I Have the-a Buyer's Remorse!

[pholkhero]

So, I've been playing civ since the first one came out and its 10mb took up half my hard drive.

And, literally minutes after i started it up, i had buyer's remorse.

Why?

The slow-ass graphics. Now, I bought a new computer maybe 6-12 months ago so its not like i'm running the game on a dinosaur.

BUT, i can really only play the game on the strategic overlay map as the normal map makes the game load times almost unbearable....

in the BCs

on a small map

with like 4 other civs

I also don't like that there's no graphics options like their were in 4. No "single unit graphics" , no "fast move" options...nothing.

I've heard that its supposed to work on all machines but c'mon ~

am i missing something here??

 

[django86]

Required system specs were avalaible months ago...

 

[heartCORE]

Yes, your missing something...your PC specs...

 

[Theodorick]

My PC is almost 2 years old, and runs Civ5 just fine. It does lag a bit in the late game, on a large map, but that's nothing compared to the garbage Civ4 was at release before they patched things.

 

[Odindusk]

I can buy a new computer today for $250. I can also buy a new one for $4000.

So to say that you bought one 6-12 months ago doesn't really mean anything at all... no offense intended.

 

[Taan]

The engine is not very optimized, so even if your computer is fine chances are you just have the wrong configuration. Thats especially true if you have an ati card. Wait a couple of patches and it might be better (I doubt it).

 

[cspyr0]

Most prebuilt computers come with really awful video cards. Just because you bought the computer recently doesn't change that.

 

[JohnRM]

Simple integrated chipsets seem to really be struggling with Civ 5 and I'm not sure that Firaxis ever intended to have the game run well on them. I also know that some processors that may be up to par with system requirements are also found to have been inadequate. So, there is some real ambiguity over whether or not you can trust the stated system requirements or not, but in my case, I never have. I always aimed to greatly exceed the requirements of any game I purchase, particularly with an emphasis on overshooting the recommended settings by at least the next step up. Unfortunately, you have to get burned a few times until you learn that, as I have.