07-10-2004, 03:13 AM
Ah! As it happens I ordered a new video card today -- a 9600XT. I tried (for the most part) Pete's recommended settings, and while the frame rate was marginally higher, the game was all but ugly. Having seen what it was like before. Not only ugly, but I could no longer see monsters in the distance, or even whole towns for that matter. But at least I could move the mouse.
Not a good compromise, so I figured it was time to order. The 9600XT has DX9 pixel shaders, so I'm hoping for better rendition as well as faster.
My advice, having spent a little time in Teldrassil, is don't walk off the edge. It is a long way down, and a longer way back up.
Not a good compromise, so I figured it was time to order. The 9600XT has DX9 pixel shaders, so I'm hoping for better rendition as well as faster.
My advice, having spent a little time in Teldrassil, is don't walk off the edge. It is a long way down, and a longer way back up.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."