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Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:32 am
by Loredoctor
Who has it? I got it last night and was playing it for an hour and would have to say it's fantastic (I know I know I was playing a short while). Unbelievable draw distance (can see for miles).
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:04 pm
by Worm of Despite
Yeah, that's the first thing that struck me: the draw distance is incredible! Those vistas outside of the Imperial capital--woo!
Well, I deleted my archer-orc, cause I kept switching to my melee weapon. Guess I'm a warrior at heart. Once I beat the game, I'm definitely going to try a mage, though. Don't get me wrong, though: I love what they did with archery. Seeing your character draw the bow/seeing them stick into stuff/being able to pick them up.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:15 pm
by Loredoctor
God, I am having so much fun. Chorral is a great town and the county surrounding it is amazing. Just finished a creepy mission in the town south of Chorral - the dilapidated town hidden in the forest.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:31 pm
by Worm of Despite
Awesomeness. I'm loving the new weapons and armor I find as the game progresses. Gotta buy me a better horse, too. The Elven claymore rocks, by the way.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:41 pm
by lucimay
hey guys...ger just installed a dvd drive yesterday...my game should be here on monday!!! yay!
ger wants to know what kind of systems you're running the game on...they reccomend 3gig processor and we've got 2.4 (am i saying that right?)
anyway...he wants to know how it's running for you.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:17 pm
by Loredoctor
3.4 ghz pentium 4
Radeon 1800xt 512mb v card pci xpress
1gb ram
Runs fantastic with all options on ultra high.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:22 pm
by lucimay
Loremaster wrote:3.4 ghz pentium 4
Radeon 1800xt 512mb v card pci xpress
1gb ram
Runs fantastic with all options on ultra high.
thanks lore...god i hope my machine will run it!!! i'll be bummed if not.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:36 pm
by Loredoctor
Recommended:
* 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB System RAM
* ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card
Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-bit
* 512MB System RAM
* 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 128MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
* 8x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse
Supported Video Card Chipsets:
* ATI X1900 series
* ATI X1800 series
* ATI X1600 series
* ATI X1300 series
* ATI X850 series
* ATI x800 series
* ATI x700 series
* ATI x600 series
* ATI Radeon 9800 series
* ATI Radeon 9700 series
* ATI Radeon 9600 series
* ATI Radeon 9500 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
* NVIDIA GeForce FX series
computer test
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:51 am
by Worm of Despite
Lucimay wrote:Loremaster wrote:3.4 ghz pentium 4
Radeon 1800xt 512mb v card pci xpress
1gb ram
Runs fantastic with all options on ultra high.
thanks lore...god i hope my machine will run it!!! i'll be bummed if not.
Here's mine:
2.8 GHz Pentium 4
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
1gb Ram
Notice that I don't have 3.0 GHz. Nevertheless, mine runs great on medium with bloom lighting and 2x anti-aliasing. Relative to Morrowind, Oblivion's engine is far more optimized and flexible. Having less bugs helps, too.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:56 am
by lucimay
Lord Foul wrote:Lucimay wrote:Loremaster wrote:3.4 ghz pentium 4
Radeon 1800xt 512mb v card pci xpress
1gb ram
Runs fantastic with all options on ultra high.
thanks lore...god i hope my machine will run it!!! i'll be bummed if not.
Here's mine:
2.8 GHz Pentium 4
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
1gb Ram
Notice that I don't have 3.0 GHz. Nevertheless, mine runs great on medium with bloom lighting and 2x anti-aliasing. Relative to Morrowind, Oblivion's engine is far more optimized and flexible. Having less bugs helps, too.
cool LF!! that's about what i've got. 'cept i think we've got the Radeon 9500 series card.
Ger wishes to thank you both for your replies. (he's paranoid it won't run and i'll have a hissy fit!! hahahah)
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:53 am
by Nav
Oof! I think those are the biggest system reqs I've seen yet. I think it's time to shell out for a new video card, I get the feeling something's gone wrong on my 9600 as my frame rate seems to have dropped off siginificantly in the last month or so.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:47 pm
by Loredoctor
A new video card would help.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:42 pm
by Nav
I've taken the plunge and now have a Radeon 9800 XT and 1.5 gb RAM winging its way to me. The XT should do me for the next year or so, as it's performance is only very slightly below that of the X700 Pro. Not sure if my Mainboard is going to choke it though, so I'm going to have to do a bit of benchmarking somehow. I'm also trying to locate a reasonably-priced Athlon XP 3000 on eBay, though I'd sooner have the 2800 with the Thoroughbred core as it's a faster chip for gaming. Very rare though.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:52 pm
by Loredoctor
Ahhh it will run well.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:04 pm
by Warmark
Hmm i doubt my pc could run this, i think i only have 512 RAM.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:08 pm
by lucimay
weeeee!!!! its here its here!!!
of course i have to go to school tonight so i won't get to play until i get home!!! i may be up all night!!!
weee!!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:28 pm
by Loredoctor
Enjoy!
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:44 pm
by I'm Murrin
My video card isn't good enough in this PC, and my laptop struggles even running Morrowind. I'll have to wait for anything between six months and a year before I can comfortably spend money on a better comp. Guess I won't be playing this for a while.
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:07 pm
by lucimay
Murrin wrote:My video card isn't good enough in this PC, and my laptop struggles even running Morrowind. I'll have to wait for anything between six months and a year before I can comfortably spend money on a better comp. Guess I won't be playing this for a while.
OH! that's so sad...i'm so sorry!
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:23 am
by Loredoctor