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BIG REMINDER: GalCiv III requires 64-bit

March 26, 2014 3:12:00 PM from Galactic Civilizations III ForumsGalactic Civilizations III Forums

The original Galactic Civilizations for OS/2 was somewhat notable in that it was the first commercial 32-bit game.  

While there are some games that offer 64-bit editions, most of them also include a 32-bit version.  In the case of GalCiv III, it is natively 64-bit. That means no 32-bit version.  You must have a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (most people these days do but not everyone).

So before you join up, make sure you actually are running a 64-bit version of Windows.

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Reply #1 March 26, 2014 3:44:36 PM
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Did you guys ever figure out how to filter the depots on Steam for 64-bit only?

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Reply #2 March 26, 2014 3:56:31 PM
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We can filter the depots, but Steam will happily let you buy GC3 even though you don't own a 64-bit computer. We would prefer to avoid disappointing those sure-to-be-unhappy customers.

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Reply #3 March 26, 2014 7:03:32 PM
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Quick way to check whether your flavor of Windows is 64-bit:

 

Go to "start"

On older versions of Windows, click "Run..." ... or on newer flavors, such as Windows 7, you can just type in the search box

Type "dxdiag" (without the quotes)

Under "System Information," the third line will tell you what version of Windows you have, and should say "64-bit" if your version of Windows is 64-bit.

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Reply #4 March 26, 2014 7:39:55 PM
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Or in windows 7 and the likes, just click on start, right click computer, click properties and it'll tell you there under "System".

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Reply #5 March 27, 2014 8:13:45 AM
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I've got 64 bit, but the big question in my mind is -  will a PC with an i5 processor, 8 gigs of RAM and a low end AMD graphics card be able to run GC3?

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Reply #6 March 27, 2014 8:25:08 AM
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Quoting Borg999,
reply 5

I've got 64 bit, but the big question in my mind is -  will a PC with an i5 processor, 8 gigs of RAM and a low end AMD graphics card be able to run GC3?

 

The only real hard requirements as far as I understand

1) 64-bit oS

2) DX10 card

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Reply #7 March 27, 2014 8:27:30 AM
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If your video card supports DX10 then yes, I think.

I believe that good CPU is more important for GC3 (AI, a lot of objects, etc.).
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Reply #8 March 27, 2014 8:33:38 AM
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Very excited about the 64-bit limitation. No longer will we be bottlenecked by 32-bit software- BRING ON THE ULTRA-MASSIVE GALAXIES!

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Reply #9 March 27, 2014 8:35:52 AM
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Quoting WNxHakan,
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Very excited about the 64-bit limitation. No longer will we be bottlenecked by 32-bit software- BRING ON THE ULTRA-MASSIVE GALAXIES!

My bodily fluids! I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THAT MANY!

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Reply #10 March 27, 2014 9:11:28 AM
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Right on! Big day today!

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Reply #11 March 27, 2014 11:06:41 AM
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Quoting ParagonRenegade,
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My bodily fluids! I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THAT MANY!

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Reply #12 March 27, 2014 1:06:52 PM
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Currently best estimates for minimum requirements are:

 

Minimum: 

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 
  • Processor: Quad-Core Processor 
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM 
  • Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10.1 Video Card (AMD Radeon HD5x00 Series / Nvidia GeForce 500 Series / Intel HD 4000 or later) 
  • DirectX: Version 10 
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection 
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space 
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card 
  • Additional Notes: A Stardock account is required to register and play this game. Minimum supported resolution is 1280x800.

We'll continue to refine this info as we gather data during the alpha. 

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Reply #13 March 27, 2014 1:12:03 PM
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Quoting Yarlen,
reply 12
We'll continue to refine this info as we gather data during the alpha. 

Do we submit this data or are you gathering it through steam stuff...

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Reply #14 March 27, 2014 1:38:17 PM
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Those! Those are the minimum graphics cards! And quad core!?!? I have a quad and think the other stuff but that sounds really steep. I might be wrong.

 

DARCA.

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Reply #15 March 27, 2014 1:43:52 PM
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I have a 5000 series AMD card.  It's several years old at this point.

 

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Reply #16 March 27, 2014 2:00:15 PM
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Quoting DARCA1213,
reply 14

Those! Those are the minimum graphics cards! And quad core!?!? I have a quad and think the other stuff but that sounds really steep. I might be wrong.

 

DARCA.

 

I very well remember the days I had to buy a new PC for UT GOTY. I fitted it with an NVidia Geforce 2 back then. My first proper gfx card.

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Reply #17 March 27, 2014 2:04:07 PM
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When I got my laptop I didn't look into graphics card but... Let me check mine now... Is a Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 with 1792MB of graphical memory a good setup? I have 0 dedicated memory, whatever that is.

 

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Reply #18 March 27, 2014 2:09:21 PM
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Quoting Yarlen,
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Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10.1 Video Card (AMD Radeon HD5x00 Series / Nvidia GeForce 500 Series / Intel HD 4000 or later) 
 

A Nvidia GeForce 210 is out of the question? I was told it was the equivalent of my suddely-dead GeForce 8600 but I get totally lost with the naming conventions of the cards.

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Reply #19 March 27, 2014 2:44:49 PM
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We'll be relying on your posts to tell us if it works or not to some extent. Right now what we've put up is the best we've determined on our own so far. 

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Reply #20 March 27, 2014 2:50:37 PM
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Its a shame I just sold My old First Generation Core 2 quad. Would be curious to see how well it ran on it.

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Reply #21 March 27, 2014 2:51:06 PM
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Quoting Yarlen,
reply 19

We'll be relying on your posts to tell us if it works or not to some extent. Right now what we've put up is the best we've determined on our own so far. 

Ok, I'll let you know.  

 

I have seen a "cloth" map in the pics of the Escapists's article so maybe in the worst case scenario, that is still an option.

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Reply #22 March 27, 2014 2:51:37 PM
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Reply #23 March 27, 2014 3:53:39 PM
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You must have a 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 (most people these days do but not everyone).

I figured this would be the case, but AFAIK this is the first time you have mention Vista anywhere and caused me to hold back on buying the cheaper founder packs. Even now on Steam it only says 7 and 8 and Yarlen just excluded Vista in the minimum requirements they listed. It's very confusing.

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Reply #24 March 27, 2014 4:01:20 PM
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Quoting Yarlen,
reply 12
Currently best estimates for minimum requirements are:

 
Minimum: 

Processor: Quad-Core Processor 

Well that's a bummer. I'm pretty sure my i5 is dual core.

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Reply #25 March 27, 2014 4:09:40 PM
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Quoting Borg999,
reply 24
Well that's a bummer. I'm pretty sure my i5 is dual core.

I know my core is I5 dual core, but has hyper-threading giving 4 "cores"... game ran fine (except that font problem set-up, which the instructions to get around it worked fine).  

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