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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Felix 039 on January 14, 2009, 08:36:21 am

Title: Graphics
Post by: Felix 039 on January 14, 2009, 08:36:21 am

Why is it that the screenshots I see are like
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/6580/screen0255xf5.jpg
High Detailed Imgs but when I play the game they are like this (see attatchment)?
I am playing  Mac version of FS2_Open 3.6.9, do need to install additional files?
Where do I get them and how to install? (As in where to put the file)

[attachment stolen by Slimey Goober]

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Snail on January 14, 2009, 08:37:49 am

You need the mediavps.

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Felix 039 on January 14, 2009, 08:39:00 am

Which ones do I need and where to put the files after I download them?

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Snail on January 14, 2009, 08:40:42 am

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,58230.0.html

Download those.

Put them in a folder within your main FS2 folder (for example: C:\Games\FreeSpace2\mediavps).

The use the Launcher, go to the mod tab and select the mediavps as your mod.

Then go to the features tab and turn what you want on. (or just choose "all features on" from the drop down list)

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: TopAce on January 14, 2009, 08:45:39 am

Also consider updating to 3.6.10.

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Snail on January 14, 2009, 08:46:15 am

Quote from: TopAce on January 14, 2009, 08:45:39 am

Also consider updating to 3.6.10.

That too.

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Felix 039 on January 14, 2009, 08:47:46 am

I dont see the 3.6.10 Mac version on sticky :x

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Herra Tohtori on January 14, 2009, 09:06:58 am

The cutting edge 3.6.10 builds are cleverly hidden in the Nightly Builds (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/board,173.0.html) forum. Just pick the latest build for OS X.

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: AlphaOne on January 14, 2009, 10:02:40 am

Mamn i must say while the game is a lot more juicy with all options on it tends to eat up res. like there is no tomorrow. I have 2GB of DDR II at 1333 Mhz(I think) and a 512 MB vid card with a Intel DualCore core2Duo and it still is lagging onm the most intense parts of some missions.

It usualy get better after i take out a couple of ships but i never imagined FS could be such a hungry beast !

Title: Re: Graphics
Post by: Jeff Vader on January 14, 2009, 10:17:36 am

I get the same results with a laptop that has 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2, a ~1.6GHz Core Duo and a 256MB graphics chip that also uses shared memory to some extent. Without AdvEffects, of course.