Garrulous Glaahk Unbound Draykon Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 my first question is: does anybody know where i could get my video driver updated for free?(so i can play Geneforge 5) and where is the 'File manager/Image manager'? that is in the FAQ so i can place files and images on my posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 1: that depends whose chipset your videocard has so either Ati, NVidia or Intel. 2: its 3rd from left on that bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Unbound Draykon Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Earth Empires 1: that depends whose chipset your videocard has so either Ati, NVidia or Intel. i have a Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset Family and i actually updated it from 2005 to 2006 didn't make a difference though Originally Posted By: Earth Empires 2: its 3rd from left on that bar. if it is, is it supposed to be called 'enter an image'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I am using a 2004 vintage computer with Windows XP and there is no problem with G5 running. If you were using Windows 95, you might have a compatibility problem, check out the Compatibility Wizard in Windows Explorer. If you have a recent version of Windows XP or Mac OS, it may just be a card issue. Enter an image it is, you will need to supply a URL, the thing is linked not embedded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 1. that chipset isn't meant for gaming and you use laptop apparently so you are bit out of lucky. 2. sorry, 4th on left and yes enter an image (1st you need to host it somewhere like photobucket, imageshack, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Unbound Draykon Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 funny i can play games like Rise Of Nations and Age Of Mythology and both these are graphically more advanced than G5 and i can run them perfectly but when i try to play the still inadvanced graphics of Geneforge 5 and Avernum 6 its really slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Unbound Draykon funny i can play games like Rise Of Nations and Age Of Mythology and both these are graphically more advanced than G5 and i can run them perfectly but when i try to play the still inadvanced graphics of Geneforge 5 and Avernum 6 its really slow When AoM and RoN were released graphic cards and processors were much slower and disadvanced than nowadays and those games might look better than GF5/A6 but they have simplier graphic-engine. GF5/A6 require OpenGL-capable graphic card (GF5 might have DirectX-version too) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Nioca Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Earth Empires Originally Posted By: Unbound Draykon funny i can play games like Rise Of Nations and Age Of Mythology and both these are graphically more advanced than G5 and i can run them perfectly but when i try to play the still inadvanced graphics of Geneforge 5 and Avernum 6 its really slow When AoM and RoN were released graphic cards and processors were much slower and disadvanced than nowadays and those games might look better than GF5/A6 but they have simplier graphic-engine. GF5/A6 require OpenGL-capable graphic card (GF5 might have DirectX-version too) . *blink* Originally Posted By: Earth Empires disadvanced *blink* Originally Posted By: Earth Empires disadvanced ARGH!!!!!!!! Anyway, now to a related and more useful note (it's "less advanced", by the way), that really doesn't hold water. Frankly, if you look at A5 and then look at A6, practically nothing's changed. The only really notable difference is that the latter runs like crap on computers that can run A5 just fine. Which is why I'm hopeful for a new engine here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Between A5 and A6 Jeff changed to OpenGL for graphics. That makes a big difference for some players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Warchief Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I ran OpenGL profiler on A6 (mac) and it looks like Jeff is using immediate mode for drawing. This might be why the performance is less than optimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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