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How graphics customization influences the game performance We have made an effort to sum up all recommendations on graphics settings to provide the best possible performance. Use Only One CPU Option This feature has been introduced especially for AMD Athlon 64 users, who may face losses in processor efficiency (although it happens not on all machines). The optimization for AMD CPUs is available, therefore we recommend to use the following utilities: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe Object Detail Option According to the pre-set, all other options in the Graphics Options section are configured in a certain manner. There is also a Custom section for user preferences. Resolution Option If GF6600\Radeon 9800 graphics accelerator cards (or weaker) are used, resolution may influence the performance heavily. The effect of higher resolution is reduced on GF7900\Radeon X1900 video card generation. It is valid for recommended 1024x768, 1280x1024 display resolutions. Shadows Option Shadows influence the overall performance greatly. It is strongly recommended to turn off shadows if you are using a video card weaker than GF6600\Radeon 9800, OR want to run an MP server. Model Quality Option Model Quality has an insignificant effect on the overall performance in case there are many units and building on the screen (fortifications, houses, fences etc.). The changes in performance are minor in comparison with other options. (particularly shadows). We recommend to use Low Quality option only on weak PC configurations, because the outward appearance of game models becomes much worse. Water Detail Option Water Detail Option adversely affects the performance on weak machines, especially if there are many small rivers on the map. We recommend that you turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF6600\Radeon 9800. Grass Detail Option If the game camera is positioned relatively low, this option has an increasingly large impact on FPS rates. We recommend that you turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF6600\Radeon 9800. Trees Detail Option See the previous item. We recommend that you set this option to low if you are using a video card weaker than GF6600\Radeon 9800. Trees Rendering Distance Option Minimum Rendering Distance speeds up the overall performance greatly, but the trees are rendered only at short distances. It looks not always fine, although doesn`t influence the gameplay. Show Roads Option Influences the performance insignificantly. It`s recommended to turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF5900. Hide Bodies Option This option leaves the corpses on the battlefield if turned off. In this case by the end of the mission FPS rate significantly decreases, as the corpses pile up. Otherwise (if the option is turned on) the corpses disappear. By the way, corpses that disappear leave a small item pack on the ground, so the ammunition is not lost. Always Show Combat Gear Option The soldiers are displayed in full combat gear. The effect on the performance is considerably high, especially if there is a lot of infantry on the battlefield. We recommend that you turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF6600\Radeon 9800. Show Vehicle Motion Effects Option Influences the performance insignificantly. It`s recommended to turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF5900. High Landscape Detail Option If the camera is high above the battlefield, this option affects the performance in a minor way. If the camera is low, the performance impact is much bigger. It`s recommended to turn this option off if you are using a video card weaker than GF5900. High Sky Detail Option Practically it doesn`t have any effect on the performance. Hardware Mouse Cursor Option Doesn`t influence the performance, but the mouse moves very smoothly. ------------------------------------------- Configuration variant for slow PCs (CPU slower than PI V 3 Ghz, less than 1 Gb RAM, Video Card slower than GF6600\Radeon 9800) Object Detail Option - Low Resolution 1024x768 Shadows Option OFF Model Quality Option - Middle Water Detail Option - Low Grass Detail Option -- Low Trees Detail Option - Low Trees Rendering Distance Option - MIN Show Roads Option - ON Hide Bodies Option - OFF Always Show Combat Gear Option - OFF Show Vehicle Motion Effects Option -ON High Landscape Detail Option - OFF High Sky Detail Option - ON Hardware Mouse Cursor Option - ON [ April 26, 2007, 03:49 AM: Message edited by: SIO ]

hm-hm this is extra works:)

Now it's inposible (( time of the loading to missions will be terrible!

Sound Tip #1 Adjust your audio system properly. If your audio card supports EAX2, you can adjust game sound to maximum settings freely. If your audio system doesn’t support EAX, then disable it. If EAX is older then 2.0 version, please experiment with your settings, and choose the proper option. The game uses 3D sound (map positioning), in other words, if some soldier talks 100 meters away from camera, then he will be less audible then soldier 5 meters away from camera. But explosion of an 88mm shell at the distance of 500 meters will muffle up the speech of the soldier 100 meters away. Sounds of music, voice messages, speech of the tankmen and others is produced directly into stereo and into the game camera. In addition the tankmen and SPG crew members speak into helmet headphones (a special filter was applied, which makes the effect of speech deafening) therefore it mistakenly seems that the sound has poor quality. Tip #2 Onboard sound cards – influence greatly the computer performance, therefore if your computer has an onboard sound card, then we recommend disabling EAX in the sound options. To complete the audio picture we recommend you to use Creative SB Audigy audio card, and pay attention that 3D sound settings must be properly adjusted in OS Windows.

Graphics and performance Video For comfort playing you need a video card not older than Gf6800 or Radeon x800. Processor The processor influences greatly the common game performance. We recommend to use Intel Pentium IV 3 Ghz, but Intel Pentium Core2 will operate better. There can be problems with AMD processors; partly this problem can be solved by installing special drivers. http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe RAM For comfort playing we recommend using not less then 1G of RAM. The damage system is simulated in detail in game. A lot of characteristics are taken into account and computed in the real-time mode, they are types of ammo, gun caliber, flight speed, hitting angle, armor thickness, blasting, blast wave, shell splinter after blasting, ignition and explosion of ammunition. We tried to make a very realistic damage simulation in Theater of War. Game uses a free camera, unlike many strategies, camera can be moved to any place on the map, to any height, and at any angle, and herewith units, game objects do not disappear, but permanently exist, for the sake of maximal information. The visibility model takes into account all objects and units on the battlefield, i.e. the visibility parameters of a particular unit can be influenced by separate trees, bushes, woodlands, soldiers, vehicles etc. AI system permanently estimates the events on the battlefield both at the high command level and at the level of every single unit, many characteristics are taken into account: morale, danger level, distance up to the enemy, commander location, vehicle, quantity of brothers-in-arms, availability of trenches and covers, fire intensity, general combat task. All these processes require a powerful processor.

Tip #1 Play at "Veteran" level to complete the correct game image and to have proper impressions. Tip #2 Always check the skills of your subordinates (see tip #14 Skills for examples). Tip #3 Being in defense, try to dislodge the most important soldiers of the enemy, - commanders, machine gunners, anti-tank riflemen, then the nearest ones to your positions. Try to destroy as much tanks in defense as possible. Choose in the interface aimed fire (points on buttons “Attack”) and choose the lower one (shooting the tracks or wheels). But take into account that it is harder to hit in this mode. Locate your commander closer to your troops, because it influences greatly on morale of other soldiers. Tip #4 It is better to shoot the infantry with high-explosive shell not pointing direct the unit, but shooting the ground in front of attacking infantry, using command “Area target” and gradually moving the sight, in this way there are more chances to hit several soldiers of the enemy at once. Tip #5 Mass fire of several units. After hitting a target transfer your fire at another object. Tip #6 Pliably maneuver the shell types. Beware of enemy’s hitting your armored vehicles with HE shells. Tip #7 At the first opportunity, capture abandoned vehicles. Even if you miss your target, you will distract enemy’s attention. Tip #8 Pick up the weapons of the killed valuable units – MGs, AT rifles. Tip #9 Locate several infantrymen that could replace killed crew members near guns and HMGs. Tip #10 At the beginning of a mission during the army set-up attend to AT weapons and HMGs, if there are bushes or trees within the limits of the set-up zone – hide AT defense and machine-guns inside safely, it will greatly lower the possibility of detection of your arms and allow to shoot first. In this way the enemy can detect them only because of shot sound or powder smoke. Tip #11 Before the mission start pay particular attention to the fire area of your weapons, attach camera to a gun (by default – Enter button), in this position the fire area of your weapons and all terrain obstacles that can prevent from direct shooting are visible and you can choose more advantageous position. I.e. this method simulates a life-like situation, without magical “aiming line”.

Tip #12 Try to locate your arms on the backslopes of hills and ravines, so that a part of a weapon is covered by the relief, in this way it is harder to get hit. Tip #13 If your weapon won’t shoot the enemy tank, you need to check the visibility parameters and whether there is some obstacle that hinders the vision. There can be a chance of the lacking elevation. Try to shoot the other parts of the target also, turret – if your weapon is lower than the target. It happens often that crew shoots the target without exact instructions, and this is the center of the aim, and instruction to shoot the turret will force your crew to shoot higher. Tip #14 Skills More skilled gunner (more 50%) can define exactly, whether it is possible to aim, and whether it is possible to hit a target, and he acts in concordance with this situation. Unskilled gunner often cannot define his opportunities of accurate aiming and hitting the target. Therefore he shoots worse, expends more ammo. Skilled gunner can fire straight off (more 80%). Only skilled gunner can use weapons of enemy’s tanks (more 90%). The driver skills influence greatly on the vehicle movement. Unskilled driver (less 50%) uses only 2 gears (skilled uses up to 5), the engine can often fail, rear gear can be unavailable (!), the speed slows down by two times during towing, and he cannot keep shooting on the run. Skilled driver (more 50%) knows how to do everything, also he can capture and drive enemy’s vehicle (more 90%). In order to shoot on the run a tank crew must be completed with a skilled driver and a gunner. Firing small-arms weapon also depends on skills. Also health of a soldier influences his hitting accuracy, wounded soldiers shoot much worse.

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1 may be the path of the installing the Tow included "!" symbol? 2 remane title.avi in TOWdir in any another name

please, write in more detail PC config (include audio, ram, monitor), version Win

No,sorry Intel card not support shader 2 (only emulation). with OpenGL work not correct.

thank!

i think, this comparison is not correct. TOW has its unique gameplay. its unique damage system, much more realictic , than in CC and more unique futires

Please, detail your configuration

version driver?*

select unit, press Enter, see on enemy

please, more detail !

may be you do not correct select it target?

I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 3800+ processor. The link only mentions FX. Do I need it too? </font>

Nvidia Gefore 9700G? may be 7900? Sorry,we have a problem with AMD proc, now we try to correct this

http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=66;t=000024=66;t=000022

- Saving and settings If you fail to save a current game, if you can not create a player profile, change the screen resolution, the game doesn’t save new keyboard layout, sound and video options, it means that the installation path contains non-Roman symbols or the symbol “!”. NOTE! You have to reinstall the game. - AMD CPUs We recommend the users who have modern dual-core AMD CPUs to install the following patches: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe They are supposed to help with the elimination of the problems with cursor and partially the functionality problem. - Sound If your sound card supports EAX2, adjust the game sound to the maximal settings, if your sound card doesn’t support EAX you need to switch off this option in the game settings. If you have an in-built sound card you need to set sound settings in the game to the low level. If your ЕАХ is older than 2.0 version, please select the best sound variant of the available settings. The game uses 3D sound (map positioning), in other words if a soldier speaks at the distance of 100 meters from the camera, his voice will be less heard than the speaking of a soldier located at the distance of 5 meters from the camera, and an explosion of a 88-mm shell will damp the soldier speaking at 100 meters. Sounds of music, voice messages, speech of the tankmen and others is produced directly into stereo and into the game camera. Besides the tankmen and SPG crew members speak into helmets (a special filter is applied, which makes the effect of speech deafening) therefore it seems that the sound has poor quality. - Videocards The game doesn’t launch on the videocards, which doesn’t support shaders of the version 2.х For example Nvidia GF440MX, ATI Radeon 9200, Intel 915 and others less powerful. - Video drivers In most cases the problems with the display are related to the fact that PC has out-dated driver versions installed, it is recommended to install new drivers: http://www.nvidia.ru/page/drivers.html http://ati.amd.com/ru/products/index.html

Guys, We recommend use for AMD Athlon 64 http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe

Guys, We recommend use for AMD Athlon 64 http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9706,00.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/amdcpusetup.exe