Graphics engine

**DarKorg** · 01-22-2006, 12:16

Even today's Mid range PCs that were 2 years ago, considered THE best, cannot run RTW smoothly with all the settings turned up. I seriously doubt CA are going to try and push the hardware limit to 2010. With all this graphics engine tearing apart, surely they are going to make it alot better in terms of performance.

**doc_bean** · 01-22-2006, 12:51

Originally Posted by DarKorg

Even today's Mid range PCs that were 2 years ago, considered THE best, cannot run RTW smoothly with all the settings turned up. I seriously doubt CA are going to try and push the hardware limit to 2010. With all this graphics engine tearing apart, surely they are going to make it alot better in terms of performance.

I have a three year old PC and have few problems running RTW (all archer armies with flaming arrows on is the exception here). It actually runs better than MTW for some reason.

80% of what can be done with a computer is due to programming anyway, that's why games that look like they were made in '96 can run slower than a game with a lot of bells and whistles. The other 20% is due to (video) memeory, that might mean I need a new graphics card

**TB666** · 01-22-2006, 13:57

Well I thought I would never be able to run RTW at first but when I tried the demo it ran very smooth and the retail version ran even better.
I use "huge" setting and only have lag on really huge battles.
I don't think the specs for MTW2 will be very different from RTW, maybe a little increase like 1.2ghz processor instead of RTW's 1.0 Ghz.
CA are a pretty good at optimising their engines as well.

**Craterus** · 01-22-2006, 14:47

My computer is at least 3 years old. I can't even play big battles on large unit size. I think my limit is 3400 soldiers, and after that I get poor graphics.

I hope to get a new system in time, but it's doubtful.

**Mikeus Caesar** · 01-22-2006, 15:41

Originally Posted by Craterus

My computer is at least 3 years old. I can't even play big battles on large unit size. I think my limit is 3400 soldiers, and after that I get poor graphics.

I hope to get a new system in time, but it's doubtful.

Poor Craterus. I have limit of 10000, and once managed to get the absolute max of 29000, but it was like a powerpoint slideshow.

**Antiochius** · 01-22-2006, 17:36

i think it will be a great engine

**pyradyn** · 01-23-2006, 09:56

my Computer is about 6 months old now and plays it really well and it has shiney blue neon and a clea side pannel :D got to ibuypower.com for cheap good comps wow i made a slogon mabey i will be hired by them and make 1 buck a slogon :D i tried unit size huge and got the bigest units i could i agree it was a slideshow but after of say 10 mins my lines hit the enemys YAY then i exited lol oh graphics were all the way up. I am getting Oblivion when it comes out so i dono how well MTW2 will run lol i may even have to take of Morrowind with my millions of mods not to mention my own......