BoA2 System Requirements

[Heldenkaiser]

I am thinking about getting BoA2 ... my problem is that my computer is seven years old, a 2.40 GHz Pentium IV with 1 GB RAM. BoA 1 still loads comparatively fast on this machine, but loading AACW takes long enough to visit the necessaries AND get a new beer ... does anybody have an idea how BoA 2 will compare to that? If it requires me to get a new machine first, I'll wait with the purchase until I've come round to doing that.

Thanks!

[BenadictArnorld]

My System is 1.1 Ghz and 512 RAM and BoA does OK..Civilwar is a bit slower, but not so bad.
I would think your system would be better....maybe you have a bug or something slowing you down?

[arsan]

Hi
Fom my experience (five years old computer: PIV 2.8 2 GB RAM (just installed recently, before i played with just 1 GB)), WIA is somewhat less demanding than AACW. The map is probably as big, but the structure, Ai decissions and unit densities are lower.
For example, turn process is much faster than on AACW.
Why don't you check the demo?

[Heldenkaiser]

Thank you, Gentlemen. If it's not slower than AACW, that will be fine.

[Heldenkaiser]

I downloaded BoA2 and I find it loads about as quickly as BoA1 or even a tad quicker. Amazing.

What it does do however, unlike BoA1, but quite as AACW, is make my system noticeably slower, sometimes even outright hang, for several minutes after closing the game. Is this something anybody else has noticed? Is it normal? And if not, what might be the reason?

Thanks!

[Clovis]

I downloaded BoA2 and I find it loads about as quickly as BoA1 or even a tad quicker. Amazing.

What it does do however, unlike BoA1, but quite as AACW, is make my system noticeably slower, sometimes even outright hang, for several minutes after closing the game. Is this something anybody else has noticed? Is it normal? And if not, what might be the reason?

Thanks!

BTW, I feel slowiness on your old system is tied with the HD. If your disk is seven year old you should consider to get a new one. Load time will shrunck.

[arsan]

I don't have that issue on WIA or AACW.
It sound like game things loaded on memory don't get unloaded fast enough after exiting the game.

[Heldenkaiser]

I don't have that issue on WIA or AACW.
It sound like game things loaded on memory don't get unloaded fast enough after exiting the game.

Indeed it does. What could cause that?

[Heldenkaiser]

BTW, I feel slowiness on your old system is tied with the HD. If your disk is seven year old you should consider to get a new one. Load time will shrunck.

Better get a new computer entirely ...

Still, the disk checks OK, it's been defragmented a short while ago, has plenty of free space, and I regularly clean up the trash that Windows tends to accumulate. Most importantly, I don't have that problem with any other application or game, just with the Ageod games mentioned.

[lodilefty]

I downloaded BoA2 and I find it loads about as quickly as BoA1 or even a tad quicker. Amazing.

What it does do however, unlike BoA1, but quite as AACW, is make my system noticeably slower, sometimes even outright hang, for several minutes after closing the game. Is this something anybody else has noticed? Is it normal? And if not, what might be the reason?

Thanks!

I suspect these 2 games are using 'virtual memory' on your Hard Drive, which then thrashes for a while to clear itself [if it even can] upon exiting the game....

[Heldenkaiser]

I suspect these 2 games are using 'virtual memory' on your Hard Drive, which then thrashes for a while to clear itself [if it even can] upon exiting the game....

Thank you, that sounds like a good explanation. Anything I can do about that?

[Carnium]

Thank you, that sounds like a good explanation. Anything I can do about that?

Go to "my computer", "control panel","Performance and Maintenance","System","Advance tab" "under Performance click on Settings","Advanced" and check last option "virtual memory".
Choose "custom size" and set to the recommended one.
Something like that :


Additional info and explanation here:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
http://www.bloganything.net/205/optimize-windows-xp-virtual-memory

Try it and report back

[Heldenkaiser]

Choose "custom size" and set to the recommended one.

Hm, I already have a custom size in excess of the recommended one. You wouldn't think that would do any actual harm? (The difference is slight, recommended is 1.5 and I have 2 GB.)

[TiFlo]

As often with computers, you'll find as many different opinions as there are advices.
Some say your virtual memory has to be left as it is (you let the system decide). Some say the bigger, the better. Others say it has to be 1.5 the size of your memory.

I have mine set at 3Go (min & max), which is 1.5 the total of my 2Go of memory. So far, so good.

For what I know, too much virtual memory is not that good, because your disk is going to constantly switch back and forth between true and virtual memory when writing files, and at some point it can become a hog rather than a helpful setup.

[Carnium]

I have mine set at 3Go (min & max), which is 1.5 the total of my 2Go of memory. So far, so good.

For what I know, too much virtual memory is not that good, because your disk is going to constantly switch back and forth between true and virtual memory when writing files, and at some point it can become a hog rather than a helpful setup.

Great and correct advice