GWX on a 64MB Graphics card?
 

Hello everyone,

Been away from the forums for awhile...and upon coming back I started looking at the GWX updates that have been coming out. I am very intrigued and would like to give it a shot. I have not played SHIII since last summer and this would be a good excuse to do a clean install and get back into it. The only issue is that I play SHIII on a laptop (3.2GHz Pentium IV, 1.5GB of RAM and a GeForce Go FX5200 w/64mb). When playing SHIII I had no problems as long as I did not use any harbor traffic or the 16km mod.

Before I invest the time and energy in downloading and installing GWX have any of you run it on a system with a 64mb graphics card? Are there mods or tweaks for GWX to make it enjoyable on a 64mb card? I got the CPU and the RAM but unfortunately the graphics card I have is the best that can be gotten for the laptop I own (Dell Inspiron 5160).

TIA

Well, the truth is going to be harsh.

Even stock SH3 recommended specs call for a 128mb card.

We were very careful to keep graphic resolutions same as stock with very few exceptions. (U-boat interiors)

The long loading times are due to the comprehensive campaign built into GWX... and there is no avoiding it... not due to buckets of super-hi-res textures.

Even so, you are really going to need more video power even with stock SH3 to run it comfortably.

I hate telling you that... but GWX would likely not run well on your PC.

Get use to drinking coffee while you wait for the game to load!:up: You might find that your frame rates take a hit when there is a lot of traffic around.:yep:

I'd recommend 256MB as a minimum http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif

Thanks fellas, appreciate the info....I may give it a shot due to SHIII working well on this machine...but I will not get my hopes up. More fuel to the fire for biting the bullet and getting a newer machine.

Good Luck http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...ies/pirate.gif