Technical info
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Information on BioShock's technology and technical requirements.
[edit] Engine
BioShock was originally going to run on an enhanced version of the Vengeance engine, the highly modified version of Unreal Engine 2.5 technology used by previous Irrational Games titles, Tribes: Vengeance, SWAT 4, and SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate.
However, in an interview at E3 in May 2006[1], Levine revealed that "we've moved to Unreal Engine 3.0, we've done a lot of modifications on top of it," particularly to the way the engine handles water effects, which he claims will be very impressive, "We've hired a water programmer and water artist, just for this game, and they're kicking ass and you've never seen water like this."
BioShock will utilize the DirectX 10 feature set when available, but it will also run on older DirectX 9 hardware.[2]
Note that Shader Model 2.0 cards such as the ATI X800XT or X850XT require a community-developed and (as of 2007) imperfect modification to run BioShock.[3]
[edit] Official requirements
Announced on BioShock's official site and at E3 2007, the official system requirements [ 1 ] for BioShock are as follows.
| Minimum | Recommended | ||
| Operating System | Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (single core) | Intel Core 2 Duo Or AMD Athlon 64 X2 | |
| System RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB | |
| Video card | DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550) | DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900GT or better) or DirectX 10 compliant card (NVIDIA 8600 or better) | |
| Sound card | 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card | Sound Blaster X-Fi (Optimized for EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0/5.0 compatible cards) | |
| Internet connection | Required for activation | ||
| Hard disk space | 8 GB of free space | ||
| Protection | SecuRom, you're only allowed two installs per copy (this was later increased to 5 install per game) | On June 19 2008, the activation limits were completely removed.[4] | |
See also http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/pc_faq.html
- ↑ [1] E3 06: BioShock Interview Transcript
- ↑ [2] The Cult of Rapture, 2kgames.com
- ↑ [3] Forums, 2kgames.com
- ↑ http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20585
[edit] References
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