Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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03/26/16 03:11 PM
03/26/16 03:11 PM
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Jenny100
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Your card should meet the requirements (actually it exceeds them), but there's the possibility that the game wasn't properly tested on Radeon and isn't compatible with anything but Nvidia. Steam's page at http://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/ only lists Nvidia and the game's webpage at https://descendantgame.com/ only lists Nvidia. Most games can work with either Nvidia or Radeon cards, but this may be an exception. I couldn't figure out how to contact the developer. Maybe you could ask in the Steam forum whether anyone else is able to run the game with a Radeon -- and if so, what driver version they're using. http://steamcommunity.com/app/351940/discussions/
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: oldbroad]
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03/26/16 04:32 PM
03/26/16 04:32 PM
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I did see someone in the Steam discussion forum playing the game with an AMD card, but this person was reporting a graphics glitch, I believe, in one part of the game. It didn't sound like playing the game as a whole was an issue, though. It never occurred to me that a game would be video-card specific. I'll be watching this thread for any updates. I found this thread on the Steam forum where the developer replies; the developer gives an email address, so you could also try contacting the developer that way.
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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03/27/16 09:56 PM
03/27/16 09:56 PM
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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04/02/16 10:29 AM
04/02/16 10:29 AM
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That stinks. The Radeon HD 4890 is in every other way superior to the Nvidia GT 430 they list. However the Radeon is only DirectX 10.1 compliant. http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=644&card2=608The game's screenshots certainly don't look like it's using any fancy graphics enhancements. I don't know how many games specifically call for DirectX 11. Since Windows 10 uses DirectX 12, I wonder if the game works with Windows 10.
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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04/02/16 12:28 PM
04/02/16 12:28 PM
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Draclvr
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The system requirements at Steam do say the game requires DX 11. I guess this is a word to the wise to double check the capabilities of your video card.
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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04/02/16 04:27 PM
04/02/16 04:27 PM
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Of the latest GB reviews, only Layers of Fear is listed as requiring DirectX 11. Steam lists it as requiring DirectX 11, but also lists the requirements for both Radeon and Nvidia cards. http://store.steampowered.com/app/391720Dreamfall Chapters, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Heaven's Hope, and some other adventures can use either DirectX 11 or DirectX 9. So requiring DirectX 11 is not the norm for adventure games.
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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04/02/16 05:48 PM
04/02/16 05:48 PM
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No, it sure isn't. I wonder how many other people with video cards as good as ocpvop's have not been able to play this game. Not that it will ever happen, but since this is kind of unusual for an adventure game, maybe a "Please Note" in bold letters by the DX 11 requirement?
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Re: The Descendant from Steam
[Re: opcvop]
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04/03/16 05:57 AM
04/03/16 05:57 AM
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You are absolutely right, Draclvr. System requirements are often too short, inaccurate or even misguiding. Improvement here is certainly in everybodys interest, including the developers themselves.
I did notice that only NVidia cards were mentioned for this game, but I chose to ignore it, hoping they just had forgotten the ATI cards. Which they in fact did, since the game apparantly does run on the ATI 5000 series.
As for the DirectX versions, I just had no idea that my card only supports 10.1, my mistake indeed.
By the way, no problem getting a refund from Steam, they confirmed it less than an hour after I asked for it.
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