A problem with minimum specs

[Reckall]

Originally Posted by Gammel

If you know how to switch to a different driver for your graphics card without wrecking your whole system (use ati`s uninstall all tool in your prg. files folder)
try a different version.
This link has several catalyst version listed, first give the 5.10 version a try, after that try 6.5 beta
edit - heres the link: ;-)
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?id=18
I´d also make a directx reinstall.

Gammel,

thanks for the hints. I uninstalled my current Catalyst drivers (dated Feb 2007) and tried both you suggestions: no joy, the game still runs at 1 FpS (or less!) on my system.

Now, since I'm playing it for a review, I'll have to test it on different systems, so to check if the problem is due to some uncompatibility specific to my PC or it is due to a more general incompatibility of the software to some combinations of hardware/drivers.

To reallydedpoet,

I didn't buy the game, it was sent to me by my magazine for the review, sorry!

However, this is the very reason why I must investigate any possibile technical problems so to warn the readers about them. I have it since Mar, 15th and I still wasn't able to play it on a PC formally within the specs. My main PC will be back this evening, so I hope to be able to finally enjoy it.

[Onkel Neal]

Ahoy Reckall,

Drebbel listed my system specs above, it's a 4 year old PC (don't ask, I'm poor). There must be some problem. I played all week and weekend and have not experienced any sustained, significant slowdowns. Once in a while it will bog down some, to 10-15 fps or so, but only when there are lots of planes and ships (Midway). I have the graphics options set about midway; sliders on left side in the middle, some of the check boxes checked. Can't say which exact ones, I have been experiementing.

Neal
Subsim

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahoy Reckall,

Drebbel listed my system specs above, it's a 4 year old PC (don't ask, I'm poor). There must be some problem. I played all week and weekend and have not experienced any sustained, significant slowdowns. Once in a while it will bog down some, to 10-15 fps or so, but only when there are lots of planes and ships (Midway). I have the graphics options set about midway; sliders on left side in the middle, some of the check boxes checked. Can't say which exact ones, I have been experiementing.

Neal
Subsim

Awesome now I know my computer will play Sh4 with no problems, my computers just a few months older then a year and a half.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Reckall

Gammel,

thanks for the hints. I uninstalled my current Catalyst drivers (dated Feb 2007) and tried both you suggestions: no joy, the game still runs at 1 FpS (or less!) on my system.

Now, since I'm playing it for a review, I'll have to test it on different systems, so to check if the problem is due to some uncompatibility specific to my PC or it is due to a more general incompatibility of the software to some combinations of hardware/drivers.

To reallydedpoet,

I didn't buy the game, it was sent to me by my magazine for the review, sorry!

However, this is the very reason why I must investigate any possibile technical problems so to warn the readers about them. I have it since Mar, 15th and I still wasn't able to play it on a PC formally within the specs. My main PC will be back this evening, so I hope to be able to finally enjoy it.

Ok Reckall, thanks for the clarification. I posted this earlier, I wish companies would post recc. settings as opposed to general or minimum specs I know I am dreaming here, but it would be nice.