Thinking about Empire Total War


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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

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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.

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I'd avoid till it comes down in price, by then, the bugs will be fixed, and there are MANY! - Google it ;)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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@ 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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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