Yet another problem to present to the forum. Here goes:
Right now, my problem is with the graphics. Whenever I've run SH3 I've had the anti-aliasing/anisotropic filtering/whatever custom set in the Catalyst Control Center. However, I started having trouble with other games, so I set all of the settings to "application controlled" or "let the application decide." The problem is that SH3 doesn't have any AA or AF settings in-game, so when I play, everything looks terrible because nothing is enabled. It may sound like nitpicking, but I'm actually surprised at how annoying all these "jaggies" are, especially when I'm used to a SH3 without them.
And so I discovered ATI Tray Tools. For those of you who know it, there's a option to create a game profile so that when you run that particular game, it temporarily changes some graphical settings. So now I'm thinking that this is the perfect solution and proudly patting myself on the back, but then I realize that I have SH3 Commander. And now I'm stumped...
The "game profile" option has you pick an executable file so when you load that file, it knows when to change the graphics settings. However, SH3 Commander launches SH3, so when I used the SH3.exe file, it didn't do anything because I launched it with SH3 Commander. I also tried using the SH3 Commander executable file, but it didn't work either, probably because it's not the game.
I'm wondering if there's a way to launch SH3 through SH3 Commander and have the ATI Tray Tools settings take effect. I know I could probably launch SH3 without Commander, but that would take out all the things Commander adds to the game. I also know I could change the graphics settings in Tray Tools everytime I play, but I would constantly have to change them back and forth for different games. Yeah, I'm lazy, and I want a streamlined solution. But if I had to, I could do something more complex.
So that's my problem. If anyone has any advice AT ALL, I would be very grateful.
Looking back on this, I'm thinking that just manually switching the settings in Tray Tools for different games is probably the way to go. I'm still gonna post this though, just to see if anyone has any better solutions.
P.S. This other game I'm having trouble with is Call of Duty 2. Yeah I know I'm not supposed to talk about the landlubber's war, but does anyone else have it? If yes, do you have problems? It's been almost nightmarish for me.
Another P.S. I've noticed that in my SH3, the sound stutters quite a bit too. Whenever I get near a ship or pass over it in external camera mode, I hear a single loud stuttering. It sounds like the engines or maybe a clicking noise, and in one short burst. And this has been happening for a while, just not as often.