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Originally Posted by Ark
After checking out osme other games, if I had to choose between resolution OR FSAA, I would choose FSAA.
There is a higher likelihood the community can mod the resolution. I doubt the community could integrate FSAA since there is a very good chance it is directly related to the engine.
In addiiton, higher resolution without FSAA still looks like a mess, IMO Which is why I used the resolution hack AND fsaa in SH3). In all honesty, you can't really have one without the other in terms of looks. If we only had FSAA the resolution would still be low and peope with LCDs would not get to true in native-res. If we only had high resolution, jaggies would still be present and those who run at lower resolution would still get the short end of the stick. IMO, you really need to have both options available so everybody can benefit in their own way.
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I can't say that modding the resolution isn't possible but it probably won't be easy. As I have mentioned I *think* that some 3D views such as the periscope view are at a higher resolution which would make the forced resolution settings harder to find. I have some programming and modding experience and I have had a really good look through the files for anything forcing the resolution, there is nothing obvious and I've already tried changing the most obvious entries, including a few in the main .exe file, to no affect. The SH3 res fix doesn't have any affect in SH4 but it does work with other games where the WHOLE screen resolution is fixed (according to the author).
http://www.kegetys.net/misc/
People like myself with largish screens capable of 1920x1200, 1680x1050 or 1600x1200 even 16x AA on 1024x768 would be awful. As you say ideally we need both high res AND the ability to do H/W AA but for I would MUCH rather have full res than AA if I had to choose between them.
The smaller the dot pitch of your screen the less you need AA. Obviously if you have a dot pitch smaller than the eye can see then you don't need AA at all. I have a 17" laptop with a resolution of 1920x1200 the pixels are so tiny that AA would be almost worthless. For SH4 and gaming I use a 27" Dell with a dot pitch of about 0.3 which means that a pixel is fairly noticeable but I still tend not to bother with AA at full resolution if I have to sacrifice FPS for it.
For people with 1080P 40-60" TV's high res isn't enough.. a 46" is 0.5mm and a 57" is about 0.7mm so jagged edges would be pretty obvious. This is also true for people with lower resolution but relatively large screens.