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PCM 2007 graphics problems
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| joeyjoejoe |
Posted on 25-08-2007 19:39
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is it just me? or have the graphics in this year's version become crappier?
in 2006, we had bloom effects, and half decent lighting and shadows... i know bloom annoys some people, but it makes the blurry textures in PCM look better...
this year, the lighting and shadows are horrendous and the shader 2 effects are gone... the graphics i'm getting in-game are not even CLOSE to how they look in the official screenshots.
here are the screens from my game:
exhibit A
look at the shadows on the ground, they're all blocky and unsmooth.
exhibit B
look at the legs of the riders, the shadows are all messed up and splotchy around the knees and arms.
now compare my screens with the official screens: https://www.pcmdaily.com/images/photoa...3295_2.jpg
what gives? i have a half decent computer and i've set all graphic options to maximum... i've tried 4xAA, but the setting doesn't stay. it always changes back to NO AA. i've even tried 6xAA and it STILL looks like the above. i've set 6xAA at the driver level as well, with no results.
also, why does the computer load textures for every rider (before the race, "cyclist texture XX/YY" ) if the one texture per rider feature doesn't exist anymore?
i'm not a big graphics freak. but it kind of annoys me that the game seems to be taking steps BACKWARDS in this department.
here are my specs, if it will help anyone help me fix this:
opteron 165
2GB RAM
ATi radeon X1950XT 256MB
running PCM07 downloaded version 1.0.2.0
Edited by joeyjoejoe on 25-08-2007 20:00
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 25-08-2007 19:41
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the graphics aren't to all people's taste this year no (a certain someone in particular )
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 25-08-2007 20:03
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There's a box in the options named "force graphic options". Tick it and try adjusting your graphic settings again. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 25-08-2007 20:13
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How did Cyanide break the shaders? On my computer, in 2.0/High, its all very dark and veeeeery slow.
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| joeyjoejoe |
Posted on 25-08-2007 20:17
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CrueTrue wrote:
There's a box in the options named "force graphic options". Tick it and try adjusting your graphic settings again.
sadly, i've already tried that.... i've tried different resolutions, different AA and texture settings, both driver level, and application level. sigh... |
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| Mercury |
Posted on 27-08-2007 09:13
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Updated your GFX driver recently!? - if yes, did you try installing the most recent version of DirectX available at Microsoft.com? |
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| headly |
Posted on 27-08-2007 10:12
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It is also dark on mine too.
Who decided to put black splotches in the grass? |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 27-08-2007 15:36
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Addy291 wrote:
the graphics aren't to all people's taste this year no (a certain someone in particular )
Couldn't be me, could it? 
And yes, the graphics in the new game are wors than last year - it's all Cyanide know 
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 27-08-2007 15:43
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Crommy wrote:
Addy291 wrote:
the graphics aren't to all people's taste this year no (a certain someone in particular )
Couldn't be me, could it?
And yes, the graphics in the new game are wors than last year - it's all Cyanide know
Who else Crommy
to be honest i think the graphics are ok, they aren't the best but i guess i prefer the management part to the graphics
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| joeyjoejoe |
Posted on 28-08-2007 00:34
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@ mercury:
i haven't updated my ATi drivers in a while, but they're are rock solid on all the popular games. i doubt ATi will make a driver fix for a small game like this anyways. besides, i see from the posted screenshots that other people seem to have normal graphics. i'll try updating the drivers anyways though....
@Addy291
i prefer the management to graphics as well... but sometimes i like to zoom in and watch the little men suffer... these gfx flitches really take away from that joy,  |
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| miya |
Posted on 28-08-2007 07:51
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hello,
I don't know what is the best setting for the shadow in PCM2007.
but It is sure that you can change the quality of the shadow a little, with GraphicConfig.xml.
here are sample images and their settings.(patch 1.0.2.0)
(of course I know there aren't good settings for everyone...these settings might crash your PCM sometime. so don't expect so much.)
testA
<shadows enabled="1" size="2048" splits="3" splitdistances="6 36 120 200" lightheightoffset="1500" /> AA is x2. GFX GeForce 8800GTS
testB
<shadows enabled="1" size="1024" splits="2" splitdistances="30 60 120" lightheightoffset="1500" /> AA is x2.
Edited by miya on 28-08-2007 10:22
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| Crommy |
Posted on 28-08-2007 08:27
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Miya, you are an absolute genius
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| miya |
Posted on 28-08-2007 08:52
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No,No, Crommy
I have to say again,
Don't expect so much about these settings and I'm not sure this is useful infomation for many users or not. |
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| NuGe |
Posted on 28-08-2007 09:18
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Hi!
I have to say that I get the same crappy shadows with my GFX card (ATI X1950 Pro) and the AA doesn't seem to work as it should 
My specs:
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 (overclocked @ 3 GHz)
2GB DDR2-800
ASUS ATI X1950 Pro
ASUS P5B+
Running PCM 1.0.1.0 because I have already started an story and with the new patch the game becomes really slow when in full-screen
Perhaps it's something related to the ATI X1950 series... I've told Cyanide about this before the 1.0.2.0 patch, but they haven't fixed it and it looks like they don't care about it...  |
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| miya |
Posted on 28-08-2007 10:34
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Hi ToTeM
I understood joeyjoejoe and your graphics problem well.
and my post is not usefull for you. sorry for confusing you.
Edited by miya on 28-08-2007 10:35
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| Seoexpert420 |
Posted on 24-08-2021 13:37
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