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December 19th, 2009, 21:40
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2009/12/custom_1260420896698_saboteur.jpgThe Saboteur (http://kotaku.com/tag/thesaboteur/)'s PC version had big problems out of the box (http://kotaku.com/5422990/saboteur-pc-not-working-with-ati-graphics-cards) - something like 9 out of 10 ATI-equipped systems couldn't make it work properly. The remnants of Pandemic have rolled a patch, but be sure to read it carefully.
While the 13.8MB patch (http://www.pandemicstudios.com/thesaboteur/patch) should fix the ATI issues, Electronic Arts wants you to accept an EULA before you download it. And then, users with quad core CPUs will need to implement a workaround (described here (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page), see "Known Issues & Current Workaround), otherwise they "will possibly have significant streaming issues." This is funny because the game's specs recommend a 2.8GHz Quad Core CPU.
EA says it's aware of the issue and working on a fix for the next patch update. And "while this will decrease the amount of streaming glitches, it is not a fool-proof fix."
So wait a minute, is the damn thing patched or not?
BETA Patch Report/Support Thread (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page) [EA Forums via VE3D (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/52111/The-Saboteur-ATI-PC-Beta-Patch-Released-Contains-Quad-Core-CPU-Glitch)]
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While the 13.8MB patch (http://www.pandemicstudios.com/thesaboteur/patch) should fix the ATI issues, Electronic Arts wants you to accept an EULA before you download it. And then, users with quad core CPUs will need to implement a workaround (described here (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page), see "Known Issues & Current Workaround), otherwise they "will possibly have significant streaming issues." This is funny because the game's specs recommend a 2.8GHz Quad Core CPU.
EA says it's aware of the issue and working on a fix for the next patch update. And "while this will decrease the amount of streaming glitches, it is not a fool-proof fix."
So wait a minute, is the damn thing patched or not?
BETA Patch Report/Support Thread (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/353573.page) [EA Forums via VE3D (http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/52111/The-Saboteur-ATI-PC-Beta-Patch-Released-Contains-Quad-Core-CPU-Glitch)]
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