Europa Universalis IV

[K0ZZ]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

I'm looking at an iMac desktop. The models I'm looking at only have 1 option for video card, which has 512MB of video memory. I'm not a big PC gamer, but wouldn't mind picking this one up.

Minimum:
OS:Mac OS X 10.6.8 or better
Processor:Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
Memory:2 GB RAM
Graphics:ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required

It's not looking like it'd work, but I can't recommend buying a computer in a different price bracket for one game in particular. The graphics cards it's calling for aren't very high end though. I'm assuming replacing a graphics card in a MAC would be the same as a PC, and it'd only cost about $20 for a 320, the 630 I have is in the $150 range.

Honestly for Paradox games, CPU and Ram are the big things, but it's sounded like they overhauled the graphics for this game.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

I'm looking at an iMac desktop. The models I'm looking at only have 1 option for video card, which has 512MB of video memory. I'm not a big PC gamer, but wouldn't mind picking this one up.

can't say for sure if it'll work. I think CKII had the same requirements and I've seen people using an iMac with a 512mb videocard and it worked, but that is just people over the internet, so who knows if they are telling the truth.

[Candyman5]

So what kind of a game is it? From the screens it looks like RISK. Is it RTS or something?

[Solidice]

My Poland game after about 23 years.

I'm leading a personal union with Lithuania, so they are like an ally, with a chance to be integrated into my country each time my ruler dies, although Poland my be the exception to that rule because of one of their national decisions.

I've diplo-annexed one of my Vassals, Mazovia, and in the process of diplo-annexing Moldavia.

I was allied with Pomerania, and help then in a war, they have since broke the alliance though.

I attacked the Teutonic Order and took 3 provinces, Danzig, Chelmno, and Ponzan. I had to give Ponzan to the HRE as they claimed it and I got an event that had them ask for it, and I didn't want to piss off the HRE nations, I was already disliked after attacking Teutonic Order.

I plan to finish off Teutonic Order once the truce period ends. from there, I'll probably lay back for a while and tech up and improve economy.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by Candyman5

So what kind of a game is it? From the screens it looks like RISK. Is it RTS or something?

It's an RTS in that it is a strategy game that is played in real time. You don't have battle like you in the Total War series(or C&C, Age of Empires, Company of Heroes, etc.), so you don't have direct control of individual units. You can adjust speed and pause at any time.

The individual units on the map represents 1000 troops, and the battles visually look like they do in the Civilization series(the unit model just hit each other, the outcome is simulated based on multiple stats).

the demo is on steam to try out.

[Candyman5]

This may be off topic but is there a game that has the Combat of the Total War series but the progression of Rise of Nations, etc?

[K0ZZ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Candyman5

This may be off topic but is there a game that has the Combat of the Total War series but the progression of Rise of Nations, etc?

Not really, you may want to check out Empire Total War as they has decent progression to coincide with the combat of it. It should be fairly cheap too.

I can't really recommend Civ if you're big on combat, as times the randomness is moronic. (I.E. helicopters losing to swordsmen)

I haven't gotten a chance to load up EUIV yet, but I know that past Paradox games do a good job of progression and making every choice matter to some degree.

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

can't say for sure if it'll work. I think CKII had the same requirements and I've seen people using an iMac with a 512mb videocard and it worked, but that is just people over the internet, so who knows if they are telling the truth.

It looks like people are able to play this game on machines similar to the one I just ordered. Looks like I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed and see when it gets here next week.

In the meantime, I'll just have to live vicariously through your updates, lol