Sys Req same as EBI?

[Drewski]

Sorry to start a new thread for this:- question as above. I play EB atm with Large Unit/Medium graphics without problems. Since I don't have M2TW, is EBII expected to run in a similar manner?

Thanks.

[WinsingtonIII]

Well, considering that M2TW is more taxing game than RTW in the first place, and EB2 will probably be more taxing than vanilla M2TW, I wouldn't hold your breath on it.

You can get both M2TW and the Kingdoms expansions for only about 15 US$ total now (on Amazon), so I would just suggest buying them and see how vanilla runs on your computer. Then take that and imagine how the game would run with a bit more taxing mod on top of that. Even better, you could download a more taxing mod for M2TW vanilla and see how that runs to give an estimation of how well you'll do with EB. For the effects of heavy scripting I would suggest Deus Lo Vult, and for pretty units Broken Crescent works well.

In my personal experience, M2TW campaigns (both modded and unmodded) tend to run just as fast as EB1 campaigns, but that's probably because the mods I play are not as script heavy, so EB2 will probably be slower. However, on the battle map I get more slowdown with M2TW than with EB1. However, I can still play it on the highest settings generally, and my computer is three years old and not really meant for gaming.

[fraoula]

Try this site http://cyri.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/intro.aspx it's not a virus.
Remember however that just because your pc can run a game doesn't mean it might not lag.

[Hax]

On the argument of heavy scripting, I think the team has stated that Medieval II has a better way of dealing with scripts, so expect a slight increase when it comes to that.