Graphics look strange to me.

jimmyjam25 · 03-02-19, 07:16 PM

Hi all, I haven't played this for a while. Was it always so... how do i put it dark??? And also seems to be strange contrasts in colours. Everything just looks really odd. Did it always have really ****ty graphics?

fireftr18 · 03-02-19, 08:22 PM

Can you post a screen shot? Also some information is useful. What are the specs on your computer, specifically your video card? What mods are you using?

Armistead · 03-02-19, 09:47 PM

Look at the screenshot thread above, from stock to different mods with better graphics and see how yours compares or post some SS here.

Sniper297 · 03-03-19, 02:41 AM

In the main menu is OPTIONS, then GRAPHIC SETTINGS, there's a gamma slider to make it lighter or darker. The one thing I found has the biggest effect is not the gamma setting, but the on/off checkbox for POST PROCESS FILTERS. You can fool around in there and try different settings, the screen resolution requires exiting and restarting the game.

Here's a couple shots showing the POST PROCESS FILTERS setting on and off;

To my eye the whole game looks better with it on.

simpliciter · 03-04-19, 11:09 PM

So yeah I haven't been here for like 10 years and here I am again. Those screenshots have compression artifacts all over them on my side so I can't really judge.. but it also looks like you're in low light conditions in both sets of shots so it's even harder to judge.

propbeanie · 03-05-19, 07:57 AM

The game is an old 3D game, and as such introduces "artifact", as well as "low-level lighting". Also, to display a picture on most web sites, of necessity, JPEG compression is a requirement, so you will see artifact from that. Then there is the web page display, that no matter what resolution you set your display to, a web page will display at 72dpi. Therefore, by the time you "see" something here, it's been compromised. The comparativeness however, can be seen, and is useful.

03-02-19, 07:16 PM	#1
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Graphics look strange to me. Hi all, I haven't played this for a while. Was it always so... how do i put it dark??? And also seems to be strange contrasts in colours. Everything just looks really odd. Did it always have really ****ty graphics?

03-02-19, 08:22 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Can you post a screen shot? Also some information is useful. What are the specs on your computer, specifically your video card? What mods are you using? __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

03-02-19, 09:47 PM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Look at the screenshot thread above, from stock to different mods with better graphics and see how yours compares or post some SS here. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

03-05-19, 07:57 AM	#6
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	The game is an old 3D game, and as such introduces "artifact", as well as "low-level lighting". Also, to display a picture on most web sites, of necessity, JPEG compression is a requirement, so you will see artifact from that. Then there is the web page display, that no matter what resolution you set your display to, a web page will display at 72dpi. Therefore, by the time you "see" something here, it's been compromised. The comparativeness however, can be seen, and is useful. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

03-03-19, 02:41 AM	#4
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	In the main menu is OPTIONS, then GRAPHIC SETTINGS, there's a gamma slider to make it lighter or darker. The one thing I found has the biggest effect is not the gamma setting, but the on/off checkbox for POST PROCESS FILTERS. You can fool around in there and try different settings, the screen resolution requires exiting and restarting the game. Here's a couple shots showing the POST PROCESS FILTERS setting on and off; To my eye the whole game looks better with it on.

03-04-19, 11:09 PM	#5
simpliciter Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	So yeah I haven't been here for like 10 years and here I am again. Those screenshots have compression artifacts all over them on my side so I can't really judge.. but it also looks like you're in low light conditions in both sets of shots so it's even harder to judge.