Re: Game announcements on LGDC

[Bert Peers <rat@larian.com>]

Christian Reiniger wrote:

> Tomas Andrle wrote:
>
> >This brings an interesting question: what harware should I optimize for? Do
> >most linux gamers have a P200 or better? How much RAM? Is joystick support
> Depends. What people is your game targeted at? Hardcore Quakers typically
> have top-of-the-line hardware, while the strategy freaky are somewhat below.

And don't forget to take into account how long you plan to work on the game.
Anything more than 6 months and you may already assume a serious performance
boost in the available top-of-theline-hardware, so the performance of the
"average" PC shifts up again.

Bert