How to see further with the sniper rifle.

2006-05-25 09:31:44

#1

dont_be_ss: Member; +312|6808|selby, n. yorkshire, UK

Alot of people in my posts say i can see much further than them so i'm gunna tell you guys what settings i run the game on.After playing around with all of the graphics settings i have found a combination which enables you to see upto around 500m, i can now see people that are on the edge of the carrier! You need a pretty high end graphics card though. My settings are as follows:

display mode:1280x1024@60hz

terrain:high

effects:low

geometry:high

texture:high

lighting:high

dynamic shadows:off

dynamic light:high

aa:off

texture filtering:high

view scale:100%

This is what works best with my card, i might not have everything spot on, u guys have a fiddle and gimme some feedback!

Last edited by dont_be_ss (2006-05-25 09:43:01)

2006-05-25 09:33:01

#2

alpinestar: Member; +304|6810|New York City baby.

you have aa off ? that kinda sucks

2006-05-25 09:34:13

#3

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6841|UK

what do you class as a 'high end' graphics card?

2006-05-25 09:40:34

#4

Milk.org: Bringing Sexy Back; +270|6990|UK

liquidat0r wrote:
what do you class as a 'high end' graphics card?

Onboard Graphics FTW!

2006-05-25 09:41:10

#5

dont_be_ss: Member; +312|6808|selby, n. yorkshire, UK

mine is a ati x1900xtx 512mb

2006-05-25 09:41:55

#6

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6841|UK

dont_be_ss wrote:
mine is a ati x1900xtx 512mb

i dont think my cheep ass 256Mb counts then...

2006-05-25 09:42:15

#7

CrazeD: Member; +368|6886|Maine

liquidat0r wrote:
what do you class as a 'high end' graphics card?

NVidia 6800 series and ATi 800 series will run those settings without a problem.

2006-05-25 09:43:26

#8

CrazeD: Member; +368|6886|Maine

liquidat0r wrote:
dont_be_ss wrote:
mine is a ati x1900xtx 512mb
i dont think my cheep ass 256Mb counts then...

He has pretty much the best video card you can buy right now, lol. What kind of card you got, I'll tell ya if you can run it.

2006-05-25 09:43:37

#9

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7057|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Carrier on what map? You can snipe the carrier on Dragon Valley with 75% view distance

2006-05-25 09:44:40

#10

dont_be_ss: Member; +312|6808|selby, n. yorkshire, UK

wake island

2006-05-25 09:44:54

#11

CrazeD: Member; +368|6886|Maine

PBAsydney wrote:
Carrier on what map? You can snipe the carrier on Dragon Valley with 75% view distance

I'm assuming he means Wake.

2006-05-25 09:45:22

#12

Aardcore: Member; +60|6927|USA, Arizona

does AA really do anything in BF2? I hear it just slows it down if you can't manage it and I dunno how my 9800 PRO could handle that even if I tried

2006-05-25 09:48:35

#13

buttered noodle: Member; +16|6859|ohio

dont_be_ss wrote:
Alot of people in my posts say i can see much further than them so i'm gunna tell you guys what settings i run the game on.After playing around with all of the graphics settings i have found a combination which enables you to see upto around 500m, i can now see people that are on the edge of the carrier! You need a pretty high end graphics card though. My settings are as follows:

display mode:1280x1024@60hz

terrain:high

effects:low

geometry:high

texture:high

lighting:high

dynamic shadows:off

dynamic light:high

aa:off

texture filtering:high

view scale:100%

This is what works best with my card, i might not have everything spot on, u guys have a fiddle and gimme some feedback!

forgive my stupidity but what file do you cahnge to get your resolution to 1280 * 1024, b/c at least under settign for me im capped at 1024*768

2006-05-25 09:50:36

#14

buttered noodle: Member; +16|6859|ohio

Aardcore wrote:
does AA really do anything in BF2? I hear it just slows it down if you can't manage it and I dunno how my 9800 PRO could handle that even if I tried

the AA really deos make everything look better but you prob wot notice as ur playing, i have it turned off but im able to to turn everything else to maximum that way. i have a vanilla 6800 256

2006-05-25 09:51:34

#15

Aardcore: Member; +60|6927|USA, Arizona

hmmm, I dunno if I'd wanna risk everything looking better since I might not notice it, that and my comp might just slow down and get me killed LOL

2006-05-25 09:51:47

#16

ssonrats: Member; +221|6859

My vid card stinks(6800gs), my choices:
low
low
low
low....

I might aswell plug in a block of cheese in the AGP port.

2006-05-25 09:52:26

#17

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7057|Reykjavík, Iceland.

ssonrats wrote:
My vid card stinks(6800gs), my choices:
low
low
low
low....

I might aswell plug in a block of cheese in the AGP port.

6800?? That's a all on high card dude...

2006-05-25 09:52:27

#18

Aardcore: Member; +60|6927|USA, Arizona

ssonrats wrote:
My vid card stinks(6800gs), my choices:
low
low
low
low....

I might aswell plug in a block of cheese in the AGP port.

OMG gimme your card! LOL!

2006-05-25 09:54:36

#19

buttered noodle: Member; +16|6859|ohio

ssonrats wrote:
My vid card stinks(6800gs), my choices:
low
low
low
low....

I might aswell plug in a block of cheese in the AGP port.

personally i think that your wasting the money you spent on that card, even if its a tuned down 6800

2006-05-25 09:54:42

#20

dont_be_ss: Member; +312|6808|selby, n. yorkshire, UK

changing the lighting is what makes the most difference i think, because light shines on the infantry even at range so they are very easy to pick out. Try changing all the lighting to high it might add 50m+ to your viewing distance!

2006-05-25 09:55:31

#21

ssonrats: Member; +221|6859

Yeah on 32 players it can handle all high with ease but on 64's i have to switch to low's and med's.

I do strive for better performance over quality so i prefer 50fps on low than 35 on high.

2006-05-25 09:56:26

#22

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7057|Reykjavík, Iceland.

dont_be_ss wrote:
changing the lighting is what makes the most difference i think, because light shines on the infantry even at range so they are very easy to pick out. Try changing all the lighting to high it might add 50m+ to your viewing distance!

Yes, and -50% framerate aswell

2006-05-25 10:00:46

#23

Roomaster: Member; +15|6875

mine isnt very good at all:
Nvidia 6200 SE 256mb

2006-05-25 10:01:12

#24

The_Mob_Returns: Member; +72|6936|Indianapolis, IN

hmm...
I have a vanilla 6800 with 256mb but all of my settings are as high as they go. Then again when I snipe I can see about half that distance.

I will try fiddling around with it.

2006-05-25 10:03:14

#25

tahadar: Sniper!!; +183|6952|Pakistan/England

ssonrats wrote:
Yeah on 32 players it can handle all high with ease but on 64's i have to switch to low's and med's.

I do strive for better performance over quality so i prefer 50fps on low than 35 on high.

ive been keeping an eye on my frame rate and on the city maps i get 25 - 30 FPS (64 player maps). I myself prefer quality so i dont want to change my settings (everythings on high).

Last edited by tahadar (2006-05-25 10:03:43)

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