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Originally Posted by Nunya
Sorry for creating another "should I buy thread", but there are some specific questions I need answered before I commit to buying this game:
1. Here are the basic specs for my system:
iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 927SLC Intel Core i5 650(3.20GHz)
4GB DDR3
500GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
I'm sure my system can handle the game, but at what level. Will I expect serious fps problems? Will an increase in RAM help? What graphic level will should i expect?
2. I have Hughes Net satellite internet with a max daily download of 200mb. After I hit 200mb my internet speed really decreases. Does the internet piracy protection system send a lot of data back and forth that will max my limit quickly?
3. I am an experienced SH3 & SH4 player. One thing I like, but wish they would improve on is crew management. Is crew management represented in SH5? Is it improved?
4. In SH3 & 4, I set up my own targeting solutions. I hated just "locking" onto a ship and firing. How is it represented in SH5?
5. And lastly, I can handle "minor" bugs. Is there anything "majorly" wrong with SH5?
Thanks in advance with all of your help.
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1. Ask at technical subforum. Gurus sit there.
2. I don't know. I _heard_ it sent a lot, but I didn't measure. Good question by the way.
3. Improved compared to SH3, but still poor. I don't know SH4 though, never played it. There are some mods, but it's still poor. I've read opinion around that people want to mod SH4 crew management to SH5, so I assume they think SH4 one is better than this.
EDIT: In fact I can't say there's any crew management at all... You can only award them and spend skill points, but there is no real "managements" where it comes to duties. I say it's better than in SH3, as I don't have to spent half the game time dragging my crew to and fro - that was very tedious.
4. Not in Vanilla, but there are at least 2 excellent mods that allow as much manual targeting as you are ready for:
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[REL] Multiple UIs for SH5 with TDC by TheDarkWraith,
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[REL] HiDef Realistic Interface V2.0 by reaper7
They're are not cross-compatible. I use the TDW's one, right now however the second one has more tools for manual targeting.
5. I don't think there's now anything that completely ruins the game for manual targeters, but the smaller bugs accumulation is really annoying, sometimes frustrating. But you say you canlive with that. Let''s see if you can live with DRM.
