Jump to content
DerelictStudios Forums
ironduke57

New Mechwarrior!111111111111

Recommended Posts

Wow that was SUPER EPIC. *looks at pitiful computer* mutter/needtoupgrade/mutter

 

Btw BlckWyerve, it says "ingame footage" in the movie, I believe it!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Why does his ejector seat put him back into the explosion his mech presumably quite predictably makes after it dies?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
Why does his ejector seat put him back into the explosion his mech presumably quite predictably makes after it dies?

 

Hollywood crap. In reality (lol) the pilot would be encased in a full pod to protect against extreme environments, and the pod itself would have a rocket booster to propel it into the stratosphere and a few miles away before it comes down.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

CRAP! :domo:

 

Meet MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s free-to-play tactical Mech sim

After two years of near-total silence about the fate of the MechWarrior reboot, Piranha Games has announced MechWarrior Online, a free-to-play, team-based multiplayer BattleMech sim that’ll go live in the second half of 2012. ...
- http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/31/meet-mechwarrior-online-piranhas-free-to-play-tactical-mech-sim/

 

So no nice long solo campaign. <_<

 

:( ,

ironduke57

Edited by ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

CRAP! :domo:

 

Meet MechWarrior Online, Piranha’s free-to-play tactical Mech sim

After two years of near-total silence about the fate of the MechWarrior reboot, Piranha Games has announced MechWarrior Online, a free-to-play, team-based multiplayer BattleMech sim that’ll go live in the second half of 2012. ...
- http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/10/31/meet-mechwarrior-online-piranhas-free-to-play-tactical-mech-sim/

 

So no nice long solo campaign. <_>

 

:( ,

ironduke57

 

It's how they all seem to be going these days. Cryptic recently announced that Star Trek Online is going free to play soon.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I got accepted into the closed beta of MechWarrior Online this morning.

 

After playing a few rounds I can say this. My computer can't handle it.

 

I have a pentium dual core @2.50GHz, 3GB RAM, and a geforce 9600 GT 512MB. At low settings it chugs along at a framerate that is barely playable.

 

So unless you have a machine that is much, much better than mine, avoid...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

And? How is it?

 

And regarding the performance good that I upgraded my machine two months ago after saving for it for over a year. (Intel i7-3840 (Sandybridge-E, 3.8Ghz, Quad +HT), 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600, GA-X79-UD3 (I didn´t had an non ASUS board in my main rig since a long time ago. The last non ASUS board was an GA-6BA BabyAT Slot1 board with an BX Chipset. Damn I am getting old) and a 128GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD (My old 64GB ADATA SSD got to small after a while.) With the 560TI I already got sometime ago that should be enough for sometime to come.

 

Regards,

ironduke57

Edited by ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

And? How is it?

 

Regards,

ironduke57

 

I'm subject to an NDA. I can't say much about it.

But if my computer was better, I'd say it seems like it will be a good game once released. I'm about to get myself a 550TI (the 560 is a little above my pocket), so I'm hoping that would improve my framerate problem and I'll then be able to get myself a better opinion of the overall game. At the moment it's quite clouded by the fact it's one heck of a resource hog...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Well I did go from an 9800GT (Gainward Golden Sample, 1GB) and 9600GT for PhysX combo to the 560TI 1GB (POV, 1GB) and I didn´t felt that much of an performance improvement. Sure the graphics were better in for example DiRT 3 but it did run as smooth on the old combo over the DirectX 9 rendering path then it did with the new card at 1920x1200 an max details over the DirectX 11 path.

 

But there is really big advantage for the new card! In idle the 560TI only needs a fraction of the power the old combo needed and for most of us these cards do idle most of the time.

Hell I havn´t played anything needing more power then a S3 Trio3D (Okay people rise your hands if you had one of these.) in weeks. (Speaks Solitaire.)

 

Regards,

ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Just wondering, should I leave the old 9600GT in for PhysX when the 550Ti arrives or will that not work? Do they have to be the same series of cards or just PhysX compatible?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sure, if you have another PCIe 16 Slot free. You only have to adjust the settings for PhysX in the NV control panel.

 

Instead of buying an 550TI you also could get a second 9600GT (and a SLI connector) and you can SLI them on more or less any board thanks a software called HyperSLI. I have used it myself in my Guest/Reserve rig with two 9800GT (Before I killed one of them.) on an non SLI certified MSI P35 board and a friend of mine uses it with two 260GTX on a ASUS H67 board also not SLI certified (Only VMWare Workstation doesn´t like it.).

 

Regards,

ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sure, if you have another PCIe 16 Slot free.

 

yeah, my mainboard is a slightly aging Gigabyte P45 board, but it has a pair of PCIe x16 2.0, so that's not a problem. Just wanted to know if they would work together.

Do you think a second 9600GT would bring better results for gaming graphics than adding in the 550Ti?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

No. I would only be a cheaper alternative to a 550TI which would still boost the gaming performance for games who can use SLI. For comparison the two GTX 260 of my friend come in range of my 560TI regarding performance, but for the price of much bigger power consumption. Also with two 9600GT would be still only a DirectX 9 setup.

 

But which way you go the next bottleneck will be probably your CPU. Maybe you should try overclocking it a bit.

 

BTW: If you have other PCIe cards already in other slots look in you manual. Sometimes all or some of the PCie x1 slots get deactivated when the second x16 is used. That was what I love about my old X38 board and why I chose the Sandybridge-E series as successor enough PCIe lanes that you dno´t have to think about this.

 

Regards,

ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

yeah, the CPU will be the next upgrade after my graphics. I'm considering a core 2 duo E8600, which I'm told is the fastest dual core CPU I can fit into a 775 socket and they're less than £90 now. There are faster Quads available but they are too expensive and not many games out there will benefit from them at the moment.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Maybe you should consider saving up your money longer an go away from 775. I think it isn´t worthwhile anymore to stick more money in this old platform. A low end 1155 CPU+MB+DDR3 combo isn´t that expensive, is already faster then a E8600 upgrade and you have a much more growth potential. Not even speaking of USB3 and such stuff.

 

Regards,

ironduke57

Edited by ironduke57

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I guess I've been shying away from a new motherboard because that would pretty much mean an entire re-build instead of just an upgrade, since I'll also need a new case. The p45 just fits in this one.

Also MB, Processor and RAM all changed in one go... that would mean saving for a while. I don't wanna go for cheap, low end for a short term if it means spending more to upgrade it sooner...

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×