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    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 :(

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    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
    Last edited by GFX707; 10-11-2004 at 15:55.

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    Actually, the tape is 35 in feet, not inches.
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    Oh I'm sorry. Over here we are largely above measuring things in body parts

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    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.
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    Default Re: How many troops can your PC handle?

    Quote 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.
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    Damnit then, come to Canada. We never grew up.

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