Super Nintendo Graphics for Low End Systems...

[grizz441]

Is this the best compromise the lower end systems will get for playability with the new terrains?  The old version looked 10 times better than this on my computer, but this is the best I can get with the new version.  It's hard to get immersed into the game when I am flying over astroturf.   

[whiteman]

same boat, might sit out till i get a new machine

[DaveJ]

Same thing for me. Terrain looks like a green blob without depth, texture or contrast. Absolute rubbish.

In short, you can hardly tell where the ground is.

Is this the best you can come up with, HTC?

[PFactorDave]

Is this the best you can come up with, HTC?

At what point is HTC expected to build for your system?  I am running what I have always thought of as a low end system...  Bought the core machine at Wal-Mart for less then $500 about 2 years ago...  (So it was probably pretty outdated when I bought it)  Bought an $80 PSU and a $100 video card about six months ago, at Best Buy (so I paid more then I would have if I had bought from Newegg or another similar company)...

I'm running a pretty weak system really...  But I can still get nice looking frame rates in the 50s with the new release....

[grizz441]

At what point is HTC expected to build for your system?  I am running what I have always thought of as a low end system...  Bought the core machine at Wal-Mart for less then $500 about 2 years ago...  (So it was probably pretty outdated when I bought it)  Bought an $80 PSU and a $100 video card about six months ago, at Best Buy (so I paid more then I would have if I had bought from Newegg or another similar company)...

I'm running a pretty weak system really...  But I can still get nice looking frame rates in the 50s with the new release....

Some people can't afford to shell out even as little as $500 right now.  HTC should definitely move forward with their endeavors to improve the game for the masses, but imo these dumbed down graphics settings are going to cause a lot of canceled accounts.

For the sake of comparison this is what my dumbed down graphics settings looked like on earlier version:

[BiPoLaR]

i agree, i feel like im flying on a nintendo 64 game now.
like mario meets AH =/


and for shelling out $$$
not gonna happen, dont have it and wont have it. not in todays economy.
i might have to cancel as well, all depends on how bored i get

[narsus]

Try downloading latest drivers for your video card, it may help.

[Flipperk]

Try downloading latest drivers for your video card, it may help.

Drivers wont create more video memory or video processing power

[kilo2]

I did that I think I have a mid range system and cant run detailed textures due to frame rate spikes and stuttering. I dont know I had to leave the first time due to computer issues now I may have to again. It still is fun to play just having a hard time getting immersed with the astro turf gardens but it sure is smooth and shadowy.

[Selino631]

Defragmenting might help a little

[SPKmes]

Grizz, I just download to my PC at work which is AMD 3200(i think) 1.79 Ghz 1.2 gb ram and on board X200 radeon graphics chip. When I played around I found that setting 1024 res and then removing terrain detail I was able to get 30-35 frames and with bump map on 28-32. It wasn't super eye candy stuff but it did look ok and at those frames is playable....Granted this was in the offline mode but still there is a reasonable amount going on there. I did try the lower res too and there was no significant change in frames but a lot of difference in looks... oh yeah I am XP sp2. I have not trimmed down and have programs running in the background.

Not sure if this helps but perhaps if you haven't already
you could give this a go and see what develops over the next short while ( seeing as you had 59 frames in your pic I don't believe you will lose that much if any by changing your res to 1024)

As a comparison the last version I was getting the same frames with high res pack on... not that this onboard graphics could handle it

[shreck]

Peeps with good systems should enjoy the perks of having them! Uprades are actually fairly inexpensive 

The answer would be to----> UPGRADE <---   

[Shuffler]

Peeps with good systems should enjoy the perks of having them! Uprades are actually fairly inexpensive 

The answer would be to----> UPGRADE <---   

Let them work out the bugs first. May not need to.

[grizz441]

Peeps with good systems should enjoy the perks of having them! Uprades are actually fairly inexpensive 

The answer would be to----> UPGRADE <---   

I can't upgrade an outdated motherboard, ergo, I have to buy an entire new computer to play one game.  Not gonna happen.

[Lusche]

Peeps with good systems should enjoy the perks of having them! Uprades are actually fairly inexpensive 

The answer would be to----> UPGRADE <---   

I upgraded my computer for this. I have no 6yo GPU or a Z80A CPU.

Next please.