V5 LOD

I have messed with the LOD(level of detail) settings but really haven't noticed much difference in most programs. UNTIL I tried N4. If ever a program was made to show off the LOD differences, it's N4. I had LOD turned way low for speed. I started with the N4 cars and low detailin the N4 graphic options, and of course, the cars looked blury. Well I upped the detail to medium and then high and STILL the cars looked fuzzy. Until I remembered the LOD slider. I moved it to the other side of zero and immeadiately the cars graphics sharpened right up. Not too much of a hit frame-rate wise either. dave henrie --

On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 03:53:22 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> thus spoke:

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> I have messed with the LOD(level of detail) settings but really >haven't noticed much difference in most programs. > UNTIL I tried N4. If ever a program >was made to show off the LOD differences, it's N4. I had >LOD turned way low for speed. I started with the N4 cars >and low detailin the N4 graphic options, > and of course, the cars looked blury. Well I >upped the detail to medium and then high and STILL the cars >looked fuzzy. Until I remembered the LOD slider. I moved >it to the other side of zero and immeadiately the cars graphics >sharpened right up. Not too much of a hit frame-rate wise >either. >dave henrie >-- > >

Thx for that one. I was wondering why the cars in N4 were blurry. Thought it was a feature. -- Jagg

spoke: Thx for that one. I was wondering why the cars in N4 were blurry. Thought it was a feature. -- Jagg

Great tip Dave. Thanks a lot!! "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Su1j6.430734$[email hidden]...

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> I have messed with the LOD(level of detail) settings but really > haven't noticed much difference in most programs. > UNTIL I tried N4. If ever a program > was made to show off the LOD differences, it's N4. I had > LOD turned way low for speed. I started with the N4 cars > and low detailin the N4 graphic options, > and of course, the cars looked blury. Well I > upped the detail to medium and then high and STILL the cars > looked fuzzy. Until I remembered the LOD slider. I moved > it to the other side of zero and immeadiately the cars graphics > sharpened right up. Not too much of a hit frame-rate wise > either. > dave henrie > -- > >

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 23:12:25 GMT, [email hidden] (Jagg) wrote: > Screwing with the settings is for geeks. Is that supposed to be an insult or a compliment? :) Jan

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:09:15 GMT, "Dan Kaps" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Great tip Dave. Thanks a lot!! Only shows how "ignorant" some people are when it comes to setting up their expensive hardware, when such old news still get them excited. :-)

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 05:40:26 +0100, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >Only shows how "ignorant" some people are when it comes to >setting up their expensive hardware, when such old news still >get them excited. :-) Yea well, some of us don't want to be bothered with fucking around with various options every time we want to play a different game. I just leave mine stock and change only the FSAA settings. -- Jagg

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 05:40:26 +0100, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 00:09:15 GMT, "Dan Kaps" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Great tip Dave. Thanks a lot!! > >Only shows how "ignorant" some people are when it comes to >setting up their expensive hardware, when such old news still >get them excited. :-)

And some of us have bought our first Voodoo card in the last month, so it's all news to us. :) "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 08:06:36 GMT, [email hidden] (Jagg) wrote: >Still, I shouldn't have to do that in N4 because a setting of 0 is supposed to be optimal. Actually, it's supposed to be the optimal compromise between performance and visual quality (or at least what the 3dfx engineers considered to be a good compromise). Jan

On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 17:51:52 GMT, [email hidden] (Jagg) wrote: >That's what I mean. I've never found adjusting it has been of any >great benefit in any other games so that's why I have always just left >it at default. I think a setting of at least 1.0 improves the visuals in just about every game. I usually run it at 1.75 though, where it just starts to influence performance. Jan

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 07:48:43 GMT, [email hidden] (Jagg) wrote: >Yea well, some of us don't want to be bothered with fucking around >with various options every time we want to play a different game. The exitment about the LOD setting is just like someone coming here screaming "wow, I just noticed that I have a manual transmission and can increase my lap times by shifting up and down!". Jan

<coming down to your level> Wow! Great tip Jan.... You ass. </coming down to your level> > The exitment about the LOD setting is just like someone coming here > screaming "wow, I just noticed that I have a manual transmission and > can increase my lap times by shifting up and down!". > > > Jan

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:48:08 +0100, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >The exitment about the LOD setting is just like someone coming here >screaming "wow, I just noticed that I have a manual transmission and >can increase my lap times by shifting up and down!". > > >Jan Nope, the cars in N4 shouldn't look that blurry on a V5 with the default settings to begin with. They don't in N3. Screwing with the settings is for geeks. -- Jagg

> Nope, the cars in N4 shouldn't look that blurry on a V5 with the > default settings to begin with. They don't in N3. Screwing with the > settings is for geeks. > -- > Jagg Welcome to GEEK CENTRAL Jagg! My point was... Most of my other games didn't appear to either benefit or detract from the use of the LOD slider. But N4 makes very clear what the slider does and how it affects the graphics. Not ..."oooooh loookee a new slider to play with..." :) have fun dave henrie

On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 02:18:11 GMT, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> thus spoke:

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> Welcome to GEEK CENTRAL Jagg! My point was... >Most of my other games didn't appear to either benefit >or detract from the use of the LOD slider. But N4 >makes very clear what the slider does and how it >affects the graphics. Not ..."oooooh loookee a new >slider to play with..." :) >have fun >dave henrie >

I'm just giving Jan some counterpoint. I've done lots of geeky tweaking in my day. I've actually played with all the settings in the V5 control panel and have actually read the tweaking FAQ. LOD affects the mipmap quality. Still, I shouldn't have to do that in N4 because a setting of 0 is supposed to be optimal. -- Jagg

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:24:02 +0100, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >Actually, it's supposed to be the optimal compromise between >performance and visual quality (or at least what the 3dfx engineers >considered to be a good compromise). > > >Jan That's what I mean. I've never found adjusting it has been of any great benefit in any other games so that's why I have always just left it at default. -- Jagg

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 22:11:24 +0100, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >I think a setting of at least 1.0 improves the visuals in just about >every game. I usually run it at 1.75 though, where it just starts to >influence performance. > > >Jan OK!!! I'll try it. Your a damn contradictory bastard. :-) -- Jagg

thus spoke: OK!!! I'll try it. Your a damn contradictory bastard. :-) -- Jagg