Zitadelle Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 After shopping around I finally found a computer that can run the operation 'To the Volga'. It is amazing how quickly the turn calculations are processed, and there isn't any screen flicker or pauses. Check out: The Perfect CM Computer I think with the introduction of this computer, BFC can also model individual soldiers on the battlefield. No more 3-man squads; I will be able to see all 9-12 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne.hatcher@hok.com Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I love it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 That is beautiful, but it actually echoes something i keep wondering. I've got a P4-2.53 o/c to 2.85, with 768 of rdram 800 and a GeForce Ti4200 64mb DDR. To the Volga still runs like a dog. that being said: what did the playtesters use to test that battle? And where can i get a machine like theirs... :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Originally posted by Bartokomus: that being said: what did the playtesters use to test that battle? And where can i get a machine like theirs...iMac G4 800MHz with a 32MB nVidia card. You can order online if there isn't an Apple Store near by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 So what are the turn calculation times for To the Volga on your Mac Berli? Just curious - I was able to press go, cook a meal, eat it, wash up, and return to watch the scroll bar for 10 minutes before I got to enjoy turn 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortlund Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Personally I havent gotten past the setup phase yet. AMD 1800+, 512 Ram, GF2. Its like click on unit, wait one second before unit is selected. Press deploy button, wait one second. Turn the camera, looks like choppy slowmotion hack hack hack. Move camera forward, more choppy slowmotion chop chop chop. Click on where the unit is supposed to go, wait two seconds. Move camera back to next unit, chop chop chop....etc etc I've done about one tenth of a setup in maybe four or five attempts, when I get bored enough I save to return another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbaker Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 I think To the Volga is a clever homage to all the great all wargames that took a month to setup and six months to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadHunter Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Wow! Los Alamos looks like it might even run Doom III when it comes out - and maybe even get 20-30 frames per second! I haven't tried the scenario yet, but I'm wondering if the problems might be due to the video RAM. I suppose strategy gamers don't put as much of a priority on video cards as shooters do, but I have never understood the point of a super-fast processor and a two-year old video card. Just my opinion, not trying to flame. I'll see if having a Ti4600 makes any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 You have a fair point - I'm running a GEForce DDR (original) on an 850 Athlon with 512MB of RAM. My next shopping trip will be for a newer video card so I'll see if that improves matters. I'm finding that battles over 2000 points get choppy when I'm playing them with full graphics, which is a shame, and anything over 4000 points I have to turn the trees off, which is sucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebulon Pleasure Beast Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 My computer simply crashes when I try to run it. P3 500mhz, 256 RAM, Geforce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Does it appear to freeze? If so, that's not crashing, that's turn processing. Try walking away from the computer for an hour and coming back to check the progress bar. It works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebulon Pleasure Beast Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 It gave me an error message and crashed to desktop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sgt. Emren Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 You have a fair point - I'm running a GEForce DDR (original) on an 850 Athlon with 512MB of RAM. My next shopping trip will be for a newer video card Aren't you then stuck with a motherboard with a *relatively* old AGP port? You know, one that won't take full advantage of a brand-new gfx-card. That's my problem - upgrade the graphics, I'll also have to upgrade my motherboard. It's a never-ending circle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Murray Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 But what's the point of playing something that takes 8 years to play ( I know - bad choice of words but it's late & I'm waiting for Iron X's Reichstag to download - WOW 38%!!! ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhead Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 My 128 meg 4600 didn't make any difference. p4 2.26@~2.5, and the first turn calculated for approx 30-45 minutes. Troop placement and the 60 sec turn weren't bad. I started turn 2 just to see if was any quicker. It seemed a little faster, but I didn't want to wait another 30 minutes to get a real comparison. Are any of the other operations this hard on the hardware, or is Volga the worst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Originally posted by Sgt. Emren: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> You have a fair point - I'm running a GEForce DDR (original) on an 850 Athlon with 512MB of RAM. My next shopping trip will be for a newer video card Aren't you then stuck with a motherboard with a *relatively* old AGP port? You know, one that won't take full advantage of a brand-new gfx-card. That's my problem - upgrade the graphics, I'll also have to upgrade my motherboard. It's a never-ending circle...</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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