M2TW demo FAQ - What you Need to Know (23/10)

**HorseArcher** · October 10, 2006, 04:54 PM

I make this thread so it gives some answers for the most popular questions..

Moderators! Please direct everyone who posts problems and have questions..

1. Where do I get the demo?
http://files.filefront.com/Medieval+.../fileinfo.html

2. What are the system requirements for the demo?

same as the full game requirements

PC Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP

Processor: Celeron 1.5GHz Pentium 4® (1500MHz) or equivalent AMD® processor

Memory: 512MB RAM

Optical Drive: 8x Speed DVD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate)
and latest drivers

Disk Space: 11GB of uncompressed free hard disk space

Sound Card: 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
and latest drivers

Input Devices: 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible mouse,
keyboard and latest drivers

DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c

Graphics Card: 128MB Hardware Accelerated video card with Shader 1 supportand the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible

Display Resolution: 1024 x 768

Added (demo only for now- a community found requirement):

SSE2 Compatible CPU

CPUs supporting SSE2

* AMD Athlon 64
* AMD Athlon 64 X2
* AMD Opteron
* AMD Sempron (Socket 754/939/AM2 versions only)
* AMD Turion 64
* Intel Pentium 4
* Intel Pentium D
* Intel Pentium EE
* Intel Pentium M
* Intel Celeron (Socket 478 versions only)
* Intel Celeron D
* Intel Celeron M
* Intel Core Solo/Duo
* Intel Core 2 Solo/Duo/Extreme
* Transmeta Efficeon
* Intel Xeon
* Via C7

Notable CPUs not supporting SSE2

* Anything from Motorola, or any other CPU manufacturer not listed above

The following CPUs do not support SSE2. (- Will not run Medieval2 Demo)

* AMD Athlon
* AMD Athlon XP / MP
* AMD Duron
* AMD Sempron (Socket A versions)

* Intel Pentium II Xeon
* Intel Pentium III Xeon
* Intel Pentium II
* Intel Pentium III
* Intel Celeron (Slot 1, Socket 370)
* Intel Itanium
* Intel Itanium 2
* Via C3
* Transmeta Crusoe
* IDT Centaurs-Haul Winchip
* and any older CPUs

3. My game will not run/CTDs during the demo:

Caused by:

- Your System/CPU is below the requirements (see above)
-Corrupted download
-Corrupted Installation
-Outdated sound or video card drivers
-Outdated DirectX installation
-Virus/Trojan/corrupted Operating System and other user PC specific problems not directly related to the demo

4. The game Error log found in the directory of Medieval 2:Total war demo/system_log.txt contains a large number of "invalid" or "file not found" - errors with the demo:

- It's normal. The demo does not contain all the files necessary for the full game. This is a demo and the error logger script is made for the full game. The Demo should still run regardless of what this text file contains. Your problem lies somewhere else and this error log text file should be ignored.

5. Are there any mods made for the demo/can I play the:

-/French;
-/Spanish
-/other not intended to be played factions in the demo?

- Yes it's now possible to play a custom battle, please read this thread for further information.

6. Will the full game also require SSE2?
Nope, the full game will work fine on SSE systems.

Originally Posted by CA

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Wow the forums are running hot with demo chat. I thought I better hurry up and address some of your concerns so you can relax and enjoy the weekend. As mentioned in the developer blogs the demo is a pre-beta build and since then the game has had over 2 months of polish and optimization. I am happy to inform you that:

• SSE2 is only required for the demo, the release version of the game will only require SSE.

• Most of the issues with the Athlon XP processor were fixed for the release version of the game, the single player game works fine but there are a few residual issues with multiplayer and as such we can’t officially support it.

• Regarding frame rate, considering there has been over 2 months of work on game optimization I think it’s safe to assume the frame rate in the release game will be better than the one seen in the demo.

I will be sure to keep up to date with the demo chat and try and address any additional issues requiring clarification.

Jason

7. A new demo?
Yup a new improved demo will be out the 24th Oct, with SSE support and featuring a new historic battle ,the Battle of Otumba, between the Spanish and the Aztecs