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[Hrungr]

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Check out the first look at the beautiful PC version of Dragon Age: Inquisition! Screenshots, system reqs, & more: http://bit.ly/1s2VxKI

 

First Dragon Age: Inquisition PC screenshots, system requirements and hands-on!

 

Sprawling hills, green pastures, flowing rivers, lots of demons – The Hinterlands of Ferelden are a lovely place. Not that other regions of Thedas are better off. Rifts that link the physical world to the demonic Fade have appeared across the land, allowing hideous monsters to pour through and terrorize as they please. To make matters worse, mages and templars cut each other down at every turn, leaving plenty of collateral damage in their wake. Now, as the leader of the newly-formed Inquisition, it’s up to you and your band of heroes to strengthen your cause through politics and battle and put an end to all the chaos. You’ll need a sharp tongue and a sharper blade if you’re to succeed – thankfully, Dragon Age: Inquisition, a massive RPG by the developers at BioWare, gives you all the tools you’ll need to restore order.

We recently got a hands-on look at the PC version of Dragon Age: Inquisition to get a sense of everything it has to offer. And because BioWare is a developer whose roots are in PC gaming, you can bet this version of Inquisition is the real deal. It's fine-tuned for excellent mouse and keyboard play; it's got dozens of visual and interface options to tweak; and, of course, it's got 4K resolution and AMD Mantle support for the hardcore rig-building crowd. In fact, we’ve teamed up with BioWare to reveal the very first screenshots of the PC version, along with its HUD and system requirements, all of which you’ll find below. But first, let's talk about how the game plays on PC.

 

 

During our time in The Hinterlands, we had a nasty run-in with some demons of the Fade. Using the WASD keys for movement, we charged our maul-wielding warrior into the fray, activated one of his abilities via the sleek PC action bar and smashed an enemy square in the face, incapacitating it for a short time. Unfortunately our rogue, a ranged character with a crossbow, was himself the target of some stab-happy monsters. So we quickly switched control over to our tank by clicking on her portrait, and commanded her to taunt the nearby enemies. All was going well – until our party got annihilated by the spellcaster demon, who wiped us from afar with a giant beam of magic. Ouch.
 

 

Round Two. This time, we knew we had to focus the caster demon and prevent it from destroying the whole party. As soon as it spawned we switched to the Tactical View by scrolling back on the mouse wheel. With a top-down perspective of the battlefield, we paused the game to plan the attack and strategize on a deeper level. Our rogue dealt bonus damage as long as he was at a higher elevation than his target, so we commanded him to move to a nearby hill. We set our tank to taunt the mage to draw its attention, freeing up our caster and warrior to dish out some damage. After our plan was set in motion, we resumed the action.

Our strategy went off without a hitch. Almost. The enemy spellcaster was hitting hard, so we had to lock it down if we were to prevail. Thankfully our mage and two-handed warrior each had a stun ability. With a few strategic pauses and action commands (plus plenty of potion chugging), we successfully took out the threat. Of course, strategic RPG combat is but a fraction of what Inquisition has to offer. There are massive regions to explore. There are tons of characters to meet and companions to befriend. And there are tough, world-altering decisions to be made. All in a day's work for the Inquisitor.
 

 

But now it's time for the real question: does your gaming rig have the (literal) guts to command the Inquisition? If you're looking to crank the settings up a bit, here are the recommended system specs:

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
System RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 11

Or, if you're playing on a slightly older setup, here are the minimum system requirements:

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
System RAM: 4 GB
Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 10

The PC version of Inquisition gives you complete control over the look and feel of the game – a true testament to BioWare's love for PC gaming. In fact, the developers are so passionate about it that they agreed to let us come up to their studio and talk to them about their legacy, heritage and commitment to making sure the PC version is one that’ll make you weak in the knees.
 

 

Good stuff, yeah? Dragon Age: Inquisition launches on November 18. We know, we know, that feels like an eternity from now. But don't sweat it! In the meantime, check out (or replay) Dragon Age: Origins, our latest On the House offer. You can download and own it right now for free! Playing through Origins is not at all necessary for understanding the events of Inquisition, but it's a great experience that will provide additional context to the world and its rich history.
 

 

And don't forget to pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition of Dragon Age: Inquisition for some awesome bonus weapons, armor and mounts that'll make your Inquisitor rule with an iron fist (while riding a Bog Unicorn, naturally). We'll see you in Thedas.

 

 

 

Updated the Recommended Graphics Memory - 2 GB

Modifié par Hrungr, 11 octobre 2014 - 12:41 .

[Barrett Rodych]

For anyone who might be interested, I'm building a new rig at home that I wanted to rock DAI with (and anything else that I'll be playing). So far feedback from coworkers and People Of The Internet has been that it's a pretty solid setup, so feel free to steal (the partlist, not my actual PC) or use as a guide/baseline!
 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/fjV6K8

[Barrett Rodych]

I have to ask. Will there really be that big a difference between 3gb and 2gb for the graphics memory?

Can't remember which thread I mentioned, but I think you'd more likely run into issues running ultra at higher-than-common resolutions per se, like at 1440. With 2gb vs 3 (or 4) that is.

[Barrett Rodych]

You are paying a bit much for that 1tb HD, should be around 50-65. You can also get a cheaper code for win 8.1 with a bit of searching too, might save yourself 50 bucks. 

 

Oooo HAFs are nice, but watch it when you put in those wires. It's pretty easy to accidentally bunch them too much, which will cause that side of the case to wedge shut permanently (without ripping it off the wrong way, that is).

 

 

Wait, no liquid cooling!?

 

You think this is a motherfucking game!? Seriously, it's so much easier to clean not-to-mention a bit more quiet since most include gaskets for the fan.

Are you going by CAD or USD? I looked around a bit but didn't find much else that was better. Sales change prices per week too though.

The HAF layout should be pretty nice for my setup, I've got it mostly arranged and it seems quite open and clear of case sides. Thanks for the tip tho! I might switch to liquid at a later point, I've no experience with that stuff yet and just wanted to keep it simpler.

[Barrett Rodych]

I was going to upgrade from my 760 anyway, I may have to go i higher than Barret, pending those Black Friday sales.

I aimed for a $1500 ish budget for a full new build that I could get right away. Higher was certainly tempting but I also have condo payments to make. CURSE YOU ADULTHOOD

[Barrett Rodych]

Out of curiosity, if you were to go higher, what card might you look at?

SLI Titans. GO BIG OR GO HOME

[Barrett Rodych]

For those asking dual core - one of the min-specish dual core workstations I have does indeed run the game, and not too terribly. I haven't played all that far though, and I'm not sure if we'd officially support it, so your mileage may vary.

It's a Xeon 5150 2.66GHz, with an 8800GTX (512mb), 4GB RAM.

[Barrett Rodych]

Any chance of screenshots taken from min-specish systems?  If they've already been posted, sorry; please just point me in their direction.  

I don't think we've posted/released any, and I think chances for doing so are pretty low. Have we released any gen3 screens/vids? (not actually sure) If so, they might perhaps be a close comparison?

You could also send a tweet to someone on marketing and ask if they have any plans like that.

[Barrett Rodych]

Okay, thanks!  Just wondering, I suppose, if I should hold off on playing DA:I until I can afford a new system or try to play it on my five-year-old, minimum-spec gaming laptop.  Maybe the experience would be excruciating.  On the other hand, you folks wouldn't have posted minimum specs if the game wasn't playable on minimum.  How did you find it on such a system?

On the system I mentioned, it really wasn't too bad! Certainly not a great framerate, and I didn't get to any bigger areas or combats with more than 2-3 enemies, but it ran pretty stable and still looked shiny. I'm sure settings could be tweaked further to get an acceptable balance. This will really depend on tolerance levels from person to person though.

[Barrett Rodych]

You sure? The way I read it DAI wants a substantially better CPU than BF4.

I suspect the combats and AI and such might be more complex in DAI, but it's still probably a fairly close baseline performance comparison.

[Barrett Rodych]

Will we be able to turn off some of the visual clutter, thinking mostly warrior/rogue ability special effects since they look a bit OTT, to improve performance?

Barrett, if you can answer this: ((snip))

Ask me again sometime next week or so, I'm not sure what all we're still going to show in vids/livestreams. Not to actually confirm/deny these specifically, but there are a fair variety of graphics and interface settings.

[Barrett Rodych]

I would love a dev comment on whether recommended actually lets you run at max settings with 1080p or not--and with a decent framerate.

Those stats will almost certainly come out closer to release from sites like DSOGaming as they send out review copies.  Though if Devs like Barrett continue to experiment and post reports, even better.

My main workstation is only a 7850 of some kind (it's a weird Dellbox), but I make a point to try run close to fully maxed (I usually drop heavy performance hitters like AA down and such). 1080p, runs fine. I use non-retail binaries, so it's tough to compare what it'll be like with all the debug noise stripped out.

[Derek French]

 

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
System RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 11

Or, if you're playing on a slightly older setup, here are the minimum system requirements:

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
System RAM: 4 GB
Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 10
 

Minor error on my part when we sent this information off.

 

The Recommended specs should have said 2 GB of video card memory.

[Barrett Rodych]

People, please.. do not look too far into specs. They are recommended, but for anyone who has played PC games, they are only a suggestion.  

If you are playing on PC, I suggestommend you use a PC.

Toaster support might be patched in later.

[Barrett Rodych]

My main workstation is only a 7850 of some kind (it's a weird Dellbox), but I make a point to try run close to fully maxed (I usually drop heavy performance hitters like AA down and such). 1080p, runs fine. I use non-retail binaries, so it's tough to compare what it'll be like with all the debug noise stripped out.

Oh, also probably worth noting that even the 7000 series should have Mantle support (maybe even the 6000s too? Can't recall). So I think that helps boost 'em a bit too, though to be honest I personally know nothing how that stuff works.

[Barrett Rodych]

Well, they didn't go back and optimize things to make the game run better, just the specs were changed 

OR DID WE

[Barrett Rodych]

Fancy asking around the office whether the Windows 8.1 requirement is an actual requirement, or more of a "we didn't test it cause 8.1 is a free upgrade any way" kind of deal?

I would suspect it's not an actual requirement, but that 8.1 is what we'd officially support/have done proper testing on. More of the Edmonton crew would know better than me. I could still ask around next week if it's not proper clarified by then.

[Barrett Rodych]

Purchased my I5 2500 K in June 2011 .. Still run every game I throw at it flawlessly three years and four month later. Best quality/price cpu ever !

Super solid chip, it's still running in my (now secondary) rig too. It gets my

[Barrett Rodych]

Worst case scenario is that I'm looking into an 8.0 / 8.1 dual-boot solution. I know of no reason why that wouldn't work.

Know if any of the core architecture of .0 was changed significantly for .1? I hear the UX was changed to make it feel more traditional/familiar desktop, but I haven't heard whether it's actually all that different under the hood. As such, I couldn't think of much reason why DAI wouldn't run just fine on 8.0.

[Barrett Rodych]

I shall award it with both a half heart and half star for a proud hybrid steart.

[Barrett Rodych]

That's my current build guys. Thinking I could probably slice budget down a the motherboard and the ram. Any recommendations on motherboard? I really like ASUS though and have a hard time trusting ASROCK/MSI due to bad experiences. Never tried Gigabyte.

My current/old board is ASRock and I've had Gigabyte in the past, fortunately my experiences have been very positive and solid performing boards. I'm seeing a LOT of people getting the latest MSI boards too, so seems like a your-mileage-may-vary? I'd say nothing wrong with going Asus either, I like their stuff too.

When I dropped to a lower sale priced MSI from a pricier "gaming" mobo, I noticed all I really lost was onboard optical audio, but a separate sound card was still cheaper combined and I'm hearing (ha, pun) that the audio quality will actually be better. Pick and choose the features you need and go with a brand you trust. It's probably worth a few extra bucks for peace of mind.

[Barrett Rodych]

Barret, could you confirm if DAI will be running on Windows 7 32bits or not?

Unfortunately I do not know, actually as curious as you folks are. I'll have to ask around when I'm back to work next week.

[Barrett Rodych]

Will the game setup default to low resolutions due to my system or is that something i will have to change in setup. 

It should initially auto-detect closest matching performance settings on launch, and you can customize/tweak from there.

[Barrett Rodych]

Hi Barrett,

 

Do you know if the game has windowed mode?

Yeppers.

 

Can we benchmark test the game? Like they had in Shadows of mordor?

Not to my knowledge.

[Barrett Rodych]

Hey Barrett, any idea on how VRAM hungry DA:I will be at higher resolutions? It's a huge game with seemingly good texture resolutions(from what I can see in the screenshots). That, and it being FB3, makes me suspect it'll use quite a bit. Just wanted to see if maybe you had any insider info...

I'm mostly kinda speculating here since I don't have much technical expertise in this; it seems like it'll make good use of VRAM if you got it, but should still run pretty well if you're on the lower side. Sorry I don't know much else!

 

Hurray! this means I can play on max settings with my 2x 660s if I don't get my 980 in time.

 

TL:DR: whats the max res options for this game on PC?

I should allow whatever Windows/your graphics card would let you run, far as I know. I had it going fullscreen on a 4K (terribly, due to just a 7800 series in my workstation, but still).