System Requirements for a large armies

**grandcross** · February 22, 2009, 09:24 AM

what possible number of men can i handle by my army alone??
this is my PC
Processsor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00 GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1280 RAM
Direct x: 9.0c
NVIDIA Geforce 7300 SE/7200 GS

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 3

Powered by AMIT Intel(R)
Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz , 1.2 GB of RAM

plssss i really need to play battles in huge scale specially my own army and i want it big!! just tell me how large the army i can control given the systems i have above... thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!

**Pink Beard** · February 22, 2009, 09:29 AM

Welcome to the forum

hmmm it depends on the graphic settings too... if you set it on lowest u can easily field thousands of men, but with higher settings things may become problematic...
why don't you just try out instead of making this bit useless thread?

**grandcross** · February 22, 2009, 09:36 AM

but i still havent buy the game.....i would just like to know in advance how large the possible army i can control... imm really just too excited!!

**Pink Beard** · February 22, 2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by grandcross

but i still havent buy the game.....i would just like to know in advance how large the possible army i can control... imm really just too excited!!

ooohhhh pardon my insolence! How stupid of me

I didn't knew u don't have the game yet! Well i'm not a pc fanatic but I guess it should work reasonably with about 1000 soldiers on your side (and 1000 on the other)

**grandcross** · February 22, 2009, 09:57 AM

only a thousand!?? even if it is in huge settings and the game file changed!?? how could it be!! i see some other players with PCs a little lower than mine and they can get up to 8000 men!!!

**MyGeneration** · February 23, 2009, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by grandcross

but i still havent buy the game.....i would just like to know in advance how large the possible army i can control... imm really just too excited!!

I usually just take the Grass completely off and put Trees on low and the game runs like magic.

On Empire Total war i do the same and i get terrific results.

**axnsan** · February 22, 2009, 10:05 AM

i have a system pretty much like yours and i played with huge unit size and all unit graphics on high a battle with like 2500 men without problems (2500 total)
if i tune them down a bit i can handle 6000 with no problem

**grandcross** · February 22, 2009, 10:07 AM

6,000,,,you mean your own army in one battle?

**Sith_Lord** · February 22, 2009, 10:13 AM

he means 6000 total, so depending on who you are facing, say your attacking a one unit army with a full stack (or multiple) then you could field around 5940 and they would field 61. Or is stack vs stack then 3000 vs 3000.

**grandcross** · February 22, 2009, 10:18 AM

where should i base the total amount of units that a PC can handle??? CPU power of graphics card??

**Pink Beard** · February 22, 2009, 10:35 AM

most likely graphic cards. higher settings really drain energy...

**Juli** · February 22, 2009, 07:36 PM

Graphics card, and as much RAM as you can get, so as to run epic battles.

Turn the grass settings to Low or None. The gras drains a

*** lot of memory, you know

**MyGeneration** · February 23, 2009, 12:27 AM

I would suggest getting one more Gig of Ram and you will be fine.

**Yojimbo** · February 23, 2009, 01:14 AM

get a 8800gt and youll thump m2tw. Getting 2gb of ram instead would be a good idea too.

**grandcross** · February 23, 2009, 06:36 AM

could i change the file in descr_unit?? or something like that?? i really want to get beyond 10,000

**Pink Beard** · February 23, 2009, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by grandcross

could i change the file in descr_unit?? or something like that?? i really want to get beyond 10,000

why in

's name would u want 10.000 men on the field and play with 1-2 fps ?? geesh I don't get it i'd prefer 500 vs 500 with high settings above 5000 vs 5000 with everything on its lowest!!