BF2S Forums High & Low Graphics

Higher graphics is better aswell because when someone fires you see it, whereas on low cyou cant.

true you can see the flare of a M95 sniper and pistols, if people try to be sneaky

Is the x1600 pro AGP 512mb a good gfx card? I might upgrade my 9550 to that. And does the card recquire a beast power source?

Its a pretty good card. Most decent cards need a decent power supply, i think it needs atleast 450W

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/110809/rb/22437213690

check that for a grahpics card and what a price, really good web-site i use them a lot

yeah at least a 450W and if you have big ram then more, and if you have case lights i have a 550w

Simple, have everything on High, bar the shawdow's, and your good to go.  I maintain, after a graphical upgrade from struglin at low, to pretty smooth medium, it's allowed me to really improve, plus not needing to squint my eyes thinkin,

'Is that a sni....'

BANG, DEED!

OMFG HAXOR!

SO aye, high be betta, or happy medium

TheEternalPessimist wrote:

Low terrain + High Texture Detail = REALLY obvious infantry

High Geometry = Higher view distance

Lighting on Low = Almost No Shadows (and the shadows that r left r so faint they do nothing) = no place to hide

Do what you want with the rest.

Thanks for the tip.  Can anyone else confirm the first 2 suggestions?  If so, I'll switch up my settings.

Hama-Raptor-UK wrote:

i have been looking at my graphics with everything on high and X6 AA, then i put my graphics on low and it so much easier to spot people, if your sniping and hiding in a corner with high graphics people cant see you and walk straight past cause of the shadow, but on low there are no shadows to cover you

same on karkland with dust issues, more dust on high

do you think the people with high graphics should have a better advantage then people with low

i really dont think it is fair

Exactly why I play on all low.

[83rd]Stecchino wrote:

But what about high geometry?  Does it really = high view distance as TheEternalPessimist suggests?

Geometry: The Geometry setting controls the Level of Detail (LOD) setting for various objects and landscape in the game. The options are Low, Medium and High and for most intents and purposes there is virtually no difference between the three levels. At higher levels certain objects will appear more detailed, such as rounder boulders and more curved landscape (i.e. more polygons visible). More importantly, at the higher levels vehicles will come into view sooner when far away, as more of their details are shown earlier. Obviously performance is better at the lowest level, but the extent of it depends on your system. For the reason that it may help you detect vehicles sooner, you may want to set this to Medium or High.
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[83rd]Stecchino wrote:

Before I ran everything on "Medium" but now I like my customized settings a little better.

Which setting specifically helps you see enemy guns firing (gun flare) better?  Effects or dynamic lighting?

Dynamic Light: This setting relates to lighting from muzzle flashes, fire, explosions, missiles etc. The available options are Off, Low, Medium and High. Quite obviously turning these lights Off reduces realism significantly, but improves performance noticeably. Dynamic lights interact with objects to cast shadows (See Dynamic Shadows setting above), and as such the impact of this setting also depends on your settings for Dynamic Shadows. I recommend Medium or lower for this setting, as a setting of High can contribute greatly to pauses, lag and jerkiness in the game.
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[83rd]Stecchino wrote:

TheEternalPessimist wrote:

Low terrain + High Texture Detail = REALLY obvious infantry

High Geometry = Higher view distance

Lighting on Low = Almost No Shadows (and the shadows that r left r so faint they do nothing) = no place to hide

Do what you want with the rest.

Thanks for the tip.  Can anyone else confirm the first 2 suggestions?  If so, I'll switch up my settings.

Thats what I go with, works well. For instance, Construction Site on Sharqui you can see everyone clear as day. Also, put Dynamic Shadows and Dynamic Light on Low or Off. (thats light and shadows on moving objects, not really necessary). The advantages of lower settings in terms of smooth gameplay and faster loading times outweigh the 'eyecandy' factor IMHO.

Last edited by broncobullfrog (2006-10-18 10:03:45)