Eye candy (screenshots @ max settings)

lucidazn · Post by **lucidazn** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 08:51

Here are some goodies:

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Settings on ATI CCC were:

AA /w temporal AA: 6x
AF: 16x
Catalyst A.I.: Advanced
Mipmap Detail Level: High Quality

Settings in X3:

1680 x 1050 x 32 Fullscreen
Texture Quality: High
Shader Quality: High
AA: 6x
AF: 16x
Glow Enabled[/img]

Sarcana · Post by **Sarcana** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 08:59

Looks good ^^
Are you getting much slowdown in busier areas?

lucidazn · Post by **lucidazn** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 09:02

Game isn't playable in battle or busy areas like Home of Light. FPS drops below < 1. If I'm elsewhere, I get about 10-15 FPS.

On bare minimum settings, FPS cruises around 40-60.

Sarcana · Post by **Sarcana** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 09:07

Yes.
I have been using the lowest graphics settings only because of what you just mentioned. Although I did not have an "unplayable" game before 1.3 either (the way some have described their X3 experience). Even though this recent patch smoothes things out for me greatly, I still decided to go back to the lowest graphics settings, just to keep me safe in those battles, which are a lot more frequent now, it seems.

Spare-Flair · Post by **Spare-Flair** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 10:51

That is actually, not the highest graphical settings you can attain. Go back to 1.2 and you'll see reflections on all those bland metal surfaces.

Sandalpocalypse · Post by **Sandalpocalypse** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 10:52

shift-H disables the hud btw

xeon_1 · Post by **xeon_1** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:02

i liked the gfx in 1.2.01 better with the reflections it whas so beautifull

J. Spartan · Post by **J. Spartan** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:10

But now, the game is at least playable in most areas for me, even in Xenon sectors (I can even enable glow with my mid-range PC) or Ore Belt.
The only sector the game dropped to like 1 FPS is Savage Spur. But I can live with that as I don't really need anything from that sector.

xeon_1 · Post by **xeon_1** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:11

yea ok but i would be a nice option if you could seperatly enable it

acrh2 · Post by **acrh2** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:13

111111

P i r a t e · Post by **P i r a t e** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:38

in that top pic that planetoid looks more like a squashed watermellon in that resolution

just wondering, ive seen lots screenshots of X3, but none of them had any really beautiful colours, always browns & greens "rather bland".. are there any really colourful systems like in X2?? how about brennan's triumph?

Post by **X-Warrior B AS** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:41

Aaahhhh.... 'tis always good to see more widescreen users

They still need to get that FOV sorted.

Myself I turned off the post processing, for reasons apparent in the last image: I think those jumpgates look horrible that way. Gets even worse when the planet's behind the gate.

But anyway - could you perhaps use thumbnails for those images, or links like acrh2 did ? These things mess up even my widescreen layout.

RagX · Post by **RagX** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 11:47

I'm just happy shaders set to medium for me = reflections

Sweet pics btw, have some of battle scenes for the more action-centered crowd

acrh2 · Post by **acrh2** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 12:15

Here's a couple for you.
Settings -
In game: everything on max except AA and AF, 1920x1440
Display control panel: AA - SLI 8x, AF - 16x.

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pvp/files/X3-1.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pvp/files/X3-2.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pvp/files/X3-3.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pvp/files/X3-4.jpg
(warning - 400 - 500 KB images).

Fekin · Post by **Fekin** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 12:30

Umm...

Im running on low settings, and frankly, I don't really see any difference to mine

acrh2 · Post by **acrh2** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 12:43

Fekin wrote:Umm...

Im running on low settings, and frankly, I don't really see any difference to mine

Perhaps you need a monitor that can display 1920x1440? Downsizing images will reduce quality dramatically. Hover with the mouse pointer over the image in Internet Explorer until a cross appears in the bottom right corner of the screen (just 1-2 sec). Click on that cross to view full size images.

Sandalpocalypse · Post by **Sandalpocalypse** » Tue, 27. Dec 05, 12:49

Yer blind then...

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Eye candy (screenshots @ max settings)

Eye candy (screenshots @ max settings)

I've seen worse

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