vernongt
11-18-2010, 09:04 AM
G'day all,
Well after about a week I've finally got it running; thanks to an email from Steam Support.
I was told to make myself an "Administrator" [which I was already] then open Internet Explorer and launch the GCF for this sim. [as follows]:
http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ticketref=2037-QEUH-3335
Having done that, follow the instructions as written.
Once I did that, I checked nVidia to see if there was an update driver for my graphics card.
There was... and once downloaded and installed, I rebooted my PC and then launched SSE.
Now, don't get too excited; there may be stuff in your PC that may not allow things to launch, but in my case; IT WORKED!!! :D
Even with a pretty good graphics card and such; using Windows XP and 3GB RAM, the sim is still painfully slow. :rolleyes:
I did notice a couple of bugs as I tried different "Free Roaming" sets, and also when I launched "Tutorial 1," but I did battle through it.
In "Free Roaming" in Sydney Harbour, I did see a small ship take off and fly away!!! [I was heading for Farm Cove from Ft Dennison and a ship just jumped out of the water and flew away!!!
I guess my sailing skills scared it?!:)
Also as I was racing my speedboat past the Opera House, a cabin cruiser was "bouncing" down the harbour toward Circular Quay! :D
Other than those two situations and a little lack of know-how on my part, I managed to 'plow' my way through a couple of hours of sailing.
Boy o boy!!! everything is REALLY SLUGGISH [SLOW] compared to my other simulators [Flight-Trainz-Racing], and the graphics for SSE is way more primative compared to them too! :rolleyes:
In all my other sims, I have all the graphics and controls pushed all the way to the right and they run beautifully! It's also like looking at a photograph or out of a window, compared to this sim's 'cartoon-like' graphics.
After I got it all running [much heartburn and acid reflux included], I wonder if I'm REALLY happy I spent the $$$$ for it.
Hmmmm...
Anyway, I've got it going. I'm doing fairly well with it.
Cheers for now.
Vernon
Well after about a week I've finally got it running; thanks to an email from Steam Support.
I was told to make myself an "Administrator" [which I was already] then open Internet Explorer and launch the GCF for this sim. [as follows]:
http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ticketref=2037-QEUH-3335
Having done that, follow the instructions as written.
Once I did that, I checked nVidia to see if there was an update driver for my graphics card.
There was... and once downloaded and installed, I rebooted my PC and then launched SSE.
Now, don't get too excited; there may be stuff in your PC that may not allow things to launch, but in my case; IT WORKED!!! :D
Even with a pretty good graphics card and such; using Windows XP and 3GB RAM, the sim is still painfully slow. :rolleyes:
I did notice a couple of bugs as I tried different "Free Roaming" sets, and also when I launched "Tutorial 1," but I did battle through it.
In "Free Roaming" in Sydney Harbour, I did see a small ship take off and fly away!!! [I was heading for Farm Cove from Ft Dennison and a ship just jumped out of the water and flew away!!!
I guess my sailing skills scared it?!:)
Also as I was racing my speedboat past the Opera House, a cabin cruiser was "bouncing" down the harbour toward Circular Quay! :D
Other than those two situations and a little lack of know-how on my part, I managed to 'plow' my way through a couple of hours of sailing.
Boy o boy!!! everything is REALLY SLUGGISH [SLOW] compared to my other simulators [Flight-Trainz-Racing], and the graphics for SSE is way more primative compared to them too! :rolleyes:
In all my other sims, I have all the graphics and controls pushed all the way to the right and they run beautifully! It's also like looking at a photograph or out of a window, compared to this sim's 'cartoon-like' graphics.
After I got it all running [much heartburn and acid reflux included], I wonder if I'm REALLY happy I spent the $$$$ for it.
Hmmmm...
Anyway, I've got it going. I'm doing fairly well with it.
Cheers for now.
Vernon