Minimum Configuration
- DirectX 9.0c-compliant 64 MB 3D video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader
- support
- Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP operating system
- 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
- 256 MB RAM
- 500 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files
- DirectX 9.0c (included)
- DirectX-compatible sound card and speakers or headphones
- 4X CD-ROM drive
- Microsoft-compatible mouse, keyboard
- Broadband/LAN, DSL or faster Internet connection for online play
Recommended
- Microsoft Windows XP
- ATI Radeon 9600 or Nvidia GeForce 5700 DirectX 9.0c compliant 128 MB 3D
- video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader support or equivalent
- 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or faster processor
- 512 MB RAM or more
- 24X or faster CD-ROM drive
- For Dedicated Multiplayer Server: Broadband connection for 12 player maximum,
- T1 connection for 24 player maximum.
The following 32MB or greater 3D accelerators are not fully supported and do not work properly with the game:
- Nvidia MX series These older cards yield a frame rate that is often below 10 frames per second even at the lowest video settings. It has no support for pixel shaders.
- Nvidia Quadro series
- Matrox Parhelia cards: Video Logic PowerVR Neon 250
- S3 Savage 2000 cards: Diamond Viper II
- S3 Savage 4 cards: Diamond Stealth III S540, Diamond Stealth III S540 Extreme
- SiS Sabre cards
The following sound card isn't supported:
- Ensoniq SoundScape PNP
The following sound cards have known problems:
- Diamond Monster Sound MX 400 Requires turning off "DirectSound Acceleration" in the driver. See the detailed explanation under "Troubleshooting."
- Creative Labs Audigy Currently hardware acceleration for this card does not work correctly. The latest version of the Audigy2 drivers (5.12.1.444) cause several serious audio issues (extreme panning, sounds cut out abruptly)
