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virtualperson Apr 29, 2018 @ 5:45pm
Run on intel GPU?
Yeah I KNOW intel integrated graphics suck, but I have a brand new fairly good laptop with 16 gigs of RAM and an i7. Anyone playing this on intel GPU? I used to play Battletech with cardboard cut-outs and posterboard so all minimum settings are no problem as long as the game will run, also FPS isn't a big concern.

My home PC runs this great, however I'm traveling for (almost every) weekday, and just have my work laptop. Please someone tell me they've been playing on low with no issues with a recent Intel integrated GPU.
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Mistasandman Apr 29, 2018 @ 5:46pm 
Read the specs required.

Compare your PC specs to required specs.

there's your answer.
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Sam Look Apr 29, 2018 @ 5:49pm 
I can't speak for the Windows version but for the macOS version I am on a 2015 13' macBook pro with i5 and Intel Iris 6100 graphics and with the res turned down to 1440 and graphics on low it's playable. Cutscenes are a little jumpy, but actual mission gameplay is fine. I also turned off some of the camera transitions, they worked but it just seemed to help a little.
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virtualperson Apr 29, 2018 @ 5:59pm 
Mita, thanks for wasting your own time posting something not at all helpful. Was really looking for someone who had tried a below spec GPU.

Sam, thanks a bunch, I just booted up my work laptop apparently it has an Intel HD 615 which seems to be roughly comparable to the 6100. I'm going to download Steam and give it a shot. Thanks again, I won't blame you if it's a bit of a waste of time.
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Eagle_of_Fire Apr 29, 2018 @ 6:05pm 
Why do people even care about trying to run new games on bad PCs? Even twice as worse with laptops... And the cake is he's talking about integrated graphic card... I'm baffled.
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virtualperson Apr 29, 2018 @ 6:09pm 
Because dude, I just had a lot of fun playing on my very decent desktop PC, but I travel because I have a job, and it's not at all convenient to fly with multiple laptops. Do me a favor and just sit quietly for half an hour, and I will let you and others know if it works on this specified integrated GPU.
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nilus Apr 29, 2018 @ 6:17pm 
Originally posted by virtualperson:
Because dude, I just had a lot of fun playing on my very decent desktop PC, but I travel because I have a job, and it's not at all convenient to fly with multiple laptops. Do me a favor and just sit quietly for half an hour, and I will let you and others know if it works on this specified integrated GPU.

This may seem like a dumb question but since you own the game why not try it on your laptop and see?
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Echoco Apr 29, 2018 @ 6:23pm 
I have an old second hand laptop I use when I travel, it has integrated HD4000 and the game works fine at lowest settings and resolution. I think the main requirement is 8GB ram everything else seems to be ok way below minimum.
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Dan Apr 29, 2018 @ 6:31pm 
Originally posted by nilus:
Originally posted by virtualperson:
Because dude, I just had a lot of fun playing on my very decent desktop PC, but I travel because I have a job, and it's not at all convenient to fly with multiple laptops. Do me a favor and just sit quietly for half an hour, and I will let you and others know if it works on this specified integrated GPU.

This may seem like a dumb question but since you own the game why not try it on your laptop and see?
That's exactly what he said he intends to do in the post you quoted :-P

Presumably he was just checking if anyone had tried first, to save wasting his time.
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virtualperson Apr 29, 2018 @ 7:02pm 
Yep, it's not the best, however might be playable for some travel evenings. I was getting around 3 to 10 FPS on the battle mode, but the graphics look okay, and the controls seemed workable native 1080P, but it is clearly not ideal. will reply sometime later over the course of my next week's journey to see if it is playable.
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Eagle_of_Fire Apr 29, 2018 @ 7:04pm 
Originally posted by virtualperson:
Because dude, I just had a lot of fun playing on my very decent desktop PC, but I travel because I have a job, and it's not at all convenient to fly with multiple laptops. Do me a favor and just sit quietly for half an hour, and I will let you and others know if it works on this specified integrated GPU.


Originally posted by nilus:
This may seem like a dumb question but since you own the game why not try it on your laptop and see?
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Sam Look Apr 29, 2018 @ 7:07pm 
Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:
Why do people even care about trying to run new games on bad PCs? Even twice as worse with laptops... And the cake is he's talking about integrated graphic card... I'm baffled.
Because when you know how to tune the settings you can often get a perfectly playable version of the game without buying a new computer...
Doing it like this Battletech cost me ~$50, If i had to buy a new laptop, it would be more like $1550.
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Eagle_of_Fire Apr 29, 2018 @ 7:09pm 
The point is, how about not buying laptops at all and buy yourself a gaming PC?

I get it that OP have more than one computer... But like I the guy I quoted said... How about you just try it out and see instead of wasting everybody time when you know you have an underpowered PC or laptop? It might work, it might not. I played games with a 12 years old, outdated PC in the past... Not once have I ever bothered to do stuff like this.
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Sam Look Apr 29, 2018 @ 8:54pm 
Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:
The point is, how about not buying laptops at all and buy yourself a gaming PC?

I get it that OP have more than one computer... But like I the guy I quoted said... How about you just try it out and see instead of wasting everybody time when you know you have an underpowered PC or laptop? It might work, it might not. I played games with a 12 years old, outdated PC in the past... Not once have I ever bothered to do stuff like this.

One: Current laptop was free and meets the requirements of other aspects of my life that a gaming PC simply does not.

Two: The download is pretty darn large and in some countries we still have datacaps and/or slow as anything download speeds.

Besides he got the answer he needed within minutes before spending hours waiting for the download, so why not ask?
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The Fifth Horseman Apr 30, 2018 @ 12:45am 
Originally posted by virtualperson:
Yep, it's not the best, however might be playable for some travel evenings. I was getting around 3 to 10 FPS on the battle mode, but the graphics look okay, and the controls seemed workable native 1080P, but it is clearly not ideal. will reply sometime later over the course of my next week's journey to see if it is playable.
Have you considered an external GPU?
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Knarrwinkel Apr 30, 2018 @ 1:47am 
Originally posted by virtualperson:
Sam, thanks a bunch, I just booted up my work laptop apparently it has an Intel HD 615 which seems to be roughly comparable to the 6100.

Well on paper the 615 has only half the power of the 6100. But the main problem seems to be that your CPU is one that is usually only passively cooled. That means that it'll have to throttle down both the CPU and GPU clock speed considerably if you need to run it at full speed for more than a couple of minutes.
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