anti-aliasing

Chubster · 04-03-11, 09:35 PM

Hiya.....can someone explain what the Shift Page UP / Down buttons do with respect to the above...It seems to be toggling different settings would that be correct. ie several Shift + Page Ups everything goes all nice and smooth but too far and it looks to "soft"

I have a nvidia gt220 and I also have applied the nhancer settings.

So does the above key combo overwrite card settings and if so is there a way to see what setting you actual are using at any given time ?

Does any of that make sense ?

Bakkels · 04-03-11, 09:45 PM

Well, I don't think that the 'shift+page up' thing is anti-aliasing. It adds an effect called 'bloom' or something like that I think.
I have set my graphics card to 'force' anti-aliasing ingame (but I have an ATI, not nVidia) and the shift+page up actually messes that up. When I press shift+page up I get this bloom but all anti-aliasing is gone. It almost gets stock-sh3-ugly.

Gargamel · 04-03-11, 10:09 PM

Dumbing it down, the SHift-pgup, shift-pgdn trick, on Nvidia cards, makes the screen brighter or darker at night. During the day it makes it really weird looking. Like a fuzzy bad hangover.

Nobon · 08-16-14, 04:37 AM

Shift+PageUp is Attack Periscope Up - for me...

And you can guess whats scope down.

I have an old install with GWX 3.0 Gold, so I dont know why is this

Theodulus · 08-17-14, 08:23 PM

When you say "nhancer settings", you mean anti-aliasing? I think there are a variety of post-processing effects (if that's what they are) in SHIII that disable anti-aliasing. Whatever effect shift+page up/down adds disables it. You may have also noticed that the "wet camera lens" effect briefly disables anti-aliasing until it goes away.

All these things effect anti-aliasing, but weren't intended to. After all, the game has no built in AA of its own.

Nobon · 08-19-14, 12:30 AM

Sorry about the latest spam :/ : I just realised that I use periscope with ctrl+page buttons...

Well, back to the topic: my laptop have an ati chip- I use forced anti aliasing+anisotropic, and when pressing shift+page up, these effects remain, no problem. Shift+page up adds a simple bloom effect, you can see it on the sun... (Also interesting, that this effect doesnt used at all in periscope view) Maybe only Nvidia users have to suffer that ingame effects turn off their aa O_o as my old laptop with ati chip handles it together

Gargamel · 08-19-14, 08:55 AM

I really should repost my necro scoring system....

Nobon · 08-20-14, 02:07 PM

Oh... Yes. I see it now XD

Who knows? Maybe they pop in after ten years from now on...

04-03-11, 09:35 PM	#1
Chubster Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 288 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	anti-aliasing Hiya.....can someone explain what the Shift Page UP / Down buttons do with respect to the above...It seems to be toggling different settings would that be correct. ie several Shift + Page Ups everything goes all nice and smooth but too far and it looks to "soft" I have a nvidia gt220 and I also have applied the nhancer settings. So does the above key combo overwrite card settings and if so is there a way to see what setting you actual are using at any given time ? Does any of that make sense ?

04-03-11, 09:45 PM	#2
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Well, I don't think that the 'shift+page up' thing is anti-aliasing. It adds an effect called 'bloom' or something like that I think. I have set my graphics card to 'force' anti-aliasing ingame (but I have an ATI, not nVidia) and the shift+page up actually messes that up. When I press shift+page up I get this bloom but all anti-aliasing is gone. It almost gets stock-sh3-ugly. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

04-03-11, 10:09 PM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Dumbing it down, the SHift-pgup, shift-pgdn trick, on Nvidia cards, makes the screen brighter or darker at night. During the day it makes it really weird looking. Like a fuzzy bad hangover. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

08-16-14, 04:37 AM	#4
Nobon Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: 1939-09-13. U-50 ran into a 10+ ship british convoy- I'm planning the approach Posts: 103 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 2	O_o Shift+PageUp is Attack Periscope Up - for me... And you can guess whats scope down. I have an old install with GWX 3.0 Gold, so I dont know why is this __________________ Oberleutnant z. s. Daniel Wolf 87% realism (100%-Cams to watch burning targets, and torpedoes run for fun..) SH5 The Wolves of Steel Megamod- Realnav+Full manual targeting. -no contact updates, no map help. U-50 forever - still a Smiling bastard

08-19-14, 12:30 AM	#6
Nobon Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: 1939-09-13. U-50 ran into a 10+ ship british convoy- I'm planning the approach Posts: 103 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 2	ah.. Sorry about the latest spam :/ : I just realised that I use periscope with ctrl+page buttons... Well, back to the topic: my laptop have an ati chip- I use forced anti aliasing+anisotropic, and when pressing shift+page up, these effects remain, no problem. Shift+page up adds a simple bloom effect, you can see it on the sun... (Also interesting, that this effect doesnt used at all in periscope view) Maybe only Nvidia users have to suffer that ingame effects turn off their aa O_o as my old laptop with ati chip handles it together __________________ Oberleutnant z. s. Daniel Wolf 87% realism (100%-Cams to watch burning targets, and torpedoes run for fun..) SH5 The Wolves of Steel Megamod- Realnav+Full manual targeting. -no contact updates, no map help. U-50 forever - still a Smiling bastard

08-17-14, 08:23 PM	#5
Theodulus Watch Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 23 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	When you say "nhancer settings", you mean anti-aliasing? I think there are a variety of post-processing effects (if that's what they are) in SHIII that disable anti-aliasing. Whatever effect shift+page up/down adds disables it. You may have also noticed that the "wet camera lens" effect briefly disables anti-aliasing until it goes away. All these things effect anti-aliasing, but weren't intended to. After all, the game has no built in AA of its own.

08-19-14, 08:55 AM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I really should repost my necro scoring system.... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

08-20-14, 02:07 PM	#8
Nobon Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: 1939-09-13. U-50 ran into a 10+ ship british convoy- I'm planning the approach Posts: 103 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 2	Necro Oh... Yes. I see it now XD Who knows? Maybe they pop in after ten years from now on... __________________ Oberleutnant z. s. Daniel Wolf 87% realism (100%-Cams to watch burning targets, and torpedoes run for fun..) SH5 The Wolves of Steel Megamod- Realnav+Full manual targeting. -no contact updates, no map help. U-50 forever - still a Smiling bastard