This sim is flyable with a "Low Specs PC"

[RickRuski]

I have just received my C.O.D through the mail in the last couple of days and have spent not a lot of time experimenting with settings but have it flyable. This gives me a lot of encoragement to be patient and let the guys and gals at 1C do their stuff. Here are my pc specs: -

E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.4 gig
6gig ram
550w p/s
9600gt 1gig ram
2x HDD (1 x 1Tb--1 x 320gig) both are partitioned

C.O.D is installed on drive "I" a dedicated "Steam" drive of 200g (this is the only instal in that drive)

I am getting fps over water of 30--35 fps and over land 20--25 fps.

Here are my video settings: -

AA= off
Model details=high
Blds=medium
Land=Medium
Forest=Medium
Visual=High
Texture=High
Damage=Medium
Bld. amount=Low
Shading=Medium

Grass=off
Shadows=off
Roads=on

Some of you are going to say why don't you upgrade your pc (basically it is too expensive in NZ to up grade to a top end pc, probably about $3000-00NZD. I hope to do slower changes and upgrades as the game gets optimised).

This post is to give encouragement to people like myself not to give up on this sim, try some tweeking of your own. looking at a lot of moans from many it nearly put me off buying this, but I'm glad I have. Lets be more patient and let the people at 1c bring this sim to its full potential. I seem to remember when R.O.F was first released there were similar cries of dispair, but after some time of optomizing it is now regarded as amazing graphically.