Demo Discussion Thread

**Polemists** · 02-28-2009, 11:50

Not to get too off topic but I tend to agree.

My own laptop is rather cheap, but then again I needed it for travel, not gaming. So now I game what I can on it. Yet I know if I was home and gaming I'd go out and spend on a desktop.

If you look on most store sites you are going to pay premium dollar to go from 256 graphics card to 512, and your going to pay extremely high to go from duo, to quad.

i7 is out now and I can assure you that in maybe 3 months a new line of desktops will be out with it.

Not saying you don't have to spend 2-3k on a desktop to keep a pc that will last you 2-3 years, but I am saying that 2-3k will go alot farther on a desktop.

Back to topic, I loved demo but really want game....this last day of Feb is soooo long.

**Sir Beane** · 02-28-2009, 13:09

Originally Posted by Polemists

Not to get too off topic but I tend to agree.

My own laptop is rather cheap, but then again I needed it for travel, not gaming. So now I game what I can on it. Yet I know if I was home and gaming I'd go out and spend on a desktop.

If you look on most store sites you are going to pay premium dollar to go from 256 graphics card to 512, and your going to pay extremely high to go from duo, to quad.

i7 is out now and I can assure you that in maybe 3 months a new line of desktops will be out with it.

Not saying you don't have to spend 2-3k on a desktop to keep a pc that will last you 2-3 years, but I am saying that 2-3k will go alot farther on a desktop.

Back to topic, I loved demo but really want game....this last day of Feb is soooo long.

Laptops cost more because parts have to be made smaller and more energy efficient. They also have to be better at disappating heat. All that adds up to more expensive parts if you want them in a laptop rather than a PC.

Empire Total War in 3 more days!

How are you going to celebrate? I'll be celebrating by playing the game non-stop for as long as I can without collapsing

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**Explodingcannonballfromhell** · 02-28-2009, 21:11

Anyone having the problem that units become sprites when you zoom out to much, no matter what setting i have it on the units turn very ugly from distance, like a blob of pixels moving across the screen. Its not something i have ever encountered in MTW2.

Is it something to do with my graphical settings or is the demo not optimized enough?

**A Very Super Market** · 02-28-2009, 21:14

I've had that. It simply takes less memory to remember a sprite than a 3d unit. RAM probably.

**Sir Beane** · 02-28-2009, 22:14

Originally Posted by Explodingcannonballfromhell

Anyone having the problem that units become sprites when you zoom out to much, no matter what setting i have it on the units turn very ugly from distance, like a blob of pixels moving across the screen. Its not something i have ever encountered in MTW2.

Is it something to do with my graphical settings or is the demo not optimized enough?

It happens in Med 2 as well, but the sprites are better so it isnt as noticable. Sprites are much easier to do from a distance than 3D, it helps stop lag when zoomed out.

**Explodingcannonballfromhell** · 02-28-2009, 23:40

Hopefully the draw distance is a bit better in the full version then.

**peacemaker** · 03-01-2009, 05:24

something I'm glad about is that now units load their weapons BEFORE enemies get in range. That helps a ton now...

**Belgolas** · 03-01-2009, 07:15

I just played a naval battle when one of my ships was caught on fire and I guess it reached where the store the gun powder and it went up in a big explosion ripping it in 2. Nice! Too bad the enemy wasn't boarding it haha.