HOW the hell do you use this so called gaming site!!!!

[sparkleystar75]

It took me THREE weeks to download ARMA2 with my ASD son pestering me EVERY waking moment. I finally download goto open and get "ERROR: Shader model 2 not supported anymore" !!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME I may as weel have set fire to my £20. And to top it all there is NO customer support number, email, chat. RIPPED OFF and a VERY upset son!!!!

[muckymucks]

Does your computer meet the game's system requirements? Every store page has them listed there.

And what do you mean "go to open." Where is that? You should be able to launch the game right from your Steam library.

Also, ARMA2 has a demo you could have tried to test out the game to see how it runs.

[GANGSTA]

You may not have the PC requirements, so i would recommend upgrading your computer specs or buying a new PC, always read the requirements on the game before buying / downloading.

[Zefar]

While you're logged in go to the store page.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/33900/
There you'll see an install button.

If you have Steam client on your PC, login on that one and head into the Library. Find the game in your list and install it that way.

When you bought the game if you did so through Steam you'll be asked if you want to install it or not. If you do not have the Steam client installed it'll download it for you. Otherwise just press the install button.

If you bought it on a CD/DVD you just put that into your CD drive and let it start the installation that way.


I'm sorry but this isn't hard to find out how to install the game.
As for the problem you're getting. Not all PCs can run the games on Steam and your PC seems to be too old or doesn't have a graphic card that supports the game.

See it as buying the wrong part for your car. It's something one might want to learn before getting into this hobby.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

If you plan to play computer games, you also need to accumulate a certain degree of hardware knowledge. Those aren't like consoles, you put a dics in and go.
Games have certain hardware requirements. If you don't fulfill those with your PC, either will not run or you will experience slowdown. Many buy those overpriced prebuilt computer called ultra-hyper-super-mega gaming computers with graphics cards intended for office work and then they wonder why they cannot play.
Also running games on high details require better hardware as running on low details. A knowledge involving common sense.
Updating drivers of graphics cards/chipsets also helps a lot to keep your gaming stable.

The "Shader model 2" error means that you have a very old graphics card or a very outdated driver or both.

I have only medium powered gaming PCs, but even my previous card from 2011 supported Pixel Shader 3.0 already.
Upgrade your toaster and next time wait for sales. I bought Arma 2 for 5€ on sale. If you feel ripped off, okay, but you ripped off yourself.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Pixel shader 3 is on a card from 2005....
Maybe your card/computer would fail in other ways as well for that game

[InstableMonster]

Sounds like your computer is really old and you need to upgrade if you want to play «modern» games, also upgrading your internet connection would allow for faster game download

[Muppet among Puppets]

Any arma game you cant "just play".
Its resource hungry like a grizzly.

[Kargor]

Also, a three week download... you might want to reconsider using Steam. Or download at a place with better internet connectivity.

[ KARR™]

The specs for ArmaII require a graphics card that can run shader model 3.

If you can post your specifications of your PC, that can help. Bear in mind that it is very old and a pc that doesn't have a card with shader model 3 probably won't have the power to run the game.

Here is a similar post on the official game forums from 2011 from someone with the same issue: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?114670-Shader-Model-2-not-supported-anymore

Here is a link on this forum of someone with the same issue: http://steamcommunity.com/app/33900/discussions/0/864947149145304324/

It sounds as simple as your pc isn't powerful enough to play the game. Of course, it COULD also be true that you are using a laptop and the game is detecting an onboard card and not the dedicted graphics card, but without specifications, etc. of your hardware, we can't tell you.

[sparkleystar75]

I am actually quite shocked as to how rude people can be :( I have only had my hard drive for a year so to be told "buy a new PC" really doesnt solve the problem im hardly going to spend hundreds of pounds on a new pc just to run a game. Also I have sky fibre broad band so internet speed etc.... really isnt a issue. I have re thought using Steam and if thecommunity really are THIS rude i willnot et my son be using it anyway.

[Its-Purple!!!]

Statement: Oh, do shut up,

[sparkleystar75]

Seriously!!! How childish are you people!! Ive even gone back to the home page and the actual game page and cant even find where it says anything about Shaders what ever they are!! I am a primary school teacher and NOT and IT tech!! Grow up. And if you have nothing constructive to say you Statement : Shut up!!!!

[sparkleystar75]

Seriously!!! How childish are you people!! Ive even gone back to the home page and the actual game page and cant even find where it says anything about Shaders what ever they are!! I am a primary school teacher and NOT and IT tech!! Grow up. And if you have nothing constructive to say you Statement : Shut up!!!!

[FFL2and3rocks]

Nguyên văn bởi sparkleystar75:

Ive even gone back to the home page and the actual game page and cant even find where it says anything about Shaders what ever they are!!

It's in the system requirements section of the game's store page.

MINIMUM:
OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor: Dual Core CPU (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU (Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM
Hard Drive: 10 GB free HDD space

[Its-Purple!!!]

yes indeed lol