Gothic III System Requirements?

[C-K'R[PhoEniX]]

I've borrowed Gothic 3 from my friend, and yes, I can run it. That's it: RUN it. Even on low details, the game ran so slow I could barely turn my character around 360. So it's absolutely unplayable. Here are my system specs again:
ASUS K8N
AMD Athlon 3000+ 2.0 GHz
512 MB DDR-RAM Kingston
ASUS V9999GT 256MB 256-bit (GeForce 6800GT)

Btw, the friend that borrowed me his copy of Gothic 3 said it also ran very choppy on his PC (P4 3Ghz, 1.5 GB RAM, GeForce 7600) on medium details. Apparently, the game is extremely demanding and unoptimized. I can get Oblivion running at some 24 fps in most outdoor areas at medium details, just for comparison.

[fable]

Originally Posted by C-K'R[PhoEniX]

I've borrowed Gothic 3 from my friend, and yes, I can run it. That's it: RUN it. Even on low details, the game ran so slow I could barely turn my character around 360. So it's absolutely unplayable. Here are my system specs again:
ASUS K8N
AMD Athlon 3000+ 2.0 GHz
512 MB DDR-RAM Kingston
ASUS V9999GT 256MB 256-bit (GeForce 6800GT)

Base system requirements are 512 MB RAM, so you just meet that. Which means, per modern marketing techniques, that you certainly can run it. It just proceeds with all the velocity of an approaching glacier.

I'd seriously suggest a RAM upgrade, in any case. Many games require as much or more than 512 MB RAM to run these days, and I regret to say I can't see this trend reversing itself anytime soon.

[C-K'R[PhoEniX]]

Yeah I know RAM's definitely my problem, and that I could really use some more, but still, when I bought this pc a few years ago it was really good for any game (especially it's graphic card); all of a sudden, it's old and barely runs some games. I've made a decision not to support those unoptimized new games, so I'll just try to take what my pc offers me and tweak. It's not that I can't update my pc hardware, I don't want to. Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape:Torment and other old games deserve to be played more than any hyped new ones. Why can't all the games nowadays have that pretty and optimized graphics like Half Life 2 or Fable:TLC? Because they want more of my (our) money, that's why. It'd take a damn good game to pull me out of Kuldahar, Atkathla and Sigil and make me spend more money on my computer . Just my opinion.

P.S. I'm just a big fan of Gothic 1&2, so naturally I was aggravated that my pc can't play Gothic 3, so sorry for this (a bit angry) post .

[DesR85]

Originally Posted by fable

I'd seriously suggest a RAM upgrade, in any case. Many games require as much or more than 512 MB RAM to run these days, and I regret to say I can't see this trend reversing itself anytime soon.

I think I'd better do the same. I have 512MB and believe me, there are some stuttering problems when I played the Gothic 3 demo (oddly enough, my demo's version is v1.9.25825.0. I have no idea if this is the v1.09 of the game). I'll try this demo on a friend's computer (since he has 1GB of memory and his computer specs are roughly similar to mine) and see whether the stuttering problem still persist.

Originally Posted by C-K'R[PhoEniX]

Why can't all the games nowadays have that pretty and optimized graphics like Half Life 2 or Fable:TLC?

I agree. The Source engine for Half-Life 2 is one of the most flexible graphics engine I ever come across. Works for both low-end and high-end machines and it still looks good even when all the settings are turned down. Pity few games use this engine. Only 2 games I know uses this engine and that is Vampires: The Masquerade and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. Anyway, enough of me saying something off-topic.