QUOTE (RuneScape Main Page)
Back in May 2008, we asked players to send us their computer's system specifications. The information that we gathered from this proved to be very helpful, so we'd like to repeat the process again this year.
If you'd like to send us your computer's specs, please visit this link and log in to begin. You will be guided through an agreement page to make sure that you understand what is required, and the process does not take long, so you should be back to RuneScape in no time.
The applet is completely secure and official. We can guarantee that your information will only be used by Jagex to develop future games and improve RuneScape. It will not be shared with any other organisations.
Once you have downloaded and used the program it will tell us the following things about your computer:
* Your operating system
* Your graphics card
* Your CPU
* Your Java version
* Relevant graphical drivers
When we've gathered together all of this information, we can begin planning RuneScape improvements and our future projects to work within these specifications. This means that very few people will miss out on any such future updates.
Jagex is collecting updated information again. When you send it in, though, it gives you a thank you message and explains that the information is potentially to gauge the specs of future games. Since we need to grasp at straws here anyway for info, I'm going to assume one such future game is our beloved Stellar Dawn? It
did just enter redevelopment, so perhaps they're gearing it higher, or leaving it the same, based on this survey's results.
dudleyspud
Nov 12 2009, 01:36 PM
The first thing I thought when I saw this was Stellar Dawn. The project has just been 'restarted' so they may be looking to up the graphics to make it even further away from 'RuneScape in space'.
Yeti
Nov 12 2009, 02:57 PM
Hell yes, Looks like either they are doing RSHDHD or doing something with stellar dawn
Aslancsc
Nov 12 2009, 03:29 PM
they might be trying to create a new version of runetek. runetek 5 was made for stellar dawn/mechscape and I bet they are always happy to upgrade.
Orbie
Nov 12 2009, 03:46 PM
It probably has something to do with the RS HD update I've heard about that is going to keep it from eating up so much CPU power. But, who knows, it could be something much more exciting.
And maybe this is just me...but I'd like to know how I compare to other RS player's computers. 'cause I'm pretty sure I'm in the top 10% with my 2.4 Ghz processor...but maybe not. See, I'd just like to know?
Yeti
Nov 12 2009, 03:50 PM
QUOTE (Orbie @ Nov 12 2009, 08:46 AM)
It probably has something to do with the RS HD update I've heard about that is going to keep it from eating up so much CPU power. But, who knows, it could be something much more exciting.
And maybe this is just me...but I'd like to know how I compare to other RS player's computers. 'cause I'm pretty sure I'm in the top 10% with my 2.4 Ghz processor...but maybe not. See, I'd just like to know?
Duo 2.4 or single 2.4? I got duo 2.8
displayname
Nov 12 2009, 05:37 PM
they might do the same thing as they did a year ago!
Orbie
Nov 12 2009, 06:23 PM
QUOTE (Yeti @ Nov 12 2009, 09:50 AM)
QUOTE (Orbie @ Nov 12 2009, 08:46 AM)
It probably has something to do with the RS HD update I've heard about that is going to keep it from eating up so much CPU power. But, who knows, it could be something much more exciting.
And maybe this is just me...but I'd like to know how I compare to other RS player's computers. 'cause I'm pretty sure I'm in the top 10% with my 2.4 Ghz processor...but maybe not. See, I'd just like to know?
Duo 2.4 or single 2.4? I got duo 2.8
Duo 2.4 - and I'm on a laptop, so anything on a desktop is going to preform better. And my graphics card gives me issues with Spore and a few other games, but it's perfectly sufficient for RS HD. Maybe top 15%...
killrrhubarb
Nov 12 2009, 10:16 PM
Sounds like we might be seeing a graphical improvement in Runescape, and they may be compiling information for the graphical specs of Stellar Dawn, too. Very Interesting.
tb0w
Nov 12 2009, 10:52 PM
They already stated that with Runetek 5 they'd be adding bloom lighting, sky boxes, particle effect, and water reflections soo.. maybe they are starting to do tests and see how well everything runs on different systems then release it next month or January :D Anyways my specs are epic so i can run anything they throw out at me :D..
Specs:
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz 7.5
Memory (RAM) 12.0 GB 7.5
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 6.8
Gaming graphics 4606 MB Total available graphics memory 6.8
Primary hard disk 154GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9
(taken from windows 7 Windows Experience Index.)
Yeti
Nov 12 2009, 10:58 PM
QUOTE (tb0w @ Nov 12 2009, 03:52 PM)
They already stated that with Runetek 5 they'd be adding bloom lighting, sky boxes, particle effect, and water reflections soo.. maybe they are starting to do tests and see how well everything runs on different systems then release it next month or January :D Anyways my specs are epic so i can run anything they throw out at me :D..
Specs:
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz 7.5
Memory (RAM) 12.0 GB 7.5
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 6.8
Gaming graphics 4606 MB Total available graphics memory 6.8
Primary hard disk 154GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9
(taken from windows 7 Windows Experience Index.)
*drools* Soooo beast,I only got 1 gb of ram =(
TechnoBulldog
Nov 12 2009, 11:00 PM
I sent in the specs for my super old computer. Maybe this will help them, but I doubt it.
This is telling me that they believe that they can go almost anywhere they want with the engine they have, but they want to make sure not to go so far that some people can't play it. It does sound like they have a lot of graphical enhancements they would like to implement, but they want to see how much they actually can without cutting the player base.
EDIT: To the above poster, you should feel lucky! I have half a gigabyte of RAM. It failz.
Unique
Nov 12 2009, 11:00 PM
What's the point of the computer specs poll? Jagex should make RuneScape graphics amazing, add low graphics settings for people with old computers, and be done with it until computer hardware catches up.
TechnoBulldog
Nov 12 2009, 11:08 PM
QUOTE (Unique @ Nov 12 2009, 05:00 PM)
What's the point of the computer specs poll? Jagex should make RuneScape graphics amazing, add low graphics settings for people with old computers, and be done with it until computer hardware catches up.
The problem with that is technology is always advancing, and can't be halted. The other problem is that many people either can't afford a new computer or are too lazy to buy a new computer or update theirs (according to some internet poll, about 1/4 of America is still using IE6)
As far as adding low graphics, I'm pretty sure that they are planning to do that, but they want to see how low the graphics need to go.
bonziiznob
Nov 12 2009, 11:13 PM
As responsible users looking forward to the Stellar Dawn release, I think we owe it to Jagex to offer them this information. It looks like they are changing the engine a bit from RuneScape and are wanting to ensure the new game is still as compatible, but I think by asking for this info they just want to see how far they can actually push it. This leads me to think they are going to make it more than RuneScape.
MadMech13
Nov 12 2009, 11:34 PM
I see, hopefully they give me a reason to upgrade my PC.
My specs are as follows : (anyone know if they're even decent....)
Chip type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Processor: AMD Sempron™ Dual Core Processor 2200 (2 CPUs), about 2.0GHz
Memory: 1918MB Ram
Well I think that's the most important stuff and I really doubt it's even decent lol.
Lord John
Nov 12 2009, 11:43 PM
Wonder if they'll appreciate my specs...
[/sarcasm] :P
Drachen
Nov 13 2009, 12:12 AM
QUOTE (TechnoBulldog @ Nov 12 2009, 03:08 PM)
QUOTE (Unique @ Nov 12 2009, 05:00 PM)
What's the point of the computer specs poll? Jagex should make RuneScape graphics amazing, add low graphics settings for people with old computers, and be done with it until computer hardware catches up.
The problem with that is technology is always advancing, and can't be halted. The other problem is that many people either can't afford a new computer or are too lazy to buy a new computer or update theirs (according to some internet poll, about 1/4 of America is still using IE6)
As far as adding low graphics, I'm pretty sure that they are planning to do that, but they want to see how low the graphics need to go.
and?
So they add graphics OPTIONS for Max, High, Medium, Med-low, and low setting for the people that actually don't upgrade.
parrott1996
Nov 13 2009, 12:17 AM
lol , goin old school with my duo 1.9 ghz pros
heres my stats:
Processor -- AMP turion™ 64X2 Moblie Technology TL-58(2 CPUs), around 1.9 ghz (dont know wats important in there sorry)
Memory -- 2686 memory RAM
Chip Type -- ATI Radeon Xpress Series (0x5975) (again dont know wats important )
nicatronTg
Nov 13 2009, 12:56 AM
I thought stellar dawn instantly. I wonder if this was like a "duh" after they scrapped it. "Hey, we never really figured out what the minimum requirements for SD were originally, now's a good time to start?".
It would totally suck if SD came out and not many people could play it.
tb0w
Nov 13 2009, 01:22 AM
QUOTE (Yeti @ Nov 12 2009, 05:58 PM)
QUOTE (tb0w @ Nov 12 2009, 03:52 PM)
They already stated that with Runetek 5 they'd be adding bloom lighting, sky boxes, particle effect, and water reflections soo.. maybe they are starting to do tests and see how well everything runs on different systems then release it next month or January :D Anyways my specs are epic so i can run anything they throw out at me :D..
Specs:
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz 7.5
Memory (RAM) 12.0 GB 7.5
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 6.8
Gaming graphics 4606 MB Total available graphics memory 6.8
Primary hard disk 154GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9
(taken from windows 7 Windows Experience Index.)
*drools* Soooo beast,I only got 1 gb of ram =(
XD yeah it is. but don't fret for one day 12 gb ram will be low end.. i predict about 2011 XD
Crash Jordan
Nov 13 2009, 01:24 AM
They did one right before HD. I believe this'll be for another upgrade, ie; bloom, reflections, skyboxes, etc.
Egg
Nov 13 2009, 02:06 AM
QUOTE (Crash Jordan @ Nov 12 2009, 08:24 PM)
They did one right before HD. I believe this'll be for another upgrade, ie; bloom, reflections, skyboxes, etc.
More than likely, they haven't been known to do this for any random occasions.
Yeah, and you guys even pwn my new comp...
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