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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl |OT|
- Thread starter Defcon
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Is a single player demo coming out anytime soon?
I would like to see how the game runs first before committing to a purchase. But Half Life 2 episode 1 ran decently, so I should be able to get some good performance out of the game with my current setup. And 35 bucks at Target pretty much seals the deal.
10GB install though? Wow. Supreme Commander 9GB and Stalker 10GB, interesting.
I would like to see how the game runs first before committing to a purchase. But Half Life 2 episode 1 ran decently, so I should be able to get some good performance out of the game with my current setup. And 35 bucks at Target pretty much seals the deal.
10GB install though? Wow. Supreme Commander 9GB and Stalker 10GB, interesting.
Mrbob said:
It's only 6 gigs installed, but it opens up some archives while you play supposedly. You have nothing to worry about if you ran Episode 1 smoothly, that is, as long as you play with static lighting. Probably any computer built in the last 3 years can run it in DX8.
...oh, and no demo is going to be released. They said they couldn't do it because of the A-life system.
Fragamemnon
Member
Mrbob said:
Don't forget Titan Quest/expansion! Another huge install, but damn so worth it!
My hard drive space is getting eaten up like Play-Doh at a kindergarden lately. It's worth it, but I'm looking hard at adding another 320GB pretty soon to my computer (I have 500 currently across two drives).
With full dynamic lighting it's doing a whole lot more than Oblivion. It's doing what Oblivion was supposed to do before the whole lighting model was severely downgraded. Now you know why.Pimpbaa said:
Remember that chain demo for Oblivion before release, where he picked up the chain in the starting cell and tossed it around and you saw its dynamic shadow on the wall? In other words, fully dynamic lighting for all objects. They took it out before release (probably because the 360 couldn't handle it and keeping it in there only for high-end PCs was too much effort I guess).
On a side note, I haven't played all that far at this point, but I'm wondering how large the map really is. Does the game load separate areas or is it one large streamed map (doesn't seem that way)? How often must you move between maps if they use that method and how large can each map be (seems pretty big based on what I've seen)?
dark10x said:
The map is divided into zones. The zones are fairly large, with some being bigger than others. There is a loading screen between zones.
Regardless, the game is really really big. With tons of optional content to explore, from what I've seen so far. I'm about 10 hours in, and have explored between 1/4 and 1/2 the map.
Also, keep in mind, a lot of the content takes place underground... which you don't see on the world map.
Borys said:
Hell, no, the sun is a light source itself and the effect it has in the general scenario is much better than Oblivion. You need to see it in movement to see how dramatic this effect is.
Defcon, your problem is with Vista, because my PC is not better than yours. Try to run the game in emulated mode, maybe it works (not really sure, I read something about it on PC Gamer Uk, will check it if you want).
That's why I'm not too bothered here.Borys said:
Deus Ex ran poorly regardless of your settings. Vampire Bloodlines STILL runs poorly on virtually all machines. They were great games, but had serious issues.
Stalker runs virtually perfect if you disable dynamic lighting. So, while you may not experience the visuals at their best, you can still enjoy the game without any issues.
Pimpbaa
Member
dark10x said:
Ha, funny you should mention that game. I have been playing it again recently and my videocard fan actually goes down to idle speeds while playing it (and the game still running like shit). I wonder if Troika would still be around if they had programmers that weren't completely incompetent. They definitely had some people who know how to make good games, but their programmers really tarnished their image.
The only positive thing about this is the fact that settings have no real impact on performance any longer. It will run like shit regardless, but at least you can run it at max resolution and detail with 8x AA + 16x AF. The game can look pretty sharp at times too (some amazing textures in there).Pimpbaa said:
It's a damn shame the game was so unpolished, though.
Fallout-NL
Member
The barkeep just told me to find a protection suit before venturing into the dark valley, anyone know where to purchase or find such a suit? He did give me a stalker suit, though I dont think that is sufficient.
(simple content related question)
Chiggs
Gold Member
I've got everything running at a fairly smooth 30fps @ 1280x768 with Dynamic Lighting on. The trick is downing the grass by half, and dumping grass shadows. You might want to take shadows down a notch or two, as well.
My rig:
C2D E6300 @ stock
2 gigs of PC-6400
Geforce 7900GS @ stock
Audigy 2 ZS
And I really want to dump head-bob.
My rig:
C2D E6300 @ stock
2 gigs of PC-6400
Geforce 7900GS @ stock
Audigy 2 ZS
And I really want to dump head-bob.
Fallout-NL
Member
FlyinJ said:
Cheers, Ill try that.
DreamMachine
Member
Played this game for a bit.. I think this might be the first game that gives me motion sickness
Will test it out again tonight.
Will test it out again tonight.
Chiggs
Gold Member
Kabouter said:4FPS, wow
Got a link to a guide for Vista tweaking btw? I could do without some services
http://speedyvista.com/services.html
I am loving this game. Everyone should do themselves a favor and make sure static lighting is turned on before they even bother starting the game, though. Sure, it looks better with dynamic, but I like quadrupled my framerate turning it off.
Also, the vsync doesn't work for me either, Evilore, even when I force it on from my GPU's control panel.
I've only been playing less than an hour, but I'm on the second difficulty level, and the AI is still giving me trouble, early game.
I can't wait to dig back in Awesome game, so far.
Also, the vsync doesn't work for me either, Evilore, even when I force it on from my GPU's control panel.
I've only been playing less than an hour, but I'm on the second difficulty level, and the AI is still giving me trouble, early game.
I can't wait to dig back in
Awesome game, so far.White Man said:I am loving this game. Everyone should do themselves a favor and make sure static lighting is turned on before they even bother starting the game, though. Sure, it looks better with dynamic, but I like quadrupled my framerate turning it off.
Also, the vsync doesn't work for me either, Evilore, even when I force it on from my GPU's control panel.
I've only been playing less than an hour, but I'm on the second difficulty level, and the AI is still giving me trouble, early game.
I can't wait to dig back in
Specs of machine and resolution of game?
Another big issue my friend found was:
If you put whitespace in your name, loading a quicksave will not work. He was going bonkers trying to figure out why this was happening, and I remembered that if I put whitespace in my savegame names, it would only log the first word.
Here's what happens: When you enter your name, it saves the file as that name. Say for instance your name is John Doe. It will automatically enter that as your quicksave name. Unfortunately, it only saves the "John" part. So, when you try to quickload the file, it looks for "John Doe" and only finds "John"... thus it doesn't work.
He started a new game with no whitespace in his name, and quickloads work fine.
If you put whitespace in your name, loading a quicksave will not work. He was going bonkers trying to figure out why this was happening, and I remembered that if I put whitespace in my savegame names, it would only log the first word.
Here's what happens: When you enter your name, it saves the file as that name. Say for instance your name is John Doe. It will automatically enter that as your quicksave name. Unfortunately, it only saves the "John" part. So, when you try to quickload the file, it looks for "John Doe" and only finds "John"... thus it doesn't work.
He started a new game with no whitespace in his name, and quickloads work fine.
Also, for those interested, I ran some performance tests with that helicopter scene with static and dynamic lighting, using both my stock cpu clock (2.4ghz) and my current stable overclocking level (3.2ghz). All other settings maxed, 1680x1050.
My system: Core 2 Duo e6600, eVGA 7900GT OC (532/1568), 2gb ocz paired crossfire certified (lolz) ddr2 800, sound blaster x-fi, western digital raptor 74gb.
2.4ghz: 75 fps static, 21 fps dynamic.
3.2ghz: 79 fps static, 21 fps dynamic.
My system: Core 2 Duo e6600, eVGA 7900GT OC (532/1568), 2gb ocz paired crossfire certified (lolz) ddr2 800, sound blaster x-fi, western digital raptor 74gb.
2.4ghz: 75 fps static, 21 fps dynamic.
3.2ghz: 79 fps static, 21 fps dynamic.
Acosta said:
Yeah, Vista. And FlyinJ, that error your friend found sounds really. . .amateurish. You think something like that would've been tested for. It's a simple fix, but the fact it made it into the final game is ehhhhhh.
How far into the game is that heli scene, Evilore? I will do the same tests when I get there.