Questions & FAQ about Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Requirements

[MJaoune]

It's not the same engine. It has been updated the last 3 years. It may not be HPL3 but it's something like HPL2.5 (Amnesia used HPL2).

The game will work on lower-end hardware. Please state your system specifications(Operating System, Graphics Card, Processor and Memory).

Never mind... Here is a video showing that Intel Pentium 4 can play this game, as I expected:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8wzv_TCJs

I say you should get better developers... You got bad developers that can't even assume system requirements....

There are other videos showing that Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs working on low-end computers (Pentium4, GeForce 210, etc...) without using any 3rd party Game Booster.

Your game is not as high quality as Skyrim, and yet Skyrim can work smooth on an Intel Core 2 Duo and the recommended is Core 2 Quad which is older than Core i3.

"High-range Intel Core i3 " That made me laugh... High-range? Your game can work on a Celeron or a Pentium 4...

[plutomaniac]

Alright, good.

[Robby]

Just posting my setup here, which runs the game at 1024x768 at high settings at a solid 30-60 FPS.

AMD Athlon X2 II 250 (3.0GHZ, dual core)
Nvidia Geforce 9500GT DDR2 1GB
2GB DDR3 RAM (1066 or 1333MHZ, PC can't determine it)

It's quite playable in most parts, and TDD ran at nearly the same speed.

[FreonTrip]

MJaoune, try to have a little tact. You're acting like a fool.

Results on the two desktops in my house follow.

On an FX-8320 with 24 gigs of DDR3-1600 and a 2048MB GTX 660 running Xubuntu 13.04 x64: 1920x1080, all settings maxed, SSAO high with 32 samples, FXAA set in driver control panel, vsync turned off.

Results were similar for my home theater PC, a Celeron G1610 with 8 gigs of DDR3-1600 and 1024 MB Radeon 7750 running Win7 x64: 1920x1080, all settings maxed, SSAO set to medium with 32 samples, vsync turned off.

I'm buying a Macbook Air this week and will update with results after I've played with it a bit.

[OverDoseD]

Averaging about 17 FPS on the lowest settings 1920x1080 FULLSCREEN.

It seems I won't be able to enjoy this game. No shadows, no blurs or shaders. Game is just empty without these effects, but then again my PC specs aren't anything to brag about so I didn't expect much. Have a look.

2GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce 9500GT
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Although I've never liked games that ran on OpenGL and it seems this game does. I always select DirectX when I play Runescape, runs much better for me.

FPS dropped to 17 FPS and stayed there for the first hall I entered straight after I woke up, at the beginning of the game, must have been the lights and torches. Always a burden. Oh well. Guess I will have to wait at least 3 months before I save up for a new powerhouse PC. It's back to watching Let's Plays for me!

It isn't so bad either I guess. I barely got through 6 hours of Amnesia the Dark Descent, although I did kind of spoil myself by watching at least 4 different let's plays of that game. I screwed my first time experience for that.

[FreonTrip]

Averaging about 17 FPS on the lowest settings 1920x1080 FULLSCREEN.

It seems I won't be able to enjoy this game. No shadows, no blurs or shaders. Game is just empty without these effects, but then again my PC specs aren't anything to brag about so I didn't expect much. Have a look.

2GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce 9500GT
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Although I've never liked games that ran on OpenGL and it seems this game does. I always select DirectX when I play Runescape, runs much better for me.

FPS dropped to 17 FPS and stayed there for the first hall I entered straight after I woke up, at the beginning of the game, must have been the lights and torches. Always a burden. Oh well. Guess I will have to wait at least 3 months before I save up for a new powerhouse PC. It's back to watching Let's Plays for me!

It isn't so bad either I guess. I barely got through 6 hours of Amnesia the Dark Descent, although I did kind of spoil myself by watching at least 4 different let's plays of that game. I screwed my first time experience for that.

Try running at 1280x720. That made a HUGE difference on my friend's 8600GT, and will pmnudge you into playability for sure.

[OverDoseD]

Try running at 1280x720. That made a HUGE difference on my friend's 8600GT, and will pmnudge you into playability for sure.

1920x1080 is my native resolution. I despise playing games in window mode or pixelated in full screen. It ruins the immersion, especially for horror games like these. No go. Going to have to wait.

[FreonTrip]

1920x1080 is my native resolution. I despise playing games in window mode or pixelated in full screen. It ruins the immersion, especially for horror games like these. No go. Going to have to wait.

Up to you. Though a $65 Radeon 7750 would help nicely, run at 1080p, and it sips power. Good luck!

[Doomed316]

Averaging about 17 FPS on the lowest settings 1920x1080 FULLSCREEN.

It seems I won't be able to enjoy this game. No shadows, no blurs or shaders. Game is just empty without these effects, but then again my PC specs aren't anything to brag about so I didn't expect much. Have a look.

2GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce 9500GT
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Although I've never liked games that ran on OpenGL and it seems this game does. I always select DirectX when I play Runescape, runs much better for me.

FPS dropped to 17 FPS and stayed there for the first hall I entered straight after I woke up, at the beginning of the game, must have been the lights and torches. Always a burden. Oh well. Guess I will have to wait at least 3 months before I save up for a new powerhouse PC. It's back to watching Let's Plays for me!

It isn't so bad either I guess. I barely got through 6 hours of Amnesia the Dark Descent, although I did kind of spoil myself by watching at least 4 different let's plays of that game. I screwed my first time experience for that.

turn down your resolution dude. Its the only way it will run smooth on that set up

[OverDoseD]

1920x1080 is my native resolution. I despise playing games in window mode or pixelated in full screen. It ruins the immersion, especially for horror games like these. No go. Going to have to wait.

Up to you. Though a $65 Radeon 7750 would help nicely, run at 1080p, and it sips power. Good luck!

These are the custom PC specs I'm going for. I might replace the second HDD with an SSD card for games and software to reduce load times.

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, D-Sub (VGA)/ DisplayPort/ DVI-I/ HDMI, ATX
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-p8z7...i-hdmi-atx

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K Quad Core IvyBridge Processor Retail with Heat Sink Fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel...-cache-34x-

GPU: 02G-P4-3660-KR - 2GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti, 28nm, 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 915MHz, Boost 980MHz, Cores 1344, 2x DL DVI, DP, HDMI
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-gtx-...vi-dp-hdmi

RAM: Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Vengenace 16GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 Memory Two Module Kit
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ16GX3...543&sr=1-1

Power supply: Seasonic X-750 Full module 750W ATX12V Power Supply Unit - Gold
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-X-750-m...214&sr=1-1

OS: Windos 7 64 Bit OEM(One PC install, 3 activations): Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM Operating System
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft...single-oem

Case: Corsair 600T Graphite Series Mid Tower Case
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-6...se-w-o-psu

Asus DVD Internal SATA Drive: Asus DRW-24B5ST 24x Internal SATA DVD Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-DRW-24B5ST-...800&sr=1-1

Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-weste...cache-8-ms

Hardrive 2:Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Disk Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-...804&sr=1-1