How many troops can your PC handle?

**crushinator** · 10-11-2004, 15:39

I have a fairly high spec machine:

P4C @ 3.7ghz
1 gig DDR500
6800GT @ 415/1100
2 x 120 gig Maxator hdd's (Raid 0)

One of the first things i did when i got the game was tried a HUGE battle. Had every setting on highest (except AA which was at medium). Setup a bridge battle with 5 armies all fighting against me (just for a laugh :D ). Must have been about 10000 troops - RTW warned me i had exceeded the recommended limit (etc etc)

When the game started it wasn't too bad, but as the enemy troops all started crossing the bridge and my 8 archer units let loose with fire arrows

i started getting about 1 frame per 5 seconds :(

**GFX707** · 10-11-2004, 15:53

If your penis was 35 inches long you'd probably die if I showed you some porn. I mean you only have so much blood

I don't know how many I can handle but that historical MP battle with julii + senate vs. gaul and germania got a little slow at the start but still pretty smooth....that must have been about 5000

**Beirut** · 10-11-2004, 17:33

Actually, the tape is 35 in feet, not inches.

**GFX707** · 10-11-2004, 19:18

Oh I'm sorry. Over here we are largely above measuring things in body parts

**frogbeastegg** · 10-11-2004, 19:41

I have:
P4 @ 2.4 ghz not overclocked
ATI radeon 9800 pro with 128MB RAM
1 gig DDR ram

I'm using 1024X8(summat or other, my number memory is horrible) because that's the highest on the basic options and I haven't felt it worth editing a higher one in place. I had to turn glints off, detailed shadows off, building from highest to medium, grass from highest to medium, large unit sizes. I was fine with grass and buildings on highest until I attacked a large city; it got too jerky to be comfortable. I can manage about 8,000 men on these, but I fought my first bridge battle today in custom mode and it got jerky with about 26 units. I have 2X antistrophic filtering on as a ATI control panel override. I don't use fire arrows, so no idea what they would do to my framerate.

Glints are broken; when they are working correctly I might try them again.

I am thinking this does not bode too well for MP.

**Morindin** · 10-11-2004, 21:19

Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

I have:
P4 @ 2.4 ghz not overclocked
ATI radeon 9800 pro with 128MB RAM
1 gig DDR ram

I'm using 1024X8(summat or other, my number memory is horrible) because that's the highest on the basic options and I haven't felt it worth editing a higher one in place. I had to turn glints off, detailed shadows off, building from highest to medium, grass from highest to medium, large unit sizes. I was fine with grass and buildings on highest until I attacked a large city; it got too jerky to be comfortable. I can manage about 8,000 men on these, but I fought my first bridge battle today in custom mode and it got jerky with about 26 units. I have 2X antistrophic filtering on as a ATI control panel override. I don't use fire arrows, so no idea what they would do to my framerate.

Glints are broken; when they are working correctly I might try them again.

I am thinking this does not bode too well for MP.

As I've said before the game gets large slowdowns when you're playing with AI. Even MTW chugged in a 4v4 with AI controlled players on my computer.

The game is CPU intensive , with 8,000 men that's 8,000 calculations the game has to make to see who hit who, who is standing where, who is doing what etc.

Playing a 3v3 multiplayer wasnt that wonderful for the host (me), but all the other players ran it fine with lesser computers.