unawesome noob politely requests advice concerning bv graphics compatability
cari:
Hi guys, poke with sticks and whatnot if this is not supposed to be asked or has been... but I have been searching for ::checks clock:: four hours now and haven't found an answer to my queries.
First and foremost, I am wondering why all of a sudden, after installing BV, the game thinks my system is insufficient. I have technically had an inadequate graphics card (intel 945g, yes, please, laugh at me) since Uni or something but up until BV, with all the other EPs and a handful of SPs installed, the game has run just dandily (except that neighborhood water looks weird, but whatever, right?). I have 2 gigs of ram and a 2 ghz dual core processor which has I guess compensated for the shit graphics card. Why is BV so different? I uninstalled so that I could play again, because even after updating my drivers and reinstalling directx 9.0c as directed, the game still cannot seem to find it (directx, that is).
Is there any way to override that part of the load process, where the game 'checks' the system? I played Civ IV for a while and it had the decency to inform me that my system did not meet the requirements in the game, so that when I clicked 'ok' I could proceed to play anyways. I guess what I'm asking is if there is some similar thing to do for BV? I don't like, super need all the SecuRom drama or the mod conflict drama or any of that, but it would be nice to have walk to lot and hotel tools and things, you know? I got the game for Christmas so it's no real loss if it's simply impossible, but of course I'd like to play it if there's any way around this.
Alternately. And yes, this is probably the absolute stupidest question you'll ever get on this board... Is there a way to extract individual files from the BV cds and add them to the game, a la downloads, or otherwise? I said it was a dumb question. Thanks in advance for any help and/or mocking you may give.
J. M. Pescado:
I think it's time get an ACTUAL graphics card. What you have there is not graphics card. BV has much more shiny things that a craptastical non-graphics-card simply cannot do. Get a real graphics card! Accept no Kewian-based substitutes!
cari:
Yes but as it's integrated that requires a whole new laptop and that is not in the stars right now. Is there no hope at all, oh great one?
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: cariL on 2008 February 01, 10:46:08
Yes but as it's integrated that requires a whole new laptop and that is not in the stars right now. Is there no hope at all, oh great one?
Sell your ass. Buy a real computer. Accept no Kewian-based substitutes.
Zazazu:
As a general rule, laptops aren't built to be gaming PCs. If you are buying one to be one, you are going to have to upgrade approximately every 2 years and it gets horribly expensive. It took me a long time to come to terms with that myself. Get desktop unit. A huge upgrade on a desktop will only run you $400ish as opposed to a laptop's $2000+ for a decent unit. If you truly can't afford it now (isn't that what tax refunds are for?) then you may have to live without BV until you can.
I know, life sucks. I waited 18 months to have a unit that would play Uru, and then the damned thing gave me motion sickness.
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