TheGreatGodPan on 12/6/2005 at 02:54
I've got a friend who has promised to lend me Morrowind and Planescape when she finds them (which could definitely be a while). I wanted to know if my system could handle the former. I have Windows XP, a 1.6 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 32 MB Nvidia Riva TNT2 video card and 33.9 GB of free space. DX: IW does not work on my computer, although Freedom Fighters does, as did the demo for Freedom Force versus the 3rd Reich. I downloaded the Gothic II demo, and it lagged often and crashed periodically, but the only peristent problem was that Bartok would only go hunting with me once (that might have been rectified if I hadn't saved after the first time I went hunting). I find that acceptable, as long as I would still be able to complete the game. I've heard that Morrowind makes pretty heavy demands of a system, so I'm not sure if it would run for me.
Unstoppable on 12/6/2005 at 04:04
Should be able to run. However make sure to get a no cd patch so that you can improve system performance. Do a search on google.com and make sure you got an anti-virus. If anything will slow your system down it would be your video card. However only time will tell. You should be fine if you turn the setting down.
RyushiBlade on 12/6/2005 at 04:33
And remember: Bring up the task manager (press Ctrl + Alt + Delete) and organize all tasks by User Name. Then scroll down to tasks being run by you (for me, it lists them under the 'user' username, though on my other computer it uses my actual name). Generally, you'll want to close as many tasks running as possible. This includes explorer.exe (do not confuse this with iexplorer.exe, which is an internet browser. Though you should end that, too.)
You'll notice that once you close Explorer.exe, most everything will disappear. The simple explanation for this is that Explorer is the GUI (graphical user interface) behind windows. It's what makes the icons, the taskbar, and all that other good stuff for you to make searching around, moving, accessing, and deleting files easier.
To continue to run programs even with Explorer closed, just bring up the task manager again (if you closed it) and go to File > New Task (Run...) Then you can press Browse and find the Morrowind Launcher.
Closing explorer and anything else you can (I would'nt muck about with programs not under your username. Some are system programs and, if closed, will force your computer into a restart. Your own tasks are perfectly fine to close down though, no worries) will greatly increase FPS.
Another tip for increasing FPS is to run Morrowind in a Window at 800 x 600 or even less. You'll see that in the video options once you install the game.
Play around with the task manager, closing everything you can and whatnot, tell me how it all turns out :thumb:
Spitter on 12/6/2005 at 08:58
I played through Morrowind on a P2-333, 160 RAM and a TNT2 Ultra.
Needless to say, it took a while.
If you get slowdowns, check out (
http://www.morrowind.nm.ru/) Morrowind FPS Optimizer. Actually, check it out anyway.
Valkyre on 14/6/2005 at 07:31
I play Morrowind on a P4 3.0GHz, 2GB RAM, and GeForce 6800.
I get nearly the same performance I got out of my old, really old machine, which was a P3 600MHz, 384MB RAM, GeForce 3.
Needless to say, Morrowind just wasn't optimized right. :cheeky:
