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Originally Posted by flyingblind
Whilst undoubtably true that many top games run much better on your systems than CloD I think that is a bit of a dead end. I am no expert and have little interest in all the various FPs, Fantasy and role playing games out there being purely an IL2 and motor sport sim fanatic. But it seems to me that CloD is an entirely different kettle of fish. Nothing else tries to incorporate the depth of working details, FMs and DMs plus multiplayer and all covering vast areas of very detailed maps. Even if the code was fully optimised, which quite clearly it isn't yet, then it would still put a strain on any computer system. The question is - Why is there such a mixed bag of good and bad experiences of people running similar spec systems or even a lower spec system running it better a higher spec one? And the answere to that must lie in the hardware, computer software or the configuration because everyone is running exactly the same code.
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To this I would say that I currently play or have played at one point on this machine DCS, crysis, IL2 46 UP MOD, ROF, Might and Magic VI, DOWII, WOW, Star Wars TOR (beta Tester), Iracing, DIRT, WOT, Mass Effect 2, COD, Real Flight 5.5, RIFT, just to name a few.
I can play them all with default profiles at 1920x1080 res full settings and the the exception of the occasional crash, freeze or strange flashing shadow in the background my current machine runs these all full tilt. Its quite the mixed bag really.
Any way I guess the argument can just keep being made that CLOD is quite literally the most advanced, graphically intense and ahead of its time game ever invented.
Since I do not possess the code writing technical know how to dispute or prove this I will have to leave this statement alone.
I can however make my own educated assumption based on being a life long all around game "Player" Having owned through out my life.........
Console : Systems ATARI, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, SEGA, SEGA Genesis, Playstation, PS2, PS3, XBOX, XBOX 360
Computers : Roughly 25. Some Apple and mostly PC computers throughout 30 plus years of life (Father Has been a computer software Sales Rep since I was 5 which means we usually always had 2 computers in the house at all times) When I was a kid they were always owned for his business use, but my rule was very simple GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES
that was the only reason I ever saw use for them up until I became aware of there full potential and even then there ability to play games always took first priority
LOL now that i think of it its probably why I spent 8 years in the military and became an electrician instead of taking over for Steve Jobs or some such nonsense
any way ......
First Fell in love with Flight Sims with 1942 PAW and would go on to obsess over 1942 PAW gold, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, AOE, AOP, Red Barron, Dawn Patrol EAW, CFS1,2,3 and probably many more whose name I can not remember.
None of this means I am an expert of any kind but it does mean that I am not just some random dude that took a quick look at CLOD and decided its code was crap and that was that.
I just maintain that When I play all the games I listed above on this computer, with default set up graphics maxed out and none of the type of issues that I currently see with my "players eye" that CLOD has, It becomes very hard to swallow that just my hardware setup is somehow the main reason for my unhappiness with the over all CLOD game experience.
To be fare I did not find IL2 original until very late in the games existence and my first flight in the series was made with 1946 un modded. Knowing what that game became I am very interested to see where this one will be 7 years from now
I wonder though if there is that much time before another company possibly takes this genre and runs its attempt up the flag pole to see how it waves and IL2 might end up a Martyr. This would also be good for us all but I digress.
The point is I will not find the answer for myself until time passes. I have made the decision to not try much of the tweaking that people are talking about because as much as I really want CLOD to run well so I might play it, content wise there really is not enough there for me to make it worth possibly harming the way that all the other games I play not run as well.
ESPECIALLY my flight sims ROF, IL246, and DCS. Except for Model airplanes this is how i get my Flying fix these days
If in time all of a sudden I update IL2 to a current patch and it runs like a dream I will know my hardware was not the problem. If on the other hand I continue to buy games of all types and they keep running with no issues and CLOD just never does....... well to me that says it as well
oh and one more thing for aces..........
You just made the list, buddy!!!
LOL i loved that movie
it was one of my favorites along with spies like us
I cant tell you how many times I wished I could strap my big brother into the "Radical Vertical Impact Simulator: ROFL
Cheers