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Chock · 10-31-07, 08:32 PM

I suspect not, the stock video will most likely not support pixel shader 2.0, and without that, SH4 will fire up to the menu screens, but the 3D will not initialise, and even if it were to do so (which it won't), it would be a slideshow.

My laptop is a relatively new one (less than 6 months old) with a dual core processor and 2 gigs of RAM, it runs Vista just fine, but because it has a stock video chip rather than a dedicated video card, it will not run SH4 or ARMA, both of which need pixel shader 2.0. And it is definitely that which is the problem, because it runs FSX like a charm, and that's a simulation that can bring some really powerful computers to their knees.

It's a bummer, but there it is, so I content myself with DW, SOF and SH3 on my laptop when I'm on my travels and want a sub fix, it runs all of them just fine. not the end of the world.

Chock

10-31-07, 08:32 PM	#4
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I suspect not, the stock video will most likely not support pixel shader 2.0, and without that, SH4 will fire up to the menu screens, but the 3D will not initialise, and even if it were to do so (which it won't), it would be a slideshow. My laptop is a relatively new one (less than 6 months old) with a dual core processor and 2 gigs of RAM, it runs Vista just fine, but because it has a stock video chip rather than a dedicated video card, it will not run SH4 or ARMA, both of which need pixel shader 2.0. And it is definitely that which is the problem, because it runs FSX like a charm, and that's a simulation that can bring some really powerful computers to their knees. It's a bummer, but there it is, so I content myself with DW, SOF and SH3 on my laptop when I'm on my travels and want a sub fix, it runs all of them just fine. not the end of the world. Chock __________________