Grr...

FelixJaeger · 07-02-2003, 02:33 PM

I'm really annoyed now...Why oh why cant I play this god-damn game on my computer...I mean I have all the specs...grr what a waste of money...

Can anyone explain why a game that needs 500Mhz, 128 Mb Ram, Windows XP abd a 32 MB Video Card...wont play on a computer that has all of these +300Mhz?

Grr Annoyance!!!

Bruce The Aussie · 07-02-2003, 02:48 PM

try...erm....what graphics card do you have? and erm...does your computer have enough...no...erm...maybe a little more info on what goes wrong would help us to help you? tell me....please?

Albromor · 07-02-2003, 03:00 PM

FJ, boy do I ever feel your pain. I, too, had all the recommended specs needed and more and it took all kinds of tweaking, etc. to make this game work. Even with the latest patches Bethesda still failed to address the TONS of bugs that comes with Morrowind (don't get me wrong, I love the game, it's Bethesda's commitment to buggy games that gets me steamed). It got so frustrating at one point that I almost totally gave up.

So, speaking from personal experience, save yourself a lot of time and anguish and do yourself a BIG favor and directly contact Bethesda's Tech Support and tell them exactly your problem(s). Believe it or not they got back to me in less than 24 hours. They had me send them a DX Diagnosis and told me what I needed to do to get the game going. They'll tell you how to find and send the DX Diag. in a clear step by step proceedure. Good luck.

[ 07-02-2003, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Albromor ]

johnny · 07-02-2003, 03:31 PM

Not that it will fix things, but 128 MB RAM is far from enough. Don't believe what they print on the box. You'll need 256 at least.

Rageheart · 07-02-2003, 03:39 PM

That's why the xbox version is better in this instance.....no lengthy installing

Kakero · 07-02-2003, 05:12 PM

I think you need a 64mb video card.

HammerHead · 07-02-2003, 06:25 PM

I think it's lots of ram that does the trick. I'm running it on a crappy 16mb TNT but with 576 mb ram and it works mostly well.
The only real problem I have is the propylon chambers. Inside them it's not measured in FPS but rather SPF. [img]smile.gif[/img]
And when it snows in Solstheim, it's like walking in kneedeep mud.

I have to get myself a new PC one of these days...

C

B_part · 07-03-2003, 01:29 PM

Perhaps a new video card is enough... for $70 you can get an ATI Radeon 8500 which is enough to get the game running at 1024x768 smoothly.

Mister Natural · 07-03-2003, 02:30 PM

128 meg memory with Windows XP is a bare minimum. Your pc in general will run a heck of a lot better with 256 or better. I've seen p4 pc's running XP on 128 meg ram and they run like a p2-450. Also a 32 meg video card is inadequate for this game. I'm amazed to read someone with a 16 meg card can even play the game.

Night Stalker · 07-03-2003, 03:01 PM

and you have to turn all the eye candy off. Reduce your resolution, graphics effects, visual distance, weather effects ..... the game is 'playable' but not pretty.

07-02-2003, 03:31 PM	#4
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Not that it will fix things, but 128 MB RAM is far from enough. Don't believe what they print on the box. You'll need 256 at least. __________________

07-02-2003, 03:39 PM	#5
Rageheart Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: ??? Age: 36 Posts: 929	That's why the xbox version is better in this instance.....no lengthy installing __________________ Matt never had been on the team before, so we knew he was lying.

07-02-2003, 06:25 PM	#7
HammerHead Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 11, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 69 Posts: 333	I think it's lots of ram that does the trick. I'm running it on a crappy 16mb TNT but with 576 mb ram and it works mostly well. The only real problem I have is the propylon chambers. Inside them it's not measured in FPS but rather SPF. [img]smile.gif[/img] And when it snows in Solstheim, it's like walking in kneedeep mud. I have to get myself a new PC one of these days... C __________________ Those are my principles.<br />If you don\'t like them I have others.<br /><br />Groucho Marx 1890-1977

07-03-2003, 01:29 PM	#8
B_part Quintesson Join Date: September 11, 2002 Location: Milan (Italy) Age: 44 Posts: 1,066	Perhaps a new video card is enough... for $70 you can get an ATI Radeon 8500 which is enough to get the game running at 1024x768 smoothly. __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be ascribed to sheer stupidity

07-03-2003, 02:30 PM	#9
Mister Natural Manshoon Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: St. Louis Age: 67 Posts: 165	128 meg memory with Windows XP is a bare minimum. Your pc in general will run a heck of a lot better with 256 or better. I've seen p4 pc's running XP on 128 meg ram and they run like a p2-450. Also a 32 meg video card is inadequate for this game. I'm amazed to read someone with a 16 meg card can even play the game. __________________

07-02-2003, 02:33 PM	#1
FelixJaeger Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 26, 2002 Location: The Cloudy Town Of Hellview Age: 37 Posts: 1,202	I'm really annoyed now...Why oh why cant I play this god-damn game on my computer...I mean I have all the specs...grr what a waste of money... Can anyone explain why a game that needs 500Mhz, 128 Mb Ram, Windows XP abd a 32 MB Video Card...wont play on a computer that has all of these +300Mhz? Grr Annoyance!!!

07-02-2003, 02:48 PM	#2
Bruce The Aussie Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Chaotica (london,england) Age: 38 Posts: 1,798	try...erm....what graphics card do you have? and erm...does your computer have enough...no...erm...maybe a little more info on what goes wrong would help us to help you? tell me....please?

07-02-2003, 03:00 PM	#3
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	FJ, boy do I ever feel your pain. I, too, had all the recommended specs needed and more and it took all kinds of tweaking, etc. to make this game work. Even with the latest patches Bethesda still failed to address the TONS of bugs that comes with Morrowind (don't get me wrong, I love the game, it's Bethesda's commitment to buggy games that gets me steamed). It got so frustrating at one point that I almost totally gave up. So, speaking from personal experience, save yourself a lot of time and anguish and do yourself a BIG favor and directly contact Bethesda's Tech Support and tell them exactly your problem(s). Believe it or not they got back to me in less than 24 hours. They had me send them a DX Diagnosis and told me what I needed to do to get the game going. They'll tell you how to find and send the DX Diag. in a clear step by step proceedure. Good luck. [ 07-02-2003, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Albromor ]

07-02-2003, 05:12 PM	#6
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	I think you need a 64mb video card.

07-03-2003, 03:01 PM	#10
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 50 Posts: 2,002	and you have to turn all the eye candy off. Reduce your resolution, graphics effects, visual distance, weather effects ..... the game is 'playable' but not pretty. __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

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