Hi there!
So I dabbled in FFXI around Christmas time, got to level 30ish on my Dragoon, and decided to do some other stuff. But I wanted to play again, so I'm patching the game right now.
One of the things that confuses me most, is how to get the game looking the best for my machine. I have a new computer since last time, but the same monitor.
Resolution of the monitor: 1920x1080
Machine specs:
8gb ram
i7 2600k 3.4ghz
ATI 6850 card.
What would I want to set my background resolution to, as well as the overlay? Would I want to turn any other settings on from regedit? I want to make this game look as good as it can
Thanks!
edit: I read the wiki about the graphics, but it more or less, confused me. Would rather have it put in much easier to understand terms here :)
btw...name is Kuwabara on Fenrir. I hope there are people still on there >.>
Edited, Apr 20th 2012 12:45pm by Kuwabara85
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Set your overlay to 1920x1080 and double that for your background (3840x2160)
Thank you very much!
Do any of the other options matter, to improve graphics? Like the mapping
Do any of the other options matter, to improve graphics? Like the mapping
At true 1080i the text might be a bit small. I'd set your menu resolution a titch smaller, say 1600x1200, so you can actually read what's on your screen.
Turn off mip mapping. It's used to improve graphics on older slower systems.
Turn on bump mapping, or not. I think it improves the textures a bit, but it also can cause a bit of a performance hit, and opinions vary as to its usefulness in XI since the graphics aren't very modern.
Keep texture compression off. Keep map compression to low or off.
Edit: Inside the game, set the other configs - Keep shadows on high, keep the number of character models on max, and keep the clipping plan as high as it'll go.
Edited, Apr 20th 2012 1:36pm by catwho
Turn off mip mapping. It's used to improve graphics on older slower systems.
Turn on bump mapping, or not. I think it improves the textures a bit, but it also can cause a bit of a performance hit, and opinions vary as to its usefulness in XI since the graphics aren't very modern.
Keep texture compression off. Keep map compression to low or off.
Edit: Inside the game, set the other configs - Keep shadows on high, keep the number of character models on max, and keep the clipping plan as high as it'll go.
Edited, Apr 20th 2012 1:36pm by catwho
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