RvS Reviews

[smoke.aHa!]

IF i ran my 667 powerbook g4 with 512mb who knows what video card at lowest settings in rvs , think it will be good enough?

[BTs_Mysterio]

Don't know if it's my card (9600) or my G5 that's causing it, but there are some really weird graphics problems including bad lighting errors, and even more anoying texture problems. I hope there's a patch soon. But besides the graphics problems good game.

[spike]

very interesting game. things that i can think of, just in general. first of all, it seems a lot more relalistic. i like the flashbangs, and the ability to carry more than four things. the leaning is a lot more relalistic, and i like how you loose all hearing when dead, which makes sense
seems laggy when played online, but i think that also may be me playing it without a mouse extension. really, whoever decided to put the usb plugs on the left is a dipshit. i need to buy a usb extension cord now. meh, we will see

[Mr. Lothario]

     Armpatch Creation 101: The format of armpatches is Targa. Raven Shield expects them to be 64x64 pixels in size, 72x72 dpi in resolution, and millions of colors. Download GraphicConverter from VersionTracker.com. Create your armpatch using GC or PS or whatever your graphics tool of choice is. If you're creating it with an app other than GraphicConverter, save it in TIFF or another lossless format. Open it in GC, resize it (if necessary) to 64x64 pixels in size and 72x72 dpi in resolution. Then save it as an uncompressed Targa (.tga) file, making sure that the "Save without a resource fork" option is checked (I actually don't know whether that's required, but it seems safer and it works fine). Bam, armpatch.

["Sixhits"]

Anyone run RvS on a machine with these specs, or similar?

Dual 800 G4, 1.25 gigs o RAM, GeForce 4, 80 gig, Apple 17" ... not much else to tell. This is a pre-silver G4.

I can run GhR well.

I am hesitant to grab RvS since I've only heard extreme opinions - eitehr wonderful or crap. Most of the reviews hinge on the performance of the game, so I want to see if anyone else has a similar setup and has played RvS.

thoughts?

[Typhy]

While my machine isn't similar to that, I know that Bucc has a Dual 867 G4, 1.5GB RAM, 32MB NVIDIA, and he's getting great framerates.

[Cobra]

Mmk, I'd like to run Raven Shield in 16-bit color since my CPU is quite slow, but for some reason there doesn't seem to be an option for it...?!  That's strange.  Must I alter some .ini file to run in 16-bit color mode?  Or am I missing something obvious, here?

Thanks in advance  

[BTs_GhostSniper]

I got RvS yesterday and played it for several hours.  I am sad to say I was not impressed.  Maybe my expectations were a little too high, but I think I like AA better.....seems more realistic to me.

By the way, I was playing it on a Power Mac G5, 1.8GHz Single Processor, 2.5GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Video Card with 64MB DDR RAM.

[spike]

ghost, we all know that you have a g5, and that you could run just about anything.
i've sort of given up on rvs. its kind of sad what a new comp will do to you. rvs is too laggy for me to play(on average like 15-20 fps, and at worst like 4-5 fps) and ghr is not my thing, and i cant play rs. so all thats left is HALO. which really is pretty sweet, and runs better than rvs

[0 Kilz:M:]

Hahahaha, you guys are nuts..RvS is sweeter than a southern virgin. Maybe it's cuz you don't give it a chance and get pwned that it sucks

[spike]

is it a prequisite to AK membership that everything you say has to involve talking shit?

[Mr. Lothario]

     Spike, saying that Halo runs better than RvS is setting off all kinds of BS alarms in my head. Did you try fiddling with RvS's settings, or did you just run everything at high, or what?

[Typhy]

is it a prequisite to AK membership that everything you say has to involve talking shit?

Yes.

Kilzo, wether you like RvS or not is a matter of opinion. What do you like? I enjoy RvS, it's not a great game, but it can be a lot of fun if people don't camp. If I got shitty framerates, I'd probably hate it. It depends on what you like. Counter Strike is the most played game in the world. That shows that even shitty games can be popular.

Loth, I don't think that Halo running better than RvS is far-fetched at all. If I run RvS at all low settings, and Halo at all low settings, Halo gets better framerates; RvS just does better on higher settings compared to Halo. ( I dunno, rereading that, it makes very little sense, but I'm tired so I'll leave it ).

[spike]

Well, both of the games are completely dumbed down. Also, I'm usually playing RvS online, opposed to more single player action with HALO, and I'm sure that makes a difference. I dunno, maybe its that I just like HALO better, more interesting story line, you get to ride in cool tanks and fly. Also, RvS is so dark. RS was always light, I guess it's just a subconcious thing.