Unreal 2 out now

[OldBloke]

Frenzy and I are both running a GeForce2 GTS using 40.72 drivers and it runs sweet at 800X600.

[[XLII] CK]

GForce 2's are getting a little long in the tooth, maybe that's his problem?
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P IV 2.53 GHz, GF3 Ti200, 1 GHz PC2100 DRAM and it is smooth at 1024x768 with everything turned up! Think it is a graphic card prob. NB Driver version can make a big difference
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Frenzy and I are both running a GeForce2 GTS using 40.72 drivers and it runs sweet at 800X600.

Yeah, he's trying to figure out how to afford a GF4 right now  Another friend says that UT2K3 looks *way* better with a GF3/4, vs a GF2.  There are some effects that the GF3/4's can do that that the GF2 can't.

My friend said it did work fine at 800x600, when there weren't any enemies around.  But it got unacceptably slow for him when he got 3 enemies on screen at once.

He's a *very* technical guy so I don't doubt him, but even I can't figure out how performance could be *that* bad at 640x480...  Maybe his fps standards are higher than the rest of us?  :roll:

I'm just trying to keep myself from buying a GF4, because I'll need a new computer and a 9700 anyways when Doom3 comes out.

[TeaLeaf]

Bought mine this morning and only played a couple of levels so far.  Looks real good, I've got all the details on high and running at 1024x768 (?)  - just as Bernard Matthews says - bootiful  

Only problem is that I have had 2 unexplained crashes in mid game - just dumps me right back to desktop  

TL.  

[smilodon]

To add to the debate:
AMD 2100 cpu
Gygabyte GA-7VAXP mobo
512 Mb DDR400(PC3200) ram
GeForce 3 Ti500
Audigy Soundcard
Western Digital 180GB 7200 rpm HDD

running at 1024x768 with everything turned right up, full particles, shadows etc. Some of the cut scenes have the occasional jump, but the game strolls along regardless of how many sprites are on screen at a good frame rate.

It really is one of the most delicious looking games I've ever seen....I just hope that the appauling enemy Ai and the almost processional way the enemy run at me isn't going to be a feature of the rest of the game. It's also not impressing me in the scarey stakes stakes either. Compared to AvP2 it's opening level was very poor.

Still there's alot more game left to explore so I'm optomistic  

[TeaLeaf]

AMD XP 2000 cpu
Asus A7V333 mobo
512 Mb DDR266 (PC2100) RAM
GeForce 3 Ti500
Audigy Soundcard
Western Digital 120GB 7200 rpm HDD
XP HE

My system (above) is almost identical to yours, but a bit slower in the RAM and CPU department, but again, no frame rate probs at all, just those darn annoying crashes  :x   Anyone got any ideas as to why it crashes?

TL.  

[smilodon]

It's crashed on me too, twice - at exatly the same point. Not wishing to give spoilers but it's just before you meet Miller (vague enough?). The pop up mentions a general protection fault and some references to a sound module. Probably just patch material I hope. I got past it anyway and am on to the next seaction.

[smite]

Missus bought it today for me is it any good or is it going in the corner with the rest i dont play???

And yes my system is up to it

Abit blerbler forgot
AMD xp2000+
512 Samsung pc 2700 RAM
Gainward geforce 4 4600
SB 5.1
IBM 80GB 7200 + 40GB 7200
XP Home
And a partridge in a pear tree  

[Anonymous]

Bought mine this morning and only played a couple of levels so far.  Looks real good, I've got all the details on high and running at 1024x768 (?)  - just as Bernard Matthews says - bootiful  

Only problem is that I have had 2 unexplained crashes in mid game - just dumps me right back to desktop  

TL.  

Turn off EAX if you have it enabled = known problem and they're working on a fix :-)

[TeaLeaf]

ahah - that would be the problem then!!     I will disable it immediately.... thanx mate!  

TL.  

[Anonymous]

np it got me too. I elected to submit the error report and it brought up a helpful web page telling me all about it. Well cool!

[smilodon]

I cannot believe that's it....ten levels. What a pile of crap......

This is definately going in my pile of useless games...although it did look very pretty.

[TeaLeaf]

np it got me too. I elected to submit the error report and it brought up a helpful web page telling me all about it. Well cool!

First crash, I selected submit the bug report, but no web page ever came up.  Second time it did, but just with the submission box.  Nothing afterwards.

However, having turned off the EAX I had NO crashes    when I played for half an hour last night. Woo-Hoo!

TL.  

[Gh0st Face Killah]

The only problem I have with it is the sound is a bit crackely. I have eax turned off and have reduced the number of voices but with no effect. Other than that it looks good and plays well. I have found it to be rather linear, as in there is no room for going off and exploring and meeting other things like in some games. But that aside its still good fun. Shame there is no multiplayer though.

[SecretSquirrel]

I have had a couple of crashes too after about half hour but my system ends up rebooting completely that was with 40.41 drivers, i dont have Eax on either.
The readme file recommends using the 41.09 drivers which are what they've been testing with and they reckon the 40.41's cause probs.

So far it hasn't dropped.

This game kind of reminds me of Half Life.......all the dead or dieing Scientists, weapons Labroratories exhuding mutant life forms with a few Aliens chucked in for good measure, haven't come across Barny yet.......looks good though

[smite]

Thx for that SS as i just installed it and found that all the player models are mixed up and crap just a pile of colours mixed up Apart from teh bird on the ship which looks mighty fine  :wink: but i will DL the drivers and see if that fixes it.
Smite......