SCII specs

[XXXconanXXX]

Anyone got computer specs for Starcraft II or have they not been released yet?

By the way the C-based scripting language for the editor looks promising IMO. Looks to be coming along a lot better than WCIII's excuse for a programming language.

 

[PurgeandFire]

No, they plan on releasing it more towards the release.

Quoted from the FAQ:

What are the system requirements for StarCraft II?

We'll have more details on specific system requirements closer to the release date.

Will the game run natively on Windows Vista?

StarCraft II will be fully compatible with Windows Vista, as well as XP. We'll have more details on system requirements closer to release.

Will StarCraft II be available on Mac simultaneously with PC?

As with all of Blizzard's recent releases, StarCraft II will ship on both PC and Mac simultaneously.

Will StarCraft II take advantage of DirectX 10? What other graphical goodies are included?

The game will be compatible with DirectX 10, and we're still considering whether there will be exclusive DirectX 10 graphic effects, but the graphics engine will also be very scalable to ensure that a wide range of different systems will be capable of running StarCraft II. The new engine is also capable of rendering very large units, as well as large numbers of units on screen together. Havok physics have been integrated into the engine for added realism as well.

 

[Yekaman]

Yay! It is also possible to run it on mac ^^

 

[Marsmallos]

I have heard somewhere that it would require 128 mb of video RAM on lowest settings though (the models would have higher poly count that the wow models)

 

[punwisp]

128? lol, then no one should have a problem playing this game unless they have a 10 year old outdated computer. (Going by RAM, not everything else)

 

[Marsmallos]

But on higher settings, like in the gameplay videos you probably need 512 or something like that

 

[TheDamien]

Anyone got computer specs for Starcraft II or have they not been released yet?

Apparently they have been leaked:

Minimal requirements
- GFX GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM
- CPU Pentium 4
- RAM 1 GB
- Internet ADSL 1 Mbit

Recommended requirements
- GFX GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 series with 512 MB RAM
- CPU Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
- RAM 2 GB
- Internet ADSL 3 Mbit

Optimal requirements
- GFX Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
- CPU Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
- RAM 2GB with DualChannel mode

Blizzard have denied this completely, but could these Internet requirements have any truth to them? 1Mbit sounds completely absurd even considering that SC2 will have VoiP.

By the way the C-based scripting language for the editor looks promising IMO. Looks to be coming along a lot better than WCIII's excuse for a programming language.

That was my original thought, but now I'm not so sure.

 

[GUNDAM]

So, should I bother learning JASS in anticipation for sc2? Or just wait and learn the new thing they're going to have?

 

[Prometheus]

If you plan to continue mapping in wc3, then do so.
SCIIs coding language will probably not be like Jass at all.

 

[und34d-rul3]

Those specs don't sound like "A wide range of computers". Minimal is usually very minimal, as in the game will run, but it won't run well. Theres no way the minimum is going to be 1gb ram and a 7/8 series graphics card

 

[MeRcChRiS]

Apparently they have been leaked:

Minimal requirements
- GFX GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM
- CPU Pentium 4
- RAM 1 GB
- Internet ADSL 1 Mbit

Recommended requirements
- GFX GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 series with 512 MB RAM
- CPU Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
- RAM 2 GB
- Internet ADSL 3 Mbit

Optimal requirements
- GFX Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
- CPU Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
- RAM 2GB with DualChannel mode

Blizzard have denied this completely, but could these Internet requirements have any truth to them? 1Mbit sounds completely absurd even considering that SC2 will have VoiP.



That was my original thought, but now I'm not so sure.

lol. Those specs are so fake! Everybody already knows that.

 

[Prometheus]

Required an 8 Series as a minimum is blaspheme!
Considering that its compared with the 1k and 2k series from ATI, you know its fake.

 

[punwisp]

2G Ram? Yea BS, this isn't supreme commander