How do I allocate more RAM?

[Mando'ade]

i need 4gb and i guess i only have a bit over 3?

[Mando'ade]

i've allocated RAM before, i have almost a terabyte of RAM and i've only used 50gb out of
930gb - 1000gb. i know it can be done so just tell me how

[Mando'ade]

the local disk(c:) is virtual RAM?

[Mando'ade]

also i have windows 10

[Herger Joyous]

This might get you on the right track.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-virtual-memory-size#1TC=windows-7

[piddlefoot]

If you have an SSD drive page file might help you, but the catch is SSD drives only cop being writen to so many times so you effectively wear out the drive faster, it it much more efficient to buy a new stick of RAM.
You can do it on a mechanical drive to, its just slower and Empyrion will not like that much, you might get stuttering even at 60 fps, I would buy more RAM if possible.

Page file is just virtual ram, where the hard disc is used as RAM, it is slower than a stick of RAM, for modern games, only use it to get you to your next pay cheque for a proper stick of RAM !

[times05]

Is your OS is 32bit or 64bit? My computer properties will tell you under System Type.

32 bit systems have maximum addressable memory limit of roughly 4GB (closer to 3.4 GB realistically).

Also, like piddlefoot said, Page File and RAM are 2 different things. By default Windows will manage its own pagefile, it'll go above 4GB if need be on its own without you poking at it. As far as memory, you have to buy more if you don't have it. There is no setting to teleport a RAM chip into your machine from newegg.

[wr*****]

You buy more ram and install it, then install the 64bit version of Win10.

The game has a 64bit client, which is a little unusual atm but is the way everything will go!

[Mando'ade]

ok 1. i set the game to it's lowest graphical setting, it looks fine and it's fun and it runs with very lag, even when i blow stuff up
2. i have windows 10 and i have no idea how to work it or go to any of the places you guys are telling me to go

[SquidDude5]

Putting things simply:

It looks like you are confusing RAM with Hard-drive space. Empyrion requires 2GB of Hard drive space to install(download) and 4GB of RAM to run the game without crashing due to lack of memory.

To answer the title question: Empyrion is made in Unity meaning unlike Minecraft it will allocate RAM automatically.

If your game is lagging on higher graphic settings then it is likely that your desktop's/Laptop's CPU or graphics card isn't powerful enough to run the game at that level of detail without lag.

[Mando'ade]

i run portal, path of exile, Hearthstone and star wars the old republic on my pc and they work just fine, all 4 are more graphically advanced and all 4 are fully developed games, what's the deal here?

[SquidDude5]

Early access games(still in development) such as Empyrion usually demand more power as the game is yet to be fully optimized.
Optimizing is when a game is made more efficient.
Example:
If a tree is coded to move in the wind then your computer needs to use some of its power to make the tree look like its moving, but if you are not looking at the tree why keep using your're computer's power to keep it moving when it could be used for other things.

Hearthstone only requires 2GB of RAM to run and portal only requires 512MB(0.5GB).

All the games you listed are either older games meaning they can be run on less-powerful modern computers or are simply less demanding on your computer. (Hearthstone uses 2D graphics which require less power and memory to display)

[Mando'ade]

yeah i don't play newer games, i'm sheltered

[Mando'ade]

and by newer games i mean the big franchises like call of duty, battlefield and fallut. i want t play them, but i can't until i move out of parent's house when i go to college

[times05]

Originally posted by Flyin_solo:

i run portal, path of exile, Hearthstone and star wars the old republic on my pc and they work just fine, all 4 are more graphically advanced and all 4 are fully developed games, what's the deal here?

All the games you just named have lower system requirements than Empyrion and are fairly old.

[Shakaka]

take some computer science classes if you can, upgrading a computer yourself makes it alot cheaper