High-Resolution-Halo

XCE members on duty:

Dane
Wave of Lag
Lightning
Supersunny (perhaps)
Teh Lag (perhaps)
Flyinrooster


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Q: what is High Res Halo?
A: HRH will bring new glory to old classic maps in the form of more graphics intense geometry, lightning, and shaders.

Q: Ohh, so whats going to be overhauled?
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• Vehicles
  • Warthog
  • Ghost
  • Scorpion
  • Banshee

• Weapons
  • Assault Rifle
  • Pistol
  • Sniper Rifle
  • Shotgun
  • Needler

• Characters
  • Master Chief

• Levels
  • Longest
  • Sidewinder
  • Blood Gulch
  • Hang Em High (maybe)
  • New Mombassa Classic

Q: Will my computer be able to run it?
A: Due to the outdated rendering engine that can't make use of newer tech, the only computers who will be able to handle this mod are also the people who can run unreal tournament--or perhaps Crysis--well.

Q: How long will this mod take to do?
A: Well, i bet that the entire mod will take about three times the amount of time it's going to take me to model New Mombassa Classic. This things a bitch. So, probably late summer 2008.

sounds cool, and looks cool.

not my beloved pistol D:

no love for the banshee? :(

shee is gay, you are gay

What beele said.

XCE is still alive? o____O

We're still alive!??! I like this.

awesome.

although i must say, FUCK BLOODGULCH, do Danger Canyon!

pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssse?

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Originally Posted by StankBacon™

FUCK BLOODGULCH, do Danger Canyon!

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Lol, NMC is NOT located on a halo, WoL. Also, will you be keeping the weapon/player spawns the same, or giving everything a good overhaul? Some of the weapon placements could definitely be tweaked on Blood Gulch.

I remade the Ghost/Banshee skins at 2048^2... they are on halomaps somewhere. See if Dan0 can use them for a base map or something

*mind is blown*

New found glory!hole

Sounds like awesomeness guys. Hopefully you're going to do some badass portalling to help out :p Oh, and you should totally use that in-game menu jcap and I made :-D

for a sec i thought u meant it was going to be on another engine like crysis and stuff or w/e.. lol n/m...


looks kool :cool:

I like this project.

i want to join in tbh. just not this map. i've never liked mobasa
but srsly, you're going to have the same problems i had on my map. the untextured beta some of you played. you know it's going to be like that.

In on this

I have no words to describe how much I respect you guys keeping the old game engine alive :O

This looks like its gonna be a good overhaul, too bad there will be people who cant run this and that means less people, so for the people who like the good gfx, may not be able to play with as many people, unless someone builds a hack to allow people to join Bloodgulch servers and such that are being played but then have it be with the good gfx even though its on the original bg,
still looks like alot of fun!

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Originally Posted by StankBacon™

awesome.

although i must say, FUCK BLOODGULCH, do Danger Canyon!

pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssse?

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

shee is gay, you are gay

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put a shee in it ffs

actually, i might do Danger Canyon :v

Just don't screw up the shee like H2CE did =/

(Was invulnerable to everything except heavies and nades...)

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Originally Posted by Syuusuke

Just don't screw up the shee like H2CE did =/

(Was invulnerable to everything except heavies and nades...)

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I liked that :/

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Originally Posted by StankBacon™

awesome.

although i must say, FUCK BLOODGULCH, do Danger Canyon!

pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssse?

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This is a good Idea. Tweek had a danger canyon map in progress, we'll see about that.

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Originally Posted by Timo

Sounds like awesomeness guys. Hopefully you're going to do some badass portalling to help out :p Oh, and you should totally use that in-game menu jcap and I made :-D

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That ingame menu (plus the UI, sans delta halo and instead just a dynamic spotlight in a dark room lighting a hog and the chief)

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Originally Posted by Tweek

i want to join in tbh. just not this map. i've never liked mobasa
but srsly, you're going to have the same problems i had on my map. the untextured beta some of you played. you know it's going to be like that.

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Originally Posted by Tweek

actually, i might do Danger Canyon :v

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I won't have the same problems, the last build of Ravaged was 40k at least and it didnt give me any shit, even on my laptop with a radeon 9000 mobile. Plus, i'm using a system of dynamic detail through scenery (that can be lod'd and culled, even without portals). This has been proven to work, the light parts of geometry in the sewers are alpha geometry made from scenery. Also, this is a damn good reason to do that Danger Canyon model...do it however you want, style-wise.

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Originally Posted by Syuusuke

Just don't screw up the shee like H2CE did =/

(Was invulnerable to everything except heavies and nades...)

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Originally Posted by paladin

I liked that :/

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Note: i'm not going to touch or edit the gameplay mechanics in any way. The only difference will be the lack of a pistol, replaced by the BR--which will fire 24 rounds in two round bursts, with the exact same ROF of the pistol. The three round burst annoys me, makes the rifle sound less powerful. Two shots loosely right after one another is much more of an umph.

If the shee looks bad when next to the rest of the content, then yea, i'll take a look at it. But note that the only reason i've ever used the shee in 5 years of halo is to quickly get to the parking structure roof for sniping.

People like to use it for quick flag caps, but you can fix that if you move its spawn away from the base so defense has a chance to get him before he escapes in it. That's assuming he didn't come in one. In that case, some turrets would help.

Some Hog turrets mounted on the base would be nice.

I suppose that you can model in a ledge into the side of the cliff by each base, and stick the Banshee on it, accessible via a ladder. Maybe have some Hogs and such parked under it...

But I say BG, Hang 'Em High, and Danger Canyon FTW!

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Originally Posted by Conscars

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put a shee in it ffs

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:whoosh:

What, didnt Cons have his own Shee emote before :O

I really don't want to add any more turrets etc. We'll try them out in beta tests, if it doesnt work, im going with the tried and true classic layout.

It's your map.

And I think that Shee emote was in [IMG] tags.

looking good!

Ummm looks good, it's hard to see the details from the Low quality youtube video, but the Renders looks Smexy, keep up the good work!:D

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Originally Posted by Jay2645

It's your map.

And I think that Shee emote was in [IMG] tags.

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but i don't own the souls of the people playing on it, so i just want to make sure people can have FUN on it.

I'll be getting back on the computer more again lately, and I could definitely help out. Also, :awesome:.

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

but i don't own the souls of the people playing on it, so i just want to make sure people can have FUN on it.

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Speaking of which, I just remembered that Conscars owns my soul, so I guess I have to go do whatever he wants me to on his maps...

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

Q: Will my computer be able to run it?
A: Due to the outdated rendering engine that can't make use of newer tech, the only computers who will be able to handle this mod are also the people who can run unreal tournament--or perhaps Crysis--well.

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Oh, ok. My brother's new computer should hopefully be done before this is out. A computer for under $1k, with an 8800GT, and 500GB of hard drive space. That can run Crysis 'well' right? :lol:

Yes odx that will run crysis well, considering it runs on my 8300gs :O
Ide like to try to help with this, I made a pretty good 1024x1024 snow texture if you would like it tell me, ide be glad to help out with this in any way shape or form.
Ask away!

post it here and we'll see?

DOUBLEPOST!

DOUBLEUPDATE!

Had some time today to start modelling the hog body. The interior's going to be a bitch. The gun will be fun :D

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/918/hogwirepe2.png

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3636/hog4yw2.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1610/hog3va2.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5964/hog2by2.png

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7117/hog1ek3.jpg

Okay, i first gotta convert it though.. Ohshi, i forgot to back it up >.> well im gonna try to remake it
Also, what resolution should it be? 2048x2048 or 1024x1024?

Edit: That hog looks smexy Lag Keep it up!

Meh, don't bother if you lost it.

Id tap dat shit right there

+rep

Heres a New one, not as good as the old one but still WIP
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2127/snowwm0.jpg

The real thing is 2048x2048 but for some reason is lower on there..

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Originally Posted by lone wolf

Heres a New one, not as good as the old one but still WIP
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2127/snowwm0.jpg

The real thing is 2048x2048 but for some reason is lower on there..

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What. The Hell. Is that.

It looks like one of those little paintings where, if you stare long enough, they move together to form a picture.

is it a hidden message? :confused2:

That looks more like the texture of the ceiling panels I see when I look up at school.

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Great, now your all his minions.


wtg

kalub did you get dumped or something whats with all the sadness

Those tires look D:

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Originally Posted by JDMFSeanP

Those tires look D:

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Mister, CAN I DATE YOUR TIRES?!

Detail Metal Scratches?

or perhaps the speckle on stone.

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Originally Posted by Conscars

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put a shee in it ffs

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Kestral. :awesome:

Putting a banshee in this would just be throwing a spanner into the works. Plus, i'll cry if you do ;_; Unless you would modify it to make it impossible to hover/to run you over

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

If the shee looks bad when next to the rest of the content, then yea, i'll take a look at it. But note that the only reason i've ever used the shee in 5 years of halo is to quickly get to the parking structure roof for sniping.

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I mean for all the maps that usually support it, not just NM :/
Incidentally, I hated new mombasa except on race. does that make me a bad person?

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Originally Posted by Tweek

actually, i might do Danger Canyon :v

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http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1...doitfaggot.gif

Does anyone have any suggestions on improving the texture, Or any links to good texture creation tutorials in photoshop? Also, thanks for the crit, in the end, the painless lie truely hurts more then the painfull truth.

What's the texture meant to be? Reminds me of marble.

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Originally Posted by Timo

Putting a banshee in this would just be throwing a spanner into the works. Plus, i'll cry if you do ;_; Unless you would modify it to make it impossible to hover/to run you over

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Just make the shee so only I can enter it.

Ehh I'm not liking the warthogs treads. Too rounded for a 4x4 tread.



Anything remotely like that would look epic.

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

kalub did you get dumped or something whats with all the sadness

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Thats sarcasm! See! Minions I tell you!

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Originally Posted by Tweek

actually, i might do Danger Canyon :v

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i would love you forever

:D

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Originally Posted by Darqeness

What's the texture meant to be? Reminds me of marble.

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Its supposed to be snowyish, but if it would work better making it into marble, tell me, and please teach me how to improve.

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Originally Posted by lone wolf

Its supposed to be snowyish, but if it would work better making it into marble, tell me, and please teach me how to improve.

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For one, snow doesn't have black dots in it.

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Originally Posted by Kalub™

Thats sarcasm! See! Minions I tell you!

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no, you've been acting like a fucking bitch for a while now man, get it over with.

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Originally Posted by TPE

Ehh I'm not liking the warthogs treads. Too rounded for a 4x4 tread.



Anything remotely like that would look epic.

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they're not rounded at all. then, the geometry of the ties would need so many polies it wouldnt be worth it. i just applied a smoothing group to it, look at the wireframes ffs.

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Originally Posted by Tweek

no, you've been acting like a fucking bitch for a while now man, get it over with.

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Yea, not really. :eyesroll:

You see it started with him posting those awesome hog renders, and then everyone was drooling on him. So... I said, "Great, now your all his minions," meaning:

Holy shit, not only do I like the work, but everyone else does. It was sarcasm. I've been Wave's buddy (See:WoLmunist) for - like - ever now.


(You guys interpreted it wrong)

no, its been going on for longer
its not just that post.

IE you not being able to take -rep.

If it makes you feel any better, I told Jcap to get rid of all of that.



It was a bad week that lead up to me snapping on everyone. Nothing I can do, but face the consequences of my explosion. IE: The -rep

I'm not going to crap up this thread anymore, if you want to discuss it with me then take it to a PM

way to shit up the topic guys.

Are the overhauled weapons going to be the only ones available in the maps?

Vehicles too man! And more...

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

Q: Ohh, so whats going to be overhauled?
A:

• Vehicles
  • Warthog
  • Ghost
  • Scorpion

• Weapons
  • Assault Rifle
  • Pistol (will return as Battle Rifle)
  • Sniper Rifle
  • Shotgun
  • Needler

• Characters
  • Master Chief

• Levels
  • Longest
  • Sidewinder
  • Blood Gulch
  • Hang Em High (maybe)
  • New Mombassa Classic

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i'm going to do Prisoner first, then maybe danger canyon.

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Originally Posted by StankBacon™

way to shit up the topic guys.

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This looks great guys, i just wish you'd Consider making some of the smaller maps such as chillout, or Derelict.

god i love those maps <3

and nice fucking Hog WOL, and on a side note, so how goes contact with Dano atm?
is he really active on aim or something? i aint seen much of him online atm. i fear he got a life.
and who else is Texturing with our favorite long haired girl?

keep up the good work, and keep me posting.
because right now, I'm Moist.

E:

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Originally Posted by Tweek

i'm going to do Prisoner first, then maybe danger canyon.

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Neuro was in XCE at one stage wasn't he? Hit him up for his Prisoner re-make and you'd save ya self some serious time..
because that was looking awesome last i saw it.

anyone heard from him lately?

w00000000t!

WoL, one thing I want to know is how much of a 'remake' are you making the stock maps? If you are going to keep the same exact theme and just do everything in much greater detail, that's one thing, but if you are, for example, going to take Sidewinder and turn it into the inside of a UNSC ship or something, that's a different story. How much creativity are you intending to put into redesigning each level? I myself have had some pretty interesting remake ideas that take the map and bring it to new heights.

I am currently working on my Rat Race remake (don't expect anything major soon - I'm still learning how to model, and have a bit of a life left), which has been quite changed from the original scale, had an immense amount added to the general layout, and is firmly located in an Earth-based weapons shipping facility. Once I can model terrain properly I plan to remake Chill Out and Hang 'Em High as exterior semi-natural environments.

Seeing Sidewinder remade as a the inside of UNSC ship would be interesting, but I think that a remake of Wizard would be cool. Good job so far guys. +rep

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Originally Posted by sever323

I am currently working on my Rat Race remake (don't expect anything major soon - I'm still learning how to model, and have a bit of a life left), which has been quite changed from the original scale, had an immense amount added to the general layout, and is firmly located in an Earth-based weapons shipping facility. Once I can model terrain properly I plan to remake Chill Out and Hang 'Em High as exterior semi-natural environments.

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it would be cool to see it like its further in the future and one of the walls has been destroyed allowing you to go outside with a cool looking environment. you could make it really good looking if you did it right. just a thought.

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Originally Posted by sever323

WoL, one thing I want to know is how much of a 'remake' are you making the stock maps? If you are going to keep the same exact theme and just do everything in much greater detail, that's one thing, but if you are, for example, going to take Sidewinder and turn it into the inside of a UNSC ship or something, that's a different story. How much creativity are you intending to put into redesigning each level? I myself have had some pretty interesting remake ideas that take the map and bring it to new heights.

I am currently working on my Rat Race remake (don't expect anything major soon - I'm still learning how to model, and have a bit of a life left), which has been quite changed from the original scale, had an immense amount added to the general layout, and is firmly located in an Earth-based weapons shipping facility. Once I can model terrain properly I plan to remake Chill Out and Hang 'Em High as exterior semi-natural environments.

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I'm keeping the map's style, the only part that will be changing is that the detail will be overhauled. No gameplay changes will occur, because then it becomes something other than a remake.

This isn't a mod to "fix" halo's gameplay--no, halo's gameplay is amazing. This is a mod to make my eyes water as i run over people with a hog.

Also to tide us over until halo 3...

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

I'm keeping the map's style, the only part that will be changing is that the detail will be overhauled.

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oh..

:<

want me to start over?

Tweek, keep what you have, finish it, and release it as your own. Also, at the same time, start over and finish/release HighResHalo versions of Prisoner and Danger Canyon. Prove how awesome you are.

I'd LOVE to see a high res prisoner. Keep at it guys!

Please say you will add a zombies gametype setup scripted in :)

Zombies is not possible in Halo 1 or 2, due to lack of ability to script gametypes.

Team change could be player set, but could weapon spawns be done properly?

WoL has already said that this is just a graphical remake, nothing more.

*grabs WoL by the ear, speaks in a severely annoyed manner* can I speak with you over here for a moment? *drags WoL painfully into the corner*

srsly, e-mail me, or get your ass on AIM. I have to talk to you about this.

patrickssj is working on a Zombie gametype script, but what does it have to do with High-Res-Halo?

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I'd LOVE to see a high res prisoner. Keep at it guys!

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Working on it, well, partially. You get my drift.

Oh i just remembered why we havnt heard much from dano lately.

his sister pluged a USB cable in BACKWARDS into the puter and fucked his motherboard :/
come to think of it, i was sposed to take him a cd so he could re install windows :X

whoops.

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Originally Posted by ßðÐŻÍ££å

Oh i just remembered why we havnt heard much from dano lately.

his sister pluged a USB cable in BACKWARDS into the puter and fucked his motherboard :/
come to think of it, i was sposed to take him a cd so he could re install windows :X

whoops.

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What the hell? You really have to jam those things in there to do that :/

Look at my system specs...I could test and do screenshots/videos at 1920x1080. D:

Then again, halo is not a very demanding game at all.

holy fuck, two 8800GTX? sure thing you can do videos D:

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Originally Posted by [FBI]Xetsuei™

Look at my system specs...I could test and do screenshots/videos at 1920x1080. D:

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I could do them at 2560 x 1600 :D.

All the stuff you guys have looks great so far. Keep it up. o/

ffs, you can run halo at 8000x6000 on an overhead projector if you wanted to.

Need a semi-mid range card user to see how low it can go?

I have an 8600 GT, that's considered midrange for this generation.

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Originally Posted by Botolf

I have an 8600 GT, that's considered midrange for this generation.

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I have an X1100 and I can play Crysis at 10 FPS :(

Can I play this :O

I can play this, i has a 8400, its decent :)