Unimatrix Xero Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 So i prepurchased hawx a while ago and it refuses to run on my PC so ive got valve to offer me a refund, 1 catch ive got to pick another game, im thinking about Empire total war, now i know the demo didnt run on my rig but im hoping the patches that have come out for it will fix those issues.. what do people think who have empire and how have the patches improved gameplay thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 well empire appear to be running fine, looks like it was a driver problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I highly recommend it, definitely the best game so far this year. I didn't get into the previous Total War games and the last one I really played was Shogun, but Empire has me hooked even though I do suck at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'd avoid till it comes down in price, by then, the bugs will be fixed, and there are MANY! - Google it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I bought the collectors edition and still havent played it, but the trailers looked GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budious Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Low/Medium settings are there for older video cards, not older processors. This game is CPU intensive, have a dual core processor compatible with recommended specs if you want to enjoy it. Graphic settings only depend on how pretty you need it to be. Demo gets criticized for running better than the actual game because there is less to load into memory and less computations. Game in current state is rather buggy, wait for a price drop and performance patches to be released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 well i got it, maxed it and love it :) shame gtr evo is taking my time atm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chsoriano Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 well i got it, maxed it and love it :) shame gtr evo is taking my time atm lol When you say maxed, does that include AA? I maxed everything (including AA to 16x or 8x whichever was max) and during battles with 1000+ soldiers on each side the game would slow to a crawl. I think it still needs some performance optimizations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budious Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 When you say maxed, does that include AA?I maxed everything (including AA to 16x or 8x whichever was max) and during battles with 1000+ soldiers on each side the game would slow to a crawl. I think it still needs some performance optimizations. Welcome to the Total War experience, but in a large battle regardless of your graphic settings, the game will crawl. The engine is severally CPU limited. I would be surprised if your results were any better with AA off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chsoriano Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Welcome to the Total War experience, but in a large battle regardless of your graphic settings, the game will crawl. The engine is severally CPU limited. I would be surprised if your results were any better with AA off. Yes, my results were significantly better with AA lower (4x), which also surprised me. I don't think it's my system... it's not core i7, but it's not bad either. CPU: Intel Q9450 @ 3.6Ghz RAM: 8GB DDR2 PC-6400 (not sure what the frequency is since they're oc'd automatically) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Also, i'm playing it in Windows 7 but I don't think that should cause any drastic differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Game is hovering around 20-30 FPS for me at everything Ultra, no AA and AF on the lowest in 1920x1200 - That's pretty pathetic with my specs imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chsoriano Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 @ Sethos, yeah I don't think it should be running that poorly on your setup. I haven't monitored FPS in this game yet but now I'm interested to see it. I should try turning AA and AF off/low to see if it changes performance any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 ive already beat the grand campaign once and the road to independence. I highly recommend the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompeius Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 It's a fun game. But with my rig (core i7 and GTX 285, 3 GB DDR3) i can get roughly 30 FPS on a large battle, and at only 1440 x 900. (My only monitor's resolution) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiEMOS Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Great game, also recommend it +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorak Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 You have it maxed out on the PC in your sig? Your FPS must be pretty low then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted March 25, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted March 25, 2009 You have it maxed out on the PC in your sig? Your FPS must be pretty low then. No, runs at full FPS. I have about the same system, but 8GB instead and a 3Ghz Quad Core, everything else the same. And it runs amazingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I have it mostly maxed with AA at 1920x1200 on an Intel C2D 3.3Ghz, 4GB, Geforce 260. Sethos, if you're still reading this thread, try turning off SSA0 - it's a framerate killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 mine is more or so maxed out at 1680x1050, everything is on minus the SSOA thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 The only game which makes me wish I still had a PC capable of gaming :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Sethos, if you're still reading this thread, try turning off SSA0 - it's a framerate killer. Awesome suggestions, thanks (Y) My FPS just went through the roof, the game is super smooth, must be running like 60-100FPS now :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chsoriano Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Awesome suggestions, thanks (Y)My FPS just went through the roof, the game is super smooth, must be running like 60-100FPS now :o Wow... I need to try that when I get home then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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