Lower resolution textures?

WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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I'm not sure how high this would be in the list of priorities, but those of us using older computers to try playing the alpha are failing miserably right now due to the extreme load being placed on hardware. Would releasing lower quality/size textures be a possibility for the alpha? Personally I can't even get past the loading screen; i dont even see textures, instead there are untextured polygons all over the place.
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    That must be a very old PC setup. I assume it's possible, but prob wont be even tried till beta/release.
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  • TagertsweTagertswe Join Date: 2010-03-04 Member: 70825Members
    What kind of system do you have?

    Most of us are getting bad performance ingame so just give them some time to go through the bug reports so they can fix it :)
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  • Dickbeard the PirateDickbeard the Pirate Join Date: 2010-07-27 Member: 73082Awaiting Authorization
    I don't think it's actually possible to get lower resolution textures, I mean they're practically 8-bit
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  • peregrinusperegrinus Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72445Members
    The character models have a good res - didn't see anything else which looks high res.
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  • PepeNZPepeNZ Join Date: 2009-05-26 Member: 67485Members
    Alpha dude
    i doubt they have released all the textures yet :)
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    Doesn't turning the graphics down lower the texture resolution?
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  • Patrick Swayze's GhostPatrick Swayze's Ghost Join Date: 2010-07-24 Member: 72742Members
    I can only see texture resolution being a problem here if your video card is literally 5+ years old...It doesn't look like it requires much fill rate to render this game. Not a lot of complex shaders or anything. There are several decent video cards with a sub-100 dollar price tag right now.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    yeah i'm using a rig with a radeon 9700 right now (lol) i was planning to build a new comp for ns2, but i haven't done it yet since i wanted to see if the game would be playable at the minimum listed specs.
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  • InkInk Join Date: 2009-08-15 Member: 68499Members
    edited July 2010
    <!--quoteo(post=1785870:date=Jul 27 2010, 09:03 AM:name=Wheeee)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wheeee @ Jul 27 2010, 09:03 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1785870"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm not sure how high this would be in the list of priorities, but those of us using older computers to try playing the alpha are failing miserably right now due to the extreme load being placed on hardware. Would releasing lower quality/size textures be a possibility for the alpha? Personally I can't even get past the loading screen; i dont even see textures, instead there are untextured polygons all over the place.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    It has nothing to do with the textures honestly.

    The Dynamic Shadows and the Shaders the engine is using is whats causing poor performance, but mainly Dynamic Shadows.

    Type

    r_shadows false

    in console in game(not at main menu)

    Should drastically boost FPS
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