AA and Flat Sun (again!)
 

I don't know what it is with this sun but it's a pain in the ass! Everytime I install Silent Hunter III and mods, I get the same trouble. And everytime I play about with the nvidia settings and eventually get it working.

I wish there was some hard fast rule on this. I always thought the flat sun was related to gamma correction in nvidia control panel, but now I have nothing turned on, just AAx4 and again I am suffering from flat sun. And applying the relevant mods flat sun fix seems to make no difference. Urrrgh! :damn:

Hi mate.

Do you use Nvidia Inspector or Nhancer to tweak your graphic settings?

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

I've used nhancer in the past. However, I just installed it to see if it would make a difference to the sun and it won't run now. Or at least, the main window won't open.

I have nvidia Inspector installed already. I take it I can achieve the same thing with this?

Yes mate give me a few and I'll s\shot my settings for sh3. Nhancer no longer works with newer drivers :cry:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Roger, much appreciated mate!

Too large to get all the lot in one shot so here it is split;


http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/626...torpic1.th.jpg


and number 2;

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/373...torpic2.th.jpg

Hope that helps mate.

Edit.... hoot if thats too small and I'll up to photobucket

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

I've never had the sun with a halo in SH3 with either of my 2 cards 8800GTX and current 9900GTX. Interested to find out if you get it sorted. :sunny:

I always get it sorted... but it always takes an age faffing about.

@Fubar2Niner looks like your settings are stock. No AA or anything enabled in that screenie. I know because changed items appear in black. Also, you have a heap more options than I do right now so I'm gonna check for an updated version nvidia inspector.

Bugger your right :oops:, I forgot to import my new settings after my upgrade gimme another couple secs mate.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Are you drunk at the helm? :haha:

PS. If I'm gonna let nvidia inspector control the video settings, what should I have nvidia control panel set to?

'Let the application decide'?

Here



http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...spectornew.jpg



Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Re nvid control panel

here;

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...iner/nvid1.jpg

and here;

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...iner/nvid2.jpg

Hope that helps mate

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

I set nvidia control panel to 'let the 3D application decide' and nvidia inspector works like this (my settings in nvidia control panel are stock).

The halo is back. :yeah: I set exactly the same option in nvidia inspector as I did in nvidia control panel (4xAA & overide the application setting). So, to conclude it seems it seems the issue is fixed just by applying AA with the 3rd party software rather than nvidias.

I see you have 8xAA set in nvidia inspector! Now, I have to try this... I never had more than 4xAA working before.

Fubar2Niner

Mate, I think your nvidia control panel might still be doing the work. I just set my nvidia inspector same as yours and as expected, the flat sun returned (because AA is above 4). I think you need to go to 'adjust image settings with preview' and then choose 'let the 3D application decide' in order for nvidia inspector to be given free reign. I could be wrong, but it might be worth checking.

On it mate will report back :up:

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner