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ES4:Oblivion should still be on the list, I think. It can still push videocards, esp. if you alter the .cfg file to set some variables really high. Part of it looks like (this might be from AT)

[Display]
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart1=3619102270
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart2=298795520
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart3=3814882075
uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart4=902545923
fDecalLifetime=10.0000
bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=0
bReportBadTangentSpace=0
bStaticMenuBackground=1
bForcePow2Textures=0
bForce1XShaders=0
bHighQuality20Lighting=0
bAllow20HairShader=1
bAllowScreenShot=0
iMultiSample=0
bDoTallGrassEffect=1
bForceMultiPass=1
bDoTexturePass=1
bDoSpecularPass=1
bDoDiffusePass=1
bDoAmbientPass=1
bDoCanopyShadowPass=0
bDrawShadows=0
bUseRefractionShader=1
bUse Shaders=1
iNPatchNOrder=0
iNPatchPOrder=0
iNPatches=0
iLocation Y=0
iLocation X=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize W=800
iSize H=600
iAdapter=0
iScreenShotIndex=0
SScreenShotBaseName=ScreenShot
iAutoViewMinDistance=2000
iAutoViewHiFrameRate=40
iAutoViewLowFrameRate=20
bAutoViewDistance=0
fDefaultFOV=75.0000
fNearDistance=10.0000
fFarDistance=10000.0000
iDebugTextLeftRightOffset=10
iDebugTextTopBottomOffset=10
bShowMenuTextureUse=1
iDebugText=2
bLocalMapShader=1
bDoImageSpaceEffects=1
fShadowLOD2=400.0000
fShadowLOD1=200.0000
fLightLOD2=1500.0000
fLightLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLOD2=1000.0000
fSpecularLOD1=700.0000
fEnvMapLOD2=800.0000
fEnvMapLOD1=500.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD2=190.0000
fEyeEnvMapLOD1=130.0000
iPresentInterval=0
fSpecualrStartMax=1000.0000
fSpecularStartMin=0.0000
iActorShadowIntMax=10
iActorShadowIntMin=0
iActorShadowExtMax=10
iActorShadowExtMin=0
fGammaMax=0.6000
fGammaMin=1.4000
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10
bDynamicWindowReflections=1
fShadowFadeTime=1.0000
fGamma=1.0000
bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1
iShadowFilter=0
bAllowPartialPrecision=1
iShadowMapResolution=1024
bShadowsOnGrass=0
bActorSelfShadowing=0
iActorShadowCountInt=5
iActorShadowCountExt=3
bAllow30Shaders=0
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
bDoStaticAndArchShadows=0
bDoActorShadows=0
bIgnoreResolutionCheck=0
fNoLODFarDistancePct=1.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMax=10240.0000
fNoLODFarDistanceMin=1700.0000

...for those who think game video variables are just a few checkboxes, if any.

Metacell wrote:

F.E.A.R. is pretty high, isn't it?

Pretty high, but also pretty playable on today's better hardware.

And lets not forget Halo 3, which I'll probably never play on account of its Vista requirement.

H3 hasn't even been announced for PC. Halo 2 is Vista-only, but it was a boneheaded decision to sell Vista/ Games For Windows Live, which was Vista-only at that time. It's 'only' DX9, tho purty, and probably has a lower min spec. I'd have to check after all this time.

It should be noted he was still using Tiger sometime last week.

ukimalefu wrote:

It's a post about Mac OS X improving gaming. I'm gonna print it, frame it, and put it on my wall.

Ok, but it's a post about an update to OSX improving gaming on OSX, on an old game. Bit of a stretch, but...

You'll probably want to 'Shop out this post.