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john.dsl@verizon.net (John Lewis) wrote: 

> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:58:17 +0000, pc games 
> <pcgamer23708@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> 
>>I've some questions regarding Gas Powered games and Supreme 
>>Commander if someone can answer me please 
>>
>>What is the label "Gas Powered games" 
> 
> Try putting "Gas Powered Games" into Google and see what come 
> back. Next question ? 
> 
>> I'm seeing in the front cover of 
>>some PC Game boxes at Retail stores? Namely Supreme Commander 
>>
>>Is it true Supreme Commander removed the copy-protection/Disk 
>>check with the latest patch? So now can you play without having 
>>the disk inserted in the drive? 
>>
> 
> No idea... Who cares ? Only somebody with a few screws loose in 
> the upper story would ever make this feature a mandatory 
> requirement before considering the purchase of a game.  There is 
> always Gamecopy.com to relieve such anxieties for legitimate 
> purchasers. 
> 
>>Has Supreme Commander single-player mode? 
>>
> 
> Yes...  Campaign 18 missions, 6 for each faction. You do know how 
> to search with  Google, don't you ?  Oh, I forgot, you are on a 
> 33K modem, so Google pages come up abysmally slowly and you can't 
> visit graphically-intensive sites....Feels a bit like being on a 
> desert island these days, doesn't it? Except most inhabited desert 
> islands probably now have faster internet connections than you 
> do.... 
> 
> No wonder you have all these questions for us on SC instead of 
> quickly perusing Google hits and the on-line SC game previews and 
> reviews. 
> 
>>If yes is Internet Mandatory in any way when playing Supreme 
>>Commander single-player mode only? Like having some kind of online 
>>activation? 
>>
> 
> No idea... 

What happened to "look it up on Google"? There are no such
requirements. 

> have not yet bought the game. Considering the very steep system 
> requirements for a satisfactory gaming experience in SP mode, 

Not that steep. Typical for a cutting-edge game. 

> I expect it to be discounted very rapidly after the initial rush 
> of strategy-enthusiasts. 

Not yet, but I guess time will tell. Looks like sales have been up
and down but they are the same as five days ago when I started
monitoring that. Pleasantly surprising  IMO for a real-time strategy
(RTS) title that encourages strategy. 

> With your obsolete PC machinery, Supreme Commander should be a 
> slide-show very frequently in SP mode. The game is fully 
> multicore-aware and the SP AI apparently requires genuine 
> dual-core horsepower when large numbers of units are in action. 
> Need a fast dual-core processor, a high-end graphics card,  a very 
> large-screen monitor or even better still --- dual monitors. 

Having both the demo and the retail version, that's not my 
impression. 

Opteron 152 (single core) Geforce 7950GT (bought it for Supreme 
Commander) 1 GB PC3200 RAM (hopefully 2 GB soon) 

Having used dual monitors for many years (usually for instant 
messaging, system monitoring, and stuff), currently I'm not sure the 
secondary monitor is desirable for the extra screen space. Supreme 
Commander has an innovative point and zoom feature (simple and very 
useful) that might make pushing the pointer to the edge of the 
screen a thing of the past. Why move your pointer out of position? 
While watching replays, I have had panning with the mouse/keyboard 
turned off and haven't missed it. That same feature combined with a 
configurable strategic icon view might reduce or eliminate the need 
for a minimap too. Having an easy rolling scroll wheel helps, I 
reduced the spring tension in mine. 

You can get dozens or more system specifications versus Supreme 
Commander performance from real gamers online at Gas Powered Games 
forum. There is a long thread devoted to posting just that 
information. 

I think this link will get you there. 

http://forums.gaspowered.com/viewtopic.php?t=419 

The first page or two might be the old SupComMark test results when 
lower was better. That was soon changed to higher equals better. 

Good luck and have fun. 







> 
> 
> John Lewis 
>