Can My Computer Play Civ 6 if it Can Play the Demo?
March 27, 2017 12:59 PM Subscribe
Pretty straightforward question. When the game came out I looked at the recommended specs and it didn't look like my computer (a Surface Pro 3) could. But I've played the demo on my computer and it works. Will the full game work too?
I can play the demo on my computer, but the demo only lets you play in the early game and from what I can tell its on a smallish map with one enemy civilization. My initial worry was that there would be some kind of DirectX or vram check that would prevent it from loading at all, but the demo plays. My worry now is that the game will run but be extremely slow to unusable in a more taxing scenario (bigger map, more civs, later on in the game).
I play Civ 5 on my computer (a lot!), and I almost always play it in strategic view, maybe switching to normal view once in a while to admire one of my cities. Civ 6 also has strategic view and I'd likely continue playing mostly that way.
I can play the demo on my computer, but the demo only lets you play in the early game and from what I can tell its on a smallish map with one enemy civilization. My initial worry was that there would be some kind of DirectX or vram check that would prevent it from loading at all, but the demo plays. My worry now is that the game will run but be extremely slow to unusable in a more taxing scenario (bigger map, more civs, later on in the game).
I play Civ 5 on my computer (a lot!), and I almost always play it in strategic view, maybe switching to normal view once in a while to admire one of my cities. Civ 6 also has strategic view and I'd likely continue playing mostly that way.
It'll probably clog up a bit, but if the surface pro 3 seems to have either an i3 or an i5 and they're both solid chips - that's what larger maps will impact on. The other consideration is memory, 4 gig may struggle, 8 gig will be fine. The demo running means your graphics hardware is up to snuff and that shouldn't (?) get hit too hard by larger maps since it only renders what it can see.
Like tracert says the steam demo will give you a definite answer.
posted by Sebmojo at 1:34 PM on March 27, 2017
Like tracert says the steam demo will give you a definite answer.
posted by Sebmojo at 1:34 PM on March 27, 2017
Response by poster: I think tracert's answer has it. I didn't realize that there was a benchmarking tool built into the game, or that I could easily return the game if it doesn't work.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 1:38 PM on March 27, 2017
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 1:38 PM on March 27, 2017
I was running Civ6 on an older PC (2008 first gen core i7, 6gb ram, mediocre video card limited to PCIx1), and found that the graphics weren't the problem, it was that the AI took FOREVER to take turns. By late game it would be minutes. I'd tab out, answer some questions on ask.metafilter, check back, tab out and wait some more.
It's pretty resource intensive, and pay attention to not just the graphics but the time a turn takes in the benchmark as tracert suggests.
I built a new PC to resolve these issues. Because Civ.
posted by Sleddog_Afterburn at 5:58 PM on March 27, 2017
It's pretty resource intensive, and pay attention to not just the graphics but the time a turn takes in the benchmark as tracert suggests.
I built a new PC to resolve these issues. Because Civ.
posted by Sleddog_Afterburn at 5:58 PM on March 27, 2017
I found Civ 6 runs better than Civ 5. Turning off unit animations and scrolling to an empty part of the map during enemy turns will help with turn times. Also, since it's turn based I can deal with way lower frame rates than I can for an FPS or racing game.
posted by clorox at 6:30 PM on March 27, 2017
posted by clorox at 6:30 PM on March 27, 2017
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posted by tracert at 1:18 PM on March 27, 2017 [1 favorite]