Kegetys High Res dll Question

l3th4l · 11-03-06, 08:29 AM

It's been quite some time and i decided to reinstall SH3 again. installed sh3, installed latest patch (1.4b) and then installed the latest Gray Wolves mod.
everything worked great and the only thing left was somehow increasing the screen resolution. On my search for a solution i found Kegetys d3d9.dll and decided to give it a go. i saw that it was recommended to use the application compatibility toolkit from MS but decided to try it without...
to my surprise it worked like a charm: the game looked much better @ 1280x1024 than before and the framerates were excellent. the next thing i wanted to try was increasing the level of AA but it seems that this doesn't work with the replacement dll?

anybody else have a similar experience to mine? no working AA with the dll? able to use the dll without the compatibility toolkit? or is the lack of AA because i didn't use it?

l3th4l · 11-03-06, 12:45 PM

anybody?

Jimbuna · 11-03-06, 12:50 PM

Welcome aboard l3th4l

I'm afraid I can't help you with your queary but but feel someone will respond soon enough (this place is a mine of information/help)

l3th4l · 11-03-06, 12:55 PM

hehe... as you can see from my join date i've been on the boards for a while now

(yeah i know i'm a lurker) but thanks for the warm welcome anyway

kylania · 11-03-06, 02:14 PM

Have you tried running your AA from your video card drivers rather than in game? That's how I do it.

Gewehr 43 · 11-03-06, 02:56 PM

Doesn't shift+pgup and shift+pgdn change the AA on the fly in SH3?

Give that a shot and see what happens.

l3th4l · 11-03-06, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gewehr 43

Doesn't shift+pgup and shift+pgdn change the AA on the fly in SH3?

Give that a shot and see what happens.

i tried that but it doesn't change the AA level but rather turns on some kind of bloom postprocess filter. it does blur things a bit overall but depending on whats on sceen it can make aliasing even worse imho.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylania

Have you tried running your AA from your video card drivers rather than in game? That's how I do it.

thats what i've been doing thus far and until i installed the dll it worked just fine (how Do you change the AA level ingame btw? i'm not talking about the bloom gewehr mentioned). you gave me an idea however: i tried changing the AA level with the ATI Tray Tools and viola! - it worked

unfortunately AA seems to be turned off as soon as you turn on the bloom with SHIFT+PGUP... thats an engine limitation though i think since there are a few games that have problems with bloom and AA... however if anybody knows a workaround lets hear it

11-03-06, 08:29 AM	#1
l3th4l Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 180 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Kegetys High Res dll Question It's been quite some time and i decided to reinstall SH3 again. installed sh3, installed latest patch (1.4b) and then installed the latest Gray Wolves mod. everything worked great and the only thing left was somehow increasing the screen resolution. On my search for a solution i found Kegetys d3d9.dll and decided to give it a go. i saw that it was recommended to use the application compatibility toolkit from MS but decided to try it without... to my surprise it worked like a charm: the game looked much better @ 1280x1024 than before and the framerates were excellent. the next thing i wanted to try was increasing the level of AA but it seems that this doesn't work with the replacement dll? anybody else have a similar experience to mine? no working AA with the dll? able to use the dll without the compatibility toolkit? or is the lack of AA because i didn't use it? Last edited by l3th4l; 11-03-06 at 08:32 AM.

11-03-06, 12:50 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard l3th4l I'm afraid I can't help you with your queary but but feel someone will respond soon enough (this place is a mine of information/help) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-03-06, 02:14 PM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Have you tried running your AA from your video card drivers rather than in game? That's how I do it. __________________

11-03-06, 12:45 PM	#2
l3th4l Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 180 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	anybody?

11-03-06, 12:55 PM	#4
l3th4l Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 180 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	hehe... as you can see from my join date i've been on the boards for a while now (yeah i know i'm a lurker) but thanks for the warm welcome anyway

11-03-06, 02:56 PM	#6
Gewehr 43 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Doesn't shift+pgup and shift+pgdn change the AA on the fly in SH3? Give that a shot and see what happens.