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#1 JUS_SAURON

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 10:59 AM

So it's been a while ... As you know my Mod for BFME 2 is on the 3rd age.I am bored and plan to mod BFME1 similarly to contain the best parts of my original MOD ,if not all .

I also plan to get a Windows 8 Tablet ,hopefully with broadwell , and a stylus ,so my question is ...

CAN BFME run on these tablets ? I would like an answer from someone who has actually tried ,not I think it should ,

But even if it can't I will still proceed with the MOD ...have to buy two original DVDs and a new graphics card ....money needs spending for this fun!

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Posted 09 November 2014 - 01:27 AM

Sorry to bump up topic ...

Christmas is coming ,so really thinking of thinpad 10 ,atom z3795 Quadcore TABLET.
if any owners of one can install BFME1 or 2 that would be greatly appreciated .

I just want to relax on my couch playing BFME mods ,can't do that with iPad ....

Why I decided on thinkpad 10 LTE

1. LTE or 3G
2. Battery life
3. Wacom pen
4. Fanless

I may eventually buy one and post results for you guys !
I hope this processor is up to it.

Looking at the HELIX 2 Broadwell LTE , soon to be released ,

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 10:10 AM

The answer in really on a small search on google. I found this really useful link here.

 

I quote ( but read carefully)

 

 

I have a fondness for EA's Battle for Middle Earth series, set in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy realm. This title really pushed the visual boundaries of what I expected from an RTS back when it came out. So, I'm dusting it off for today's experiment.

Right off the bat, I ran into an issue: the game doesn't run on Windows 8. Thankfully, a resourceful fan who goes by the alias of Turin Turumbar created the BfME_Startup_Fixxer.exe patch to get around the problem. 

The display's native 1280x800 resolution caused some performance problems, so I dialed that back to 1024x768 and cranked the detail preset up to Ultra-High. On Dell's small 8" screen, the lower resolution makes very little difference. Once again, I went with the Bluetooth-attached keyboard and mouse for control.

Dell Venue 8 Pro - Battle for Middle Earth II Test

As you can see in our video, the game looks great considering its age. It runs surprisingly smoothly on Dell's small Windows-based tablet.

 

But the link has also a video so you might check it out.



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Posted 11 November 2014 - 09:55 PM

Thanks a lot....
This would do nicely !
Time to spend some cash....

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Posted 22 January 2015 - 05:12 AM

just a little update , got the tablet 128gb ,4gb Ram thinkpad 10

bfme runs quite smoothly on ultra high settings,a bit shocking...

gameplay still is best with mouse than styus

I,ll post a speck review pf the tablet for those interested in the PC forum



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Posted 05 June 2017 - 02:17 AM

So I am updating this topic

Basically I would like BFME 2 Players to give notice on whether they are successful in running BFME 2 on a Win tablet   

This would help BFME 2 fans in their purchase of  tablet to play the game.

 

Lenovo thinkpad 10; Z8795 ; Win 8.1 -BFME 1 and 2 playable on low settings

Lenovo thinkpad Helix 2 ;Core m ; Win 8.1 -BFME 1 and 2 playable on high settings

Surface 3 ; x7-Z8700 ;Win 8.1 -BFME 1 ONLY playable on low settings ;BFME 2 not playable (crash on startup )

I am interested to know if the following can play BFME 2

 

Surface Pro 4 ;Core m 

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 ; Core m

Samsung Galaxy Book 10 inch ;Core m

Asus Transformer 3 ;Core m

Lenovo Miix 700






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