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I’ve got the laptop version of the 1070 so, its not not quite the minimum spec of 1070 ti.
Fingers crossed it can do 30+ fps at 1080p.
Fingers crossed it can do 30+ fps at 1080p.
Starfield fans ahoy!
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ruffneck23
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Reviews are out, on PC it is faring pretty well on metacritic.
www.metacritic.com
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Starfield for PC game reviews & Metacritic score: Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generat...
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ruffneck23
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It's already out there on the high seas...
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Reviews are good, but watching it on Twitch the enemies are ridiculous bullet-sponges.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Why can't you fly into space? Seems weirdly backward given we've had that in Elite and NMS for years now...
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I suspect that changes as you level up?
ruffneck23
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The copy I found on the high seas does work although I haven't indulged as it was just for testing purposes 
UnderOpenSky
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The copy I found on the high seas does work although I haven't indulged as it was just for testing purposes
I don't know if I can be arsed anymore. It's not really a moral thing (I've TBs of films and TV), but I've a slight concern about running dodgy executables and then you probably won't get patches etc. By the time I get round to playing this I'll probably be able to get a cheaper steam key of a third party site.
I don't bother with free executable files anymore. They almost always come with some kind of Trojan attached. Even if there isn't a paid version of the software it usually comes with that kind of hassle.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
When you've spent the entirety of your life on the high seas, you get to know what releases are good and which ones aren't. At this point, I pretty much exclusively download Fitgirl repacks from 1337x. Never had a problem with viruses and so forth. Just be sensible, download releases from known releasers on credible trackers. And never be tempted by zero day releases. If somehow a big name on a big site got something nasty, it won't last a day. But it sucks to download it on that one day.
Patches aren't a problem for big name stuff like Starfield, but god help you for the smaller releases if there's a game breaking bug.
Patches aren't a problem for big name stuff like Starfield, but god help you for the smaller releases if there's a game breaking bug.
FridgeMagnet
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agricola
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Pre-purchased it, played it last night and this morning, just refunded it.
My setup is not the most modern (four years old, RTX 2060) but it was as close to unplayable, except on the very lowest settings, as any game I have played. The bits I did see (everything up to the first visit to the Library) didn't really impress me that much either as a Bethesda game or one set in space (NMS and Elite Dangerous are both vastly better in that respect). The combat (space and ground) was very disappointing too.
My setup is not the most modern (four years old, RTX 2060) but it was as close to unplayable, except on the very lowest settings, as any game I have played. The bits I did see (everything up to the first visit to the Library) didn't really impress me that much either as a Bethesda game or one set in space (NMS and Elite Dangerous are both vastly better in that respect). The combat (space and ground) was very disappointing too.
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Guess this is not one I will get on steam to run with Proton on my Linux laptop then
BristolEcho
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Apparently some people have got it running at a manageable 30fps on the steam deck running proton.
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I’m playing on the laptop version of the GTX 1070. It was pretty bad, especially considering how good Cyberpunk looked on the same machine. This morning I started walking down to CEX to buy a Xbox Series X, then came to my senses. Went home and searched for the best settings for old cards. Got it working reasonably. Spent a good 6 hours on it
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I mean I bought a PS4 for Fallout 4.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Silly question, but where have folks got it from? I thought it would be a while till I played it but realise I have a weekend without partner or dog coming up and am quite tempted. Looking at Steam it's not out till the 6th?
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To get it before the 6th I paid for the premium version, £85 I’m mildly embarrassed to admit.
Steel Icarus
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I was very excited about this, but having seen and read some reviews I don't think I'll bother with it. Skyrim in space I wanted, not loads of separate places you can fast travel to. Booooo
I don't think my GPU is up to it. But whatevs. I usually play Bethesda games much later than release anyway.
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What have you got?
1660TI in my desktop. 3080 in my laptop but I'm mostly not with my laptop.
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It wont look too pretty but that has a smidgen most grunt than mine.
See: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti: What is the difference?
Might be worth a watch:
Computer says no lol
Cid
Proper break this time
The Mortismal gaming review seemed pretty well thought out. Bit tricky to tell without having played it and not spending that much time watching gaming reviews... But the redditors seem to approve.
But yeah... Doesn't really appeal. His basic take is that the handcrafted content is great, FP combat etc also good, ship combat more stat based. But repeat assets show up in the exploration side of things. And it's weird not having continuous space in a modern game.
I suppose I've been playing BG3 and Subnautica recently. Subnautica is, for me, peak handcrafted masquerading as procedural... You never feel constrained by the world. Or. You fucking do. But because it's just shitting dark and there are things down there you don't want to see. Which is the correct kind of constrained. BG3 of course is far more on rails, but not in a way that breaks immersion, and the rails are wide and allow for double decker trains? There are a lot of different approaches within wide constraints is what I'm saying.
So I think that's where I land. Don't do procedural generation unless you're really confident in it feeling seemless. Environments that are technically more restrictive can feel far more open and engaging if they are well designed. If that means you have 10 planets instead of 1000, <shrug>. I think it'll be one that pops up in a sale and I remember I haven't played it... And will likely enjoy it. But yeah, not for now.
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UnderOpenSky
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Owch. Looks like I won't be playing on Ultra at 3440x1440. It appears it doesn't support DLS out of the box either.
Tried to upload the 1440p and 4k benchmark images, but they are in a format the boards don't support and I'm on my phone.
www.tomshardware.com
Tried to upload the 1440p and 4k benchmark images, but they are in a format the boards don't support and I'm on my phone.
Starfield PC Performance: How Much GPU Do You Need?
FSR 2 upscaling and optimized for AMD.
www.tomshardware.com
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
My PC is unable to do it, I knew that already and haven't even looked at anything Starfield related as a result.
Hey, at least it is taking 8 years now for PCs to be way underpowered for the current game releases, rather than the 6-8 months it was back in the '90s. That really felt a bit like throwing money down the toilet to keep up.
Hey, at least it is taking 8 years now for PCs to be way underpowered for the current game releases, rather than the 6-8 months it was back in the '90s. That really felt a bit like throwing money down the toilet to keep up.
ruffneck23
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There is already a mod for DLSS.
