AGP Textures + Fog

Robmonster · 13th Jul 2001, 05:54 AM

Can anyone tell me what this option in D£D Rendering does?

Under what circumstances should it be on or off?

Also, was playing Hydro-16 t'other day. I noticed that the fog up by the shield belt was missing. Any ideas why?

RM

8-4-7-2 · 13th Jul 2001, 06:23 AM

I guess you already found the advanced options.

No idea about AGP textures, but I turned them off.

Fog: It's either volumetric lighting or vertex fog
I myself found that no fog on Hydro helps a lot

the~oreca · 13th Jul 2001, 07:14 AM

Could it higher my frames if I turn the fog off?
I mean it's sorta like cheating

I cranked up the brightness higher then normal so I can see the dark shaded areas a bit more like on Deck16 since Meelobee killed me so much times from the place under the redeemer.

Deathmaker · 13th Jul 2001, 07:35 AM

The~oreca is a self-confessed brightness CHEATER!

AFAIK turning fog off on lower spec. systems does help a bit, AGP textures should be turned off unless your GFX card doesn't have much memory (<16MB.) as it uses system memory to store textures via the AGP bus.

Rooster · 13th Jul 2001, 08:16 AM

Volumetric Lighting determines the "fog" effect on Hydro.

It's pretty painful on my system (on the intro at least).

I guess I could try it in a real game - I kinda miss it.

DeaJae · 13th Jul 2001, 11:11 AM

AGP tedxtures slow the machine down way too much, i think it was suposed to tell the card to use most of its AGP bandwidth. i think ill try it again later to se if theres any effect. but vertex fog will need volumetric lighting enabled to work, u will tell if thats on by lights with lines in them.

*hal* · 14th Jul 2001, 06:28 AM

I think fog is turned off in D3D by default. I could see it fine with my Voodoo card, but when I switched to a GeForce based card it disabled the fog.

13th Jul 2001, 05:54 AM	#1
Robmonster Registered User Join Date: Mar. 26th, 2001 Posts: 31	AGP Textures + Fog Can anyone tell me what this option in D£D Rendering does? Under what circumstances should it be on or off? Also, was playing Hydro-16 t'other day. I noticed that the fog up by the shield belt was missing. Any ideas why? RM

13th Jul 2001, 07:14 AM	#3
the~oreca Retired. Join Date: Jul. 10th, 2000 Location: NB, Canada Posts: 2,730	Could it higher my frames if I turn the fog off? I mean it's sorta like cheating I cranked up the brightness higher then normal so I can see the dark shaded areas a bit more like on Deck16 since Meelobee killed me so much times from the place under the redeemer. __________________

13th Jul 2001, 08:16 AM	#5
Rooster Local Legend Join Date: Jan. 4th, 2000 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 5,287	Volumetric Lighting determines the "fog" effect on Hydro. It's pretty painful on my system (on the intro at least). I guess I could try it in a real game - I kinda miss it. __________________ "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." John F. Kennedy My Rig(s)

13th Jul 2001, 11:11 AM	#6
DeaJae taking a month's break Join Date: May. 7th, 2001 Location: England Posts: 2,882	AGP tedxtures slow the machine down way too much, i think it was suposed to tell the card to use most of its AGP bandwidth. i think ill try it again later to se if theres any effect. but vertex fog will need volumetric lighting enabled to work, u will tell if thats on by lights with lines in them. __________________ I SellZ computers naow Still down, not out.. fighting the creek of life with no paddles.

14th Jul 2001, 06:28 AM	#7
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,348	I think fog is turned off in D3D by default. I could see it fine with my Voodoo card, but when I switched to a GeForce based card it disabled the fog. __________________

13th Jul 2001, 06:23 AM	#2
8-4-7-2 Registered User Join Date: Mar. 6th, 2000 Location: Germany Posts: 6,962	I guess you already found the advanced options. No idea about AGP textures, but I turned them off. Fog: It's either volumetric lighting or vertex fog I myself found that no fog on Hydro helps a lot

13th Jul 2001, 07:35 AM	#4
Deathmaker Balanced Join Date: Mar. 29th, 2001 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 1,782	The~oreca is a self-confessed brightness CHEATER! AFAIK turning fog off on lower spec. systems does help a bit, AGP textures should be turned off unless your GFX card doesn't have much memory (<16MB.) as it uses system memory to store textures via the AGP bus.

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