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Old 03-03-2005, 05:17 PM   #1
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Original v Platinum edition warning

Everybody in the world might already know this, but if not be warned. As the owner of the original NWN game which required

Pentium II 3ooMHz, 96 mb of RAM and a video card of 16MB minimum specifications

The game played reasonably well on my old clunky machine. So the other day when I finally got round to buying the platinum edition with SoU and HoU I never bothered to check the system requirements on the box, after all it would be the same game of course

After loading the game and finding it running like a dog (a dead one) I checked the game specs on the new box

Pentium 4 1.3 Ghz or higher, 512 mb RAM for XP, 64mb video card with hardware T&L support (whatever that is) is now recommended

So now I have to wait 4 months before I can get my new computer to be able to play the game ... sigh!
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Old 03-03-2005, 05:29 PM   #2
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Man thats no good Wellard.

You would think they would be the same (since they are all based around the same engine) gues some of the new stuff in the expansions required a beefier machine.

Can't wait to see you in Undermountain.
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Old 03-03-2005, 06:54 PM   #3
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Have you tried toning the graphics down a bunch? I've had to that on mine and, while not nearly as pretty, it still looks good, but more importantly I can play it without it being extremely choppy.
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Old 03-03-2005, 10:18 PM   #4
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Can't you grab one of the cheap Dell systems and pay on credit?

T&L means texture and lighting btw.

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Old 03-04-2005, 01:44 AM   #5
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Yeah sucks don't it grrrr

I will try what you suggest Sir Goulum. Has anobody got a list of graphic choices I can reduce to help? Or processes on my computer that I can kill to free up more power?
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Old 03-04-2005, 01:59 AM   #6
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Can't you grab one of the cheap Dell systems and pay on credit?

T&L means texture and lighting btw.

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I will not touch a Dell with a bargepole Dace! [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] I will probably build one myself or get a mate to help build one. I have to wait for July though to get my tax refund.
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Old 03-04-2005, 01:21 PM   #7
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Yeah sucks don't it grrrr

I will try what you suggest Sir Goulum. Has anobody got a list of graphic choices I can reduce to help? Or processes on my computer that I can kill to free up more power?
Well, I turned most of the stuff way down. I'll have a look a little later, and tell you what I turned down.

BTW, my comp doesn't even meet most of the requirements for the game, and it works fine. In fact, most of my games are apparantly too much for my computor. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 03-13-2005, 12:38 AM   #8
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Updated my graphic card driver and now I can play the game ... wwhhheee I have to turn things down to low detail and such but I can play without the jerkyness. I will still need to upgrade before I go online to the under mountain mod I guess.
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Old 03-17-2005, 11:32 AM   #9
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Can't wait to see you in the Undermountain, Wellard!
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Old 03-17-2005, 01:52 PM   #10
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Good grief! What did they do to the gfx engine to make it need such a spec? *shakes head in bewilderment*
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