it's here, it's here, it's here

jim0525 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-25-2002, 05:59 AM

the game of games arrived at my doorstep yesterday afternoon (i ordered from amazon). i had to wait until my daughter went to bed to play and it was good. i started the game with a half-elf fighter (multiclassing with thief) and the prelude was quite easy. my highest ability score is 16. i tried to make a rounded character, for good roleplaying purposes. i am not too fond of the "reccommended" skills. they seem to put everything in parry and discipline. the camera angle is a little tough to get used to (reminds me of everquest). right now i am toggling between "top down" and "chase." so far the only problem that i run in to is the movie scenes. the picture is fine but the sound freezes.

current system is:
pIII 1.0 gig
512 ram
32mb ati rage
soundblaster

i here a lot of bad things about ati. i think i will swap it out the next time i upgrade my processor. geforce seems to be the card of choice.

Rob-hin · #2 (**permalink**) 06-25-2002, 10:13 AM

Have fun.

I still have to wait at least till the end of the week... or next week...

Ned Flanders · #3 (**permalink**) 06-25-2002, 10:15 AM

turn off some of the bells and whistles associated with sound and video options. that should take care of the choppy sound. experiment a bit, turn off all options and then see which ones you like and find the best balance of options vs. performance.

fable · #4 (**permalink**) 06-25-2002, 10:31 AM

You might also want to lower the cache size of your CD-ROM drive. This is available in different locations, depending upon your Windows flavor; on Win 98, it's under the Control Panel's System Properties/Performance/File System/CD-ROM.