so wait, this game actually has a 64 bit executable?

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by baconator, June 27, 2013.

  1. baconator

    baconator Active Member

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    Am I dreaming? Has the end of 32 bit only games finally come? I honestly thought it'd wouldn't be ending even after consoles got 64 bit x86 CPU's, since a lot of PC devs always somehow make sure to not do the right thing.

    Please tell me this game won't be DX9 only (on Windows). Please, make my day :lol:
  2. menchfrest

    menchfrest Active Member

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    It's OpenGL and both 64bit and 32bit (client at least is 32 bit, server probably not)
  3. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    Until yesterday it was 64 bit only. 64 bit is the recommended version.
  4. garat

    garat Cat Herder Uber Alumni

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    We were trying for 42 bit, but the math was hard.

    (Yes, we built the game with 64-bit in mind, we had to go back and fix a few issues to support 32bit) :)
  5. omega4

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    Why make a 32 bit version? Is it for compatibility reasons? Will doing so unnecessarily divert resources and manpower from the 64 bit version?
  6. menchfrest

    menchfrest Active Member

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    If we're going to be cranky about that, Win64 has been subsidizing all other platforms, but it is generally(me too even) considered a good thing to be inclusive. There is enough of a Win32 install base that I think it makes sense.
  7. asgo

    asgo Member

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    hey at least it's still an integer number.
    let's not get rational about it, that would be so irrational. ;)
    I demand Pi Bit support...
  8. neutrino

    neutrino low mass particle Uber Employee

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    I demand 1.21 jiggabits.
  9. YourLocalMadSci

    YourLocalMadSci Well-Known Member

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    Bits? Pah! Real men use Qubits.

    Or do they?

    Actually, I'm a little uncertain.
  10. sylvesterink

    sylvesterink Active Member

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    Kinda tough, Doc. At best estimate, a bus for such a processor would be about 16 cm wide.
  11. beastslairsfraggle

    beastslairsfraggle New Member

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    Haha, I might have seen what you did there.

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