System Requirments

#1 Posted by Edin899 (608 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

Anybody else notice how smooth this game runs? I have a a dual core laptop with 1 gb of ram and a 7000m nvidia graphics card with shared memory so i never play games on it. But this game runs great ! I can run it on high pretty much without a good framerate. I needed a game to play since i sold my xbox and thank god i can play this. Love the game so far !

#2 Posted by Rhaknar (5791 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

WITHOUT a good framerate?

#3 Posted by ajamafalous (10602 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

Did you read the system requirements? They're a joke.

OS: Windows 2000 or later
Processor: x86-compatible 800MHz processor
Memory: 512MB
Graphics: DirectX-compatible 3D graphics with at least 64MB of addressable memory (such as an ATI Radeon 7200, NVIDIA GeForce 2, or Intel GMA 950)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 400MB

#4 Posted by Driadon (2915 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

They even have a "Notebook" mode that will run the game smoothly. Chances are if your PC can run Windows XP, it can run this game.

#5 Posted by JJWeatherman (13875 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

Yeah, it's pretty sweet.

#6 Posted by Edin899 (608 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

Yeah but still for me its pretty sweet because i got a notebook, i can't run games on it at all! Anybody know how long the game is with all the sidequests?

#7 Posted by CitizenKane (10459 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

Wow, those requirements are ridiculously low.

#8 Posted by dunc12 (107 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

i tried this on my netbook, it seemed to run pretty well. all the netbook mode appears to do is make the screen reeally small, almost unreadable, and turn all the graphics to low.

#9 Posted by ArchScabby (5809 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@ajamafalous said:

" Did you read the system requirements? They're a joke.

OS: Windows 2000 or later
Processor: x86-compatible 800MHz processor
Memory: 512MB
Graphics: DirectX-compatible 3D graphics with at least 64MB of addressable memory (such as an ATI Radeon 7200, NVIDIA GeForce 2, or Intel GMA 950)
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 400MB
"

damn. So close. I might finally upgrade from windows 95.

#10 Posted by Axersia (1582 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@Edin8999 said:

" Yeah but still for me its pretty sweet because i got a notebook, i can't run games on it at all! Anybody know how long the game is with all the sidequests? "

The in-game clock said 10 hours but my Steam profile said 14, so I'm guessing the in-game clock pauses when you're in town or in a menu or something.

#11 Posted by tactis (327 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

I don't game much on my laptop(first new game i bought for the PC in like 7 months). Anyway I am having this problem where Torchlight every once and a while goes really really slow for a good section anyone got any tips on why this is happening? i wonder if i am running something in the background i don't see...

my PC specs:
Vista Home Premium 32 bit
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 2.00 GHZ
RAM: 3.00 GB
NIVIDA GeForce 7150M/nForce 630M

but yeah thanks Giantbomb for the quicklook great game!!!!

#12 Posted by StaticFalconar (4780 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

I wouldn't be surprized if this game ran on a netbook even.

#13 Posted by xiannydeex (12 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

It could run slow from maybe virus scanner or somethin?

#14 Edited by TheMustacheHero (6654 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

It has a option for netbook resolution, I think it can run fine on a laptop.

#15 Posted by DaDaDan (15 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@tactis said:
" I don't game much on my laptop(first new game i bought for the PC in like 7 months). Anyway I am having this problem where Torchlight every once and a while goes really really slow for a good section anyone got any tips on why this is happening? i wonder if i am running something in the background i don't see...

I think they are working on a patch for this right now, it was something like: they decided to decompress all the game files, but oddly they are read faster when compressed. Snoop around the runic game forums and you'll find information on it. Should be released soon.

#16 Posted by Edin899 (608 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@tactis:
Yes i have the same problem, the games run's fine normally. But once in a while it just freezes for like 2 or 3 seconds. Its not unplayable but it just really annoying when you know that you can run the game but it still freezes. I hope they fix this soon. It's stopping me from playing the for a long time.

#17 Posted by VWGTI (1915 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@Edin8999 said:

"@tactis: Yes i have the same problem, the games run's fine normally. But once in a while it just freezes for like 2 or 3 seconds. Its not unplayable but it just really annoying when you know that you can run the game but it still freezes. I hope they fix this soon. It's stopping me from playing the for a long time. "

I had a similar issue with Borderlands on my laptop. Downloading the latest drivers at the Nvidia website fixed the problem for me. Try it out.

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

#18 Posted by jhosaphat (212 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

I'm running it on a Dell 1545 with a core 2 duo, Intel GMA X4500HD, and 4GB of ram. I can run the game with everything turned on and the highest resolution (1366x768) with no problems. If you want to make money, make it so anyone, especially those with non-gaming rigs, can run it. Thanks Runic!

#19 Posted by Edin899 (608 posts) - 3 years, 6 months ago

@VWGTI:
Downloaded all the drivers, But i don't know if it runs better now because i downloaded the drivers or tried to run the game in safe mode. But atleast it runs better now. Still freezes sometimes. But im enjoying the game more now ! I can't freaking pick what guy to play with i got a lv 19 alchamist, level 14 destroyer, and level 7 uhm that girl.
Love the mage his skill where you just hold down the attack button and a beam of electricity just comes out until your mana dies out.

#20 Posted by ptrpanda (4 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

Runs pretty sweet on crummy computers, but the loading screens still piss me off :(

#21 Posted by threeve (199 posts) - 3 years, 2 months ago

@ptrpanda said:

" Runs pretty sweet on crummy computers, but the loading screens still piss me off :( "

Yeah that's probably the biggest pitfall - I always loved D2 ---- click on town portal, you're there.

Torchlight

Torchlight is a Diablo-style action RPG from Runic Games. The game features three classes, randomly generated dungeons, and lots and lots of loot.

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