Nvidia tweaks to SH3/SH4

[Arclight]

Either force anti-aliasing through Nvidia CP or nHancer, shouldn't really matter (does the same thing).



Considering it's an older driver, nHancer should work fine with it. Maybe try older build.

178.24 best that works? Surely there's something more up-to-date? Give the 182.xx releases a try if you haven't already.

[java`s revenge]

Okay,
I have updated the nvidia driver to version 195.39 installed the last
version of nhancer and followed the steps on this forum.

Here is the screenshot.



Or is it normal these broken lines?

[Arclight]

(sorry about my "handwriting" )

1) Select the profile for the game.
2) Check that the executable is correct.
3) Make sure AA is checked.
4) Select AA technique (not sure SSAA works, stick with MSAA).
5) Select AA mode; 2x, 4x, 8x, etc. 4x should be sufficient in most games, but for SH 4x is max, as per Rubini's instructions, to avoid graphical glitches (yes, the picture shows this incorrectly).
6) Make sure "enhance in-game AA setting" is NOT checked; SH does not have AA, so there's nothing to enhance. That's why whe're forcing it through driver.
7) Gamma correction normally doesn't hurt, but for SH turn it OFF, as per Rubini's instructions, to avoid graphical glitches (yes, the picture shows this incorrectly).
8) Select a transparancy AA mode if you want. Super-sampling looks better but is more costly on performance.

*) If it doesn't work automatically, tick "profile can be activated manually". You can then force the profile by going to "tools > activate profile > [desired profile]". Keep in mind though that the profile is then forced on everything, not just SH (I think ).

[java`s revenge]

Thanks Arclight,

These settings are the best. But i see a problem in the nav tutorial.
I see moving glitches at the horizon and the beaches moves.

But in the periscope tutorials it couldn`t be better.

[Arclight]

Yeah, I think the "shimmering", or whatever it is, is "normal". The engine wasn't build with Anti-Aliasing, so it has to be forced/applied by the driver. This is a rather brute method; usually more costly with less quality as compared to actual in-game AA. The shimmering is probably a side-effect of this, or it may have been there from the start, not really sure.

The side-effects of enabling more than 4xMSAA and gamma correction is the thinning of smoke and the disappearance of the sun's halo respectively (IIRC, correct me if I'm wrong). If you never look at the sun and don't mind a bit flimsy smoke, then by all means, set it up as you want.

* that setting for Anisotropic Filtering is also highly recommended; it makes textures sharper, particularly at distance (has to do with the angle at which you look at a surface: the shallower the angle, the blurier the texture). 8XAF should be manageable for a midrange card and gives good results. Going from 8x to 16x has very little benefit while still costing some performance (on the better cards it's hardly noticeable, if at all though).

[java`s revenge]

Thanks Arclight for the explanation.

Btw your soup becomes very old. It`s white now, you
have to cook fresh for your crew....

[Arclight]

You are welcome.

Haven't heard any complaints about the soup yet... though more men have been falling ill lately.