Test before buying?

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Hi,

I'm very interested in these large scale RTS games but since Ashes of the Singularity is pretty hardware-heavy and my PC isn't the fastest one, is there a way to test it before buying? Something like a 10 minute demo just to see if it's running at all?

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Reply #2 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

That is NOT an answer to my question. This wouldn't be the first (pre-)alpha i'm testing but i'm not going to give money when i'm in doubt if it works on my pc.

 

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Reply #5 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Generally speaking, I strongly discourage people from joining founder's programs.  Even if your hardware is good, there's a decent chance it could be weeks before it works well.  

Ashes right now is at alpha level so it's most definitely not fun to play.

We do have the Star Swarm stress test you can try out here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/267130/

 

Reply #6 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Well, until now i was pretty lucky with the games i founded/bought in EA ^^ And if a game looks interesting enough i'd like to support it :) I haven't checked for any financial informations, if the game needs money for completion or if it's already paid completely. The "pay 55$ more for the lifetime season pass"-banner makes it look a bit like you need more money to make it to release :D

 

Weeeell, it could work. Especially since i don't plan on having 4-6k units running around on the map. Usually, in SupCom and PA at least, i mostly have 500-1k units and only play against AI.

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Oxide Games
Star Swarm Stress Test - ©2013
C:\Users\---\Documents\Star Swarm\Output_15_08_24_2334.txt
Version 1.10
08/24/2015 23:34
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== Hardware Configuration =================================
GPU:        NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
CPU:        AuthenticAMD
        AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
Physical Cores:            4
Logical Cores:            4
Physical Memory:         8585371648
Allocatable Memory:        8796092891136
===========================================================


== Configuration ==========================================
API:                DirectX
Scenario:            ScenarioRTS.csv
User Input:            Disabled
Resolution:            1920x1080
Fullscreen:            True
GameCore Update:        16.6 ms
Bloom Quality:            High
PointLight Quality:        High
ToneCurve Quality:        High
Glare Overdraw:            4
Shading Samples:         16
Shade Quality:            Mid
Deferred Contexts (D3D11):        Disabled
Small Batch Optimized (Mantle):        Enabled
Temporal AA Duration:        16
Temporal AA Time Slice:        4
Detailed Frame Info:        Off
===========================================================


== Results ================================================
Test Duration:            360 Seconds
Total Frames:            5262

Average FPS:            14.61
Average Unit Count:        4265
Maximum Unit Count:        5751
Average Batches/MS:        954.81
Maximum Batches/MS:        1988.30
Average Batch Count:        59624
Maximum Batch Count:        102841
===========================================================

 

===========================================================
Oxide Games
Star Swarm Stress Test - ©2013
C:\Users\---\Documents\Star Swarm\Output_15_08_24_2318.txt
Version 1.10
08/24/2015 23:18
===========================================================

== Hardware Configuration =================================
GPU:        NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
CPU:        AuthenticAMD
        AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
Physical Cores:            4
Logical Cores:            4
Physical Memory:         8585371648
Allocatable Memory:        8796092891136
===========================================================


== Configuration ==========================================
API:                DirectX
Scenario:            ScenarioFollow.csv
User Input:            Disabled
Resolution:            1920x1080
Fullscreen:            True
GameCore Update:        16.6 ms
Bloom Quality:            High
PointLight Quality:        High
ToneCurve Quality:        High
Glare Overdraw:            4
Shading Samples:         16
Shade Quality:            Mid
Deferred Contexts (D3D11):        Disabled
Small Batch Optimized (Mantle):        Enabled
Temporal AA Duration:        16
Temporal AA Time Slice:        4
Detailed Frame Info:        Off
===========================================================


== Results ================================================
Test Duration:            360 Seconds
Total Frames:            13377

Average FPS:            37.15
Average Unit Count:        3923
Maximum Unit Count:        5460
Average Batches/MS:        401.14
Maximum Batches/MS:        1462.76
Average Batch Count:        11540
Maximum Batch Count:        46623
===========================================================

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Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

The development of the game is fully funded regardless of Founders/Beta/Early Access sales.