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I should be doing hw
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Fixed. The fact that its using the Unreal engine alone is amazing because of how different it looks, I just wish it didn't use it.sinny said:
blackMamba1187
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A few from Crysis Warhead. Just started another run through.
By the way, I renamed AvP.exe to crysis.exe and I got double the framerate -- quite literally.
Getting 75+ fps or so anecdotally with everything maxed out easily.
Anyone know for sure how to get MSAA or Edge AA working in Catalyst?
4870x2, 3.8GHz Yorkfield, Vista 64.
Getting 75+ fps or so anecdotally with everything maxed out easily.
Anyone know for sure how to get MSAA or Edge AA working in Catalyst?
4870x2, 3.8GHz Yorkfield, Vista 64.
BloodySinner
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jarosh said:
I hate the Unreal Engine.
it's very much the game's fault in this case (apart from the fact that this isn't even ue3, but an "optimized" ue2/ue2.5). it looks worse than its predecessor and somehow runs worse too. i think they just fucked up with the texture budgeting and the art in general. (keep in mind that i have all settings on high and i'm running dx10/win7 64-bit, which the game is supposed to be optimized for, lol.)
it seems like the whole process of optimizing texture memory/performance was rushed. instead of manually going in and lowering texture resolution in less obvious and visible spots and on objects that generally aren't up in the player's face, they seem to have globally turned down the resolution on a large amount of textures that are very prominently featured on a lot of surfaces and especially on objects that the player interacts with a lot.
and despite the recycling of a lot of assets from the first game, some of the texture choices are really questionable: in the previously flooded area the same low-res rock/stone texture is used across the whole surface of several couches, shelves, furniture and similar objects. why? because they were previously under water? and so they somehow all turned to... stone?
i dunno, i guess it's probably all a result of a much lower overall budget compared to bioshock 1.
it seems like the whole process of optimizing texture memory/performance was rushed. instead of manually going in and lowering texture resolution in less obvious and visible spots and on objects that generally aren't up in the player's face, they seem to have globally turned down the resolution on a large amount of textures that are very prominently featured on a lot of surfaces and especially on objects that the player interacts with a lot.
and despite the recycling of a lot of assets from the first game, some of the texture choices are really questionable: in the previously flooded area the same low-res rock/stone texture is used across the whole surface of several couches, shelves, furniture and similar objects. why? because they were previously under water? and so they somehow all turned to... stone?
i dunno, i guess it's probably all a result of a much lower overall budget compared to bioshock 1.
TheVampire
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So it seems that the Ancients crossed over into the alternative universe of Oblivion and dumped some stargates there aswell:
Joseph Merrick
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hehehe
procrastinator
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Kabuki Waq said:
It would be disabled in the system BIOS. The only applications it would really make a dent in is stuff like encoding/video processing. In games it doesnt make much of a difference other than to make things more complicated.
How About No
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Umm...well...
I should be doing hw
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Still a shitty engine, especially because it somehow became the defacto engine of this gen. This is coming from an ATI user but still, why no ingame AA settings? And texture streaming = barf, gtfo of my PC games.Orellio said:
TouchMyBox
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You guys do know that Bioshock 2 isn't fully UE3, right?
UE2.5 heavily modded with some UE3 stuff thrown in. UE3.5 is a decent engine as far as I'm concerned.
UE2.5 heavily modded with some UE3 stuff thrown in. UE3.5 is a decent engine as far as I'm concerned.
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
Judging by the amount of Mass Effect 2 shots that rushed into this thread around release, I'd say most agree with you.TouchMyBox said:
I like how Killing Floor is full-on UE2.5 and it still manages to look better than Bioshock 2 (at least, imo from what I've seen).
whatevermort
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EvaPlusMinus said:
Anno is a really really really good city builder/trade game. It's amazing; you can get it pretty cheap as well, and there's an expansion out in a few weeks.
Anyway, what do you mean, "Stronghold (RIP)"?
DieNgamers
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Maybe he means the awesome game called Stronghold, which had an even more awesome successor named Stronghold Crusader! It's still one of the most enjoyable strategy games for me! Anno 1404 is totally different and is called Dawn of Discovery in the USA, I think.whatevermort said:
whatevermort
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DieNgamers said:
Oh, yeah, I know that. It was the "RIP" I was most wondering about..
Stallion Free
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Tisan said:
Basically, Nvidia has a profile of settings for almost every game. These settings range from how to force AA to how to utilize SLI configs. Each game is different so they usually have different settings for these. By renaming the .exe to crysis.exe he is telling the graphics card to use the settings it would use for Crysis.
Alternatively, he could use nHancer to replicate the Crysis profile for AvP without having to rename the .exe. For some reason Nvidia actually has the wrong .exes for the latest AvP so it's profile won't be activated by default and you have to manually add the appropriate .exe to make it activate. After I added the actual avp .exes I was getting the framerate boost he was seeing.
brain_stew
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REMEMBER THE RULES, PEOPLE!
They're really not hard to follow and make this thread much more manageable.
They're really not hard to follow and make this thread much more manageable.
Just built a new rig: Gigabyte P55m-UD2, i7 860, 8g DDR3 Ram, ATI HD 5850, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
I've installed so many games in the past couple of days my head is spinning. I've got the pc running to my 55inch Samsung LCD for some on the couch gaming and I'm absolutely loving it.
My first shots are from Dirt 2. I think the screens look really nice, but this game in motion really is stunning. They found the right mix of motion blur, atmospheric perspective and lighting model. Sometimes it just looks very real. Minor quibbles include: polycount on cars could be a smidge higher in the right places, the environment textures fall apart right next to the camera (I can't wait to see id's tech 5 smash this issue with it's mega textures!), and the water sprites aren't quite on par with the rest of the graphics. Really minor nitpicks, this game looks fabulous!
As a side note, does the game launch in DX11? Or is this something I have to make it do?
Dirt2
Settings: 1920x1080, 8x MSAA, Ultra Settings, Catalyst 3d setting turned all the way up.
The last thumbnail is one of my favorites. It's nothing spectacular in terms of composition, but it's a nice example of how real the game can look at times.
I've installed so many games in the past couple of days my head is spinning. I've got the pc running to my 55inch Samsung LCD for some on the couch gaming and I'm absolutely loving it.
My first shots are from Dirt 2. I think the screens look really nice, but this game in motion really is stunning. They found the right mix of motion blur, atmospheric perspective and lighting model. Sometimes it just looks very real. Minor quibbles include: polycount on cars could be a smidge higher in the right places, the environment textures fall apart right next to the camera (I can't wait to see id's tech 5 smash this issue with it's mega textures!), and the water sprites aren't quite on par with the rest of the graphics. Really minor nitpicks, this game looks fabulous!
As a side note, does the game launch in DX11? Or is this something I have to make it do?
Dirt2
Settings: 1920x1080, 8x MSAA, Ultra Settings, Catalyst 3d setting turned all the way up.
The last thumbnail is one of my favorites. It's nothing spectacular in terms of composition, but it's a nice example of how real the game can look at times.
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Why is it so hard to label the name of the game you are posting? What is the game directly above this post?
I NEED SCISSORS
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People need to stop saying UE3 doesn't support AA. Every UE3 game I have can force it through the drivers, be it an ATi card or an Nvidia card. Sometimes a simple rename is all it takes.
It was a reply so I didn't think it was necessary. The game is The Last Remnant.MyFaceIsOnFire said:
Yes, but if you force MSAA it often won't work on all the edges. SSAA does, but the performance hit is very large. An engine that correctly supports AA is greatly preferable.I NEED SCISSORS said:
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Durante said:
Thanks Boss!
BobsRevenge
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