Just me, or does the HQ in patch 1.2 look MUCH brighter than before?

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Cakewalk

Definitly brighter, colours are cleaner and crisper too... it no longer looks like the whole place is filled with cigar smoke and ash on every surface.

Hrm shouldent it look that way on Dec. 9th ?

[XanderF]

Originally Posted by Cakewalk

Definitly brighter, colours are cleaner and crisper too... it no longer looks like the whole place is filled with cigar smoke and ash on every surface.

LOL - well, it would certainly be fair to argue that, in the 1940s, during a global war, in the military, IN A WAR ZONE, it would certainly be a lot more appropriate to look "filled with cigar smoke and ash on every surface".

Anyway, it looked more hazy/dusty to me thank smoky, which seemed fairly appropriate for a Pacific Island base before a/c was commonplace.

In any case, I really don't like the colors. I have a DVI-based LCD, which handles "true" colors quite accurately, and it's very obviously the palette chosen for that room was presuming the post-processing filter in place. The phone, for example, is especially irritating. The detailing on the body is just SO high contrast without the filter blurring it, it looks rather unrealistic.

[BlackSpot]

To be honest the "office" is the ugliest thing in the game. I'm never in there long.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by BlackSpot

Hawk, this is the SHVI forum, not "pong" forum. You should know better!:p

I love Pong. The graphics set up was so easy and the hardware so cheap.

[Cakewalk]

Originally Posted by XanderF

LOL - well, it would certainly be fair to argue that, in the 1940s, during a global war, in the military, IN A WAR ZONE, it would certainly be a lot more appropriate to look "filled with cigar smoke and ash on every surface".

Anyway, it looked more hazy/dusty to me thank smoky, which seemed fairly appropriate for a Pacific Island base before a/c was commonplace.

In any case, I really don't like the colors. I have a DVI-based LCD, which handles "true" colors quite accurately, and it's very obviously the palette chosen for that room was presuming the post-processing filter in place. The phone, for example, is especially irritating. The detailing on the body is just SO high contrast without the filter blurring it, it looks rather unrealistic.

True, the older version did add a certain atmosphere to the office. Reminded me alot of those film-noire "private eye" movies, with the guy sitting at his desk with a trenchcoat and puffin' away in the darkness.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by XanderF

The phone, for example, is especially irritating. The detailing on the body is just SO high contrast without the filter blurring it, it looks rather unrealistic.

Im at a loss for words.

SH4 Phone simulator.

[Fercyful]

same here all bright at office... 7800GS AGP... really not problem... the game is running better now... before 38 FPS now 48 FPS, same settings /situation... happy with that!

[XanderF]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Im at a loss for words.

SH4 Phone simulator.

Perhaps I should rephrase that, as it wasn't meant as a "realism" criticism.

Rather, "it looks comically bad", how about that?

[Skubber]

IMO the office needs a complete re-do from a "queer eye" perspective.

The only thing worth keeping is the poster in the hallway.
Fabulous!!!