17.02.2010, 10:45
Well, you do have a point there, texture compression and short draw distances can make a new game look very ugly on min specs, but look at what the devs of Wings of Prey did with an updated version of the Il2 engine. Sure, not everyone likes the graphical style they went for, but it makes Il2 1946 really look its age, and you only need 1GB RAM and a 256mb graphics card to run that (2GB/512mb for recommended specs, and 3GB/1GB for Max), and it can cope with a lot more detail, much higher res textures, and a host of new graphical effects while still maintaining a steady framerate.
Honestly, I doubt Oleg is going to be aiming for people with low spec computers, he is looking at the flight sim market and most people here will have at least a mid range PC, so even if he put 2GB RAM/512mb graphics card as the minimum specs he should still be able to get good graphics out of that, without having to compromise on realism.
Honestly, I doubt Oleg is going to be aiming for people with low spec computers, he is looking at the flight sim market and most people here will have at least a mid range PC, so even if he put 2GB RAM/512mb graphics card as the minimum specs he should still be able to get good graphics out of that, without having to compromise on realism.