Questions on getting and running this game - Pls Help!

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I wish to purchase this game but am unsure on a couple of things.

1/ Minimum system requirements listed on this game is exactly the system I am running now, do I have a good chance that this game will work? And what sort of graphics and audio should I expect, will the graphics still be ok to look at? Should I expect any problems? Will everything still run smoothly?

2/ My download speed is very low (last I checked 50-70 k/bps), will I still be able to download this game without any problems? If problems are encountered, am I able to download it again with no extra fee?

/3 If I encounter problems running this game due to my system, will buying a new computer make it impossible for me to download this game again without paying again? It is more likely, should this happen, that I will attempt to upgrade my existing system, but I want to be sure just in case.

/4 Lastly, taking these things into account, Is it worthwhile to download this game? As in, will the fact that my system only meets minimum requirements be too much bother to attempt to run this game? Would it be wiser if I upgraded first (if at all anyway) before making any attempt to purchase this game?

Answers to any of these questions will be much appreciated, and I apologise if I have missed anything that may have already answered these questions.

Thanks.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
1) Yes! Unlike a lot of developers, Ironclad came up with the requirements that will actually net you a playable game. I hope someone else closer to the min requirements can pitch in to let you know exactly what to expect, I really don't want to BS you here. :P

2) You can download as many times as you need to, there's no fees or anything.

3) You need to authenticate your serial with SD once per windows install. If you reinstall Windows, you'll just need to re-auth again, but you won't need to pay again.

4) Going along with 1), I don't want to give you any false info as to how the game will look with your hardware. However, the game is a lot of fun and a bunch of beta testers didn't have the best hardware at all and really enjoyed playing it anyway.

Hope this helps :)
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Once again, Annatar beats me too it :)
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
:HOT:
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Thanks for clearing that up Annatar!

I will almost certainly be downloading this game (I am NOT going to wait a month for it to come out here xD) and I thank you (and blair :P ) for answering my questions.

Once again, Thank you and I look forward to beating you both online, lol.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
hehe Blair is a Dev and Annatar has been playing since beta 1 i think.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Beta 3, actually :P

And you're welcome :)
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
:p kiss ass :LOL:
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
I have but one more question xD, regarding the price, the price is United States Dollars? I used a currency convertor, and the price only turns out to be around 50 Australian Dollars..which cant be correct, most games around here are around $100-120, and I was expecting this game to be $80 for me, Am I doing something wrong here?

Me saying I was looking forward to beating you was only wishful thinking xD
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top
It's correct :) It's only $USD!
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
wow! I cant believe how cheap that is! Unless my currency converter is wrong, thats only $50 (Aus, non colletable version) for me, really hard to believe, as iv seen worse games for alot more (around $110). Thanks again Annatar!
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
Yes, since we sell at a fixed USD price it's almost a steal for international buyers with the weak dollar and higher video game prices in local shops out there.
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
Sorry to bother you all again, but I have just one more question, I've looked around, but I couldnt seem to find it, how big exactly is the download?

Once again, sorry if I missed something that already answered this question... =(
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
800-900mb (it's heavily compressed).
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top
Thanks! And thats also less then I expected, and really helps me out too.

Great job to everyone at Stardock! :CONGRAT:  :CONGRAT:  :CONGRAT: