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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Black Wolf on November 17, 2003, 10:29:23 am
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Right. I'm getting a pretty much new computer tomorrow, primarily so I can play FSO. This will be my new(ish) kit.
- 2000+ Athlon XP
- 512 Meg DDR Ram
- G-Force 2 (Integrated, so it's sapping 32 megs of ram)
- Win XP SP1
OK. Now, I've been following the development of the SCP, but I'm a total newb to setting it up and such like, so I'd really like to hear any advice ror special tweaks I'm going to need to get a decent FSO version running. A good (stable) build recomendation'd be nice too.
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replace that geforce with a radeon
replace win xp with win 2k
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geforce 2 would be fine. my old one wasn't integrated though. if its not a voodoo, rage, or tnt you should be ok
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Originally posted by Kazan
replace that geforce with a radeon
:nod: mid level radeons arnt expensive anymore, id recommend the 9k Pro there pretty good
replace win xp with win 2k [/B]
if your gonna be stuck with XP then you might wanna turn its "look good" interface stuff off, it makes it alot faster
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Originally posted by Kazan
replace win xp with win 2k
I'd stick with XP if you want to play some older games. As far as I know, 2k has no compatibility (spelling?) mode (I think there is a specific problem with FS aswell, just can't remember what).
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Originally posted by Drew
:nod: mid level radeons arnt expensive anymore, id recommend the 9k Pro there pretty good
if your gonna be stuck with XP then you might wanna turn its "look good" interface stuff off, it makes it alot faster
you mean the ugly Luna, or the somewhat better classic?
the first thing i did on this XP Home (don't ask) laptop was off Luna.
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XP - bringing cash to the oculists
seriously, whoever is running that blue XP theme needs a /thwap :p
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Glad I'm not running the XP theme!
As for the computer setup, everything except the Graphics card WILL work with SCP. The Graphics card will as well, but doesn't support HT&L if I remember correctly?
Flipside :D
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Originally posted by thrawn
I'd stick with XP if you want to play some older games. As far as I know, 2k has no compatibility (spelling?) mode (I think there is a specific problem with FS aswell, just can't remember what).
Nope. FS2 runs perfect on 2k. No problems at all. Ditch XP, it's crappah, and sheetah at the same time. :nod:
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hmp i like XP. you just need alot of RAM for it to run good.
the only thing i REALLY hate about XP is the sh*tty way it takes care of the registry :hopping: :hopping:
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get a better graphics card, I recomend a Radeon (9800 pro 128/256 if you can aford it)
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GeForces are a burnout waiting to happen their design produces too much heat for them to be stable
not to mention their rendering pipelines is inferior in capability and video quality - their only 'feature' is a higher framerate in some cases, caused by slashing rendering quality, and overclocking their cards directly in their own drivers.
Number of ATI/ATI-based video cards i've seen burn out (EVER - that's around 1993 to present) One[/i]
Number of nVidia-based video cards i've seen burn out in the last three years: around fourty
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Originally posted by thrawn
I'd stick with XP if you want to play some older games. As far as I know, 2k has no compatibility (spelling?) mode (I think there is a specific problem with FS aswell, just can't remember what).
Win2K dose have compability mode. Trust me, I'l have more trouble running games on XP than on 2K...user-friendly my ass
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not to mention XP thinks it knows better than you about driver versions, and a million ohter things
and it's the biggest spyware laden monopoly-lock-attempting piece of horse **** i've seen in a while
I cannot wait until FS2Open works in linux with full capabilities - i can switch completely over (*grins* i am developing FS Dev Studio as a cross platform app)
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Ugh. Hardware thread. First off, you all have to realize - I'm not a techie person. I use computers, but I don't really understand an awful lot about what makes them tick. So most of these claims and counterclaims mean nothing to me. However, I'm sure you're all enjoying your arguments, so don't let me stop you :)
Second of all, this is the system I'll have to work with for the next several years. Depending on the availability of money, I may be upgrading the video card, or adding more Ram within a month or twelve, but this is all determined on the availability of cash. As it is, the money for all the gear I bought to upgrade came from either my brother or my parents, and has to be paid back before I even consider an upgrade. So yeah. This is what I have to work with. So, apart from upgrading, or changing OSes, is there anything I should do apart from download the various exes and VPs to get the optimum performance out of the SCP, on this hardware?
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all the cool kids use Radeons
how's that
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Screw you. :p
I had a radeon, it shifted in the AGP slot, and now I can't use anything in the AGP slot... :hopping:
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you must not be cool enuf :p
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Raa Tor'H - you had a defective motherboard to begin with then
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I had a broken mother board. :p The slot broke on the first move from NY to FL. But the card fit, somehow during the night it shifted... Sucks, too, cuz the card was sweet.
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Well, the only changes I'd suggest as I said before is that the Graphics Card might need changing to fully take advantage of the SCP, though you will be able to play SCP on it for 6-12 months it takes to upgrade if needed.
Memory is ok, though Freespace is a thirsty game, it wouldn't hurt to throw an extra 256Mb+ in there at some point, but the computer will function adequately without it.
The only other major concern is Hard Drive Space, make sure you've got around 80Gig+ if possible, especially if you are running XP, which I do, and it runs Freespace fine, regardless of any other faults it may have.
Flipside :D
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more memory would be good, but I would still say getting a better video card should be your top priority
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For whoever is performing any upkeep (or planned upkeep) of the SCP home page, it might be a good idea to display a listing of minimum system requirements for all features, as well as a recommended system specs for full enjoyment. Or perhaps, when it comes to which video card you recommend, have a grid that displays chipsets along the top, features along the left, and a rating like, unsupported, partial functionality, fully supported, etc. Obviously, these specs would need to be updated from time to time to include new features in FSO, and new hardware becoming available. Just an idea.
Later!