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    So did anyone get Shogun II: Total War?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by BrokenKeyboard, Mar 14, 2011.

  1. BrokenKeyboard

    BrokenKeyboard Notebook Consultant

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    Shogun II: Total War is now out on Steam, did anyone buy it?

    What graphics settings and FPS can you achieve, gameplay video with FPS, etc?
     
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    I get 50 FPS with medium/high settings in Napoleon Total War if that helps.
     
    MasivB, Mar 14, 2011
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    froogle Notebook Evangelist

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    I've bought it on Steam = just waiting the next 9 hours or so until they finally unlock it here in the US.
     
    froogle, Mar 14, 2011
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    idk but ive been playing around with the demo, no OC i7 8gb RAM and it runs very smooth for me on med-high settings, if the screen is cluttered itll get a lil choppy and my sweet spot was with turning shadows off, 25fps in heavy battle.
     
    KingCarnie, Mar 15, 2011
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    Yeah try the demo. That will give you the best idea.
     
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    froogle Notebook Evangelist

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    The final game is more optimized than the demo. Played earlier on the M11 with high graphics settings - pretty damn smooth. There was the occassional slow down as you zoom right in for some detail on a thousand troops (well duh), but that's occasional as I said. I'm very impressed so far with how well this game has been written to take advantage of multi-core machines, and more impressed with how awesome the M11x handles it.
     
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    Installing it tonight. Can't wait! :)
     
    slickie88, Mar 15, 2011
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    i'm gonna see how a couple more users say about running the game on the m11x before purchasing it myself. i'm looking forward to this game. but i doubt it would sway me from rift anyways. still if it runs well. i'll pick it up. keep me updated guys!
     
    tulron41, Mar 15, 2011
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    Well dayum - didn't know someone was waiting. I'll stop playing on the desktop and fire up the baby alien for the rest of the night and let you know.
     
    froogle, Mar 16, 2011
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    I tried the demo, pretty good game. Works fine for me on both the M11xR2 and the M17xR2. There was some tearing when I first loaded it, but after refreshing the graphics settings, it hasn't happened since.
     
    Humpty06, Mar 22, 2011
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