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Post by Spiderdancer on Feb 23, 2006 15:37:38 GMT -5
Wow, the movie "Lost in Space" was forgotten so quickly that no one will ever recognize that quote. Oh, well. I've noted during my ebay lurking that advance (no doubt read "black market") copies of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion are now available for absolutely punitive prices.
Has anyone news to share? Is the combat interface really better, as rumored? Will there be companions or a Better Bodies mod for this one? Will it even be needed? Or am I just a lone voice crying in the night, "Noooo, Jiub! GET OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN KILL THE NECROMANCER!"
Speak up, Mutants of all ages. I'm going to go have some sujamma.
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Post by Head Mutant on Feb 23, 2006 17:28:29 GMT -5
Well, I think most of those eBay sales are preorders for the product that'll hopefully be out sometime in March. We shall see.
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 7, 2006 11:33:45 GMT -5
Sorry, we'll keep this thread alive. Oblivion comes on on the PC and XBOX 360 on March 20. I'm quite excited for the game, it looks to be a load better than Morrowind in areas Morrowind was lacking, and it's about the only big-name single player RPG to be released this year.
However... very steep system requirements for good graphics. Since I'm getting a new computer in May, I'm going to hold off buying this until then, as a sort of CPU-warming gift to myself.
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 21, 2006 15:00:26 GMT -5
Ah, I can never wait. Patience isn't my strong suit. So I picked it up today and spent a couple hours on it so far... very impressive. Even with the graphics toned down for my system, it's a great-looking game and loads of fun so far (FIREBALL! hahahaha).
Anyone else been playing it yet?
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 22, 2006 15:21:47 GMT -5
What's the recommended card specs? Does the game have an Nvidia or other brand bias, the way Deus Ex 2 apparently did? I'm waiting to buy it until I can build my new computer (meanwhile I'm still messing around with mods for Morrowind) so this might help my component buying decisions.
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 22, 2006 16:37:45 GMT -5
I have a Radeon 9600 PRO w/128 megs of video memory, and that's a shade lower than their recommended (it hurts that my processor is just a 2.0 ghz, also, instead of the 3.0 recommended).
There was a whole list of video cards on their tech forum, which I cannot find right now, which was listed in order of "won't work at all" to "brilliant performance".
As far as I can tell, no card bias, but I'm more an ATI person myself.
Recommended:
* 3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 1 GB System RAM
* ATI X800 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card
Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP 64-bit
* 512MB System RAM
* 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* 128MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
* 8x DVD-ROM drive
* 4.6 GB free hard disk space
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
* Keyboard, Mouse
Supported Video Card Chipsets:
* ATI X1900 series
* ATI X1800 series
* ATI X1600 series
* ATI X1300 series
* ATI X850 series
* ATI x800 series
* ATI x700 series
* ATI x600 series
* ATI Radeon 9800 series
* ATI Radeon 9700 series
* ATI Radeon 9600 series
* ATI Radeon 9500 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6600 series
* NVIDIA GeForce 6200 series
* NVIDIA GeForce FX series
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 22, 2006 16:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 22, 2006 16:46:07 GMT -5
Couple of things I like so far:
* My "flare" spell has the effect of flipping an enemy backwards if it hits them for the kill (I sniped a rat as it jumped at me and hit it in midair, knocking it back).
* Very intuitive gameplay... I'm enjoying just playing this and testing it to see if an idea I have would work, and being pleased it does.
* You can build your character during the tutorial, and if you don't like it, they give you a second opportunity to completely redo your character without having to go back through the tute stuff. Tute on, son! Tute on!
* Lots of pleasant surprises. I wasn't expecting full speech everywhere, but there ya go.
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 22, 2006 19:42:25 GMT -5
Oooooo. I am SOOOO tempted now. Fortunately my current computer has an inferior graphics card (*&%&* PCI slot) and I'll have to build the AGP into the new one.
I keep hearing discussions that differ over which bus is the "best," with some favoring PCI-E and some AGP combined with a graphics chip on the motherboard. The thing is that the Nvidia graphics-oriented motherboards are generally not as good.
I'll probably end up going with an AGP/PCI combo (2 cards, start with one AGP now and buy the PCI as I have time and money) from Nvidia when I get my new motherboard.
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 22, 2006 23:38:25 GMT -5
Being disappointed with my frame rate -- it got VERY choppy in fights -- I did some research into those links I posted, and found one critical post where they mentioned that if you turn off a certain setting (the one that gives surfaces reflections, as in ALL surfaces), it really bumps your FPS up. Lo and behold, it worked perfectly.
I started over and am having a lot more fun with a custom class -- summoning my skeleton buddy "Boner" to help me out while I send waves of electric death into everything.
BARTENDER: May I help y-
ME: Bzzzzt!
ME: Loot corpse.
ME: Summon Boner to give him a few good kicks.
This game shouldn't let me be so evil.
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Post by Al on Mar 23, 2006 0:16:12 GMT -5
So, in terms of the requirement website you posted in another thread, where does your PC fall in between the 'minimum' and 'recommended' areas? I've been ramping up for Oblivion ever since GI did their cover story a while back and, just as I've convinced myself to hold off until the Xbox 360 drops in price, you've managed to go and juice my spending glands. So says the almighty internet, I've passed the minimum specs, but seem to be falling down on the recommended graphics card (my NVIDIA GeForce 5500 vs their NVIDIA GeForce 6800+) and RAM requirement (512mb vs 1gig), neither of which I can upgrade anytime soon. Is this going to be a waste of my fifty bucks? Al |
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 23, 2006 7:32:19 GMT -5
The three biggest factors are your processor, video card, and RAM.
I'm hearing that 1 gig of RAM is necessary to really get it going smooth, which I have and helps to overcome some of the slowness of a slightly outdated video card (although not very much -- I'm seeing a lot of people on the forums play with a 128 meg card) and a 2.0 processor.
I can't vouch for 512 RAM, but I can't denounce it entirelly either. I'd just recommend combing through their forums more. But it might be a good idea to hold off until you can upgrade your rig.
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Post by Spiderdancer on Mar 23, 2006 10:33:28 GMT -5
I've read one or two interesting discussions (read: I read two) mentioning that some games skew more toward needing card power and some processor power. Judging by the number of ebay listings for this game that say "I bought this and my computer can't play it," RAM and card are both pretty important.  Speaking as one who was less than impressed with Morrowind at 256 mb, I strongly suggest that if the Oblivion box says 1 gb, you really do need 1 gb or you're asking for a headache. |
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Post by Al on Mar 23, 2006 11:02:26 GMT -5
*grumble* *grumble* yeah, you're probably right...
Al
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Post by Head Mutant on Mar 24, 2006 10:18:27 GMT -5
Don't feel too bad, I've made the decision to put it aside for now:
(1) Want to experience it on my new computer with decent graphics instead of toned-down necessities.
(2) It's still pretty buggy in some ways and really could use a patch or two.
(3) I want to take time to plan out a character.
Maybe I'll check out Neverwinter Nights Diamond package and play through the single-player campaign.
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Speaking as one who was less than impressed with Morrowind at 256 mb, I strongly suggest that if the Oblivion box says 1 gb, you really do need 1 gb or you're asking for a headache.