{"id":802,"date":"2010-08-08T18:54:22","date_gmt":"2010-08-08T18:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/?p=802"},"modified":"2010-08-08T18:54:22","modified_gmt":"2010-08-08T18:54:22","slug":"strategy-game-specs-are-going-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/2010\/08\/08\/strategy-game-specs-are-going-mad\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy game specs are going mad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just saw the recommended system reqs for Civilisation V.<\/p>\n

  • Operating System: Windows\u00ae Vista SP2\/ Windows\u00ae 7<\/li>\n
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU<\/li>\n
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM<\/li>\n
  • Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better<\/li>\n

    What?<\/p>\n

    WHAT?<\/p>\n

    512MB video cards and quad core, for a turn-based strategy game? The min specs…<\/p>\n

  • Operating System: Windows\u00ae XP SP3\/ Windows\u00ae Vista SP2\/ Windows\u00ae 7<\/li>\n
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU<\/li>\n
  • Memory: 2GB RAM<\/li>\n
  • Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics<\/li>\n

    That’s still crazy. We are talking MINIMUM specs here, for a geeky turn-based game. GSB has high specs (for me) because of the real-time battle playback shinyness, but I’d still think they are lower than this.<\/p>\n

    I like games like CIV, but ultimately these games are not about the graphics. I just cannot imagine where the processing power is going. This trend to make the campaign maps of strategy game run at 10 FPS just boggles my mind.\u00a0 What about all the strategy geeks with old PCs or laptops\u00a0and no interest in buying new ones? Don’t people want their money?<\/p>\n

    Someone with the min spec above, tell me how GSB runs for you. Please tell me it runs fine or I’ll look a right dork :D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I just saw the recommended system reqs for Civilisation V. Operating System: Windows\u00ae Vista SP2\/ Windows\u00ae 7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better What? WHAT? 512MB video cards and quad core, for a turn-based strategy game?<\/p>\n

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