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    Sid Meier's Civilization V

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Sep 21, 2010

    Civilization V brings brand new gameplay elements to this beloved franchise, while maintaining the "just one more turn" mentality.

    My PC can't handle this game, sadness ensues.

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    #1  Edited By Jayzz

    :(
     
    well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc...

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    #2  Edited By Sanryd

    Yeah, I know what you're sayin'. I can run it beautifully, but I mainly want to play with my brother who is using a laptop running at around 6 fps. He played around 10 turns before he said "fuck it".

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    #3  Edited By NickLott

    If all the settings on low and the resolution turned down doesn't help, I might suggest using the strategic view. It's the same game with a simplified view. 

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    #4  Edited By wefwefasdf
    @tdk08 said:
    " Yeah, I know what you're sayin'. I can run it beautifully, but I mainly want to play with my brother who is using a laptop running at around 6 fps. He played around 10 turns before he said "fuck it". "
    6 fps? Ouch... That is pretty bad.
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    #5  Edited By Jayzz
    @nicklott said:
    " If all the settings on low and the resolution turned down doesn't help, I might suggest using the strategic view. It's the same game with a simplified view.  "
    tried.. the thing is, once i saw the quick look (clouds + water + overall amazing looking game), thats what i want my game to look like. but the clouds aren't clouds. they're greyed out hexagons haha. :(
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    #6  Edited By thehexeditor

    The tragedy of PC gaming strikes again?

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    #7  Edited By Jayzz
    @thehexeditor said:
    " The tragedy of PC gaming strikes again? "
    yes.
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    #8  Edited By OllyOxenFree
    @Jayzz said:
    " :(  well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc... "
    You don't have to save up $900 if you just need to upgrade your video card or CPU...
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    #9  Edited By Jayzz
    @OllyOxenFree said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " :(  well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc... "
    You don't have to save up $900 if you just need to upgrade your video card or CPU... "
    naw i need to, I have a Laptop right now that can (somehow) run sc2 pretty well, but not civ 5.
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    #10  Edited By meteora
    @Jayzz said:
    " @OllyOxenFree said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " :(  well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc... "
    You don't have to save up $900 if you just need to upgrade your video card or CPU... "
    naw i need to, I have a Laptop right now that can (somehow) run sc2 pretty well, but not civ 5. "
    SC2 is pretty damn optimized, as with all other Blizzard games. But yes, if you have a laptop then just getting a new video card isn't going to cut it. Civilization V is also a very heavy CPU centric game.
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    #11  Edited By Jayzz
    @Meteora said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " @OllyOxenFree said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " :(  well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc... "
    You don't have to save up $900 if you just need to upgrade your video card or CPU... "
    naw i need to, I have a Laptop right now that can (somehow) run sc2 pretty well, but not civ 5. "
    SC2 is pretty damn optimized, as with all other Blizzard games. But yes, if you have a laptop then just getting a new video card isn't going to cut it. Civilization V is also a very heavy CPU centric game. "
    yeah its kinda lame, i wish i never watched that Civ 5 quick look D:
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    #12  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @Meteora said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " @OllyOxenFree said:
    " @Jayzz said:
    " :(  well, looks like its time to save up 900 dollars for a new pc... "
    You don't have to save up $900 if you just need to upgrade your video card or CPU... "
    naw i need to, I have a Laptop right now that can (somehow) run sc2 pretty well, but not civ 5. "
    SC2 is pretty damn optimized, as with all other Blizzard games. But yes, if you have a laptop then just getting a new video card isn't going to cut it. Civilization V is also a very heavy CPU centric game. "
    Not to mention that upgrading a graphics card in a Laptop is more or less impossible. 
     
    Good luck on the new PC purchase. I plan to build my own sometime soon. Maybe I'll wait until christmas time so my parents can buy me some of the parts.
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    #13  Edited By Three0neFive

    Use Strategic View. It basically turns it into a boardgame.
     

    If your computer can't run this, I fear for your economic condition.
    If your computer can't run this, I fear for your economic condition.
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    #14  Edited By Jayzz
    @Three0neFive said:
    " Use Strategic View. It basically turns it into a boardgame.
     

    If your computer can't run this, I fear for your economic condition.
    If your computer can't run this, I fear for your economic condition.
    "
    im a graphics whore
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    #15  Edited By sickVisionz
    @nicklott said:
    " If all the settings on low and the resolution turned down doesn't help, I might suggest using the strategic view. It's the same game with a simplified view.  "
    Except, for me at least, strategic view crashes the game if it's open during an auto-save turn. 
     
    Sucks about the OP.  All of my settings are set somewhere between off and low and the game runs acceptable, although the in-between turn slowdown that used to happen late game in Civ4 now starts happening in during BC times.
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    #16  Edited By Ghost407

    Yeah, I finally got this downloaded onto my laptop recently...  I'm having some issues here too, I'll try to upload a screen shot eventually.  My comp has more than the minimum, but not up to the "recommended".  I wish this would work.  SAD FACE!

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