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Ace




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PostPosted: Sat, 28th Apr 2007 20:27    Post subject:
7900 GT same problem, bad move from activision.
why release a game(not sure this is final release code) if so few gfx cards can run the game.
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yoyoxp




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PostPosted: Sat, 28th Apr 2007 20:28    Post subject:
mr.bungel wrote:
I have 2gigs of RAM and I'm using Windows XP SP2. I have all the latest official drivers installed and also tried the latest unofficial ones from guru3D.

Could it be that this game is really that demanding?!?

Yes and no, what were basicly playing is the xbox 360 version on pc hardware... As ive said earlier it was not optimised well for pc ie it has irregular framerates, fraps says framerate lock of 30fps lol , on the 360, I doubt you'd say this would be too "demanding" , saying that though it does render a decent size city, hard to know, hopefully we'll see a patch when retail hits shelves fixing these issiues but as of now, put it down as low as possible settings wise till its playable Sad

Nick

Edit: Just to point out, I'll list my pc config:
Intel Pentium D 805 2.66Ghz
2 Gig DDR2 RAM
500gig SATA hard drive (4 gig free)
XFx GeForce 7600GT XXX Overclocked edition 256mb DDR3
Windows Vista Home Premium with Nvidia Vista Drivers 158.18

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why release a game(not sure this is final release code) if so few gfx cards can run the game.

This does look like final code tbh, includes full readme, autorun image thing and no sort of PRE or BETA watermarks anywhere, these ports happen, sometimes there fixed, other times not, we'll just have to wait & see
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mr.bungel




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PostPosted: Sat, 28th Apr 2007 20:46    Post subject:
Thanks for posting your specs yoyoxp.

Let's hope they release a patch that improves performance, although that seems highly unlikely...
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mYslead




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PostPosted: Sat, 28th Apr 2007 22:43    Post subject:
anyone got around the "game freezes but the sounds continue)
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sat, 28th Apr 2007 22:50    Post subject:
yoyoxp wrote:
mr.bungel wrote:
I have 2gigs of RAM and I'm using Windows XP SP2. I have all the latest official drivers installed and also tried the latest unofficial ones from guru3D.

Could it be that this game is really that demanding?!?

Yes and no, what were basicly playing is the xbox 360 version on pc hardware... As ive said earlier it was not optimised well for pc ie it has irregular framerates, fraps says framerate lock of 30fps lol , on the 360, I doubt you'd say this would be too "demanding" , saying that though it does render a decent size city, hard to know, hopefully we'll see a patch when retail hits shelves fixing these issiues but as of now, put it down as low as possible settings wise till its playable Sad

Nick

Edit: Just to point out, I'll list my pc config:
Intel Pentium D 805 2.66Ghz
2 Gig DDR2 RAM
500gig SATA hard drive (4 gig free)
XFx GeForce 7600GT XXX Overclocked edition 256mb DDR3
Windows Vista Home Premium with Nvidia Vista Drivers 158.18

Quote:
why release a game(not sure this is final release code) if so few gfx cards can run the game.

This does look like final code tbh, includes full readme, autorun image thing and no sort of PRE or BETA watermarks anywhere, these ports happen, sometimes there fixed, other times not, we'll just have to wait & see


It's rare console ports get patched. Only reason RS6 Vegas did cause well...it's RS6, UBI woulda dug themselves a grave if they didnt.


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diablofreak




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 01:15    Post subject:
either this game is shittily coded or i am having weird problems on my rig. if i turn on AA, or anything beyond low quality or over 1680x1050, it runs at 3-10fps, worse so in the beginning mission with the fire and all. (my other games run perfectly smooth with all settings on max)

Dell XPS 700
Core2Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
2x1GB DDR2 667mhz RAM
GeForce 7900GTX 512MB, nVidia Vista x64 158.18
Windows Vista Ultimate X64
OS HDD - 74GB Raptor SATA
Games HDD - 2x300GB SATA RAID0
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mr.bungel




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 02:14    Post subject:
diablofreak wrote:
either this game is shittily coded or i am having weird problems on my rig. if i turn on AA, or anything beyond low quality or over 1680x1050, it runs at 3-10fps, worse so in the beginning mission with the fire and all. (my other games run perfectly smooth with all settings on max)

Dell XPS 700
Core2Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
2x1GB DDR2 667mhz RAM
GeForce 7900GTX 512MB, nVidia Vista x64 158.18
Windows Vista Ultimate X64
OS HDD - 74GB Raptor SATA
Games HDD - 2x300GB SATA RAID0


I wonder if this games hates the 7900GTX

I also have low frame rates, especially in the begining. Setting everything to low/off makes it playable but not really smooth. Sad
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diablofreak




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 02:19    Post subject:
too bad i don't have a 8800GTX.
but 7900GTX should be more than enough, there may be an issue with this card specifically then Evil or Very Mad
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0wen




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 04:54    Post subject:
mYslead wrote:
anyone got around the "game freezes but the sounds continue)


The only fix I found for this is to alt tab back to desktop then click on the game in your taskbar.
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mYslead




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 05:00    Post subject:
0wen wrote:
mYslead wrote:
anyone got around the "game freezes but the sounds continue)


The only fix I found for this is to alt tab back to desktop then click on the game in your taskbar.


well, I rebooted my computer after the install and it fixed the problem (somehow)
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 06:44    Post subject:
mYslead wrote:
0wen wrote:
mYslead wrote:
anyone got around the "game freezes but the sounds continue)


The only fix I found for this is to alt tab back to desktop then click on the game in your taskbar.


well, I rebooted my computer after the install and it fixed the problem (somehow)


Amazing what rebooting can fix isn't it?

On another note im sure if all you guys get together and rape the dev support when it's officially released they'll see the fuckups and release us a patch. I know I for one will be sending them an email. And 2 pages of you guys having problems so far? Not to mention everyone else not on this board with problems. They'll see a fan database and want to keep customers (even though you didnt buy it).


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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 11:11    Post subject:
was fooking around for ages with this... Tried unplugging the controller method etc, updated all drivers still nothing, Then I remembered configuring my Bluetooth dongle to work with the WiiMote. Unplugged the Btooth dongle and it works now Very Happy

is this game actually released yet??? if not, we should contact Activision to warn them about this bug in advance before the release date Razz Wink


George W Bush -

'...more and more of our imports are coming from overseas.'
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 11:48    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
was fooking around for ages with this... Tried unplugging the controller method etc, updated all drivers still nothing, Then I remembered configuring my Bluetooth dongle to work with the WiiMote. Unplugged the Btooth dongle and it works now Very Happy

is this game actually released yet??? if not, we should contact Activision to warn them about this bug in advance before the release date Razz Wink


nah they more than likley won't respond will to us mentioning bugs n shit before release day (4 days n soemthing hours)


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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 12:02    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
was fooking around for ages with this... Tried unplugging the controller method etc, updated all drivers still nothing, Then I remembered configuring my Bluetooth dongle to work with the WiiMote. Unplugged the Btooth dongle and it works now Very Happy

is this game actually released yet??? if not, we should contact Activision to warn them about this bug in advance before the release date Razz Wink


nah they more than likley won't respond will to us mentioning bugs n shit before release day (4 days n soemthing hours)


I was joking hence the Razz and Wink


Very Happy


oh yea, forgot to say, Game runs fine on my system -

3200+ AMD 64
1GB Corsair DDR Ram
7900GT
Cheap crappy 5.1 sound card

Is it possible to change the game settings?? Eg Audio / Picture quality etc???


George W Bush -

'...more and more of our imports are coming from overseas.'
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yoyoxp




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 12:24    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
SpykeZ wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
was fooking around for ages with this... Tried unplugging the controller method etc, updated all drivers still nothing, Then I remembered configuring my Bluetooth dongle to work with the WiiMote. Unplugged the Btooth dongle and it works now Very Happy

is this game actually released yet??? if not, we should contact Activision to warn them about this bug in advance before the release date Razz Wink


nah they more than likley won't respond will to us mentioning bugs n shit before release day (4 days n soemthing hours)


I was joking hence the Razz and Wink


Very Happy


oh yea, forgot to say, Game runs fine on my system -

3200+ AMD 64
1GB Corsair DDR Ram
7900GT
Cheap crappy 5.1 sound card

Is it possible to change the game settings?? Eg Audio / Picture quality etc???

To change settings, hit esc and then in the esc menu click the left/right arrow buttons or use the left/right arrow keys to cycle through options,

Nick
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mr.bungel




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 13:50    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
SpykeZ wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
was fooking around for ages with this... Tried unplugging the controller method etc, updated all drivers still nothing, Then I remembered configuring my Bluetooth dongle to work with the WiiMote. Unplugged the Btooth dongle and it works now Very Happy

is this game actually released yet??? if not, we should contact Activision to warn them about this bug in advance before the release date Razz Wink


nah they more than likley won't respond will to us mentioning bugs n shit before release day (4 days n soemthing hours)


I was joking hence the Razz and Wink


Very Happy


oh yea, forgot to say, Game runs fine on my system -

3200+ AMD 64
1GB Corsair DDR Ram
7900GT
Cheap crappy 5.1 sound card

Is it possible to change the game settings?? Eg Audio / Picture quality etc???


What settings do you use? And were you able to run the game at good frame rates even during the tutorial?

If that's the case then surely this game doesn't like my 7900TX Crying or Very sad

The saddest thing is that I hurt my right knee pretty bad, so I'm stuck in front of the PC for a day or two. I would love to play this game at full quality.

Does anyone have an extra 8800GTX (or two)? Laughing Laughing Laughing

EDIT: BTW if anyone wants to use his/her XBOX360 controller you should probably use the official microsoft drivers and not the XBCD ones.
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rock




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 14:40    Post subject:
Can somebody post full path to save directory?
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yoyoxp




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 14:43    Post subject:
rock wrote:
Can somebody post full path to save directory?

In my documents in activision folder under vista:
C:\Users\Nick\Documents\Activision\Spider-Man 3

Nick
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rock




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 14:47    Post subject:
Can you upload save directory somewhere?
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 15:39    Post subject:
mr.bungel wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
SpykeZ wrote:


nah they more than likley won't respond will to us mentioning bugs n shit before release day (4 days n soemthing hours)


I was joking hence the Razz and Wink


Very Happy


oh yea, forgot to say, Game runs fine on my system -

3200+ AMD 64
1GB Corsair DDR Ram
7900GT
Cheap crappy 5.1 sound card

Is it possible to change the game settings?? Eg Audio / Picture quality etc???


What settings do you use? And were you able to run the game at good frame rates even during the tutorial?

If that's the case then surely this game doesn't like my 7900TX Crying or Very sad

The saddest thing is that I hurt my right knee pretty bad, so I'm stuck in front of the PC for a day or two. I would love to play this game at full quality.

Does anyone have an extra 8800GTX (or two)? Laughing Laughing Laughing

EDIT: BTW if anyone wants to use his/her XBOX360 controller you should probably use the official microsoft drivers and not the XBCD ones.



All settings are on the Highest now (it was on the standard settings and ran smooth). On the Highest settings Im getting some slow down but Im putting this down to my current PC's status eg hasnt been formatted for a year, 40gb out of 300gb free, hasnt been de fragged for months, loads of crap installed, getting a few error messages when running thinks etc etc... Its getting re formatted once I get my external drive..


George W Bush -

'...more and more of our imports are coming from overseas.'
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mr.bungel




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 15:54    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
mr.bungel wrote:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:


I was joking hence the Razz and Wink


Very Happy


oh yea, forgot to say, Game runs fine on my system -

3200+ AMD 64
1GB Corsair DDR Ram
7900GT
Cheap crappy 5.1 sound card

Is it possible to change the game settings?? Eg Audio / Picture quality etc???


What settings do you use? And were you able to run the game at good frame rates even during the tutorial?

If that's the case then surely this game doesn't like my 7900TX Crying or Very sad

The saddest thing is that I hurt my right knee pretty bad, so I'm stuck in front of the PC for a day or two. I would love to play this game at full quality.

Does anyone have an extra 8800GTX (or two)? Laughing Laughing Laughing

EDIT: BTW if anyone wants to use his/her XBOX360 controller you should probably use the official microsoft drivers and not the XBCD ones.



All settings are on the Highest now (it was on the standard settings and ran smooth). On the Highest settings Im getting some slow down but Im putting this down to my current PC's status eg hasnt been formatted for a year, 40gb out of 300gb free, hasnt been de fragged for months, loads of crap installed, getting a few error messages when running thinks etc etc... Its getting re formatted once I get my external drive..



Nice performance mate!
Which drivers do you use? I read in another forum that 109.09 work pretty well.
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 18:10    Post subject:
Im using the ForceWare 101.09 drivers from Guru3D (Think they are the latest ones)

oh and my 7900GT is the XFX Factory overclocked one


George W Bush -

'...more and more of our imports are coming from overseas.'
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mYslead




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 21:13    Post subject:
SpykeZ wrote:
mYslead wrote:
0wen wrote:


The only fix I found for this is to alt tab back to desktop then click on the game in your taskbar.


well, I rebooted my computer after the install and it fixed the problem (somehow)


Amazing what rebooting can fix isn't it?


i know, amazing isn't it? lol but now i'm stuck with random crashes from time to time -_-, maybe memory leak?
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HansiHusten




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 22:17    Post subject:
Got an ATI X850XT. As some1 else posted in an other thread - this doesnt work because my card doesnt support shader f*ck 3? (what ever its called)
Damn, can some1 confirm this?
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|IcedFreon|




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Apr 2007 22:38    Post subject:
HansiHusten wrote:
Got an ATI X850XT. As some1 else posted in an other thread - this doesnt work because my card doesnt support shader f*ck 3? (what ever its called)
Damn, can some1 confirm this?

yea. youre fucked lol too bad for all you X*** users. get out of the stoneage an get a real card Wink


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misfits138




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Apr 2007 01:32    Post subject:
Ran the game fine yesterday and then decided to install the 101.09 drivers... now when I start the game it just keeps minimizing to desktop over and over. Went back to the old drivers but still getting the same shit. Confused Mad

Made sure no gamepad was plugged in.
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Apr 2007 01:48    Post subject:
i'm surprised how u all have issues, well not realy, it's port after all

anyway i didn't experienced any problems apart from slowdowns [well my hw explains that] and yes this game have memory leaks, but alt+tab does the trick
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zoeyss




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Apr 2007 02:39    Post subject:
any1 know about radeon 9600 series and SM3?

it only shows a blck screen with the sound playing.

i hve newest drivers and run it on xp not vista. thx!
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Apr 2007 03:00    Post subject:
lol Razz
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Apr 2007 03:50    Post subject:
zoeyss wrote:
any1 know about radeon 9600 series and SM3?

it only shows a blck screen with the sound playing.

i hve newest drivers and run it on xp not vista. thx!


ROFLMAO!! did the 9600 even have SM2?


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