Chittering Clawbug Simulated Knave Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I just realized this game apparently requires 256MB of video ram... When? I've been playing quite happily without for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 You do use video ram, whether you know it or not... No offence intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Simulated Knave Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 No, as in the computer literally doesn't have a graphics card. I've only got 32mb of dedicated video RAM. A lot of shared, which I suppose does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ladyonthemoon Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Simulated Knave said: No, as in the computer literally doesn't have a graphics card. I've only got 32mb of dedicated video RAM. A lot of shared, which I suppose does the job. You don't need a gpu to play Spiderweb games; integrated graphics is largely enough. You probably have more than 32 mB though unless you play on reduced settings. Edited October 12, 2019 by ladyonthemoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug darint Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 11:22 AM, Simulated Knave said: No, as in the computer literally doesn't have a graphics card. I've only got 32mb of dedicated video RAM. A lot of shared, which I suppose does the job. Well, given that the smallest window in the drop-down list is 1024x768, and assuming 32-bit graphics it would seem that 24 MB VRAM might be enough if the game isn't doing anything special to use more. So maybe the minimum requirement is more of a suggestion, assuming the ginormous monitors that are popular today. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Ess-Eschas Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Sorry for being a little late to the party on this one! The system requirements on external websites are a little higher than strictly necessary for Queen’s Wish. If you look at the requirements on Spiderweb’s own website, you’ll see a slightly lower minimum specification, including a requirement of only 32MB of video RAM. In other words, the engine isn’t doing anything special – it can run perfectly well with 32MB of video RAM only! As for why other sites advertise specifications that are higher than this, my instinctive response would be that this relates more to their distribution methods than to the actual game. For an example that’s perhaps a touch on the simplistic side, the distribution methods of Steam and GoG do not function (at least simply) on earlier versions of Mac OS, whereas Queen’s Wish itself functions perfectly well down to Mac OS 10.7. If you compare the system requirements on Spiderweb to GoG, for instance, you’ll see that GoG suggests a minimum of Mac OS 10.11, whereas Spiderweb quotes Mac OS 10.7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Simulated Knave Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 I was just disconcerted when I read that requirement on Steam. I can't imagine it doesn't scare some people off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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