Minimum requirements - Page 2

Matrix · 20-10-2005, 17:09

I barely meet the [u]recommended</u> requirements.

AMD Athlon 2800+ (1.92GHz)
512MB RAM

But I find it quite stupid you need a DVD-ROM. Why not also sell it on three cd's?
I'm a bit disappointed anyway that it needs so much space.

grahamiam · 20-10-2005, 17:18

i'm confused about the dvd/cd-rom issue. it seems that they are selling the cd-rom in the USA, but maybe DVD overseas? personally, i'd prefer a DVD, but I don't think we have that option here, yet.

Matrix · 20-10-2005, 17:23

I'm interested to see who meets the requirements, so I made a poll at CFC.

My God, that forum's busy!!
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=131884

Beam · 20-10-2005, 17:54

I meet the recommended requirements on my desktop but the laptop has a video of just 32 MB.

barbu1977 · 20-10-2005, 19:49

I have an Athlon XP1700+ with 256mb.

I'll probably upgrade to 512mb to celebrate. This should work fine.

Where did those specs came from?

akots · 20-10-2005, 20:31

Sounds similar to RTW requirements. RTW actually runs fine on Duron 900 with 128Mb RAM and a 32Mb shitty old Radeon video and ISA 16-bit sound card. Just need to update the drivers. On the other hand, RTW has a lot of tweaks to increase performance by decreasing resolution and quality of graphics.

Regarding DVD: If it is similar to RTW, you can use either CD or DVD depending on your preference. Even though the game might be shipped on DVD, it is probably possible to make CDs out of this DVD and on the contraty, if it comes on CDs, one can certainly make a DVD out of these. There are lots of utilities out there, Alcohol 120% being one of them. The question is however whether it is legal or not according to EULA. Should be legal, why not? You're still running one copy of the game.

@Beam: It may be your laptop can still be fine...

Beam · 20-10-2005, 21:36

Quote:

quote:The question is however whether it is legal or not according to EULA. Should be legal, why not? You're still running one copy of the game.

Apart from that it will also depend on a countries copyright laws and the copy protection mechanism that comes with the game. Taek 2 have been using SafeDisc which is easy to circumvent, if it is using Starforce it's another story.

Socrates · 20-10-2005, 22:55

From a link in Matrix's thread at CFC... www.srtest.com

136.29KB

but I fail to see why my vid card is not enough though. Does this mean that the game will refuse to install, or will it be irritating to play under those specs ?

BTW, just been opening the Age of Empires III demo v1.1 and it says I can't play it because of my vid card (though I was able to play the v1.0). And it appears it's the same spec as for Civ4.

I opened the demo nonetheless, and I'm now able to play as before, though it seems a bit slower... Does this mean that I can run Civ4 anyway ?

Beam · 20-10-2005, 23:17

Nice utility.

91.09KB

@krys, you'll most likely be able to run the game but gets slower the more graphical elements need to be resolved.

Kemal · 21-10-2005, 00:15

Hmm, but it looks like the test skips the part of the DVD-Rom requirement. Btw, how would you know you'd have one? And if not, they're probably easy to replace right, in terms of cash?

20-10-2005, 17:09	#11
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I barely meet the [u]recommended</u> requirements. AMD Athlon 2800+ (1.92GHz) 512MB RAM But I find it quite stupid you need a DVD-ROM. Why not also sell it on three cd's? I'm a bit disappointed anyway that it needs so much space. __________________

20-10-2005, 17:23	#13
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	I'm interested to see who meets the requirements, so I made a poll at CFC. My God, that forum's busy!! http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=131884 __________________

20-10-2005, 17:54	#14
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	I meet the recommended requirements on my desktop but the laptop has a video of just 32 MB. __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

20-10-2005, 19:49	#15
barbu1977 Emperor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Blame Canada!. Posts: 3,501	I have an Athlon XP1700+ with 256mb. I'll probably upgrade to 512mb to celebrate. This should work fine. Where did those specs came from? __________________ Postcount = Postcount + 1; //Postcount++

20-10-2005, 20:31	#16
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	Sounds similar to RTW requirements. RTW actually runs fine on Duron 900 with 128Mb RAM and a 32Mb shitty old Radeon video and ISA 16-bit sound card. Just need to update the drivers. On the other hand, RTW has a lot of tweaks to increase performance by decreasing resolution and quality of graphics. Regarding DVD: If it is similar to RTW, you can use either CD or DVD depending on your preference. Even though the game might be shipped on DVD, it is probably possible to make CDs out of this DVD and on the contraty, if it comes on CDs, one can certainly make a DVD out of these. There are lots of utilities out there, Alcohol 120% being one of them. The question is however whether it is legal or not according to EULA. Should be legal, why not? You're still running one copy of the game. @Beam: It may be your laptop can still be fine... __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

20-10-2005, 17:18	#12
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	i'm confused about the dvd/cd-rom issue. it seems that they are selling the cd-rom in the USA, but maybe DVD overseas? personally, i'd prefer a DVD, but I don't think we have that option here, yet.

20-10-2005, 22:55	#18
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	From a link in Matrix's thread at CFC... www.srtest.com 136.29KB but I fail to see why my vid card is not enough though. Does this mean that the game will refuse to install, or will it be irritating to play under those specs ? BTW, just been opening the Age of Empires III demo v1.1 and it says I can't play it because of my vid card (though I was able to play the v1.0). And it appears it's the same spec as for Civ4. I opened the demo nonetheless, and I'm now able to play as before, though it seems a bit slower... Does this mean that I can run Civ4 anyway ? __________________ Sent from my Debian

20-10-2005, 23:17	#19
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	Nice utility. 91.09KB @krys, you'll most likely be able to run the game but gets slower the more graphical elements need to be resolved. __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

21-10-2005, 00:15	#20
Kemal Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 3,108	Hmm, but it looks like the test skips the part of the DVD-Rom requirement. Btw, how would you know you'd have one? And if not, they're probably easy to replace right, in terms of cash? __________________ <b>\"In the Game of Thrones, you win or you die\" </b>