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Title: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: KeldorKatarn on January 23, 2007, 06:41:13 am
Just fooled around with the settings and think the game looks best when using the flags "-ambient_factor 100" and "-no_emissive_light".

just "-ambient_factor 0" somehow isn't dark enough because of the emissive light. Without that everything is black, factor 100 brings it back just enough to look really cool. What do you think?
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Tolwyn on January 23, 2007, 08:44:13 am
I recommend to use following settings:

-fov 0.65 -spec_exp 7.0 -spec_tube 5.0 -spec_point 8.6 -spec_static 3.0 -ambient_factor 75
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: KeldorKatarn on January 23, 2007, 12:29:11 pm
Nice settings Tolwyn. Dark enough and those specular reflections look really nice now =)
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Tolwyn on January 23, 2007, 12:39:43 pm
I believe DaBrain suggested those settings in the first place. He posted a couple of pictures in the screenshots thread :)
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Turey on January 23, 2007, 08:36:46 pm
"-ambient_factor 100"

ummmm..... Isn't that the default value?
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Wanderer on January 24, 2007, 01:59:48 am
Default value is 128
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Turey on January 24, 2007, 02:06:02 am
Default value is 128

You know, that value suggests to me that I could specify an ambient factor anywhere from 0 to 255. Is there a problem with that range that I'm not aware of?
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 29, 2007, 03:22:44 am
I like an ambient of about 100 to 120... 75 is just too dark
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Tolwyn on January 29, 2007, 03:30:01 am
I like an ambient of about 100 to 120... 75 is just too dark

this is really just personal preference :)
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 29, 2007, 04:04:48 am
I like an ambient of about 100 to 120... 75 is just too dark

this is really just personal preference :)

Ya.. although at 75 my ships do look really spooky looking  :nervous:  (With all the floodlights lighting the hull.)
Title: Re: Best looking graphics settings
Post by: Tolwyn on January 29, 2007, 04:21:44 am
It isn't Christmas time again, is it? :)