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memesky

30 Apr, 2019 @ 1:57am

Can i run this game on low settings?

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz
4 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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Originally posted by Ghoul:

Hi,

your specs do barely meet the minimum requirements so you'll be able to run the game but I don't think you will get any more than 15 - 30 fps. Which many don't consider playable given that this game is a competitive multiplayer.

If you want to give it a try just buy the game and directly join a boot camp server. Just make sure you don't play more than 2 hours so you can get a refund from the steam support if the game doesn't run well enough.

Hope this helps.

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Ghoul [developer] 30 Apr, 2019 @ 3:07am

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Crafty

30 Apr, 2019 @ 2:53pm

If you do end up picking it up, go into the 'mods' section and activate the 'NS2 Optimization' mod.

Should help speed up the game.

Handschuh

2 May, 2019 @ 2:04am

Originally posted by Crafty:
If you do end up picking it up, go into the 'mods' section and activate the 'NS2 Optimization' mod.

Should help speed up the game.

This Mod must be run by a server, so you cannot use it as a Client/Player

memesky

2 May, 2019 @ 8:13am

Of course the game doesn't run perfectly but it is playable. Thanks for all the help, i'll keep it.

Crafty

2 May, 2019 @ 2:05pm

Originally posted by Handschuh:
Originally posted by Crafty:
If you do end up picking it up, go into the 'mods' section and activate the 'NS2 Optimization' mod.

Should help speed up the game.
This Mod must be run by a server, so you cannot use it as a Client/Player

You're right. Most servers seem to run it though.

The other thing I suggest to the OP is that most of the servers use 'NS2 Optimization' but they also use 'NS2+'.

If you are on a server using 'NS2+', you can hit ESC and open up the menu and select 'NS2+ options'.

There are a few performance tweaks in there. Like being able to turn on 'simple lighting', as well as being able to turn off some of the unnecessary environment effects. For example, it will turn off the 3D hologram above the marines 'arms lab',

I believe you can also turn off some of the HUD effects.

Last edited by Crafty; 2 May, 2019 @ 2:05pm

Wooza

4 May, 2019 @ 12:19pm

barely meeting the minimum requirements? I would say his machine outbids the "minimum requirements machine" by a lot.

These are the minimum requirement:

OS:Windows Vista 64-bit or newer
Processor:Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) or better
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:DirectX 9 compatible dedicated video card with 1 GB VRAM and support for Shader Model 3 (e.g. AMD X800, NVidia 8600 or better)
DirectX®:9.0

Btw, none of the GPU's ATI (not AMD) x800 nor Nvidia 8600 do have 1GB VRAM

edit: The ATI X800 doesn't support SM3.0

edit2: The AMD 5770 and Nvidia 460 GTX both do not have more than 1GB VRAM as well

Last edit:
CPU comparison: http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/495/Intel_Core_2_Duo_E6700_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-2100.html

GPU comparison (although not much details, don't even bother about the very old x800): http://www.hwcompare.com/3069/geforce-8600-gts-vs-radeon-hd-4670-512mb/

Last edited by Wooza; 4 May, 2019 @ 1:39pm