I keep getting low quality textures in New Vegas - Page 2

El_Mayo · Nov 3, 2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

What RPM/Cache is your HDD? I have a feeling it may have something to do with it.

It's 5400RPM and 16MB cache
It's IDE and shitty
I've got a new one being delivered on Friday though:
1TB, 7200RPM and 32MB CACHE AS WELL

francis511 · Nov 3, 2010, 08:30 PM

Are you using the d3d9 fix ? That can mess with textures

Black Panther · Nov 3, 2010, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francis511

Are you using the d3d9 fix ? That can mess with textures

proof?

erocker · Nov 3, 2010, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

It's 5400RPM and 16MB cache
It's IDE and shitty
I've got a new one being delivered on Friday though:
1TB, 7200RPM and 32MB CACHE AS WELL

Hopefully that'll solve it. Aside from that I don't know what else the problem could be at this point.

Black Panther · Nov 3, 2010, 08:44 PM

I don't see any problem really, your textures look as good as mine.

Are you seeing any difference in textures now?

Black Panther · Nov 3, 2010, 08:54 PM

Another one at 1440x900 for you. Weapon or my hand doesn't look great at all:

I think the IQ you're getting is just normal?

El_Mayo · Nov 3, 2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black Panther

Another one at 1440x900 for you. Weapon or my hand doesn't look great at all:
http://img.techpowerup.org/101103/Fa...1-50-22-11.jpg

I think the IQ you're getting is just normal?

Hmm... I'm guessing it's just a shit looking game then :/

El_Mayo · Nov 3, 2010, 09:58 PM

the dll fix did the fix now

also it also works well now I picked 8X AA instead of 4X (strange)

only thing is the frame rate is capped
doesn't go over 64
ever

and when I pick settings my display device comes up as an 8800GS

erocker · Nov 3, 2010, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

the dll fix did the fix now

also it also works well now I picked 8X AA instead of 4X (strange)
http://imgur.com/lVMYY.jpg

only thing is the frame rate is capped
doesn't go over 64
ever

and when I pick settings my display device comes up as an 8800GS

That looks better. Yeah, the game is capped at 64 for some strange reason.

Black Panther · Nov 3, 2010, 10:48 PM

Yup that dll fix detects all ati cards as '8800GS'...

Just max out all graphic settings and it'd be fine.

The frame settings I guess they're capped just as Fallout 3's were.

In Fallout even if vsync was disabled it got capped at my monitor's refresh rate. Perhaps that's the issue here? But anyway, I won't be complaining for getting 60 fps...

ShiBDiB · Nov 3, 2010, 11:33 PM

looked like a draw distance problem not an image quality problem. Maybe the game was auto scaling down the draw distance before u put the fix in which then solved the slowdowns and removed the auto scaling.

INSTG8R · Nov 4, 2010, 05:11 PM

Just a little note. I tried the latest .dll's available over at Nexus(Someone has made some ATI specific ones) They are actually pretty good. Now I need to go into say McArran or The Strip to truly see the results but overall they work quite well.

AsRock · Nov 4, 2010, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Hopefully that'll solve it. Aside from that I don't know what else the problem could be at this point.

Wont help even more so with only 2GB. Maybe a delay in textures loading too.

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 4, 2010, 06:43 PM

i would suggest tweaking the ini file to increase the amount of ram the game uses to cache information the default settings from oblivion fallout 3 and New vegas only use like some 25mbs of ram for storing info on what to load but with tweaks you can increase that to 250mb which might improve texture loading and general data loading for the game but the ini tweak itself can vary on its effectiveness. in general tho it might help bridge the gap between the slower hdd and the games demands on loading information.

from a reference standpoint i can say your gonna want about 1.5gigs of system ram free when running the game

also look for mussels ultimate defrag guide and put steam / new vegas on the outside edge of your hdd to improve load times and data caching of the files needed

El_Mayo · Nov 4, 2010, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

i would suggest tweaking the ini file to increase the amount of ram the game uses to cache information the default settings from oblivion fallout 3 and New vegas only use like some 25mbs of ram for storing info on what to load but with tweaks you can increase that to 250mb which might improve texture loading and general data loading for the game but the ini tweak itself can vary on its effectiveness. in general tho it might help bridge the gap between the slower hdd and the games demands on loading information.

from a reference standpoint i can say your gonna want about 1.5gigs of system ram free when running the game

also look for mussels ultimate defrag guide and put steam / new vegas on the outside edge of your hdd to improve load times and data caching of the files needed

I think I'll... wait for my new harddrive tomorrow
clone my current drive over to it
THEN defrag it

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 5, 2010, 12:16 AM

even then the ini tweaks can seriously help if the issue persists granted i can say my personal ini tweaks go way overboard on some things so i know in oblivion my frame rate is cut in half but fallout 3 and new vegas i run minor edits to help with loading and cache of data to help smooth some things out its an option thats on the table if a clone and defrag dosent help

El_Mayo · Nov 5, 2010, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

even then the ini tweaks can seriously help if the issue persists granted i can say my personal ini tweaks go way overboard on some things so i know in oblivion my frame rate is cut in half but fallout 3 and new vegas i run minor edits to help with loading and cache of data to help smooth some things out its an option thats on the table if a clone and defrag dosent help

Which things do you suggest I edit in the .ini file?

purecain · Nov 5, 2010, 10:55 AM

i just thought the bad textures were because of the game being so large, so there are higher rez textures....
i wont want to play now untill i've tweaked the game.... research time....

INSTG8R · Nov 5, 2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

Which things do you suggest I edit in the .ini file?

Yeah I wouldn't mind your .ini tweaks either

Black Panther · Nov 5, 2010, 04:35 PM

Mayo, are you sure you're still getting low textures? Your later screenshots look fine by me

purecain · Nov 6, 2010, 01:41 AM

np here now... somehow the mipmap detail setting had been set to performance... i changed it back to quality and the game looks a million times better...

crazyeyesreaper · Nov 6, 2010, 01:49 AM

Google does wonders

Tweak guide located here:

http://segmentnext.com/2010/11/02/fa...s-tweak-guide/

you can also follow the fallout 3 tweak guide as well

http://www.tweakguides.com/Fallout3_1.html

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Nov 3, 2010, 08:44 PM	#30
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Nov 3, 2010, 08:54 PM	#31
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Black Panther Senior Moderator™ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,058 (3.23/day) Thanks: 2,167 Thanked 1,837 Times in 1,103 Posts System Specs	Yup that dll fix detects all ati cards as '8800GS'... Just max out all graphic settings and it'd be fine. The frame settings I guess they're capped just as Fallout 3's were. In Fallout even if vsync was disabled it got capped at my monitor's refresh rate. Perhaps that's the issue here? But anyway, I won't be complaining for getting 60 fps... __________________ *My Great White Bengal build* Join the techPowerUp! Official Group on Facebook.

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Nov 4, 2010, 06:43 PM	#39
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,011 (3.96/day) Thanks: 760 Thanked 2,220 Times in 1,556 Posts System Specs	i would suggest tweaking the ini file to increase the amount of ram the game uses to cache information the default settings from oblivion fallout 3 and New vegas only use like some 25mbs of ram for storing info on what to load but with tweaks you can increase that to 250mb which might improve texture loading and general data loading for the game but the ini tweak itself can vary on its effectiveness. in general tho it might help bridge the gap between the slower hdd and the games demands on loading information. from a reference standpoint i can say your gonna want about 1.5gigs of system ram free when running the game also look for mussels ultimate defrag guide and put steam / new vegas on the outside edge of your hdd to improve load times and data caching of the files needed

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Nov 5, 2010, 12:16 AM	#41
crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,011 (3.96/day) Thanks: 760 Thanked 2,220 Times in 1,556 Posts System Specs	even then the ini tweaks can seriously help if the issue persists granted i can say my personal ini tweaks go way overboard on some things so i know in oblivion my frame rate is cut in half but fallout 3 and new vegas i run minor edits to help with loading and cache of data to help smooth some things out its an option thats on the table if a clone and defrag dosent help

Nov 5, 2010, 10:55 AM	#43
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Nov 6, 2010, 01:41 AM	#46
purecain Join Date: May 2006 Location: leeds Posts: 440 (0.17/day) Thanks: 171 Thanked 92 Times in 70 Posts System Specs	np here now... somehow the mipmap detail setting had been set to performance... i changed it back to quality and the game looks a million times better...

Nov 6, 2010, 01:49 AM	#47
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