GP2 Specs

Hi to all, I've been reading this newsgroup for a couple of days now and saw you talking about the specs for GP2. And all that came out of your discussion is that it should run fine under P or PP 200mhz!!! I hope not since SH or MP is saying that the recommanded system (to have the basic) is a 486-66mhz with 8megs RAM (and multimedia), so I'm assuming that anybody with a system having higher spec then this should be OK. Yves

The problem lies in your definition of "okay" - what do YOU think will be okay? VGA with no textures? Then you're sorted. SVGA with good fps? Forget it. I think you're looking at the P-100 level to get the choice of high texture VGA or low texture SVGA. Reportedly the development team use a 486-66 and are happy with it, so you'll probably be okay, at least until you see the SVGA version and want to upgrade!! _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/pulse/index.htm \::/ \._______\

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>Hi to all, I've been reading this newsgroup for a couple of >days now and saw you talking about the specs for GP2. And >all that came out of your discussion is that it should run >fine under P or PP 200mhz!!! I hope not since SH or MP is >saying that the recommanded system (to have the basic) is a >486-66mhz with 8megs RAM (and multimedia), so I'm assuming >that anybody with a system having higher spec then this >should be OK.

With all the details turned off and in lowres it might run quite well on a dx2/66 but I doubt it would be fun. It's just like Origin used to do, the minimum specs for some of their games are just ridiculous and it's the same with GP2. You'll need a fully equiped Pentium to do this game justice. And I'm crazy enough to buy one when GP2 comes out because my humble DX4/100 can't do the job properly :) Marco -- Looking for .sig, please hold.

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>>so I'm assuming >>that anybody with a system having higher spec then this >>should be OK. >The problem lies in your definition of "okay" - what do YOU think will >be okay? VGA with no textures? Then you're sorted. SVGA with good fps? >Forget it. I think you're looking at the P-100 level to get the choice >of high texture VGA or low texture SVGA. >Reportedly the development team use a 486-66 and are happy with it, so >you'll probably be okay, at least until you see the SVGA version and >want to upgrade!!

Hmmmm.... I think that's exactly the right way to go: when it is *playable* on a (and MY :) ) DX2, you can afford to buy it already and wait and save a little longer for a higher spec machine. Personally I feel that this approach is the best: designing the game to be slightly ahead of mainstream hardware makes it last longer afterwards. After all, when I bought my DX2, it was a state-of-the-art machine. Now it looks and feels like a turtle (and an ugly one).I can imagine that at that time, many people complained about high requirements for the original F1GP But where would it stand now if it would have been less processor intensive? The world of computers is evolving incredibly fast and if you want to develope a classic, it HAS to be ahead of its time or it's ***before you know it! I mean, the development took over three (or will it be five ? :) ) years. With that timescale in mind, it just *needs* to be longer lasting... Even if it only runs 25fps in SVGA with all detail on a P180, people who are complaining NOW will be grateful in a year or two. Be satisfied with what you GET! When the game runs fine in VGA with some textures, ENJOY it and don't complain about the fact that others have SVGA. Just try to forget about SVGA as long as you don't have the money to upgrade. In two years time the standard could be 1024*768 and those people with slow P166s will have to watch when WE have the money to get our P7 325mHz ;-) Take it for what it is, and don't let your fun spoil by what it can be on other machines. Just look at those features as an extra bonus that you will get later on. They are built in, and when time passes you'll get your hands at them and you'll enjoy it a lot longer. "Gravity doesn't exist; the Earth sucks!"