just out of interest, what settings are you playing Tales on, I don't think you've posted in my 'What pcs do you play tomi on?' thread.
tredlow
03/11/2010, 09:32 pm
Oh, good. Thanks. I'm no good with PC stuff. All I know is that it's XP, and the biggest games I've played in it is Spore and Fallout 3. I play TMI in level 3 graphic quality.
OzzieMonkey
03/11/2010, 09:34 pm
Oh, good. Thanks. I'm no good with PC stuff. All I know is that it's XP, and the biggest games I've played in it is Spore and Fallout 3. I play TMI in level 3 graphic quality.
Alright, cool. Would you be willing to upgrade your video card, so you can play at max?
tredlow
03/11/2010, 09:39 pm
Alright, cool. Would you be willing to upgrade your video card, so you can play at max?
Well, I don't really need awesome graphics to enjoy it. I mean, it's good enough on low level graphics for me. Plus, I think I might need a new computer if I want to upgrade to higher systems.
Wait no, the system requirements should be higher than they are with Monkey Island. Should be 128mb video card, 1gb of RAM. Everything else will be the same though.
Edit: I got my late night numbers wrong. Sorry everyone!
tredlow
03/11/2010, 10:07 pm
Wait no, the system requirements should be higher than they are with Monkey Island. Should be 256mb video card, 1gb of RAM. Everything else will be the same though.
But I can still play it, right?
Probably. If you were just barely scraping by on ToMI, then I might be concerned. But if it played fine, you should be ok.
tredlow
03/11/2010, 10:17 pm
Probably. If you were just barely scraping by on ToMI, then I might be concerned. But if it played fine, you should be ok.
It played fine on level 3 graphics. Is that barely scraping?
You will be ok. And if not, there's always a refund.
tredlow
03/11/2010, 10:24 pm
You will be ok. And if not, there's always a refund.
Phew. Thank goodness. I was scared that I might miss out on Sam putting his hands in his pockets, like in the screenshot.
Avistew
03/11/2010, 10:39 pm
I was scared that I might miss out on Sam putting his hands in his pockets
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Erm. Whatever works for you I guess :D
Harald B
03/11/2010, 11:21 pm
I'm just really glad I got a this-gen mid-level video card for Wallace & Gromit, when up til then I had been using outdated cards that were budget when they were new. Can't wait to see it pushed a bit more.
taumel
03/11/2010, 11:22 pm
256MB of VRAM, jesus christ, i'm gonna have to buy some more.
More than 2 billion Bits are working along with Sam&Max on this case and trying to make them looking as good as possible.
tredlow
03/12/2010, 12:11 am
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Erm. Whatever works for you I guess :D
I know how that sounds, but trust me, it's all about the advancment in the graphics, and nothing else. No, really. Seriously.
Scrawffler
03/12/2010, 12:53 am
Glad about the system requirements. The graphics do look pretty awesome - all those textures and shadows!
My computer can handle Spore on mostly-high quality, and all of Telltale's games have been fine for me so far on top quality. But I have had that computer since 2006 so I'm kinda surprised about some of the things it can run.
tredlow
03/12/2010, 01:24 am
Glad about the system requirements. The graphics do look pretty awesome - all those textures and shadows!
My computer can handle Spore on mostly-high quality, and all of Telltale's games have been fine for me so far on top quality. But I have had that computer since 2006 so I'm kinda surprised about some of the things it can run.
The COPS would be proud.
ShaggE
03/12/2010, 03:40 am
I can assure you, no matter your specs, the game will run...
*sunglasses*
... Maxed out.
Astro Gnocci
03/12/2010, 04:49 am
Kinda worried as well.
ToMI Ran okay on the lowest graphic setting, not uber fine but still okay if i took care of not running too much stuff in the background.. Haven't really experimented with higher settings tho, i'll try that tonight.
Don't really know what my specs actually are as well, so i'll try to check that too.
Is it a good idea to use the free episode pre-order bonus on TMI to benchmark my computer? I also have graphical concerns, but don't know if my video card has the 256MB requirement. All I know is that it is an intergrated graphics card, which generally means I'm boned on graphically heavy games like Spore and The Sims 3, both of which have to run at the bottom level settings on my computer or else.
256MB of VRAM, jesus christ, i'm gonna have to buy some more.
More than 2 billion Bits are working along with Sam&Max on this case and trying to make them looking as good as possible.
If you have a decent processor and RAM, you can survive on 128 megabytes. I play many games that require 256 MB of VRAM (Fallout 3, for instance), on my puny 2008 iMac sporting a HD2400XT.
Visstix
03/12/2010, 06:20 am
Is it a good idea to use the free episode pre-order bonus on TMI to benchmark my computer? I also have graphical concerns, but don't know if my video card has the 256MB requirement. All I know is that it is an intergrated graphics card, which generally means I'm boned on graphically heavy games like Spore and The Sims 3, both of which have to run at the bottom level settings on my computer or else.
You can always download the demo
taumel
03/12/2010, 07:17 am
If you have a decent processor and RAM, you can survive on 128 megabytes. I play many games that require 256 MB of VRAM (Fallout 3, for instance), on my puny 2008 iMac sporting a HD2400XT.
Wait, you mean i ripped off one slice of my harddrive and heated up the soldering rod just for nothing?
This can't be!
Avocado02
03/12/2010, 08:27 am
I currently have the Intel GMA950 with 224MB of VRAM (yes, I know, very bad, barely ran ToMI). Would this be sufficient to run the game, and if not, will there be an option for software rendering, and would my processor be able to handle it? (my processor is a Core 2 Duo T7400, 2.16Ghz)
Thanks.
I currently have the Intel GMA950 with 224MB of VRAM (yes, I know, very bad, barely ran ToMI). Would this be sufficient to run the game, and if not, will there be an option for software rendering, and would my processor be able to handle it? (my processor is a Core 2 Duo T7400, 2.16Ghz)
Thanks.
Honestly? Probably not. You could certainly try the demo, but there's a very good chance the GMA will not be up to snuff. Sorry!
Wapcaplet
03/12/2010, 09:13 am
Wait no, the system requirements should be higher than they are with Monkey Island. Should be 256mb video card, 1gb of RAM. Everything else will be the same though.
Will, the system requirements on the game page list a minimum of 128MB. That should probably be changed!
OH WAIT! I lied. It's actually supposed to be 128, not 256. That's what I get for posting late at night. What is up there now is more or less correct (and is properly higher than the min specs for Monkey).
Avocado02
03/12/2010, 09:36 am
Honestly? Probably not. You could certainly try the demo, but there's a very good chance the GMA will not be up to snuff. Sorry!
Ok, thanks, I'll probably do that then. Then again, if it is a minimum 128mb rather than 256, my GMA may just about be able to pull through.
I currently have the Intel GMA950 with 224MB of VRAM (yes, I know, very bad, barely ran ToMI). Would this be sufficient to run the game, and if not, will there be an option for software rendering, and would my processor be able to handle it? (my processor is a Core 2 Duo T7400, 2.16Ghz)
Thanks.
Sadly, the GMA950 doesn't actually have 224 MB of VRAM - it just borrows most of that from standard RAM. It probably only has 64 megabytes. I suppose you can run the game but it will be choppy. Is it a desktop? Can you upgrade?
Avocado02
03/12/2010, 10:33 am
Sadly, the GMA950 doesn't actually have 224 MB of VRAM - it just borrows most of that from standard RAM. It probably only has 64 megabytes. I suppose you can run the game but it will be choppy. Is it a desktop? Can you upgrade?
My mistake. But borrowing from standard RAM still performs the same function as normal VRAM, as far as I know (at least, I remember reading threads about mac users with the GMA950 not running ToMI due to the mac driver not being able to allocate spare RAM.)
It's not a desktop, so the chances of upgrading are slim (without switching out the whole motherboard), and the laptop has no expresscard 2.0 slot, making solutions like the ViDock2 useless.
Actually, to any laptop users who aren't sure if their computer will handle the game could always try using ViDock2 to attach a proper desktop graphics card to their laptop. (this link (http://optimitza.cat/news/2009/07/01/vidock-2-are-external-graphics-cards-finally-here/) for more info)
Shwoo
03/12/2010, 12:46 pm
OH WAIT! I lied. It's actually supposed to be 128, not 256. That's what I get for posting late at night. What is up there now is more or less correct (and is properly higher than the min specs for Monkey).
(relieved)
I have a 256MB video card, but it makes me nervous to only barely meet the minimum requirements.
Are there Rec specs? I can run W+G on high thanks to Nvidia, but TOMI runs considerably slower on 7-8-9 than on the lower ones. Still more than playable though.
Well, since everyone is throwing out their graphic card's make and model, I might as well do the same.
I have an intergrated graphic card (yeah, I know, BAD) that is a nVIDIA GeForce 6100. I can't find the VRAM data on that card no matter how hard I look. Will I be able to run the game?
In the meantime, I'll download the demo of TMI to see if I can run that.
Hassat Hunter
03/12/2010, 03:31 pm
Nvidia Control Center - Help - System Information - Memory
...should give you the info you're looking for.
With a 512MB GeForce 9600GT I am fine, fortunately.
Well, since everyone is throwing out their graphic card's make and model, I might as well do the same.
I have an intergrated graphic card (yeah, I know, BAD) that is a nVIDIA GeForce 6100. I can't find the VRAM data on that card no matter how hard I look. Will I be able to run the game?
In the meantime, I'll download the demo of TMI to see if I can run that.
Yeah... I wouldn't get your hopes up, I run a 9100, which isn't all that much better.
However, you can play halo 2 vista a ok.
You make it sound like a bad thing. I find it surprising that I actually have 512MB in VRAM.:)
You make it sound like a bad thing. I find it surprising that I actually have 512MB in VRAM.:)
Wait, what? I have half that!
I'm also kind of shocked to learn that I have 2.2GHz of processing speed and 1.87GB of RAM. I honestly thought I had less than that!!
It played fine on level 3 graphics. Is that barely scraping?
You will be ok. And if not, there's always a refund.
The demo for TMI's first episode barely ran at Level 4, but the rain effects caused a frame-rate drop like no other. I, too, had to drop to Level 3, which brought the game to S&M:S2's Low Setting. If there were real-time shadows in the demo, I didn't see it, but I still had the glow and self-shadowing effects from that lighting engine.
I hope you are right, Will, that both tredlow and I can run S&M:TDP fine. I don't mind toning down the graphics, because I'm used to it. (Besides, I like the cartoony colors that resulted in the finer texture details being pulled out with the lower quality.)
der_ketzer
03/13/2010, 07:47 am
Well I will definitely have to wait for a demo then.
tredlow
03/13/2010, 07:55 am
OH WAIT! I lied. It's actually supposed to be 128, not 256. That's what I get for posting late at night. What is up there now is more or less correct (and is properly higher than the min specs for Monkey).
I checked Fallout 3's requirements, and it's 256. If I can play that, then I can play this, no?
What I'm worried of now is actually regarding Telltale's future stuff. The higher the graphic requirements, the less I can play...
I need a new computer, dammit!
Irishmile
03/13/2010, 08:14 am
I am ok with any graphical advancements you want to throw my way.. such is the nature of video games... that and I just bought a nice new computer.
Kroms
03/13/2010, 08:19 am
Hmm, time to get a bit with the times and buy a new computer.
Good thing I save moolah.
DjNDB
03/13/2010, 08:38 am
I need a new computer, dammit!
Depending on your system you might be good with just buying a different graphics card. New ones suitable for these games aren't that expensive, and someone you know might even have an older one lying around you could get for a really low price.
I for example have besides other stuff an Nvidia 6600GT AGP 8x, Nvidia 7600GT PCIe and Radeon X1600 pro AGP 8x lying around in some boxes because i don't throw away that kind of stuff and like to have backup hardware.
Each one of them should run the game well between medium and high quality settings, depending on the resolution.
Because I have a 1920x1200 24" Display though I bought a more powerful card (Radeon HD4850) some month ago in order to play ToMI at highest quality in the native resolution.
OzzieMonkey
03/13/2010, 11:54 am
Depending on your system you might be good with just buying a different graphics card. New ones suitable for these games aren't that expensive, and someone you know might even have an older one lying around you could get for a really low price.
I for example have besides other stuff an Nvidia 6600GT AGP 8x, Nvidia 7600GT PCIe and Radeon X1600 pro AGP 8x lying around in some boxes because i don't throw away that kind of stuff and like to have backup hardware.
Each one of them should run the game well between medium and high quality settings, depending on the resolution.
Because I have a 1920x1200 24" Display though I bought a more powerful card (Radeon HD4850) some month ago in order to play ToMI at highest quality in the native resolution.
Yeah, the 4850 is a nice card. I'm getting mine in the mail tomorrow.
Irishmile
03/13/2010, 12:06 pm
I just bought this PC a couple weeks ago
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Studio+XPS+Desktop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26 %23153%3B+i7+Processor/9697488.p?id=1218153426530&skuId=9697488&st=SX8100-1986NBC%20CORE%20I7/9GB/1TB&cp=1&lp=1
I don't think I can change out my video card because, you know... it's INTERGRATED.:(
DjNDB
03/13/2010, 03:38 pm
I don't think I can change out my video card because, you know... it's INTERGRATED.:(
Is that a laptop?
Desktops with integrated graphics usually also have a slot for a graphics card.
Is that a laptop?
Desktops with integrated graphics usually also have a slot for a graphics card.
It's a desktop, and I open it up once every three months to blow out the dust. I've found it odd the first time I committed to this practice that the computer I bought doesn't have a spare slot that matches up with the graphic card's slot. It appears to be missing a "slot" in the slot. (The available slots have three sets per slot, but the graphics card only has two sets.)
DjNDB
03/13/2010, 04:01 pm
It appears to be missing a "slot" in the slot. (The available slots have three sets per slot, but the graphics card only has two sets.)
There are different kind of graphics cards slots depending on the systems age.
Do you know the Manufacturer and Model of the Mainboard?
I'll attach instructions to identify it by software just in case.
If that fails a picture of the slots could help too.
Identifying your mainboard:
Download and install the latest version of cpu-z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php).
Start it and open the mainboard tab like this:
http://www.bildesel.de/uploads/b/4/8/8/b488c_1248592576.png
Write a reply containing
Motherboard
Manufacturer:
Model:
Chipset:
BIOS
Brand:
Version:
Date:
SHODANFreeman
03/13/2010, 05:46 pm
Graphic Fear sounds like the name of a bad 80s horror film.
Graphic Fear sounds like the name of a bad 80s horror film.
I was just thinking this.
Great minds think alike...
But I have no idea how my great thoughts were mixed in with your peasent thoughts.
You are the weakest link.
Goodbye.
LowMoralFiber
03/13/2010, 09:10 pm
So... My computer can run Tales fine at 3 quality (4 works all right, though there's some slight desynching so I just use 3.) Sam and Max plays fine at the highest quality, but Team Fortress 2 really won't work at all. Do you think I have what it takes for Devil's Playhouse?
HappyCoincidence
03/13/2010, 09:23 pm
Will a demo be available before release so people can test out their computers and, if all goes according to plan, still preorder? I'm not so worried since I just bought a new one this week (though I still don't know where to go for my graphics card info), my real stake in this is getting to play a demo sooner than april 15th.
Will a demo be available before release so people can test out their computers and, if all goes according to plan, still preorder? I'm not so worried since I just bought a new one this week (though I still don't know where to go for my graphics card info), my real stake in this is getting to play a demo sooner than april 15th.
I'm assuming it'll be like TOMI and be on-release.
Marty
03/13/2010, 11:38 pm
Graphic Fear sounds like the name of a bad 80s horror film.
bwahahaha
tredlow
03/14/2010, 03:03 am
Graphic Fear sounds like the name of a bad 80s horror film.
In a world where every form of entertainment requires higher and higher video cards... One man dares to use old computers...
GRAPHIC FEAR. Rated PG13.
OzzieMonkey
03/14/2010, 03:06 am
In a world where every form of entertainment requires higher and higher video cards... One man dares to use old computers...
GRAPHIC FEAR. Rated PG13.
Lol, I need to make a video of that. Lord knows I'm not making enough Youtube videos as it is.
Avistew
03/14/2010, 03:32 am
In a world where every form of entertainment requires higher and higher video cards... One man dares to use old computers...
GRAPHIC FEAR. Rated PG13.
I bet it could be scary as a novel.
Hassat Hunter
03/14/2010, 06:31 am
Will a demo be available before release so people can test out their computers and, if all goes according to plan, still preorder?
As mentioned, unlikely.
Videlectrix
03/14/2010, 06:31 am
COMING SOON!
From the people who brought you Litigation Jackson and the film adaptation of the best-selling computer video game Peasant's Quest, Videlectrix films, now introduce a computer epic that will showcase the newest in technologies! I know computers make graphics, but can they make fear?!
Written by Videlectrix writer/game designer/Mostly Game Designer Robert Willhelm, designer of the horror/cooking video game classic "Night Thyme: A Scary Game"!
Graphics have been becoming more advanced every day. Sure, we started with innocent enough Vector graphics. But now we have COLORS, BITS, and SPRITES. What if it all gets...too real? What if that dazzling 16-color VGA...could kill?
FEATURING COMPUTER GRAPHICS SO REAL
THEY'LL BE SCARY™!
Side note: I am not affiliated with Homestar Runner or Telltale in any substantial or official capacity. I don't know them personally or anything. I do not intend to deceive anyone.
There are different kind of graphics cards slots depending on the systems age.
Do you know the Manufacturer and Model of the Mainboard?
I'll attach instructions to identify it by software just in case.
If that fails a picture of the slots could help too.
http://i44.tinypic.com/2myu90g.jpg
It sucks, huh?
DjNDB
03/14/2010, 09:44 am
It sucks, huh?
Sadly it doesn't really identify the Mainboard. But the chipset implies you could have a PCIe slot.
A Photograph would be the best way to know at this point.
Did you buy your PC as a complete system and if so which Manufacturer/Model is it?
A dxdiag log might contain useful information as well.
dxdiag
Windows XP: Go to your start menu and click on run. Type in "dxdiag" and hit enter
Windows Vista / 7: Press the windows key on your keyboard or click on the start menu. Type in "dxdiag" and hit enter.
Now click on the button that says "save all information".
It will prompt you to save a file. Save it where you can find it.
Then zip the file (http://www.howtozip.com/indexsubmenu.asp?submenu=windows_-_compressed_folder_1) and attach it to a reply in this Thread.
Shwoo
03/14/2010, 01:49 pm
COMING SOON!
From the people who brought you Litigation Jackson and the film adaptation of the best-selling computer video game Peasant's Quest, Videlectrix films, now introduce a computer epic that will showcase the newest in technologies! I know computers make graphics, but can they make fear?!
Written by Videlectrix writer/game designer/Mostly Game Designer Robert Willhelm, designer of the horror/cooking video game classic "Night Thyme: A Scary Game"!
Graphics have been becoming more advanced every day. Sure, we started with innocent enough Vector graphics. But now we have COLORS, BITS, and SPRITES. What if it all gets...too real? What if that dazzling 16-color VGA...could kill?
FEATURING COMPUTER GRAPHICS SO REAL
THEY'LL BE SCARY™!
Side note: I am not affiliated with Homestar Runner or Telltale in any substantial or official capacity. I don't know them personally or anything. I do not intend to deceive anyone.
That was hilarious.
Sadly it doesn't really identify the Mainboard. But the chipset implies you could have a PCIe slot.
A Photograph would be the best way to know at this point.
Did you buy your PC as a complete system and if so which Manufacturer/Model is it?
A dxdiag log might contain useful information as well.*eye twitches* I have to submit one of those every time I encounter an error in The Sims 3... I'd rather not not pull it up for Sam & Max, a franchise that has had NO bugs on my end since I first started playing it....
Anyway, yes, I bought my PC as a complete system. Manufacturer is Gateway, and this "model" is their Media Hub model, as my video card also has a cable jack that I could use to hook up my TV signal cable. I don't use it, but it's there. As far a a specific model? Hell if I know.
I guess I'll just wait until the demo/first episode is released to see if I can run it with at least a decent frame rate.
DjNDB
03/15/2010, 12:32 am
Anyway, yes, I bought my PC as a complete system. Manufacturer is Gateway, and this "model" is their Media Hub model, as my video card also has a cable jack that I could use to hook up my TV signal cable. I don't use it, but it's there. As far a a specific model? Hell if I know.
Doesn't it have a sticker somewhere on the case identifying the exact model?
Doesn't it have a sticker somewhere on the case identifying the exact model?
The only sticker besides all the internal products just says GM5084, but I doubt that's the model number. All the other important stickers on the case are located on the back with all the cables, which I cannot access without disconnecting everything due to how short the cables are.
I'm cleaning the tower this afternoon and will PM you pictures of it. If all I need to do is upgrade the video card, then I'm willing to put forward the effort for it. It's upgrading to a new computer altogether where I draw the line.
DjNDB
03/15/2010, 06:08 am
The only sticker besides all the internal products just says GM5084, but I doubt that's the model number.
No, that's perfect. According to the specifications (http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1009054/1009054sp2.shtml) you have a PCIe x16 slot which enables you to use new graphics cards. You have a 300 Watt Power Supply which is enough for most medium graphics cards models in a system with these specs. The Radeon HD 4600 (http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-4000/hd-4600/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-4600-overview.aspx) series should be fine, as it doesn't need a special connector from the power supply. For more powerful cards you would have to check for that.
If you still want to take Photos it would be useful to have one of the Slot Area (with enough light) to see how much room is there just in case.
You can also keep your eyes open for a PCIe Power connector more powerful cards would need while you are at it:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/541/pciepowerconnector2.jpg
Okay, NOW I'm upset.
I just played the Mac demo of ToMI on my MacBook Pro that I bought two years ago for graphic design purposes, and it looks so much better on this model than on my PC. Focus pulls, depth perception blurs, and a cleaner lighting set up than what I saw before!
*sigh* I guess I may need a new PC... My MacBook is strictly "work only." We will see in about a month's time when the episode comes out.
JedExodus
03/15/2010, 01:27 pm
These graphics...they have instilled fear through the community!!
OzzieMonkey
03/15/2010, 02:18 pm
Okay, NOW I'm upset.
I just played the Mac demo of ToMI on my MacBook Pro that I bought two years ago for graphic design purposes, and it looks so much better on this model than on my PC. Focus pulls, depth perception blurs, and a cleaner lighting set up than what I saw before!
*sigh* I guess I may need a new PC... My MacBook is strictly "work only." We will see in about a month's time when the episode comes out.
Describe "work only".
Describe "work only".
Digital artwork, graphic design assignments, cleaning up hand-drawn sketches and digitally painting them in... most recently, video editing.
Nothing fancy, but definately something I want to keep seprate from the unit I use to play games on.
Fishstick_Kitty
03/19/2010, 07:09 am
The only sticker besides all the internal products just says GM5084, but I doubt that's the model number. All the other important stickers on the case are located on the back with all the cables, which I cannot access without disconnecting everything due to how short the cables are.
I'm cleaning the tower this afternoon and will PM you pictures of it. If all I need to do is upgrade the video card, then I'm willing to put forward the effort for it. It's upgrading to a new computer altogether where I draw the line.
I hope you don't mind, but I have a suggestion that will save lots of time finding out exactly what is inside that tower... :confused:
I highly recommend what I consider a "must have" program called Auslogics System Information. ASI is free, safe and super easy to use. Their website has an option to buy the program, but be cheap like me and go for the free download. ;)
Within a minute or two, you will have a report with loads of assorted information about your computer.
Below is a screen shot with a section of the report regarding my video card, etc. (I select the comprehensive report in plain text then save it in WordPad so I'll have it for future reference).
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff67/FishStickKitty/TTG_graphics-1.jpg
Here's a link to the ASI page http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/system-information/
I hope this helps!
BTW, I'm so excited about S&M 3 that I'm going to celebrate this weekend by upgrading my card and adding more RAM. :D
Fishstick_Kitty
03/19/2010, 07:16 am
@ DjNDB...
I'm just trying to be helpful so please accept my sincerest apologies if seem to be a pest. :)
Astro Gnocci
03/19/2010, 07:54 am
I still haven't checked how TMI behaved at higher settings, but I got the second episode of Wallace and Gromitt with the free coupon i got from preordering and i actually had MORE trouble running it than ToMI, even on the lowest quality setting.
This reminded me that the previous seasons of sam and max (which i admit i haven't replayed in quite a while) also had some difficulties. Basically, they worked, but the game would often take ages to load new rooms or slow down during cutscenes, that kind of things, none of which happened in ToMI (well, except maybe for slighlty long loading times, but nowhere near as bad).
Weird, uh ?
I really hope season 3 will be okay though, a new computer is really NOT what i should be spending money on these days.
Well, thanks to Chapter 3 of TMI, my graphical fears have been put to rest.
I couldn't help but notice that even at Quality Level 3, I was still able to get the dirty feel of the settings, but the lighting actually let up to allow me to see things better. All of the HD videos of that chapter I saw made the sets look so dark that you couldn't see characters unless they were in a lit area.
So of S&M:TDP ends up having any of these similarly dark areas, I guess my lower-quality setting will actually help me see things. Oh, sure, I won't get the fancy glow effects and dynamic lighting, but at least I'll be able to see.:p
Okay, NOW I'm impressed with my current graphics card. Having finished Chapter 5 of TMI, I'm pleased at the fact my intergrated card is able to pull off the dynamic lighting engine with no trouble at all! Oh, sure, I won't have glows or shadows, but I'm confindent now that S&M:TDP will look just fine on my end.:D
I can run Crysis on High, so Sam and Max should be fine. I can't run Crysis at max though.... But still. Sam and Max isn't Crysis.
Worst case scenario, you just bump the resolution down to minimum. That should be fine if you ran TOMI.
I like high requirements though, makes me feel justified for paying 1000 for a computer every 2 years when ps3 is 600 for 8 years...
I like high requirements though, makes me feel justified for paying 1000 for a computer every 2 years when ps3 is 600 for 8 years...
With a $1000 computer you should be fine for more than 4 years!
I know I can do with a 4 year old $500 computer :)
(and I can run all TTG games at maximum settings, having only upgraded the graphics card)
But then, I'm not a "serious" gamer ;)
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