Empire: Total War Official Thread

[Loreman]

I know I always ask this but is there any advantages to my Direct x 10 Vista 64 install for this game, or does it run better in XP?

[NarcissistZero]

Originally Posted by Loreman

I know I always ask this but is there any advantages to my Direct x 10 Vista 64 install for this game, or does it run better in XP?

I don't think the game uses 64-bit or DX10, though I could be wrong... haven't peered into the directory yet. I don't know how you could still be using XP at this point anyway though.

[Loreman]

Originally Posted by NarcissistZero

I don't think the game uses 64-bit or DX10, though I could be wrong... haven't peered into the directory yet. I don't know how you could still be using XP at this point anyway though.

Thanks brother!

I use XP because most of my audio apps and plugins simply will not run on Vista. Also most of video editing software is a LOT slower to process video on Vista than in XP.

Also any game that doesn't have Direct x 10 seems to run a lot smoother on my XP install, especially when SLI is involved. On the flip side anything Direct X 10 seems to smooth out a lot of the SLI micro stuttering and on those occasions Vista gaming is finally a joy, alas this doesn't happen very often, Crysis and Far Cry 2 being the only 2 recent examples.

Hence that's why I always ask the question.

Haven't tried Windows 7 beta yet if that's what your reffering to as an alternative.

[g-a-m-e]

Originally Posted by NarcissistZero

Wow... I have no dang idea what I am doing.

This is my first TW game, so I am somewhat overwhelmed. I am digging it and interested enough to learn to play though, which is key (unlike C&C, where I just tank rush and watch things blow up). I started the storyline campaign but realized it was a bit complicated for a noob, so I played a skirmish... and got whooped! Haha...

Gonna take the booklet to work tomorrow.

I played them all to death and i am also overwhelmed

The campaign map is a bit much . I already lost oversight and am only a couple of hours in.
I can't imagine how chaotic it will become once my territory grows. (if that ever happens )

Beware, this pissed me off majorly (except for the artifacting and crashing mid-battle) : When you are winning a battle, it sometimes does not say "you win, continue?" .
There were literally 2 guys surrendered running to the red line, so it thought to myself that i had missed it, so i click "quit battle" .

It USED to say :"If you quit now you will lose this battle" , but not anymore . I was pretty pissed off .

[proliferazor]

courtesy of mitzi76 @guru3d ,adding empire.exe to the warhammer 2 dawn of war profile in nhancer makes SLI work MUCH better!

that profile uses hex value 2400005 sli mode flags #22 and #25 4way afr



AA compatibility 80000000: SplinterCell: CT

[Isola]

This is the most bugged game ever played.

[NarcissistZero]

Originally Posted by Isola

This is the most bugged game ever played.

It's one of the most stable and bug-free games I have ever played.

I won a battle last night! Woot! The enjoyment I got out of that was pretty lame, but fun anyway.

[Buio]

Originally Posted by Isola

This is the most bugged game ever played.

Not at all, been rock stable for me after several hours of playing. And I also tested it on Windows 7 without problems.


They posted a detailed description of the graphics settings on the blog site
http://blogs.sega.com/totalwar/2009/...ics-work-shop/

[JasonPC]

There's a few bugs and I've had a crash or two but nothing too too bad. Autosave seems to save after every turn which helps a lot. I'm hoping nvidia releases a new driver with this game in mind. I'm running some older ones and the newer ones don't support SLI for me.

[Buio]

Might be dependent on setup or something. Biggest irritation for me is the really slow loading. Takes forever to start a fight. Even if my HDD isn't the fastest it's still a ok'ish SATA. I got 4GB so memory should be fine.

[Phyxion]

Originally Posted by NarcissistZero

It's one of the most stable and bug-free games I have ever played.

I won a battle last night! Woot! The enjoyment I got out of that was pretty lame, but fun anyway.

Same here, haven't got a single problem with retail version.
And this game is so awesome

[Isola]

Originally Posted by NarcissistZero

It's one of the most stable and bug-free games I have ever played.
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This is madness
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