Author Topic: hey does trem need a graphics card to run? (Read 18345 times)

Soroku · « **on:** February 01, 2007, 09:49:33 pm »

hey yeah im new and before i install it do i need a graphics card to run it? thanks because i really want to play this

TinMan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2007, 09:58:47 pm »

You usually need a graphics card to be able to use a computer normally, playing tremulous with no video can be tricky if you don't have good headphones/speakers and something like ventrillo, gamecomm, or teamspeak.

However, most video cards can handle tremulous, it uses the Quake 3 engine which is from late 1999. What is your computer's onboard video card? (the one built in)

Most likely you'll be able to run it, if not then you can purchase a cheap NVIDIA RIVA TNT 2 for PCI or VGA (whichever you have free to use) for around $10-25 and play decently on that.

fourchannel · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2007, 10:04:16 pm »

Yes, you do need a card. For a tremulous server, I don't think that you do. Almost all personal computers have graphics cards in them, not all the cards are good enough to play trem, though. If you do have a card, what kind is it? GeForce, Radeon, NVIDIA, ATI? etc...

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System requirements:

800 MHz x86 CPU
256 MB RAM
32 MB nVIDIA GeForce2 or ATi Radeon 7000
Stereo sound card
125 MB free hard drive space
56 kbit/s Internet connection

next_ghost · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2007, 10:18:25 pm »

Quote from: "TinMan"

You usually need a graphics card to be able to use a computer normally, playing tremulous with no video can be tricky if you don't have good headphones/speakers and something like ventrillo, gamecomm, or teamspeak.

AAlib & TTY FTW!

[EVIL]Unknown · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2007, 11:28:00 pm »

<---- onboard video ftw!!!!

if u have onboard a good processor helps compensate a bit. i get a good 43 fps on any server including sst. 43 is what i have it maxed out to.

Taiyo.uk · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2007, 11:32:23 pm »

Quote from: "next_ghost"

AAlib & TTY FTW!

...on a VT100 terminal!

Soroku · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2007, 11:50:13 pm »

k thanks so which one do i download? the 1.1.0 one? or the 1.0.2 one or the quake 3 version of 1.0.2

Survivor · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2007, 11:51:41 pm »

1.1.0 unless you want overpowered tyrants and empty servers

PHREAK · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2007, 03:00:44 am »

No need for a card but the game won't look all that great.
Just until a few days ago I was forced to play with Intel Extreme 2 and I got a steady 90 FPS cap at lowest settings.(My original card fried, literally, smoke and all!)

If you know anything about game engines, you know that Q3 is much more dependent on the CPU rather then GPU. This is a great benefit since a lot more players have fast processors rather then fast cards.
Combination of both is the best way to go.
So essentially, you should have a dedicated card but it's not requiered, depending on the rest of your hardware configuration.

Henners · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2007, 03:22:21 am »

Er Actually I believe you do need a card of some sort. No software mode on the quake3 engine. Was a big fuss about it when q3 came out as I recall.

TinMan · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2007, 04:27:45 am »

Quote from: "next_ghost"

AAlib & TTY FTW!

ZOMG ASCII QIII!

Those system requirements posted above are highly inaccurate, I've run medium settings on way worse specs and with high bp.

Vector_Matt · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2007, 02:24:45 pm »

Quote from: "Soroku"

do i need a graphics card to run it? thanks because i really want to play this

Yes, and if you can see this post it means you already have a graphics card. A graphics card is what sends the data to the monitor.

Taiyo.uk · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2007, 02:30:33 pm »

Quote from: "Vector_Matt"

Quote from: "Soroku"
do i need a graphics card to run it? thanks because i really want to play this
Yes, and if you can see this post it means you already have a graphics card. A graphics card is what sends the data to the monitor.

So what makes you think he's not using Lynx over a dumb terminal?

polish farmer boy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2007, 03:50:56 pm »

IMHO those who responded on this topic have been...

seduced by average troll <3

(excluding me lol)

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tuple · « **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2007, 04:54:13 pm »

Meh, who needs a video card

polish farmer boy · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2007, 05:57:31 pm »

Quote from: "tuple"

Meh, who needs a video card

after watching this link

4 the very first time

i am not sure what to write

reality is stranger then fiction

tomek-k · « **Reply #16 on:** February 02, 2007, 07:02:08 pm »

Quote from: "tuple"

Meh, who needs a video card

:eek:

TinMan · « **Reply #17 on:** February 02, 2007, 07:29:33 pm »

Quote from: "tuple"

Meh, who needs a video card

I play that game, I'd own you. lol

You still need a GPU to play it though.

Soroku · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2007, 02:29:53 am »

hey i can play without a graphics card

ingame name:Soroku

vcxzet · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2007, 02:47:58 am »

Quote from: "Soroku"

hey i can play without a graphics card

ingame name:Soroku

your aimbot owns

Henners · « **Reply #20 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:36:26 am »

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Yes, and if you can see this post it means you already have a graphics card. A graphics card is what sends the data to the monitor.

Onboard SVGA exists you know. Hence why there was a fuss when quake3 came out as it was the first game with no software mode for graphics and not everyone had a graphics card...

PHREAK · « **Reply #21 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:48:11 am »

/OFF
To all those morons with an IQ lower then 85:
When one talks about a graphics card in a game forum, it generally means a dedicated PCI, AGP or PCIe interfaced board that contains a GPU, one or more memory chips and so on.

Onboard adapter does not fall into this category.
So next time you chose to act smart and geeky, try not to make a complete idiot out of yourself.
/ON

tomek-k · « **Reply #22 on:** February 04, 2007, 02:04:54 pm »

Quote from: "PHREAK"

/OFF
To all those morons with an IQ lower then 85:
When one talks about a graphics card in a game forum, it generally means a dedicated PCI, AGP or PCIe interfaced board that contains a GPU, one or more memory chips and so on.

Onboard adapter does not fall into this category.
So next time you chose to act smart and geeky, try not to make a complete idiot out of yourself.
/ON

Heh?
The so called onboard adapter can also have a GPU. And you can play trem with such.
So your explanation of the term 'graphics card' is inconsistent.

Moreover you don't need a GPU to play trem - a so-called 3D accelerator (which contains chips responsible for 3D acceleration but w/o hardware support for transformations and lighting) is also enough. And it also can be integrated with the mainboard.

n00b pl0x · « **Reply #23 on:** February 04, 2007, 05:50:12 pm »

is a iq of 10 higher or lower than 85? im not sure if that was directed towards me or not

PHREAK · « **Reply #24 on:** February 04, 2007, 06:59:56 pm »

@tomek-k
I said "...dedicated PCI, AGP or PCIe interfaced board that contains a GPU, one or more memory chips and so on..."
The GPU itself doesn't make it a graphics card.
Also, if you read my initial post in this thread, you'll see that I completly agree that Trem doesn't need a dedicated card to run. As of a week or so ago, I was one of the people running trem with onboard graphics (Intel Extreme 2 to be exact) and it ran fine as far as framerates go, but didn't look too appealing.

player1 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:37:52 pm »

Plays like Quake. Looks like Quake. Made from Quake. MacBook+Tremulous=

(64MB RAM shared btw. GPU & CPU). I think it's been said elsewhere, but I believe this game engine gets as much speed from the CPU as the graphics card/chipset/integrated processor.

tomek-k · « **Reply #26 on:** February 04, 2007, 10:18:28 pm »

Quote from: "PHREAK"

@tomek-k
I said "...dedicated PCI, AGP or PCIe interfaced board that contains a GPU, one or more memory chips and so on..."
The GPU itself doesn't make it a graphics card.
Also, if you read my initial post in this thread, you'll see that I completly agree that Trem doesn't need a dedicated card to run. As of a week or so ago, I was one of the people running trem with onboard graphics (Intel Extreme 2 to be exact) and it ran fine as far as framerates go, but didn't look too appealing.

ok. I understand :wink:

TinMan · « **Reply #27 on:** February 04, 2007, 11:06:28 pm »

Tremulous requires GPU.

next_ghost · « **Reply #28 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:27:04 am »

Quote from: "TinMan"

Tremulous requires GPU.

No graphic chips prior to GeForce 256 were GPUs. Yet Tremulous will run on things as old as Riva TNT, ATi Rage 128 or Voodoo.

DASPRiD · « **Reply #29 on:** February 05, 2007, 09:52:32 am »

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