SH5 : 16 bit colors and not 32?

sweln · 03-11-10, 02:35 PM

SH5 : is it me or the game is in 16 bit colors and not 32?

When you look at a gradient in the sky or in the water, it's not smooth. It's in layers!

That's weird for a 2010 game!

java`s revenge · 03-11-10, 02:55 PM

Indeed, i have it also seen. It isn`t nice

Jeevz · 03-11-10, 02:57 PM

There's no way that water is 16 bit color. I bet it's just a small sky texture being stretched too big. Makes it tough to find the horizon with a zoomed in scope on a foggy night. "Is it that line? No wait it must be that line, no wait..."

java`s revenge · 03-11-10, 03:04 PM

It looks like back in time maybe 80`s

Saintaw · 03-11-10, 03:24 PM

I noticed it as well, when underwater or when looking at gradients in the sky in all 3 SH series, only seems to apply to large bodies though.

starbird · 03-11-10, 03:33 PM

Its mainly because modern video cards only (heh, only) use 24bit colors. there are 256 shades of red green and blue. There just isn't enough colors to make a nice large gradient. Carmack advocated for 64bit color back in 2000 because of this.

There might be ways around it using shaders, which I believe are 32 or 64bit color, but I don't know enough to say.

03-11-10, 02:35 PM	#1
sweln Watch Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 25 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	SH5 : 16 bit colors and not 32? SH5 : is it me or the game is in 16 bit colors and not 32? When you look at a gradient in the sky or in the water, it's not smooth. It's in layers! That's weird for a 2010 game!

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java`s revenge Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: at periscope depth Posts: 1,204 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	Indeed, i have it also seen. It isn`t nice __________________

03-11-10, 02:57 PM	#3
Jeevz A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	There's no way that water is 16 bit color. I bet it's just a small sky texture being stretched too big. Makes it tough to find the horizon with a zoomed in scope on a foggy night. "Is it that line? No wait it must be that line, no wait..." __________________ Commence to Jigglin

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java`s revenge Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: at periscope depth Posts: 1,204 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	It looks like back in time maybe 80`s __________________

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Saintaw Medic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: .be Posts: 168 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I noticed it as well, when underwater or when looking at gradients in the sky in all 3 SH series, only seems to apply to large bodies though. __________________ Saw blub blubb...

03-11-10, 03:33 PM	#6
starbird Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 29 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Its mainly because modern video cards only (heh, only) use 24bit colors. there are 256 shades of red green and blue. There just isn't enough colors to make a nice large gradient. Carmack advocated for 64bit color back in 2000 because of this. There might be ways around it using shaders, which I believe are 32 or 64bit color, but I don't know enough to say.