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DGMurdockIII

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netbook/ low power computer support
« on: May 18, 2009, 05:10:10 pm »
i would like to see support for low power netbook computer with less space like ones that have 4 gig of space and not so powerfull graphics card

Rizin

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Re: netbook/ low power computer support
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 05:30:30 pm »
I can run PS on my HP mini netbook.

Akkaido Kivikar

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Re: netbook/ low power computer support
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2009, 05:48:46 am »
There are a few things you'd need to counter in before making such a request...

1) Planeshift has massive maps. That takes RAM.

2) GPUs below the minimum PS spec are ancient tech-wise. If PS was downgraded to those specs even just to support them, the game would look... <insert insult here>... crap? terrible? There would have to be low amount of triangles, meaning the characters would have less detail (ie-no fingers, etc.)

Not only would this mean the art team would have to redo ALL the art to fit the low-spec version, which takes time, but it just wouldn't be worth playing.

And all this for the few people with low-spec netbooks?