The way Bethesda games work makes me think RAM is the key (Gaming)

by MacAddictXIV , Seattle WA, Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 12:36 (3293 days ago) @ ZackDark

Not even CPU, just raw RAM really.

I mean, you're never really being swarmed by stuff, the physics engine isn't that elaborate. Really, it's just about cramming as much information and low-res items into the memory as possible.

Yeah. I totally agree with this. They just try to get as many objects into a single loaded section. In fallout they must have an entire team that just populates the word with junk and tries to make it look as authentic as possible.

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So how's the gaming coming along? - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 05:55
- So how's the gaming coming along? - Quirel, 2015-11-13, 07:03
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 12:16
    - Oh? - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 12:28
      - Oh? - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 12:44
        
        XBL or PC? - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 13:36
        
        Both. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 15:30
        
        Are you free this weekend? - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 17:13
      - Honestly? No. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-13, 14:56
        
        Honestly? No. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 15:53
        
        Honestly? No. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 16:02
        
        Honestly? No. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 16:04
        
        Do you know what level? - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 16:17
        
        Do you know what level? - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 16:18
        
        Correct. Better than the first part, still not a good game. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-13, 17:23
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - stabbim, 2015-11-13, 14:43
    - By far my favorite Borderlands 2 Jack monologue - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 16:02
      - I dunno, maybe you had to be there... - stabbim, 2015-11-13, 17:17
        
        I dunno, maybe you had to be there... - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 17:25
    - I'm loving it. - Quirel, 2015-11-17, 19:09
      - I'm loving it. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-17, 19:19
      - I'm loving it. - stabbim, 2015-11-17, 20:41
        
        I'm loving it. - ZackDark, 2015-11-17, 20:50
        
        BL1 guns are better. - Funkmon, 2015-11-17, 20:57
        
        Overall, maybe. But DPUH > every gun in either game. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-18, 13:00
        
        Sawbar or GTFO - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-11-18, 21:33
        
        I like bad guns too. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-19, 00:31
        
        +1 - ZackDark, 2015-11-19, 02:27
        
        Slagga is good people. I liked that gun. - Funkmon, 2015-11-19, 03:49
        
        Slagga + Krieg. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-19, 13:06
        
        Fools, all of you - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-11-19, 21:45
        
        "Double longbow turrets" - ZackDark, 2015-11-20, 01:50
        
        Lol Commando - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-20, 05:32
        
        I'm not a subtle person ;) - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-11-21, 03:24
        
        Anything is better than a mechromancer. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-21, 03:28
        
        Found the sucky Mechromancer... - Korny, 2015-11-21, 12:23
        
        Fools, all of you - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-20, 12:40
        
        I'm loving it. - Quirel, 2015-11-19, 04:02
        
        Update. - Quirel, 2015-11-21, 07:28
        
        Wait until you get to Hammerlock's big game hunt. - ProbablyLast, 2015-11-21, 09:47
      - I'm loving it. - Phoenix_9286, 2015-11-18, 01:23
- So how's the gaming coming along? - Korny, 2015-11-13, 08:00
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - TheeChaos, 2015-11-13, 11:19
    - Maybe ultra high difficulty? - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 12:17
    - So how's the gaming coming along? - Korny, 2015-11-13, 14:18
- The usual high quality blizz fare. They did a great job! - slycrel, 2015-11-13, 08:54
- So how's the gaming coming along? - TheeChaos, 2015-11-13, 11:15
- So how's the gaming coming along? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-11-13, 12:36
- So how's the gaming coming along? - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 12:39
- I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 12:41
  - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 12:43
    - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 12:49
    - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - TheeChaos, 2015-11-13, 13:52
      - Fixing the feeling weird thing. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 15:34
        
        +1, can confirm - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 17:15
        
        Fixing the feeling weird thing. - Cody Miller, 2015-11-13, 17:24
        
        Fixing the feeling weird thing. - cheapLEY, 2015-11-13, 17:52
    - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - narcogen, 2015-11-15, 10:47
  - My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - electricpirate, 2015-11-13, 16:46
    - My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 16:52
      - A Clint Eastwood based RPG? Hell Yes. - red robber, 2015-11-13, 16:55
      - My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - electricpirate, 2015-11-13, 16:59
      - My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 18:18
      - My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - narcogen, 2015-11-15, 10:49
        
        My suggestion: Build a pc for pc games - Funkmon, 2015-11-15, 13:00
  - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 18:13
    - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 18:19
      - I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 18:27
        
        I have a capable PC now. No extra games, way more work. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 18:41
        
        The way Bethesda games work makes me think RAM is the key - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 21:44
        
        The way Bethesda games work makes me think RAM is the key - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-18, 12:36
- It's not. - Kermit, 2015-11-13, 15:16
  - It's not. - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 17:59
    - Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Uncharted 4. - Kermit, 2015-11-13, 19:56
      - If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have played the first ME. - Funkmon, 2015-11-13, 20:03
        
        If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have played the first ME. - Kermit, 2015-11-13, 21:14
        
        Wait, it was playable by visitors? - ZackDark, 2015-11-13, 21:46
        
        Wait, it was playable by visitors? - Kermit, 2015-11-13, 21:57
        
        I'm unbelievably jealous. You monster. - someotherguy, 2015-11-14, 14:16
        
        If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have played the first ME. - stabbim, 2015-11-14, 05:18
- pretty low key - electricpirate, 2015-11-13, 16:38
- So how's the gaming coming along? - Cody Miller, 2015-11-13, 17:49
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-13, 18:00
    - So how's the gaming coming along? - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 18:03
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - Avateur, 2015-11-13, 18:02
    - So how's the gaming coming along? - General Battuta, 2015-11-18, 01:05
      - So how's the gaming coming along? - Avateur, 2015-11-18, 02:03
        
        So how's the gaming coming along? - MacAddictXIV, 2015-11-18, 12:34
- So how's the gaming coming along? - stabbim, 2015-11-13, 18:20
  - So how's the gaming coming along? - cheapLEY, 2015-11-13, 22:36

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