Can my computer run RO?

[Nicolis]

So, I just bought RO about 5 hours ago and have been playing it the majority of the time (which is VERY rare for me ) but I have had some points in the game where I will look onto an open battlefield to have my fps drop a wee bit (30 fps- 20fps) I am wondering is this normal? I also thought why not post my specs and see if you guys can help me out to as how I can adjust the options to get the best performance and still have some good eye candy. (I love the textures and decals)

1024 ram
pentium 4
3.2 ghz
Radeon 9550 128mb
210w PSU
Windows XP SP2

I knw the gc and my psu is poop, but its the best I can do you know so please dont reccomend upgrading and just answer the best you can based on this

thanks mates

 

[ultraZ]

you should be ok at 1024 res with medium settings

 

[pvt.cappelmans]

It will run fine, if you put the details on low. I got one pc that runs on low settings with 1024*768 resolution.

It's a 2800 Mhz Athlon with 1024 Gb memory, and a GeForce 6600.

See you on the battlefield

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

That is close to what my son's computer had (he did have 2GB RAM and a sound card and an AMD64), but he was able to run it on medium high settings with that Vid card and the P4 is only slightly less powerful than his AMD is.

I think you should be fine...

 

[IVIARSHALL]

it will run on 1024x768 with settings low - med fine, @ 30-40 fps. Have fun!

 

[Nicolis]

thanks guys, I have been fooling with the settings all day and I still cant figure out one that works for me is it possible that one of generous peoples out there could walk me through which settings to put where that can work best? I have put all the settings (including advance) on low and it runs well, but I want some eye candy. Any takers?

Like what i mean is what should I set what too?

EXAMPLE:

shadows- blob
textures- ultra high
decals- high

exc...


thanks again for putting up with my nonsense


maybe its just me, for some reason whenever I get the tinest bit of lag I assume my computer is pure crap, or at least when the game is constantley running at a fps of 17 in a heavy fire fight

thanks

 

[Nicolis]

sorry for double post, but if its possible could I use a movie maker and post it up the vid of what im talking about? Also I dont know how to make a movie, so yah

 

[Lt_Kettch]

Erm, you actually have an advantage if your frame rate drops and you fire an SMG you will lose your recoil.
Still want to change it?

Put everything on low and then try to turn on more and more stuff and look how that affects your frame rate. And oh yeah upgrade already

 

[Nicolis]

ive been screwing with the graphics a couple of days now, and even put in an old graphics card with more memory than my current one, any more suggestions?

 

[IVIARSHALL]

try more set textures higher, it looks better then, but still forget about grass / Shadows / other effects.

 

[Zetsumei]

your main issue is your processor you should be able to set video graphics etc pretty high (as in highest beside shadows on blob) without losing or gaining any fps. Ut2k4 based games are bastards on processors.

Try fiddling around with hyperthreading (on or off) and other cpu properties.

Things that might help your case are:

Decals to off
physics to low
Low sound detail
No weather and foliage.

beside that this might help you a bit too:
http://www.redorchestragame.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11052

Another thing you can try doing is changing the renderer
just test em all out and see which one gives the best results
You should be able to select em in the menu (make sure you dont select the software renderer as it makes ro crash )

Try OpenGL (the menus look ugly but the actual game should have no issues)
Try Direct3d usually is slower but might be faster in your case
if both don't give any advantage go back to
Direct3d9x

 

[=GG= Mr Moe]

I just fiddled around with my old computer and got RO/MN/DH running DX9, on medium/normal settings with a resolution of 1024x768, all things checked except Bloom and Trilinear Filters. I am using application preference settings in ATI Catalyst.

FPS ranges from an absolute low of 30 on Danzig (averages are better though) to upwards of 75-85 on Zhitomer. Average of 45-65 so far most maps. (The FPS is lower on DH maps)

P4 3.0GHz with HT on
ATI 9550 256MB
Soundblaster Audigy 2
2GB RAM
Windows XP (SP3)