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Final Fantasy XIII PC |OT| Lightning must not be forgotten
- Thread starter Yoshichan
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YOSHI, NO!
DSFix and DPFix were built around intercepting and changing DX9 function calls that pertain to resolution, so it depends on the version of DirectX is being used and how the game's renderer is set up. It also depends on whether or not Durante wants to play the game and feels like devoting the effort to getting the game running at a higher res.
(GeDoSaTo is a bit different and is more about adding downsampling and other tweaks to games that already support arbitrary resolutions.)
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
LightningFix incoming.
Unreal Engine 3 vs Crystal Tools - a broken and dead engine lol
shark sandwich
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It could be because Last Remnant used Unreal Engine, which ran 100x better on a decent PC than on 360 or PS3.
Lumpy Onion
Member
What about your focus? It's a one way ticket to Cie'th city with that kind of attitude.
For the most part, SE probably never had the PC in mind so it was pretty much a direct port. It's good enough that we got 60fps which I feel is more important than 1080p. Both would be great of course. For future projects (KH and FF) I hope they see that we're willing to buy their products on the PC so they have us in mind during development rather than an afterthought .
I'm just an optimistic as fuck guy and look at the brighter side of things
This is me right now:
To add insult to the injury, I bought the game on Nuveem and they are apparently out of keys right now so I'll have to wait to check this mess.
I'm glad you guys are now feeling the regret that I felt 4 years ago.
I warned you not to buy
Its just a port, they didn't touch anything up besides 60fps in game.
If you want higher resolutions in game, Durante better find a way to unlock the resolution at certain times or touch up FMV's FFX HD style, cause otherwise the game is gonna turn to shit every so often real quick in 1080p, macroblocking up the ass.
That terrible hair dithering i'm seeing in screenshots, is already very nostalgic from playing the 360 version...
KojiKnight
Member
720p is pretty bad but at least they let you use some good texture filtering right...?
Oh god... oh god why? This thread is going to turn against Yoshichan isn't it?
Oh god... oh god why? This thread is going to turn against Yoshichan isn't it?
FFFix
Bony Manifesto
Member
I can't believe how horrendous the performance is. I've got an i5 2500K at 4.2GHz and a GTX780, and while it's a relatively smooth 60fps in the field, it fluctuates wildly between 30-60 in battles, and any sort of full-screen effect reduces it massively (the screen dimming during the tutorial slows it down to 30fps).
With the complete absence of any video configuration settings, surely that's no good for their streaming service? Wouldn't they need it to be efficient?
With the complete absence of any video configuration settings, surely that's no good for their streaming service? Wouldn't they need it to be efficient?
That's probably because you are a sane PC gamer and are forcing it globally.
I'm talking about stuff like this,
Xbox http://images.eurogamer.net/2012/articles//a/1/4/4/5/9/7/6/360_010.png
PS3 http://images.eurogamer.net/2012/articles//a/1/4/4/5/9/7/6/PS3_010.png
So if it looks like PS3, then -- phew. Thank god! lol
Hey, your screenshot doesnt look so bad!
Moral Panic
Member
Never pre-loading a game off steam again. Had no idea it requires 2x the space.
Also is anyone else's volume really low?
Also is anyone else's volume really low?
threelights
Member
Oh, so this is a meltdown thread? =P
Hahaha, well, it'll be a couple of days before my download finishes, so by the time I'm starting the playthrough this will be mostly over.
Hahaha, well, it'll be a couple of days before my download finishes, so by the time I'm starting the playthrough this will be mostly over.
josecitoxnyo
Member
It seems Square took the console parity thing really serious. Amazing.
HolyBaikal
Banned
Mine's done updating and the game is playing.
I'm a little bit disappointed in the graphics, Square Enix shouldn't have done nicer. But I'll play a little bit of it anyway. I'm sure something will work out.
It would be really nice of Durante to find a way to have graphics options. And you could tell Square Enix on their forums about wanting more graphics things.
I'm a little bit disappointed in the graphics, Square Enix shouldn't have done nicer. But I'll play a little bit of it anyway. I'm sure something will work out.
It would be really nice of Durante to find a way to have graphics options. And you could tell Square Enix on their forums about wanting more graphics things.
KojiKnight
Member
For the most part, SE probably never had the PC in mind so it was pretty much a direct port. It's good enough that we got 60fps which I feel is more important than 1080p. Both would be great of course. For future projects (KH and FF) I hope they see that we're willing to buy their products on the PC so they have us in mind during development rather than an afterthought .
I'm just an optimistic as fuck guy and look at the brighter side of things
I'm glad for the unlocked framerate only because there will be tools to fix the resolution, it's much harder to uncouple locked frame rates.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Full-screen menus were 60fps on PS3 too, which was nice because the in-game XMB would perform a lot better with the game at 60 underneath.
Bink video too? You are truly blessed.
Modders and maybe SE will patch these in quickly. It's petty to attack the guy for a port that at least has some big possibilities at modding.
Broken links bro!
Stereogatari
Banned
Darn it, all much ado about nothing then. I was going to wait on replaying the game until I got a gaming PC or if it came to PS4, but it doesn't sound like it's worth it.
I suppose it's my own fault. They didn't market it as a remaster or definitive edition in anyway.
DSFix and DPFix were built around intercepting and changing DX9 function calls that pertain to resolution, so it depends on the version of DirectX is being used and how the game's renderer is set up. It also depends on whether or not Durante wants to play the game and feels like devoting the effort to getting the game running at a higher res.
(GeDoSaTo is a bit different and is more about adding downsampling and other tweaks to games that already support arbitrary resolutions.)
Thanks. Sounds like it'll be black or white as to whether it is possible.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
The PC version of TLR also saw various game-play changes & improvements.
Can anyone else confirm that this works? I'm feeling skeptical but at least 60fps and AF will make me check the game out before any word on resolution.
MisterShine
Member
Time, mostly. The effort required to do something like this varies massively with how the game was written.
I really can't say if this would be a 2-days-fix or a 2-years-fix (and thus, in practice, no fix at all) or anything in between until I get at least 2 hours to look at what it does. And yes, I like using the number 2 if I need an arbitrary quantity
I'm still unpacking for 25 minutes, so I'll have a shower now and then I'll have a look.
Let me sift past all of the usual "SAVE US BASED DURANTE" "WORK YOUR MAGIC" "DURANTE TO THE RESCUEEEE" and just say genuinely from my heart, thank you for actually caring about and working to help your fellow gamers. I wish people who were actually paid for this kind of thing gave as much a crap as you do.
The files are way bigger than on Xbox, and apparently there are no compression artifacts - so I guess its alright.
The game was $15, hardly a massive crime all things considered.
Also to Nvidia users, please make sure to force "maximum performance" in your Control Panel for Power Management Options. I was getting 30-60fps spikes everywhere until I noticed my GTX 780 was sitting at 450Mhz (1100Mhz normally) clock speed. The GPU sits at 45C as well so this game is hardly that taxing, just make sure to force that and some AF from the control panel as well (looks a lot better).
Also to Nvidia users, please make sure to force "maximum performance" in your Control Panel for Power Management Options. I was getting 30-60fps spikes everywhere until I noticed my GTX 780 was sitting at 450Mhz (1100Mhz normally) clock speed. The GPU sits at 45C as well so this game is hardly that taxing, just make sure to force that and some AF from the control panel as well (looks a lot better).
TLR had PC in mind during development, didn't they?
GavinUK86
Member
Do you guys think Digital Foundry will analyse this?
Also what do you think of a possible PS4 release? (I don't have a gaming PC, yet I'm really excited for this PC release
Digital Foundry doesn't typically care about the PC versions.
KojiKnight
Member
Why would they? It's the final image that is compressed and can vary, the source video isn't going to matter from an efficiency stand point.
Tizoc
Member
My mind is blown man...
You just have bad experience.
I pre-ordered Mordor and was pleased by the experience.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
forcing AA in driver and playing in window mode works
Dictator93
Member
So they unlocked the game to 60 fps, and make the game run at 720p. Japanese devs are just... hilarious.
GavinUK86
Member
Perhaps someone should shine a light on a product like this.
Huh? Broken how? They work for me. Anyways its just a comparison between the rendered cutscenes on Xbox and PS3.. so nothing really important.