System Requirements (again) -- DirectX 9c

[anon_72585682]

We are still trying to get a grip on minimum system requirements on the Windows side. We had thought that restricting to XP would help, but I see that DirectX 9c was introduced for Windows 2000. Is there any general reason why the Unity Runtime can’t/won’t run on WIndows 2000 if they have adequate CPU and GPU for the game assets?

[shaun]

I don’t see any reason why Unity wouldn’t run on Win2k - if you have DX9.0c it should be fine. XP is pretty much Win2k with a facelift.

This from UT website:

Standalone Mac Windows
Publish standalone builds for Mac OS X (Universal Binary, or specific, smaller Intel/PPC-only builds) and Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

[Aras]

DirectX 9.0c comes pre-installed on Windows XP SP2. For XP original, XP SP1, Windows 2000 and so on it is a separate download from Microsoft (i.e. does not come out of the box). Usually game discs include it as well.

So yeah, there’s no reason why Windows 2000 should not work.

[anon_72585682]

@Aras Pranckevicius

DirectX 9.0c comes pre-installed on Windows XP SP2. For XP original, XP SP1, Windows 2000 and so on it is a separate download from Microsoft (i.e. does not come out of the box). Usually game discs include it as well.

So yeah, there’s no reason why Windows 2000 should not work.

Great, that’s very helpful. We’re using an installer package, so maybe we can manage to bundle that for Windows 2000 or at least point them to the link.

[anon_52190094]

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@Aras Pranckevicius

DirectX 9.0c comes pre-installed on Windows XP SP2. For XP original, XP SP1, Windows 2000 and so on it is a separate download from Microsoft (i.e. does not come out of the box). Usually game discs include it as well.

So yeah, there’s no reason why Windows 2000 should not work.

Great, that’s very helpful. We’re using an installer package, so maybe we can manage to bundle that for Windows 2000 or at least point them to the link.

When I tried to install the latest build (2.6.1), which is still listed as win2k compatible, it gave me a message indicating that windows xp is required. Since windows xp is just windows 2k with some pretty decorations, you think you could either clarify that it won’t work with windows 2000, or quit disallowing people to install it for no good reason? One of my favorite games-Dead Frontier-is going to Unity 3d-and I want to be able to play it, not be kept from playing it for no good reason.

[Eric5h5]

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When I tried to install the latest build (2.6.1), which is still listed as win2k compatible

It’s not:

System Requirements for Unity Authoring
Windows XP SP2 or later; Mac OS X “Tiger” 10.4 or later

System Requirements for Unity-Authored Content
Windows 2000 or later; Mac OS X “Panther” 10.3.9 or later

But if you just want to play a Unity game, I don’t know why you’d bother downloading Unity at all.

–Eric

[anon_52190094]

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When I tried to install the latest build (2.6.1), which is still listed as win2k compatible

It’s not:

System Requirements for Unity Authoring
Windows XP SP2 or later; Mac OS X “Tiger” 10.4 or later

System Requirements for Unity-Authored Content
Windows 2000 or later; Mac OS X “Panther” 10.3.9 or later

But if you just want to play a Unity game, I don’t know why you’d bother downloading Unity at all.

–Eric

I was under the impression you had to have the player installed to play unity games.

[Eric5h5]

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I was under the impression you had to have the player installed to play unity games.

Some confusion here…if you’re playing Unity web games, you install the web player. This is a few MB in size and normally happens automatically; it’s basically like the Flash plugin. It’s unlikely you need to manually go to the Unity site to download and install anything; it should take care of itself.

If you’re playing a Unity stand-alone game, you don’t download Unity…that would be like downloading Photoshop to look at a .jpg. (Or, more accurately, downloading the Unreal development kit when you just want to play Unreal Tournament.) Nor do you even need the Unity web plugin if you’re playing a stand-alone game; all you need is the game itself. I don’t know if Dead Frontier is a web player or a stand-alone, but in any case you don’t download Unity unless you intend to use it to build games.

–Eric

[anon_52190094]

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I was under the impression you had to have the player installed to play unity games.

Some confusion here…if you’re playing Unity web games, you install the web player. This is a few MB in size and normally happens automatically; it’s basically like the Flash plugin. It’s unlikely you need to manually go to the Unity site to download and install anything; it should take care of itself.

If you’re playing a Unity stand-alone game, you don’t download Unity…that would be like downloading Photoshop to look at a .jpg. (Or, more accurately, downloading the Unreal development kit when you just want to play Unreal Tournament.) Nor do you even need the Unity web plugin if you’re playing a stand-alone game; all you need is the game itself. I don’t know if Dead Frontier is a web player or a stand-alone, but in any case you don’t download Unity unless you intend to use it to build games.

–Eric

Thanks, I’d come to that conclusion. Still tired from these last few weeks of working(was peak season, 6x12hr days a week), so my brain wasn’t working fast enough or well enough.