Performance and Bad reviews?

[Peaveywolf]

I have a five year old mac pro with only the GPU upgraded and 4 gig ram. I remember when it first came out the performance was terrible, but as of the last patch I think the performance is great with everything on high and medium. As graphics go, I don't think this game can be topped in the current market. I hear the A.I isn't all that, but hey. Apart from that I don't see anything negative at all atm. So why are people with newer computers, i5 and i7 chips, going on about how bad it is and how the game is is dead.

[furbs]

... ........im glad your happy.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by Peaveywolf

So why are people with newer computers, i5 and i7 chips, going on about how bad it is and how the game is is dead.

Because the game crashes after an hour or so due to a memory leak, and multiplayer consists of 2, maybe 3 populated servers. It's a wasteland compared to what 1946 was.

[CWMV]

Not to mention FM/DM are both beyond questionable, AI is awful, radio commands simply don't work...
But you know what its all already been said.
Personally I've never had performance issues, except for the memory leak.
Sadly I expect more than an air quake only online game.

[Peaveywolf]

Aye, had the memory leak, a few times, but I have only just started playing again. Thought I would give it a year to get its act together. I am pretty confident that in a couple of years it will be as good as 1946, and have fuller servers also. I think it took the original that long if I am not mistaken. And that is pretty popular now. That's why I won't be writing it off.

[Buckie]

once the game is stable and people have upgraded there 10yr old pcs, the 1946 community will slowly move to clod.

[ATAG_Doc]

Of course they will move. It's inevitable. Not tomorrow. A bleed off. I see more and more new names every week. A year from now that will even increase and continue as new theaters are introduced. No need to wast any energy worrying about it. Nothing one can do about it.

[Spinnetti]

Originally Posted by Peaveywolf

I have a five year old mac pro with only the GPU upgraded and 4 gig ram. I remember when it first came out the performance was terrible, but as of the last patch I think the performance is great with everything on high and medium. As graphics go, I don't think this game can be topped in the current market. I hear the A.I isn't all that, but hey. Apart from that I don't see anything negative at all atm. So why are people with newer computers, i5 and i7 chips, going on about how bad it is and how the game is is dead.

I've got a 27" late 2009 imac, Quad core i7, 6 gig ram, ATI 4850 overclocked.... its just a slide show for me at any settings, and controls don't work right too boot.... IL2 with 20gig of mods and everything maxxed works just fine, as does every other game I've tried, like COD MW3, Crysis games etc... Everything but COD works fine.... I don't think its a computer issue.. I keep checking back to see when it doesn't suck, and until then, I play modded IL2 happily - Just wish I hadn't spent full price on COD and given that to the modder sites instead.

[Peaveywolf]

Originally Posted by Spinnetti

I've got a 27" late 2009 imac, Quad core i7, 6 gig ram, ATI 4850 overclocked.... its just a slide show for me at any settings, and controls don't work right too boot.... IL2 with 20gig of mods and everything maxxed works just fine, as does every other game I've tried, like COD MW3, Crysis games etc... Everything but COD works fine.... I don't think its a computer issue.. I keep checking back to see when it doesn't suck, and until then, I play modded IL2 happily - Just wish I hadn't spent full price on COD and given that to the modder sites instead.

I play 1946 modded with Ultrapack, looks great, plays great. Not sure whether it might be the card on ur machine. I got 2 cards in mine, a bog standard ati 7500 for mac side and a gtx 460 for windows side. Mac graphics cards always veer on the safe side of speed unfortunately. I think they slightly underclock em.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by Spinnetti

ATI 4850 overclocked....

This is your problem. My brother had a similar card and updated to a 6950, and his slideshow turned into pretty smooth sailing.