Response to Brad's Email.

Moved to Founder's forum.

My response:

Does it work: Yes.

Does it perform well: Ehh, it did until it crashed to desktop.

Any other feedback: I need more time with it to give good feedback, but it seems like the tech and unit trees are limited. I'm also confused about why I have four resources to monitor; I get the metal and radioatives, but why both power AND logistics? Only one would serve well enough as a unit limiter (unless they limit buildings vs. units, which I didn't quite get yet). I enjoy the TA-style economy where you pay as you go rather than up-front. I think there needs to be some sort of faster transport; my biggest frustration was over how slow the ground units were to move anywhere. Radar and FoW are well handled IMO.

OS: Windows 8.1

Graphics Library: DX11

Video Card: nVidia GTX 970 (3.5 video ram effectively)

Ram: 12 GB

CPU: Quad-core i5. 

Could be a weird question but how do I check my graphics library?

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes, no crashes or other errors so far.

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

Yes, actually, much better than expected, even with a large number of units in play. The biggest issue for me is that the selection box occasionally decides it doesn't want to start boxing on time and requires a second attempt.

3. Any other feedback you might have

Although this game has a long way to go, it is still sort of enjoyable. It feels like it has great bones if that makes any sense. Even down to little details like the research system does not involve any direct upgrades to existing units, but rather making new unit types available.

The biggest issues with this game are mechanical, not technical. Things like the VP "Computronium" and not that it just doesn't work.

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes, works fine, only my 1920x1200 resolution is not supported

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

Seems so, i've a bit older computer. See below for specs. I did not have a lot of units on my screen so far.

3. Any other feedback you might have? 

Very slow pace at the moment. Multiple placing (with shift key) of orders would be nice. GUI feedback is something that will be improved I quess.

Suggestion:

create a benchmark mode, which reports back the min/max FPS and other numbers you would like to know.

The current "Does it perform well" is very fuzzy

My ststem:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/19/2015, 21:27:49
Machine name: GOOFY
Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_r9.150322-1500)
Language: Dutch (Regional Setting: Dutch)
System Manufacturer: MSI
System Model: MS-7751
BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/23/12 16:00:18 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~4.2GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16330MB RAM
Page File: 4628MB used, 12501MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.17415 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6819)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6819&SUBSYS_E218174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 5867 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2027 MB
Shared Memory: 3840 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: HP 2310t
Monitor Id: HWP289C
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI

For me it doesn't work:

Window 8.1 (64x)

Graphic card: Radeon 6670

Ram: 8 gig

CPU: AMD FX 6100 six core processor

Graphic library: ? (Don't know how to acces it)

I was able to play it continuously for a couple of hours with no problems (a few bugs here and there, but nothing performance related)

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes, no performance issues

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

Yes, I was running everything at maximum and the game was not slowed down at all by any of the battles or gameplay

3. Any other feedback?

I would like my team's color to be blue and the opponent's red, but that is completely a personal preference

System:

Windows 8.1 Pro x64

DirectX 11

Asus Nvidia GTX 980 STRIX 4GB GDDR5

Intel i7 4790K

16 GB 1600MHz RAM

If it makes any difference I installed the game on a Samsung 840 Evo SSD

Good work guys, this game is looking great and I'm excited to see what changes it will go through as it progresses!

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes (after 90 minutes playing nonstop without crashes)
One Crash after I build aireplanes (so I try to avoid planes) 
One Crash after try to start a new game from menu.  

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

As long as I play it starts to slow down when I zoom out complete and there are a lot of units; but nothing what can't be handled so far. 

3. Any other feedback you might have

Overall:
The first game, since Supreme Commander that I want to play all day long. So the most important thing: It seems it become a great game. 

Gamespeed:
Please give the possibility for change the gamespeed for old and slow person like me.

Safegame:
I have to work a lot the next time and can't play for hours; So please add the possibility to safe a game as soon as possible or I get a real problem.   



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Windows 8.1
AMD FX 8350
Radeon HD 7850 2 GB
RAM: 16 GB

Part 1

    1. Does it work on your computer?

       The game starts up.

    2. Does it perform well on your computer?

       While the Menu will open the game crashes when attempting to start a new game 

    3. Any other feedback you might have?

       N/A

Part 2

   OS: Windows 8.1

   Graphics Library: DirectX 11

   Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 8750M W/H 2GB VRAM

   CPU: AMD Quad-Core A10-5757M W/H 3.5GHz

   PC Memory: 12GB

Lux

Part 1

    1. Does it work on your computer?

       Yes, I can play it.

    2. Does it perform well on your computer?

       Work?  Yes.  Work well?  No.  But I don't think it is a hardware issue, I think it is just buggy (Alpha) software.

*** Edit for clarification: All of the game elements that work run very smoothly, there is no hitching, teleporting, or lag of any kind.  Combat is smooth.  But there are a lot of instances where units are unable to perform actions.  In some instances when I start a new game my engineers can't build anything and I have to restart.  Stuff like that.

    3. Any other feedback you might have?

       There are so many bugs and poor game mechanics that I want to be sure that I am not reporting already known issues.  I know the game is Alpha and that as such there will be a ton of problems like that due to incomplete design and coding, and that this stuff will get better.  So how do I know what to concentrate on testing, and what to leave until later?

Part 2

   OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

   Graphics Library: DirectX 11

   Graphics Card: NVidia GTX 770 with 2GB VRAM

   CPU: i7 3770k

   PC Memory: 32GB 8-8-8-24 RAM

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

Not entirely smooth, it does run better with everything turned to the lowest settings, but there is still building placement and viewpoint movement lag.

3. Any other feedback you might have

Haven't played long enough to get find any major bugs. Have had just a few weird UI things happen. The first one is my whole map has a blue-ish tint to it. Looking at the pictures that other people are posting, I don't think it should be blue. Also, if I have a unit selected and I use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in, it zooms past it underground looking up at the unit I have selected.

Laptop: Lenovo Y500

Windows 8.1 64-bit

i7-3630QM @2.4 GHz

NVIDIA 650M x2 (SLI) 2 GB VRAM

8 GB DDR3 RAM

Crucial 256 GB SSD

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

Not entirely smooth, it does run better with everything turned to the lowest settings, but there is still building placement and viewpoint movement lag.

3. Any other feedback you might have

No information regarding unit specifics... confusion regarding unit details, why is one of them able to also build units (which then bugged out, and were unable to move)

Desktop: Custom

Windows 8.1 64-bit

i7-4790K

NVIDIA 670

16 GB DDR3 RAM

Samsung 256 GB SSD

1. Does it work on your computer?

Yes

2. Does it perform well on your computer?

A quick start game showed a network of triangles over most of the map, including fog of war. Graphics settings were set as high as possible in 1920x1200 resolution. When this happened land units apparently became frictionless and would drift or sway through areas, instead of facing their heading and then moving.

AI got stuck a few times building up forces, sending to a rally point and then doing nothing with them.

3. Any other feedback you might have

WASD camera controls for panning around the map would be handy. Also transparent resource buildings over nodes would help remind players about what goes where.

Windows 8

Intel 3930K w/ 32GB RAM

Nvidia GTX780

Windows on SSD, games/steam on secondary HDD

After the first patch, I could enter the menu but couldn't start a quickgame.

Window 8.1 (64x)

Graphic card: Radeon 6670

Ram: 8 gig

CPU: AMD FX 6100 six core processor

Graphic library: Direct X 11