redhoodrider Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I'm looking for something a little higher than default that doesn't cause mad lag. Has anything worked for you guys? All feedback is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarfux Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I notice that the grass and trees set to all 100 if you don't have a great system lags things a little. Also shadows on low or off helps quite a bit also. I use Grass at 45, Trees at 92, Shadows on High and everything else on High including enabling bloom but I have a high end machine. If your computer can't handle it, I suggest turning bloom off, shadows to low, so they are only blob shadows, and the grass and trees down. Another thing you could do is limit the character on screen amount. Hope I helped some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I have them all on the highest settings and it doesn't lag for me. Your case will depend on your hardware, so just try it out. Lowering shader complexity should help if you have an older graphics card with not too many shader units, lowering texture quality should help if you are limited by video RAM. Shadows are generally expensive so getting rid of those should provide some good results, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unojc Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 All set to highest settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernixx Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Same. All on ultra settings and I'm looking for a way to customize the settings to go higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) If you have an nvidia card, turning off the in game AA and forcing FXAA through the driver can improve FPS while still removing jaggies. It does blur the interface slightly however. Turn off nameplate scaling, or even turning plates off completely (turn on the next target indicator) can also boost fps. Same. All on ultra settings and I'm looking for a way to customize the settings to go higher. Apart from increasing view distance on objects, grass ect, I'm not sure there is much more you can do from the config file. You can try using some more advanced anti-aliasing techniques forced through your driver. Edited November 19, 2013 by Marb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReckonerH Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Recently upgraded computer so I get to play on all of Ultras glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkitch Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Since I upgraded my rig I run on max settings, but before my upgrade I found turning the viewing distance down would help a bit with performance along with shadows off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediCahlwyn Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 All settings on max with a mid-range system built right before launch in Oct 2011 with a cheap-mid video card (GeForce gtx465). It doesn't take much to run on max settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshlaBoga Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 All non-current nightmare content: Very High Nightmare 8 man: High Nightmare 16 man: Medium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaick Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Everything maxed out. Run about 75-100 FPS. GTX 780. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmerus Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Everything on max using my toaster as computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malastare Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 If you have an nvidia card, turning off the in game AA and forcing FXAA through the driver can improve FPS while still removing jaggies. It does blur the interface slightly however. I got better framerates and quality on my nVidia card by turning off in-game AA, and then forcing 4xMSAA (now 8x with a newer video card) via nvidiainspector. You'll need to change some other values, too, in particular the Antialiasing behavior (set it to None) and Anti-aliasing compatibility flags (I'm using the flags for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.). To get even smoother rendering, at some framerate cost, bump up the transparency antialiasing. Also a LOD bias of -1 adds some better shine to reflective surfaces. Some people find it a bit much, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebergy Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) I have everything set on high or better and I pretty much never lag. Really my only complaint is that sometimes I have to wait for mailboxes and mission terminals to appear. My computer is over two years old. Edited November 20, 2013 by Icebergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marb Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) I got better framerates and quality on my nVidia card by turning off in-game AA, and then forcing 4xMSAA (now 8x with a newer video card) via nvidiainspector. You'll need to change some other values, too, in particular the Antialiasing behavior (set it to None) and Anti-aliasing compatibility flags (I'm using the flags for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.). To get even smoother rendering, at some framerate cost, bump up the transparency antialiasing. Also a LOD bias of -1 adds some better shine to reflective surfaces. Some people find it a bit much, though. Yea the driver fxaa uses a brute force method which probably isn't as optimized as it would be if the client supported it officially. Adding some old fashion MSAA into the mix (FXAA+MSAA) and you can get a really clean image without using transparency msaa or supersampling. The interface blur remains an issue though. Edited November 20, 2013 by Marb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malastare Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Adding some old fashion MSAA into the mix (FXAA+MSAA) and you can get a really clean image without using transparency msaa or supersampling. The interface blur remains an issue though. That's why I avoid FXAA altogether. It just added too much blur. I found that moderate levels of AA and transparency AA produced better results and the same-or-better framerates. YMMV, of course. It's going to depend a lot on the card you're using. I had a GTX 660 Ti, so I was able to push the AA/AF even higher than the game supported, but in testing out options, I found that the game's AA was about as stressful as 4x MSAA and 4x SGSAA (transparency), but the MSAA/SGSAA produced higher quality results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikinai Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I have my graphics setting at Ludicrous Speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazikeen Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm looking for something a little higher than default that doesn't cause mad lag. Has anything worked for you guys? All feedback is appreciated! GeForce 460 GTX 1MB card with a 6-core processor on max settings. I think I have shaders and AA turned off. Not one issue with video, ever, even in raids full of lightning Sorcs. If you have nasty lag get a CPU monitor tool. Sometimes it's your video card, but sometimes it's the CPU. If the usage goes above 80% in raids with no background programs running (aside form normal ones) then it's the CPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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