• Using 3D-Analyze v2.36b to run Bioshock
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To start this thread off, I can already play Bioshock with my graphics card, it just gets really bad performance on the lowest settings. I heard about 3D-Analyze, a virtual graphics card emulation deal thing, that would let me run it better. On [url="http://forums.tomorrowsgaming.com/showthread.php?2719-3D-Analyzer-Play-3D-Games-without-GPU!"]here,[/url] Bioshock is listed as a supported game. [quote=List] .. Battlefield Vietnam Batman Vengeance Beyond Good And Evil Big Mutha Truckers 2 Bioshock (ShaderShock 2.0 [dont use 2.0b!] and run using SwiftShader) Black And White .. [/quote] I tried using the big 'SELECT' button to find the .exe in my steam/steamapps/common/bioshock/Builds/Release/Bioshock.exe. It looked like it would work, so I configured the program for it to launch, and pressed 'RUN'; it gave me the loading cursor for a bit and then nothing happened. To check if it even [B]launched[/B] I opened the Task Manager and sorted by name, and pressed 'RUN' again. Sure enough, Bioshock.exe was in the list..but it would close after a second. I tried selected the .url shortcut steam placed on my desktop but it didn't work. I pressed 'Save batch file!' to save a batch file (:rolleye:) to my desktop and tried launching that, same thing. I edited the batch file to launch the .url file and it didn't work, either. Can someone help? I can't afford to buy a new graphics card so please don't be one of those "HURR BY KNEW CARD LEOELEAOAO" guys. Thanks in advance! [img]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=316401&dateline=1285728868[/img]
Bump. :(
That program is designed to emulate basic graphics technologys such as Shader 2.0 *apparently* so you can at the very least play the game if your card is fast enough to run it, however it sounds more or less like a load of nonsense. It won't change how well your graphics card performs so you won't notice a performence difference.
Is there any way, then, to get better performance out of Bioshock? I already play on minimum settings, but it gets really bad with too many things on the screen.
What's your video card?
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
[QUOTE=VeryNiceGuy;25474901]NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS[/QUOTE] That card should be able to run bioshock, it will just lag heaps on low settings. [url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_8400_Gs_faq.html[/url] - supports all the shades needed etc, its just slow [editline]18th October 2010[/editline] holy shit, my post count is the same number as my FSB
[QUOTE=VeryNiceGuy;25474901]NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS[/QUOTE] Get a new GPU. What's the wattage and brand of your power supply?
[url]http://www.tweakguides.com/Bioshock_1.html[/url] Is this any help?
[QUOTE=Gishank;25468237]That program is designed to emulate basic graphics technologys such as Shader 2.0 *apparently* so you can at the very least play the game if your card is fast enough to run it, however it sounds more or less like a load of nonsense. It won't change how well your graphics card performs so you won't notice a performence difference.[/QUOTE] Has the program been updated then? Last time I used the program (about a year and half ago) it faked shader support, so games would run, but the shaders would just be artifacts.
[QUOTE=cdlink14;25483912]Has the program been updated then? Last time I used the program (about a year and half ago) it faked shader support, so games would run, but the shaders would just be artifacts.[/QUOTE] There is no way it could make shader 2 to work without artifacts with non-shader 2 card.
So there's..pretty much nothing I can do to get better performance from Bioshock without getting a better card / GPU? (Neither of which I can afford. :|)
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