Col II-Hardware T&L Check or Not?

[DrewBledsoe]

Here's quite an important question, if someone can confirm yes or no pls:-

Does COL II check for HARDware T&L? (BTS doesn't,most games don't, and therefore Intel onboards grahics owners are fine with them, as long as you alter the.ini file to hide min spec warning, and have a good chunk of RAM).

Games like Elder Scrolls Oblivion DO check for Hardware T&L, thus making them unplayable with the Intel onboard graphics stuff.

Thanks, replies from someone who knows for certain appreciated.

[snoopy369]

I would guess not, if BtS doesn't actually check for it. I believe it uses the identical graphics engine.

[DrewBledsoe]

Originally Posted by snoopy369

I would guess not, if BtS doesn't actually check for it. I believe it uses the identical graphics engine.

Thanks Snoopy, if it uses the same Graphic Engine, it shouldn't check then....still, if anyone knows for certain pls reply, thanks.

[Lord Shadow]

The game requires pixel shaders 1.1, so if your card doesn't support hardware T&L, chances are it doesn't support the former either.

[snoopy369]

That's the same requirement as BtS, though, I believe. There is a difference between requiring "the functionality of PS 1.1" and "mandatory hardware PS"; Intel cheats by using your CPU to do the pixel shader functionality and sort of lying to the game. It just doesn't lie well enough for some games.

[DrewBledsoe]

Originally Posted by Lord Shadow

The game requires pixel shaders 1.1, so if your card doesn't support hardware T&L, chances are it doesn't support the former either.

Sorry, I think you're missing the point. The 2005-6 Intel onboard graphics actually support Pixel Shader 2.0. Its that fact that they use software emulation for Hardware T&L that can cause problems, when a game actually insists on checking for physical Hardware T&L.

EDIT: Yes, as Snoopy said above.