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Could anyone post the specs here?
I'm a backer but for some reason don't have access to the backers forum :(

Here you are:
Michael Brookes said:
I know there's been some discussion about the machine specs needed for the alpha test, as we're approaching the first build delivery I can share some of the development specs of where we are at the moment. Optimisation and performance are obviously ongoing tasks and as more features are added through the alpha and beta periods we'll need to keep revisiting it.

To play the first build released in December we're currently looking at the following:

Direct X 11
Quad Core CPU ( 4 x 2Ghz is a reasonable minimum)
2 GB System Ram (more is always better)
DX 10 hardware GPU (my reasonably low end machine has a GTX 285 with 2GB)

As I say we're looking to try and reduce the spec if possible through detail options and optimisations, so the final min spec for the game should be lower than that stated above, but for the initial alpha tests you'll need to be in that range.
 
Here you are:

Thanks, I've requested access to the PBF, wasn't even aware there was one, looking forward to taking a look :)

Min specs are quite low which is good for people with low spec machines and good for FD as it means more potentially customers.

As I'm a dirty Gamma peasant I'll have to wait till March to see how it runs on my fairly decent machine.
 
Thanks, I've requested access to the PBF, wasn't even aware there was one, looking forward to taking a look :)

Min specs are quite low which is good for people with low spec machines and good for FD as it means more potentially customers.

As I'm a dirty Gamma peasant I'll have to wait till March to see how it runs on my fairly decent machine.

If you have PBF access, you are already on 2nd beta level afaik.
 

Sir.Tj

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Access to the PBF was set at £75 with access to the 1st round Beta at £100.

The 2nd round Beta was at the £50 level. So if you have PBF access you will at least have 2nd round beta. :D

Alpha was set at £200.

Tuesday Afternoon...
 
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Sir.Tj

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Tuesday afternoon.

Ok, I am answering entirely the wrong question but at least I wasn't ninja'd by anyone.

Tuesday Afternoon...

Wanna bet? :D

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Bear in mind it's for first build, next ones could require more powerful machines :p However, it's for alpha (all debugging infrastructure probably turned on) and I wouldn't be surprised if for actual game they will only up memory and GPU requirements a little bit. Nice work FD :)

Very hard to predict, but I'd say the GPU requirements won't be that different. There are still minimum graphics RAM requirements for textures and DirectX version support that optimisation can help little with.

Still, I think we're all pretty damned impressed by the minimum specs given for what is an unoptimised alpha.
 

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I see the time of your edit, Mr j. You are fooling no-one but yourself.

I with the unethical powers of the Moderator and the holy edit button of Antioch, has absolutely and completely innocently no idea what you could possibly mean? :S


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:cool:


:D


:eek:

But it really looks as if my old 9800gt is not up to the task.
 
Good lord. I got rid of those ages ago. I think we all need to start a campaign to get something a little more modern. £1 per member seems fair to me! <rattles tin> :)
 
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