The turn-based strategy thread

[VAMatt]

sethnintendo said:

VAMatt said:
Civilization 3 is the only TBS game I've ever played. I enjoyed it. I'd like to play a more modern Civ, but I don't want to buy a gaming PC just for that.

Civ games aren't too demanding.  You probably just need to make sure you have at least 8 GB ram for 5 or 6.  I did notice that on basic computers sometimes the wait time between turns (especially if you have a huge map with a shitload of AI) would be long when playing 3 back in the day.  So any decent spec laptop or desktop should be able to at least run Civ 5.

Civ 6 actually only has 4 GB RAM as min but you'd probably want 8 or you will be waiting longer between turns.

Civ 6 specs

MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 450
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device


RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64
Processor: Fourth Generation Intel Core i5 2.5 Ghz or AMD FX8350 4.0 Ghz or greater
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB & AMD 7970 or nVidia 770 or greater
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

 

Ka-pi96 said:

sethnintendo said:

Civ games aren't too demanding.  You probably just need to make sure you have at least 8 GB ram for 5 or 6.  I did notice that on basic computers sometimes the wait time between turns (especially if you have a huge map with a shitload of AI) would be long when playing 3 back in the day.  So any decent spec laptop or desktop should be able to at least run Civ 5.

Yeah Civ games aren't bad. You really don't need a gaming PC for it. My laptop which was the cheapest one the store had can even run Civ 5. It's so slow that it's not particularly enjoyable, but still if you've got even a half decent computer it should run it without any problems.

I ran a compatibility test.  I don't have enough dedicated video RAM, apparently.  I don't have enough for Civ 5 either.  Civ 6 requires 1gb, Civ 5 wants 256. I have only 128mb dedicated, and 3gb dynamic.  

For what its worth, I have 16gb of system RAM.