aristotle61: I would like to know what people who are actually playing this version of System Shock are experiencing regarding system requirements. The requirements seem absurd. What kind of problems are you guys playing the game having with operating systems, sound, video, etc.? Is anyone playing it successfully on less than the stated system requirements? Do higher resolutions make any difference?
AdmiralBarrett: I have never understood where GOG comes up with these ridiculous System Requirements. Seeing such requirements for a 21-year-old game is utterly laughable and my last debacle with the Support Department included a ludicrous suggestion of installing Visual C 2013 for a 17-year-old game (facepalm)
In theory, the game should install and run on any system still in service that supports the GOG Installer or GOG Galaxy. However, a lot of people are experiencing crashes and problems with the Enhanced Edition.
If you are running at least XP on a computer that can handle the OS effectively, you should be able to play the game. I have an old laptop running XP with a 1.6Ghz processor that is experiencing no real troubles.
Thanks. That is the kind of information I was looking for.
korell: It runs on my aging machine quite fine so far. :D
Managed to play through most of the first floor, exploring the map, killing mutants and cyborgs, and such. Don't know what the framerate was but it played well enough to be enjoyable. My first attempt at the game many years ago (with a vanilla game running in Win98) was short lived as I couldn't get used to the control system. My second attempt, with SSP, didn't last long as I just didn't give it enough of a chance, but it worked. This time, though, I have already done more of it than I had before. Loving the mouselook toggle.
So the controls are better in the Enhanced Version? I know the controls were not great in the original.