Star Citizen requires a prominent banner on the homepage highlighting system specifications.
Star Citizen requires a prominent banner on the homepage highlighting system specifications.
They aren't just focusing on the present; they're also aiming to expand significantly in the future, including more substantial projects that will be considerably more challenging to create.
If they follow the plan of placing 1 billion polys at each door knob and teaspoon, the process could become even more demanding to complete.
Hardware specs can't be fixed once a game is incomplete. A single patch might work, while another could improve performance. Optimization changes frequently, making it hard to decide what's needed. Once the game officially launches in a few years, they'll focus on CPU and GPU improvements, but right now only time will clarify it.
In reality, with enough effort you can play the game on nearly any platform—such as this individual who managed to run it on integrated graphics. Just remember, expect lower frame rates on older systems. It seems they avoid updating hardware specs on the RSI site after each patch.
Make the official requirements now would be foolish, especially if they stated the minimum was an i3 (which it handles fine) and everyone purchased one. If a month later it became unplayable there, it would spark outrage on the forum. Right now there are basic requirements on the download page, I don’t think you could request more than that ATM.
The specifications aren't complete yet because the full game isn't ready for release until late 2016. On my setup, I see 40-60 frames per second at very high resolution. The game will get more features after it's officially launched, so the numbers might keep changing.
Checking 7970 settings, it appears the minimum can be achieved by adjusting the modules to high performance modes. Watching recent YouTube tutorials supports this approach.
Need Intel 5960x 4 Titan Xs with 64GB RAM and some magic! Don’t expect hardware needs on an incomplete game.