Gorb wrote:I was telling you you were wrong about your assumptions about 32-bit applications and the likelihood that DoW III would be 32-bit. You then brought up a dated example of a series the newest version of which is 64-bit.
I don't know what DoW III is or will be. It's safe to assume it'll be 64-bit, of course, but you're trying to spin a story where it's 32-bit. I never said you were wrong about older Total War games, but the newest game is factually 64-bit.
I'm just a bit confused at what you're getting at.
OK, 64bit for TW: Warhammer seems to be right. I still think my assumptions about the problems of 32-bit applications are absolutely right. A 32-bit engine is limited to the usuage of 32bit and that can obviously cause problems with RAM usage. Ofcourse this depends on the title and many factors like resource-management, resolutions, details, number of objects and so on. I don't say a 32bit engine makes no sense in general, they are fine for some games.
And here's what I'm getting at:
My last hope for DoW 3 are huge battles which run absolutely smooth and responsive and this is why I was ASKING if somebody knows something about the used engine. I just fear that 3v3's (or maybe 4v4's) could turn out to be a massive lag-party which would ruin the multiplayer of DoW3.
Edit:
just to explain my concerns a bit further. Regarding DoW 3 I'm one of those guys who absolutely dislike what who has seen so far. I still cannot believe that this is what Relic really wants. My speculation is that SEGA could be a bit worried about the success of another DoW title and so decided to give Relic the chance of doing it but with a very tight budget. Now the guys at Relic would have to make very harsh decission on how this could turn out to be a good game which included all promised features and thus would have to make ugly deals here and there like that stupid clown-like walking animations, the ridiculous FX's (which are far away from making the game clear and visible!!) and overall that ultra-bad bubble cover system (which is among the worst i've ever seen) and all that stuff. I mean, what could have happend to make such a good series THAT bad?! I still cannot believe it.