Fallout 4

"Desides wrote:

An SSD is the single biggest performance changing upgrade you can implement right now. Do it immediately. Like, today.

It's also a good opportunity to do a fresh OS install.

hmmm maybe go with a 500 then ??

"Zeke0123 wrote:

hmmm maybe go with a 500 then ??

They're affordable enough these days, yes. Go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3IlHBBGCIw

http://www.playstationing.com/ps4/fallout-4-top-5-things-to-remember-about-s-p-e-c-i-a-l-attributes/2551

Good article about how the special atributes might work within the game. Very useful to me, as a newbie.

"Desides wrote:

PC system requirements are out.

For a game released in 2015, that is super reasonable. I'm almost a little worried by those requirements.

Has fallout ever been resource intensive? Bethesda has enough issues with glitches when the resource requirements are low to be requiring beefy rigs to run.

Article about the world that the games are set it that I found useful.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-28-a-beginners-guide-to-the-world-of-fallout

"PhinishLine wrote:

Has fallout ever been resource intensive? Bethesda has enough issues with glitches when the resource requirements are low to be requiring beefy rigs to run.

Fallout has never been super intensive, but open world games in 2015 should require more horsepower than this. Requirements will go up once you add mods to the mix, too. But the base requirements are mildly worrisome in that either the game is being held back by consoles (are we already back to this crap?) or that the game doesn't push the envelope. It may not be as big of a step forward as a 7 year wait between a sequel numbered 3 and a sequel numbered 4 would imply.

"Desides wrote:

Fallout has never been super intensive, but open world games in 2015 should require more horsepower than this. Requirements will go up once you add mods to the mix, too. But the base requirements are mildly worrisome in that either the game is being held back by consoles (are we already back to this crap?) or that the game doesn't push the envelope. It may not be as big of a step forward as a 7 year wait between a sequel numbered 3 and a sequel numbered 4 would imply.

Is there really all that much, with a standard (out of the box, no mods) game that a good PC can do that the PS4 can't? Not talking about some wild gaming machine that someone has put a ton of money into specializing, but a normal PC you'd buy off the shelf.

On another note, saw these screens online this morning from the game. Don't look if you want to remain 100% spoiler free, but they all seem to be from very early in the game.

http://imgur.com/a/7yIiP

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Is there really all that much, with a standard (out of the box, no mods) game that a good PC can do that the PS4 can't? Not talking about some wild gaming machine that someone has put a ton of money into specializing, but a normal PC you'd buy off the shelf.

Yes, and the difference will be quite noticeable. Visually, console games' graphical fidelity is roughly approximate to a mixture of what would be available as low and medium settings on the PC version. The anti-aliasing alone makes a big difference. The media center options are better. The multitasking is better. Etc, etc.

But when you say "off the shelf", it depends on whose shelf you're talking about. Walmart's shelf? Alienware's shelf? Those are two very different shelves. The computers you'd buy at, say, Best Buy are built to hit a specific price point, not a specific performance point.

If you're really asking "why should I spend $x more than a PS4 to get a gaming PC?" the answer is because the gaming PC has a larger library of better looking games at lower prices with free online play. And that isn't even including emulation, which allows you run basically every console game up through the PS2 era with better sound and graphics processing.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Is there really all that much, with a standard (out of the box, no mods) game that a good PC can do that the PS4 can't? Not talking about some wild gaming machine that someone has put a ton of money into specializing, but a normal PC you'd buy off the shelf.

On another note, saw these screens online this morning from the game. Don't look if you want to remain 100% spoiler free, but they all seem to be from very early in the game.

http://imgur.com/a/7yIiP

It does particularly when you play games at Native 1440p or particularly 4k. The resource demand increased signficiantly at those resolutions.

Consoles are generally mediocre in terms of specs compared to gaming PCs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5aJfebzkrM

Fallout 4 is now preloading on Steam. It's about 24 GB.

I couldnt hold off and purchased a gtx 970...I just hope it gets here before the game launches :up:

Foiled in my attempt to buy a copy of the guide today at Wal-Mart. It was sitting there on the shelf, so I took it to the checkout with me when I was ready, but it wouldn't scan. Oh well. Was gonna read up on the early stuff before it got into the walkthrough today and familarize myself with the content of the game before I got into it.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Foiled in my attempt to buy a copy of the guide today at Wal-Mart. It was sitting there on the shelf, so I took it to the checkout with me when I was ready, but it wouldn't scan. Oh well. Was gonna read up on the early stuff before it got into the walkthrough today and familarize myself with the content of the game before I got into it.

It's 2015. Take pictures of every page with your phone. :lol:

"Desides wrote:

It's 2015. Take pictures of every page with your phone. :lol:

LOL. I can wait one day. I was surprised about the relatively low production quality of the book (standard edition). Thin, off white pages. Reminded me of the guides I used to get in the 90s. Curious if the deluxe edition is better. Most of the guides I've gotten the last two years or so have been the hardcovers, and maybe I've gotten spoiled.

People are already playing the game. Hot tip for PC users: set God Rays to low.

"Desides wrote:

People are already playing the game. Hot tip for PC users: set God Rays to low.

also, close pron hub before launching game.. something to do with flash.

"McLovin wrote:

also, close pron hub before launching game.. something to do with flash.

Pshhh, since when.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

Curious if the deluxe edition is better.

I'll let you know :tongue2:

http://gamerant.com/fallout-4-doctor-note-602/

Bethesda's VP offers up a doctor's note for those who want to take a sick day to play the game tomorrow. On one hand, I doubt that my wife would look kindly on me asking someone to watch our kids for the day so I can play a game (I'm a stay at home dad). On the other, since the excuse is "rest your pancreas", and I'm an insulin dependant diabetic, it's custom tailored to me! :lol:

In all seriousness, before I had kids, I would absolutely tailor my days off for some game releases when I could. Getting a Tuesday and Wednesday off, and then working the weekend, wasn't usually that hard.

"Unlucky 13 wrote:

http://gamerant.com/fallout-4-doctor-note-602/

Bethesda's VP offers up a doctor's note for those who want to take a sick day to play the game tomorrow. On one hand, I doubt that my wife would look kindly on me asking someone to watch our kids for the day so I can play a game (I'm a stay at home dad). On the other, since the excuse is "rest your pancreas", and I'm an insulin dependant diabetic, it's custom tailored to me! :lol:

In all seriousness, before I had kids, I would absolutely tailor my days off for some game releases when I could. Getting a Tuesday and Wednesday off, and then working the weekend, wasn't usually that hard.

I had to use 2 days vacation, and I have off on Thursdays. So I got three days in a row, baby! Doubt I'll be playing on Thursday, however. Not worth being in the girlfriend's doghouse.

"invid wrote:

I had to use 2 days vacation, and I have off on Thursdays. So I got three days in a row, baby! Doubt I'll be playing on Thursday, however. Not worth being in the girlfriend's doghouse.

I'm lucky that with games that have a story and a narative, my wife actually enjoys watching me play, like its an interactive movie. Sometimes to the extent that she got upset if I moved the story too far along when she wasn't home, lol.

Just curious, what builds did you guys go with?

I got some stuff to take care of this week, so I won't be able to touch the game until the weekend. Wondering which route you guys took.