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[Teknoman]

i just picked up my pre-order. the gamestop people told me THQ never sponsored any preorder bonus for the PC version. does that mean manapult and ocotopus gun are in already?

No because I had to enter a code for it when I bought the digital version from Amazon.

 

[ttocs]

Thanks for acknowledging this, that is my exact situation (360 version). Hopefully we'll get new e-mails with the actual codes.

Is this issue only with those ordered from the site or does it entail other retailers too?

 

[Union Carbine]

My copy (360 version) ought to be waiting at home for me tonight but I probably won't get a chance to dive in until tomorrow. I am SO ready for this.

 

[Gully State]

So which settings impact framerate the most at this point? Played a bit on my q9550 + 5850 rig and in all DX modes, the game ran at sub 30 frames/sec.

 

[bigboss370]

No because I had to enter a code for it when I bought the digital version from Amazon.

oh shit, did i get duped out of my preorder bonuses? ;_;

OneLetter, can you confirm if Gamestop/Eb Games got preorder codes for the retail PC version?

 

[FlyinJ]

So which settings impact framerate the most at this point? Played a bit on my q9550 + 5850 rig and in all DX modes, the game ran at sub 30 frames/sec.

I bumped ambient occlusion down to medium (still DX10), and shadows to medium (they still look great). That gave me a significant frame boost, to where the game is pretty much smooth everywhere.

AA at 2x and AS at 8x, everything else max.

This is on a i5 2.66 quad core with a 6850.

 

[Data West]

oh shit, did i get duped out of my preorder bonuses? ;_;

OneLetter, can you confirm if Gamestop/Eb Games got preorder codes for the retail PC version?

You shouldn't have. Check your receipt if it says preorder pickup or not.

 

[AEREC]

So which settings impact framerate the most at this point? Played a bit on my q9550 + 5850 rig and in all DX modes, the game ran at sub 30 frames/sec.

Shadows and Resolution.

I normally play games at 1920x1080 maxxed out on my i7 and GTX 460 (even Skyrim), but I had to drop shadows down to medium and put the resolution at 1600x900 to obtain what feels like a solid 30fps.

 

[bigboss370]

You shouldn't have. Check your receipt if it says preorder pickup or not.

well when i picked it up they took my preorder receipt and gave me a new one. my new one does have a presell pickup number. but they told me thq didn't have any preorder bonuses for pc retail.

 

[FlyinJ]

I have to also mention- this game looks really good on PC. All the DX10/11 effects give it a super clean look, and sometimes the lighting is very impressive.

 

[Data West]

well when i picked it up they took my preorder receipt and gave me a new one. my new one does have a presell pickup number. but they told me thq didn't have any preorder bonuses for pc retail.

Might be true then. I say this because it's printed on the receipt, so they have no control over whether you can or can not get the bonus. Like, they can't 'forget' it when it's a preorder pickup where the code's printed on the receipt.

 

[ttocs]

well when i picked it up they took my preorder receipt and gave me a new one. my new one does have a presell pickup number. but they told me thq didn't have any preorder bonuses for pc retail.

I've had a lot of success with GameStop's email customer support. I once didn't get my Enslaved preorder code and I called up and they sent me a new one within a day. I was really impressed. If you have your pickup receipt, or any receipt that said you bought the game, I would email them (find the email address on gamestop.com somewhere) and provide a picture of the receipt and explain that you didn't get the code. I bet you will get one no problem. And if the code doesn't exist, then no sweat, at least you will have found out.

 

[keltickennedy]

I played 4.4 hours already and I'm enjoying it a lot.

But for some reason I miss Stillwater and the jankness of the old art style. I also miss the drugs and food and some of the old activities from Saints Row 2.

The game is a must buy but also pick up Saints Row 2.

I don't miss the old art style in the least. Stuff in the new game is actually textured, instead of just throwing a tileable texture on objects like in the previous game.

 

[TimmiT]

I can normally play games at medium/high settings at 1366x768 and get at least 30fps with my laptop. With this game I have to drop most settings to low to get a decent framerate. :/

 

[Dommel]

Game is fun so far and looks ok on foot but once you start driving (on PS3) the jaggies are horrendous, like instantly going back in time to a PS2 game.

 

[Totobeni]

Anyone got any RF easter egg yet?

I can normally play games at medium/high settings at 1366x768 and get at least 30fps with my laptop. With this game I have to drop most settings to low to get a decent framerate. :/

What is your system specs ?

 

[ghibli99]

The Zimos chase scene might be the hardest I've ever laughed at a game

Moments like this are what I think people will be talking about years from now.

 

[CrookedRain]

ATI cards seem to be having performance issues with the game. It runs really well maxed out for me on a GTX 570 so far. Also, people should be aware that cutscenes seem to be capped at 30fps for some strange reason.

 

[bigboss370]

I've had a lot of success with GameStop's email customer support. I once didn't get my Enslaved preorder code and I called up and they sent me a new one within a day. I was really impressed. If you have your pickup receipt, or any receipt that said you bought the game, I would email them (find the email address on gamestop.com somewhere) and provide a picture of the receipt and explain that you didn't get the code. I bet you will get one no problem. And if the code doesn't exist, then no sweat, at least you will have found out.

hmm, alright. is there a specific location for the manapult in the game though so i can try and find one once my game finishes its stupidly long update?

 

[Totobeni]

ATI cards seem to be having performance issues with the game. It runs really well maxed out for me on a GTX 570 so far. Also, people should be aware that cutscenes seem to be capped at 30fps for some strange reason.

AMD cards have issues with many (if not most) of the games lately.

 

[TimmiT]

Anyone got any RF easter egg yet?



What is your system specs ?

Intel Core i7 2630QM
GeForce GT540M
6GB RAM

As a couple of examples, I can play Battlefield 3 at medium settings and get 30fps and Sonic Generations with high settings at 40-60fps at 720p.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Haven't been seeing the best impressions here - at least not enough to make me drop Skyrim right now. I'll probably wait for a dry spell.

Funny - I was originally thinking of picking up 4 games today (NFS:The Run, AC:R, Halo CE Anniversary and this). It's slowly getting widdled down Halo. Good to save a bit of cash I suppose.

 

[Teknoman]

I can normally play games at medium/high settings at 1366x768 and get at least 30fps with my laptop. With this game I have to drop most settings to low to get a decent framerate. :/

Hopefully new drivers hit that improve performance at least a little.

Haven't been seeing the best impressions here - at least not enough to make me drop Skyrim right now. I'll probably wait for a dry spell.

Funny - I was originally thinking of picking up 4 games today (NFS:The Run, AC:R, Halo CE Anniversary and this). It's slowly getting widdled down Halo. Good to save a bit of cash I suppose.

Yeah its a really fun game, but if you've already got enough on your plate, just wait. Also Assassins Creed:R and NFS will probably be on sale soon/ around Christmas.

 

[chixdiggit]

Game runs really well on my GTX 470. Game is pretty fun to boot.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

ATI cards seem to be having performance issues with the game. It runs really well maxed out for me on a GTX 570 so far. Also, people should be aware that cutscenes seem to be capped at 30fps for some strange reason.

great. :\ This seems to be a reoccurring theme for me this year. I was hoping my ATI 5850 would last me another year (or so)

 

[Prophet Steve]

I already have two crashes when just being in the menus on the PC. Somebody has any clue?

EDIT: Three, think I'm going straight into the game and see what it does. Also gonna try running in DX9.

EDIT2: Weird, with DX9 it doesn't crash for me in the menus. Maybe D3DOverrider has to do something with it.

EDIT3: Even weirder, it now seems to work fine when I booted again in dx10/dx11 mode and one by one enabled the dx10 functions.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Yeah its a really fun game, but if you've already got enough on your plate, just wait. Also Assassins Creed:R and NFS will probably be on sale soon/ around Christmas.

Yep. Good point. I always miss out on the Christmas sales (mainly because I already own everything I'm interested in).

 

[LumpOfCole]

Great experience with GTX 480 so far, save for the game making my card sound like the vacuum cleaner that it is. That's good though, typically these sorts of games are CPU heavy, and it must be doing something right to offload enough resources to the GPU like that.

 

[chixdiggit]

My only complaint is that the audio is pretty sub par. Guns and explosions completely lack punch.

 

[Data West]

I dropped the crap out of Skyrim and haven't looked back... But I also have way different sensibilities.

My one complaint is that I'm not that impressed with how any of the clothes in the game look. I was hoping there'd be more than the Initiation Station's stuff, but it looks like, other than let's pretend, it's not

 

[CrookedRain]

My only complaint is that the audio is pretty sub par. Guns and explosions completely lack punch.

Yeah, either the sound mix is off or BF3 has really spoiled me.

 

[Hawkian]

Haven't been seeing the best impressions here - at least not enough to make me drop Skyrim right now. I'll probably wait for a dry spell.

Funny - I was originally thinking of picking up 4 games today (NFS:The Run, AC:R, Halo CE Anniversary and this). It's slowly getting widdled down Halo. Good to save a bit of cash I suppose.

Personal opinion disclaimer of course, but I think this game is a perfect compliment to Skyrim. When you need a break from the massive serious epic fantasy RPG sandbox, this ridiculous urban chaos action sandbox really hits the spot.

 

[CrookedRain]

AMD cards have issues with many (if not most) of the games lately.

The hilarious thing is that it's one of those AMD sponsored games with the logo video when you boot it up.

 

[Dance Inferno]

I have a $50 Kmart coupon which expires next week, but they don't seem to have a 360 copy of Skyrim. I may very well end up picking this game up, even though I never played any of the previous games in the series? Do you guys think I will be OK jumping right into this one? As some background, I enjoyed GTA3 and adored Vice City, but GTA4 completely bored me. Trying to figure out whether I will enjoy this one. I saw the GT video review and it seemed pretty funny from what I could tell.

 

[GhostRidah]

Yeah, either the sound mix is off or BF3 has really spoiled me.

The sound is definitely off, I thought I was the only one with that problem, i heard the console version and it sounds way better.

 

[DrBo42]

Yeah, either the sound mix is off or BF3 has really spoiled me.

It's definitely the mix. They need to crank the gun sounds asap.

 

[Dead]

I am part of the problem

I just bought the Shark Attack DLC pack

160 MSP for a Shark hat and a gun

And it was worth EVERY SPACE BUCK

HOLY FUCK ITS A LAND SHARK!!!!!

 

[DrBo42]

OneLetter, please mention to the dev team that the PC gun audio is low compared to the consoles. <3

 

[Teknoman]

Group post:

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SR3GAFC

I think you have to play in Co-op campaign mode for people to drop in/out.

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

Game breaking bug on PC. Beware.
http://youtu.be/ZYe62gNPbhk

 

[Phoenixazure]

Enjoying the game a lot so far but the performance on my comp isn't at its best. It doesn't help that the latest amd drivers crash during installation. Major bummer.

 

[bloodydrake]

the latest AMD 11.11 WHQL drivers are out with a 11.11CAP1

noticed Cap one line adds

Saints Row: The Third – Improves CrossFire performance

hope this helps some users with dual gpu's

 

[Messi]

I am part of the problem

I just bought the Shark Attack DLC pack

160 MSP for a Shark hat and a gun

And it was worth EVERY SPACE BUCK

HOLY FUCK ITS A LAND SHARK!!!!!

What does the gun do?

 

[Dead]

What does the gun do?

It blasts people with Shark Bait (fish guts, blood, etc) and this GIANT LAND SHARK erupts from the ground and eats the person

 

[DrBo42]

It blasts people with Shark Bait (fish guts, blood, etc) and this GIANT LAND SHARK erupts from the ground and eats the person

WAT.

 

[Ken]

It blasts people with Shark Bait (fish guts, blood, etc) and this GIANT LAND SHARK erupts from the ground and eats the person

This quote should be on the DLC's page.

 

[Union Carbine]

It blasts people with Shark Bait (fish guts, blood, etc) and this GIANT LAND SHARK erupts from the ground and eats the person

SOLD!

 

[The perfect Dark]

This game has the worst pop-ins ever^^

 

[Rickard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJmgmzDvnBw

 

[Data West]

Hah. OneLetter's got an interview in the strategy guide