How many troops can your PC handle?

[GFX707]

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

[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.

[Morindin]

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.

[Beirut]

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

Beer, broads and games. That's all we're into.

"Sweetie, hold my beer and keep my Hoplites in formation would ya? I have to find the measuring tape."