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Unread postby Sikon » 12 Apr 2006, 05:46

LaBoule, the <a href="http://heroes.ag.ru">Heroic Corner</a> administrator, has posted a Heroes V <a href="/http://heroes.ag.ru/h5/press/h5_preview ... preview</a> based on version 0.8 (pre-release). The interview is in Russian; here are some highlights:<ul>

<li>The number of bugs has dropped dramatically compared to the beta; there are still a few , but none of them are critical. Performance has also been considerably improved.</li>

<li>The font has been changed to an italic one, and there are now much more menu options, including autosave, quick combat, and a number of performance tweaks, although not all are implemented.</li>

<li>It is possible to view the "message log" - essentially a transcript of the pre-mission cinematic.</li>

<li>The horse cursor is back.</li>

<li>There are now tutorial messages, which only pop up once and can be toggled off. There is no separate tutorial map: the first campaign mission is essentially a tutorial.</li>

<li>It is now possible to divide stacks at the beginning of the battle, and by default the game proposes a 50:50 split.</li>

<li>All three war machines are now available for purchase in towns, but two "non-native" machines are more expensive than the "native" one.</li></ul>

The game was tested on a laptop with 1,25 GB of memory, a Pentium M 1.6 GHz (roughly equivalent to Pentium 4 2.4 GHz), and a Radeon X300SE with 64 MB of video memory.

If you would like to take a look at the original page visit this link:
https://www.celestialheavens.com/1144820789

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Unread postby Romanov77 » 12 Apr 2006, 05:49

I have a p4 1800 mhz with 1024 RAM and a geforce 4 fx 52000256 mb...



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Unread postby Sikon » 12 Apr 2006, 06:30

It's more than enough. In fact, the game includes a low-detail mode to run smoothly even on the weakest video cards, at the expense of image quality.

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Unread postby Hambone » 12 Apr 2006, 07:36

hmmm... this bodes well for my new purchase... MacBook Pro 1.85GHz dual-core with 1GB RAM and the ATi 128MB x1600 with WinXP / OSX dual-boot... :D



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Unread postby FantoMaxJM » 12 Apr 2006, 09:00

Heroes of Might and Magic V (BETA!)

System Requirements Lab Analysis



Minimum:

CPU: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better

CPU Speed: 2 GHz

System RAM: 512 MB

Video Card: 128 MB AGP GeForce4 Ti4200 or higher video card



Recommended:

CPU: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better

CPU Speed: 2.8 GHz

System RAM: 1 GB

Video Card: 256 MB AGP GeForce FX+ or higher video card



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Unread postby Falsted » 12 Apr 2006, 09:57

Are the system req. toned down now? Cause I remember in the beta, the game would still run a little "chunky" on my system. (On the higher graphics level of course, ie turning the resolution way up) This really shouldn't have been the case, as my comp is almost brand new :(



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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 12 Apr 2006, 10:01

It was a beta. It's not supposed to work perfectly, no matter how good ur comp specs are.
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Unread postby Orfinn » 12 Apr 2006, 10:44

I think Im on the limit of how much of the game I can run.



AMD Athlon 2600+ (2,08Ghz) though it is similar to P4 2,5 Ghz

768 Mb DDR-SD RAM (yeah I know upg ram, though I have better things to use my money on=p)

GeForce 6800 Ultra (256mb video RAM)

DVD 16X

Windows XP HE

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The ram is my only concern, but as long as it runs h5 on the settings that streak the line of quality and performance (propably medium) I just dont bother getting more ram :)

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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 12 Apr 2006, 10:48

Ur specs are better than mine, and the beta ran OK on high for me with only 512 RAM.
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Unread postby Orfinn » 12 Apr 2006, 13:06

Ah, good to know that 512 may be enough. But since my ram is 3 years old... well gotta see and try if its enough :p

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Unread postby Angelspit » 12 Apr 2006, 13:11

My guess is that your machine will be just fine Orfinn. Don't spend money on any upgrade before you have played the final game.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 12 Apr 2006, 13:14

Orfinn wrote:Ah, good to know that 512 may be enough. But since my ram is 3 years old... well gotta see and try if its enough :p
My RAM just as old, maybe even older.
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Unread postby Marzhin » 12 Apr 2006, 13:29

I have only 512 RAM and even Oblivion works fine, so I can't see why H5 sould not work...
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Unread postby Sikon » 12 Apr 2006, 13:44

Yes, the system requirements have been lowered.


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