What hardware and operating system do you expect to use to play MWIF?

[coreymas]

Here are my specs.

PC # 1

Laptop

Windows XP Pro SP2

3.2G Intel with 2 GIG Ram and 256 MB ATI Video X600 17'' Widescreen at 1680 * 1050

PC # 2

Laptop

Windows Vista

1.6G Duo-Core AMD with 1.5 GIG Ram and 128 MB ATI Video x1100 15 '' Widescreen at 1280 * 800

PC # 3

Desktop

Windows Vista Ultimate (can change this to a lower OS like Windows 98 to suit the test)

1.1G AMD Athlon with 768 MB Ram and 128 MB ATI Video 9250 14'' CRT at 1024 * 768

I am willing to test the game on all these machines should you like me to. I am a software developer and i am very familiar with QA scripts etc. Send me a PM if you like.

Corey

[Anendrue]

Well it has been over 2 years since I posted what i would be using so I guess it is time to update my list.
 
mobo: ASUS Striker Extreme
CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6700 Conroe
RAM: 6Gigs DDR2-800 Corsair XMS dual channel pair of 2x2gig in channel A and 2x1gig in channel B
hdd: Raid 5 on 3x 250GB hdd's from WesternDigital (I wish they were raptors)
video: 2x Nvidia 8800 GTS 640mb ram each from EVGA
monitors: 2x Viewsonic 2035 widescreen (very likely 3 by the time the game is released)
sound: Xfi Platinum from Creative labs with 7.1 speaker system
Multiboot OS: Vista 64bit ultimate, Vista 32 bit ultimate, Windows XP Professional
overclocked, watercooled and sitting in a Thermaltake Shark aluminum case

[Shannon V. OKeets]

Here is a bumb for this thread, which hasn't been seen recently.

My (modified) orignal post was:
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One risk in developing software is that the developer writes the code to run on his machine and it doesn't perform as well on for the person who buys it. I would appreciate it if you let me know the hardware and software you expect to use to play MWIF. Maybe then I can write it so it runs great on your machine too.

My own configuration is:
Operating system - Windows XP Professional
CPU - 3.8 GHz
Main memory - 2 GB RAM
Disk - 145 GB, (45% used)
Monitors - 19 inch flat and 19 inch flat, both of which support 1280 by 1024 resolution, configured as one logical screen horizontally
Screen memory - 128 MB
Internet connection - DSL

[npilgaard]

Windows XP Prof.
CPU: 3 GHz
RAM: 768 MB
Graph.: ATI Radeon 9600
HD: ~ 200 MB (50% used)
Monitor: non-fancy   17 inch or so, running 768*1024
Internet connection: 256/512

[dude]

System 1:
Age of System: 1 yr
Win XP Prof
CPU: Dual 2.66 GHz
RAM: 3 GB
Graphics: NVidia 8800 360 MB
HD: 2x 250 GB (about 40% each used)
Monitors: 20" Dell LCD - 1280x1024,  Sometimes a Dell 32" TV at 13xx x 768.
Internet: Cable 2 up/6 dwn
 
System 2:
Age of System: 3 yr
Win XP Pro
CPU: 3.4 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics: NVidia 7800 256 MB
HD: 180 GB, 250 GB
Monitor: 21" NEC (CRT) 1280x1024 (hey it's ten years old but works great still... just weights a ton...)
 
System 3:
Age of System: 5 yr
Win XP Home
CPU: 2.4 GHz
RAM: 2GB
Graphics: GeForce 5 (128 MB)
HD: 2x 80 GB
Monitor: 17" NEC (CRT) 1024 x 768 (it's only a year older than the 21" NEC... but slightly lighter...)
(one of these days I'll get around to upgrading the old monitors...)
 

[Sewerlobster]

Time: 3/5/2008, 20:03:24
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Machine Name: AREA51
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Languages: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: alienware
System Model: alienware
BIOS: Phoenix - Award BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Physical Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 385MB used, 3611MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

Display Info
Display device 1:
Device Name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Card Name: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 7600 GT
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Key Device: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0391&SUBSYS_C6153842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: SyncMaster 910V/910M/913V/915V
Monitor Max Resolution: 1280,1024
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.6921
Driver Date: 12/5/2007 01:41:00
DirectX Acceleration Enabled: Yes
 

Sound info
Sound device 1:
Description: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio [A000]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20021102&REV_04
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Provider: Creative
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.1196
Driver Date: 8/11/2006 14:45:38
Type: WDM
Other Drivers:
Acceleration Level: 3
Cap Flags: 0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0

[panzers]

I don't totally understand what all this greek is. All I know, is my computer is about 6 months old, has a Nvidia geforce 8600GTOC and have all my specs set to the max, with no problems whatsoever, on World Of Warcraft.
Oh, and,unfortunately. Windows Vista ultimate.

[panzers]

Actually, I was wrong about my windows. It's actualy the vista premium edition.
Hope that's good enough.

[Mziln]

ORIGINAL: panzers

Actually, I was wrong about my windows. It's actualy the vista premium edition.
Hope that's good enough.

There are some tricks I have learned to make Vista work with EQ2 (WOW runs easier than EQ2).

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: panzers

Actually, I was wrong about my windows. It's actualy the vista premium edition.
Hope that's good enough.

I do not know how Vista handles this, but under Windows XP:

1 - the Start menu has an item labeled Control Panel, and within the Control Panel menu there is an item labeled System. That gives the CPU speed and RAM memory (central processing unit & random access memory).

2 - If you bring up a file directory that includes "C:\", you can see the total Size for that disk drive. If you have more than 1 drive, then they will be D:, E:, ...

3 - If you right click on any blank section of your main windows screen, the popup menu should include the item Properties. Under that there is a tab labeled Settings. And Settings shows the screen resolution - which you can change to see the maximum possible.

[panzers]

I do know about that. It's all the mumbo jumbo talk. I understand my specs pretty much and I'm pretty sure that my system should be fine. When I bought my computer, quad core had not been available yet, so I do have the duel core and am quite cerain that it should do fine. Like I said: it's the windows vista that most concerns me. I'm seriously thinking of getting rid of it, and going back to xp, although I'm not sure I can do that with my warranty. I just can't stand it. One thing Ihave to ask, though, is: what is EQ2?

[panzers]

Also, Steve, Was wondering if their is going to be good graphics in the game? I know I won't have any issues with that. WiF of course is a huge data hog, so was just wondering if you guys are at all considering that.

[marcuswatney]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

3 - If you right click on any blank section of your main windows screen, the popup menu should include the item Properties. Under that there is a tab labeled Settings. And Settings shows the screen resolution - which you can change to see the maximum possible.

I have Vista Business. Properties does not produce a Settings tab, but generates information only about the (in this case) post the cursor is lying on. I'd be interested to know my screen resolution. Any ideas how I go about that?

I have a widescreen Dell notebook Inspiron I6400 32-bit Intel(R) Core (TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz, 2 GB RAM.

[Mziln]

EQ2 ~ Ever Quest 2
WoW ~ World of Warcraft

Both are MMORPGs (Massivly Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and graphicly intensive games.

[wworld7]

My configuration is:
Operating system - Vista Home Premium
CPU - 2.2 GHz (Core2 Duo)
Main memory - 4 GB RAM
Disk - 320 GB, (25% used)
Monitor - 22 inch flat 1024 by 768 resolution
Video Card - 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS
Internet connection - Cable

Keep up the good work.

[Mziln]

A helpfull hints when playing games with Vista

(1) Always run yor game as administrator. Right click on the game icon and select "Run as Administrator". Respond "I know where this program came from".

(2) Vista doesn't like wave files.

[Grell]

My PC:
Pentium Extreme Dual Core 3.4ghz,
2 geforce 7800 GTX 256 megs each,
2 gigs of ram,
19" LCD Monitor @ 1280*1024.


Regards,

Grell

[meisterchow]

My rig:
Windows XP - Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2

P4 3 GHz, 1 GB RAM
22" Widescreen LCD at 1680 x 1050 on a RADEON 9250 w/128 MB RAM
17" Monitor at 1280 x 1024 on Intel 82865G Graphics Controller (The onboard video built into the P4)

70 GB Hardrive, about 25% free

DSL for internet

[panzers]

ORIGINAL: Mziln

A helpfull hints when playing games with Vista

(1) Always run yor game as administrator. Right click on the game icon and select "Run as Administrator". Respond "I know where this program came from".

(2) Vista doesn't like wave files.

Have no choice with CEAW, cinsidering some yahoo decided to put it in java format and vista doesn't even recognise that.

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: panzers

Also, Steve, Was wondering if their is going to be good graphics in the game? I know I won't have any issues with that. WiF of course is a huge data hog, so was just wondering if you guys are at all considering that.

Good graphics? Well, I like them[:D]. I guess it depends on what your eyes see.

There are 1000s of screen shots in this forum. So many, you can actually see the evolution of a lot of the graphics details.

At the top of the forum are a half dozen threads some of which give links to threads of interest. The tutorials and map screen shots probably answer your question most directly. But if you locate the MWIF Game Interface Design thread (it is on the first page as I write this) there are a lot of the other screens that will be used during play.