My specs:
Intel Core i7 940 @ 3.8 Ghz
2X ATI 5830 HDs stock clock in crossfire
8GB DDR3 @ 1333 Mhz
rest is trivial.
Game setup:
Tiny, Midgame, 2 factions, ~20 ships
My performance:
Ambient Occlusion, Bloom on, 2X AA, 1920X1080: 25 fps Zoomed out video cards usages: 79% + 15%, 30 fps zoomed in, video cards usages: 84% + 0-15%
Ambient Occlusion Off, Bloom on, 2X AA, 1920X1080: 40 fps zoomed out video cards usages: 85% + 25%, 40 fps zoomed in, video cards usages: 85% + 25%
Ambient Occlusion Off, Bloom Off, 2X AA, 1920X1080: 63 fps zoomed out video cards usages: 87% + 25%, 63 fps zoomed in, video cards usages: 87% + 25%
The game performs acceptably only with AO off, and I'd figure in larger maps, I'd need to turn off both bloom and AO to get acceptable frame rates, or even lower settings. There is not much on the screen at all.
TLDR:
I've played many games with much better visuals than this and gotten smooth gameplay out of it.
Is the game currently way under-optimized, or is the game already close to what the optimized performance would be and that my rig needs an upgrade?
