Originally posted by Zarax
Not to be off topic...
But system requirements should be taken with the highest importance...
They are in my mind
Not everyone here has a last gen pc...
I only have a P3 450 which I consider crap to be honest.
But polls have been done to identify HL members PCU speed, gfx card type and overall benchmark. So I think this is something developers have in mind.
so that the game automatically detetcs the performance and adjust the graphic level.
In my experience auto detects for PC games are usually rubbish. Most due to the fact they dont treat gfx and cpu power differently.
I would prefer to keep the power with the user as the FS series always has. Which also means less coding which is nice.
I'm also against any changes that can bring compatibility isses with pof models...
If you don't keep compatibility there is an high risk of losing many great mods...
What exactly has brought this worry on?
If we upgrade FS2 to DX8 then it may not work on win 95, but thats not our fault. Mircosoft has abandonned that OS.
As I see it and I hope this is the case, that the engine will remain back compatable but new features may not be avaliable to those with old tech, ie an old graphics card.