Several months ago, I noticed that many new players who had/have trouble running the game, didn't know how to check what their computer's hardware is! So, I started work on a very easy to use tool to check this for you, and dump the results on screen, and to a file.
That tool has gone through several revisions, and I think it is finally ready for use!
What is SMC?
Starmade System Checker (or SMC) checks the following:
- Windows version (no Linux or OS X, sorry)
- Video card
- Processor
- amount of RAM
- Java version
Using this information, it tells you what is (and what is not) capable or set up correctly to run Starmade.
Download
Current version -- v1.61:
here
Source Code (Windows batch file):
here
SMC is licensed under GPL3.
How to use
It is very simple to use SMC! Just download and run! From there, it should guide you through the very little that you have to do yourself.
FAQ
What is SMC?
Actually read the whole post, idiot.
Why does my browser and/or antivirus software warn me about this software?
SMC is a new and relatively unknown program. Many browsers and AVs don't like that. Also, SMC is a
Windows batch file on the inside, and those can be used for extreme evil. SMC is safe though, I promise.
I found a bug! Fix it!
That's not a question, but report it in this thread. I want to make this tool as perfect as possible.
Enjoy.
(If people approve of this, I may sticky it. Don't want people to think I'm abusing my powers until then...)