Yeah, I know it's not mostly dependent on the CPU, I was just kind of giving a ballpark computer age. The P90 I was talking about has a 1 meg Cirrus video card, I should've said.

It seems we're still divided. I plan to target Mainstream/older computers, with a ~two year completion.

For a 2D game, not too fancy, mainstream computers in two years, is 1024 too high? Too low? Should I support a wide range of resolutions? If I were to say, support 800x600 through 1600x1200, how would be the best way to go about that? Have 2 texture sizes? 4? More? Also, what bit depth do you think is good? I dispise 8, but is 16, 24 or 32 the most reasonable? Should I support all three?

Thanks.

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Lack

Just wondering what you guys thought: Is supporting only one resolution a good idea? If it is, is 1024x768 reasonable? Thanks.

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Lack

I would say you could get away with 1024 most computers today. 800x600 can give you better color depth and adding additional colors to a picture is usually more effective than the same increase in resolution. The brain tends to make up for the resolution part of the equation as it looks at the various colors. Your target audience usually will only have a 15" monitor to go with that computer so 1024 might be too small for them to use. All in all if you go with 1024 then you will play to the higher end of the group you're targeting. If you use 800x600 you will hit that group squarely in the chest.

Of course this is just my opinion.
Kressilac

ps Someone else is going to have to answer the texture questions cause I am not sure of the answer myself.