So, I'm interested in getting this game and my laptop (barely) reached the minimum requirements. However, it is very laggy and prone to crashing if I'm not in strategic view, and even then it crashes too often for my liking, but from what I've played it seems pretty fun and different enough from Civ IV to be worth getting. Is the current version of the game smoother/better optimized than the demo, or is this another reason for me to get a new computer?
Demo vs. Current Version
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IF they have not updated the demo since release the current version is much better, however I have no idea if they have updated it. If you asked me to guess I would say that they have not updated the demo.
apocalypse105
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Demo is a old version i even thinx a vanilla version (when it was at its release)
However the current version is way better and doesn't crash that often however if you can't play the demo smoothly you proably can't play civ 5 i tried the demo on my 2 computers gues what the one where i couldn't play the demo was uncable of civ 5
However the current version is way better and doesn't crash that often however if you can't play the demo smoothly you proably can't play civ 5 i tried the demo on my 2 computers gues what the one where i couldn't play the demo was uncable of civ 5
They may have ironed out some bugs, but the game is still a resource hog par excellence. I have a fast gfx-card, yet C5 insists on loading it 100% even when just looking at the map. Lowering detail-settings does nothing..
So if your close to min-requirements better stay away, unless your ok to use only Strategic View and small maps.
So if your close to min-requirements better stay away, unless your ok to use only Strategic View and small maps.
Mesix
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If you enjoy playing current games (especially Civ) then it is probably worth it to upgrade to a better laptop. When I buy computers, I always look for the release of the new line of graphics cards and then buy the best machine with one generation previous. My current laptop has a Nvidia 480M with 1.5 Gb of video RAM which I bought just after the 500 series cards were coming to market. The laptop was $500 cheaper than it had been about a month earlier, and it will handle Civ 5 and any other current game with ease.
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I believe performance has smoothened a little since the demo, but... here comes a huge but:
The demo lets you play only so far into the game. The game becomes more difficult to handle for your system as you advance in the game. It's very feasible to see a system handle the early game still quite well, but jamming up in the mid to late stages of the game.
I think you have a problem.
It might not be your system as a whole. Sometimes manufacturers are putting inferior components in an otherwise reasonable system.
The best thing you can have is to take your system to a good computer specialist - not a big retailer, but an independent technical bloke - and say you've got this game and your computer can't handle it, and whether there's anything that can be done about that. Then hope this guy actually starts to physically check what's in your system, checking the power of the graphics card and stuff. If he just starts talking and making guesses, get outta there!
The demo lets you play only so far into the game. The game becomes more difficult to handle for your system as you advance in the game. It's very feasible to see a system handle the early game still quite well, but jamming up in the mid to late stages of the game.
I think you have a problem.
It might not be your system as a whole. Sometimes manufacturers are putting inferior components in an otherwise reasonable system.
The best thing you can have is to take your system to a good computer specialist - not a big retailer, but an independent technical bloke - and say you've got this game and your computer can't handle it, and whether there's anything that can be done about that. Then hope this guy actually starts to physically check what's in your system, checking the power of the graphics card and stuff. If he just starts talking and making guesses, get outta there!
All right, thanks. I've been looking at getting a new computer for a while. If I could get Civ V to run on my laptop, I was gonna put it off, but it looks like that's not really an option. But since it's a laptop, is there anything I can actually do to change what's in it? I thought with a laptop, you had what you had. I was also given a computer that crashed but appears to have good enough hardware to run Shogun 2. Assuming I can get that up and running (and get that piece of the case that's missing...) that should run Civ V.
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Purchasing anything new at the moment will not solve any of the current problems. In fact, there is a "newer" card that is causing headaches. New is not neccessarily better for this game. The key for avoiding lag is not to have over more cities, than your computer can handle. My computer is below the minimum in every aspect and the game plays just fine, as long as I do not go over the threshold. If your computer starts to lag, does not matter which turn, you know you have hit that point.
The demo was not the vanilla version. The demo was actually a version, before they chopped everything out and forced an "early" "steam" enabled version that was not ready when the original release date was "kept". Instead of getting all the steam related bugs out, the game was released "on time", and "we" did the testing ourselves.
Yes it is true that the demo will not (unless you are really good) get to the point where 20+ cities starts to bog your game down. Most people who like quick small games do not have trouble at all. If the demo loads and plays for you fine, then the game itself will play for you just fine also.
Graphical settings surrounding Direct X11 has issues with the newer generation of GPU's. If the demo works fine on your current equipment then you should enjoy the game just fine. If you need a newer computer that will help out in other areas of your life, then get a newer computer. Spending top dollar for this game is not advised, until all of the bugs are fixed and cutting edge graphics become more mainstream with all of the bugs related to it "fixed".
The demo was not the vanilla version. The demo was actually a version, before they chopped everything out and forced an "early" "steam" enabled version that was not ready when the original release date was "kept". Instead of getting all the steam related bugs out, the game was released "on time", and "we" did the testing ourselves.
Yes it is true that the demo will not (unless you are really good) get to the point where 20+ cities starts to bog your game down. Most people who like quick small games do not have trouble at all. If the demo loads and plays for you fine, then the game itself will play for you just fine also.
Graphical settings surrounding Direct X11 has issues with the newer generation of GPU's. If the demo works fine on your current equipment then you should enjoy the game just fine. If you need a newer computer that will help out in other areas of your life, then get a newer computer. Spending top dollar for this game is not advised, until all of the bugs are fixed and cutting edge graphics become more mainstream with all of the bugs related to it "fixed".
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