IcyBlueStrawberry
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I hope the CPU requirements aren't set in stone.
It would be a shame for my old 920 to finally be sent out to pasture.
It would be a shame for my old 920 to finally be sent out to pasture.
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Assassin's Creed Unity |OT| Liberté, égalité, parité
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dampflokfreund
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Why let your CPU die because of one game? Ubisoft is always shitty in optimizing their PC ports. Don't upgrade if you are happy with your CPU in most of the games you play.
To answer your question, yes they are serious and the requirements are set in stone.
Pretty sure its just you. The scale and level of detail alone far exceed Black Flag on PC and current gen consoles, and even that was a pretty big leap from something like AC2 maxed out on PC.
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
I've been delaying an upgrade for a while now, anyway. I had just hoped that I wouldn't have to do it until TW3 came out.
If it doesn't run I'll just get the PS4 version, so it's not a huge deal, but I had hopes of playing the game at 1080p.
EDIT:
Welp, I guess it's the PS4 version then.
CPU has nothing to do with rendering resolution.
krameriffic
Member
Is the Uplay preload supposed to be available today?
I've been told it's live already (38GB download), but I can't verify this myself since I pre-ordered the Steam version.
iNvid02
Member
somebody get nvidiandy on the line, after all their promos regarding the game there should be an SLI profile ready for launch at minimum.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Your CPU won't affect your resolution though. What GPU do you have?
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
I meant that if the game requires a 2500K and won't even launch with my 920 then I'll have to stick with the PS4 version, which is locked to 900p.
Yeah, the profile being as bare bones as it is strikes me as rather strange. I can only hope Nvidia is planning on releasing new betas very soon.
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
I've got a 7970.
Well, I've technically got two of them, but one is on borrowed time after being brought back to life thanks to an oven.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Of course you can launch the game with your CPU, and theoretically it could run the game very well, the CPU is much faster than a PS4 CPU so it has enough raw power, 60 FPS should be achievable. But again, Ubisoft is shitty in optimizing so I wouldnt get my hopes up.
@7970 thats a fantastic card you should run the game max at 1080p, but again Ubisoft can't optimize probably so its only minimum in the requirements.
Still undecided about this game. I only have so enough money to buy but a few games. Still have to pay my student loan this month. I'm hoping the reviews and gaffers' impressions could sway me before I go to GameStop tomorrow.
I love the series but I just can't justify paying $60 for any game after being letdown multiple times this year.
I love the series but I just can't justify paying $60 for any game after being letdown multiple times this year.
I've never heard of a game not launching if you didn't meet the minimum CPU specs so as long as the number of cores is right. The game will run on your CPU but how well ? Impossible to say at this point. Your 7970 should not sweat too much at 1080p and reasonable settings.
I think it's safe to say your CPU/GPU combo will run AC Unity better than a PS4 but not at 60fps with the same level of visual fidelity. An optional 30fps lock would be sensible on the part of Ubisoft.
I would not go that far, honestly.
My expected settings :
HBAO+ high
PCSS Medium
Tessellation high
LOD toned down a notch
Everything else maxed
50fps on my system (4770K/GTX 780).
We will see how far off the mark I'm.
Wait a couple more weeks and get any big game coming out half off...or nearly that.
Just wait for the re-release with all the DLCs included at half the price, the game is not going anywhere.
Won't be going to Black Friday this year since I have a camping trip set up during Thanksgiving week. Plus, I'm currently out of work due to an injury and I'm not sure if I'll even have enough money by then to order online. I'm already down to nearly $150 after putting aside my student loan payment and that will go down even more next week with Pokemon and Dragon Age.
biglittleps
Member
You better get other big titles and wait for a month or black friday deals so you can get it cheaper and by then game might fix some of the launch issues.
why would he?
thequickandthedead
Member
Is the game likely to run on a PC clocked at 3.9 GHz? Provided it satisfies the rest of the conditions that is.
Didn't play any AC including AC3 and beyond huh?
iNvid02
Member
been listening to the soundtrack and its a mixed bag, far from a series favourite. its split into 2 volumes with 2 different composers. nothing really stands out in volume 1, it sounds like a typical movie score with lots of drums. i dont like the lack of recurring themes and piano either.
volume 2 is better, composed by sarah schachner who worked on black flag's score which was awesome. but her pieces are supposedly relegated to multiplayer and co-op in this, while tilton's volume 1 is used for the campaign.
want to see how they blended it into the game, hopefully volume 2 gets a fair share
volume 2 is better, composed by sarah schachner who worked on black flag's score which was awesome. but her pieces are supposedly relegated to multiplayer and co-op in this, while tilton's volume 1 is used for the campaign.
want to see how they blended it into the game, hopefully volume 2 gets a fair share
Wait, the minimum and recommended AMD CPU are the same? That can't be right? Also, on other sites, the minimum CPU is mentioned as:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
As far as I know, the 940 is a lot weaker than the 2500K, so wtf is going on with those CPU requirements??
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
As far as I know, the 940 is a lot weaker than the 2500K, so wtf is going on with those CPU requirements??
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
Where?
Vincent Grayson
Member
Speaking of all that, do we have a clue what the framing device is in this one? I thought the "You're a tester" thing in AC4 was pretty amusing, but I can't recall seeing anything at all about the equivalent in Unity.
You shouldn't take system requirements so seriously. I strongly doubt any modern quad core CPUs will struggle to run the game at 30fps.
60fps is a totally different story though, I really don't expect my 4770K to achieve that using the maximum LOD.
spindoctor
Member
Nvidia just released a new WHQL certified driver set
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/geforce-344-65-whql-driver-released
It includes an SLI profile for this game.
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/geforce-344-65-whql-driver-released
It includes an SLI profile for this game.
I know someone who work at Ubisoft Montreal .
I currently use a i7 870 overclocked @ 3,3 ghz. Not really the most modern quad core, but do you think that it will still get the job done? (I am fine with 30 fps).
iNvid02
Member
thanks
dampflokfreund
Banned
Yes, you are probably right. The minimum requirements are ridiculous though, these CPU and GPU min requirement just... make no sense.
Do you already have the game? 50 FPS on your PC? Man, the PC port is way worse optmized than I imagined.
It all depends on what Ubisoft understand as "minimum". Your I7 is showing its age but 30fps is within reach as long as you accept to lower the LOD.
Where have you read that I have the game ? Those are my projected settings and they're realistic I think.
I have no idea how you can conclude the game is unoptimized based on my targets, on the contrary if I can hit those Ubisoft will have scored big in my book. Features like tessellation, HBAO+ or PCSS don't come for free you know.
Are we seriously going to call any game not breaking 60fps on high-end hardware unoptimized ?
Ken Masters
Banned
What does day 1 patch do?
AuthenticM
Member
I had no idea they had changed the combat to be less easy. I'm glad they did.
Fixing the whole game. You have screenshots of it in the previous pages.
Nvidia's optimal driver for Unity is available :
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-344-65-whql-driver-released-optimal-driver-for-assassins-creed-unity/
I look forward to PC benchmarks tomorrow.
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-344-65-whql-driver-released-optimal-driver-for-assassins-creed-unity/
I look forward to PC benchmarks tomorrow.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Ah, I thought with expected settings you mean his rig and not yours. Sorry.
Well you have really low expections. Why exactly do you expect your system to not hit 60 FPS at all time at these settings? It's a absolute high end PC you probably invested hell a lot of money in that thing, there's no reason to believe it will run only at 50 FPS. Even when its a unoptimized Ubisoft like port, you have enough raw power to keep 60 FPS all the time.
And to be honest... the game is not a looker. Only good thing is the lighting in doors and draw distance. There are many low res textures, the NPCs are looking similar to each other. That doesn't screem Next Gen to me and what's funny, the roof on top of the houses are looking much better (bump mapped in Black Flag while flat in Unity), just like the water.
Isn't that the reason why you buy a High End PC in the first place? To max every game at 1080p and 60 FPS.