Personally speaking, I've always found shadows to have the biggest performance impact besides AA and resolution.
Hi PC Era, has anyone played Northgard? It's
Off unlessQuestion of the Day: How do you feel about shadows?
Do you turn them off? Keep them low? Max them up? Are they the primary contributor to performance in games? Is there a lot of difference between medium and low?
Lately I've been feeling like I should turn them to their lowest setting, to see how much they improve my games, and if they're less taxing on my laptop's GPU. I usually keep them on medium. But if turning them low doesn't make much of a visual difference and improves performance I'll have to go that route. I just haven't experimented much since I got back into PC gaming last year. Don't think I can turn them off though, that will probably make every game look ugly?
A. They are not impacting fps and performance
B. They are not shitty looking shadows (darksiders 2)
Depends on the game but never off. Framerate is king for me, if I need extra frames I just lower them until before they start looking too pixelated and attention grabbing. I'm ok with them not being perfect if that means smoother framerate, but the second they start getting too blocky or jumpy is a hell no. I love it when games do a good job of lowering shadow quality and performance impact while making then still look decent, and I hate it when lowering from Ultra means PS2 shadows.Question of the Day: How do you feel about shadows?
Do you turn them off? Keep them low? Max them up? Are they the primary contributor to performance in games? Is there a lot of difference between medium and low?
Lately I've been feeling like I should turn them to their lowest setting, to see how much they improve my games, and if they're less taxing on my laptop's GPU. I usually keep them on medium. But if turning them low doesn't make much of a visual difference and improves performance I'll have to go that route. I just haven't experimented much since I got back into PC gaming last year. Don't think I can turn them off though, that will probably make every game look ugly?
From criterion's twitter accountI went and looked at Fanatical's EA listings. I see Burnout Remastered is $5. I own the regular version on Origin already. Can it still be played online or should I grab the remaster?
Sure. How do I restrict the post to only visible for those who post in this thread?Can you share this email? Does it explicitly say the user isn't a friend? Or maybe its someone who changed their handle?
Here in Germany we have a very cool tradition regarding videogames, did you know?
When a kid reaches its 6th birhtday, its parents and extended family will take it to the videogame isle of their local electronic store, then they will all put on blindfolds, lift the kid and throw it into the isle itself.
The simulator game that the kids nose lands on will be what the kid is destined to do for a living.
Integer scaling is only for 2d / pixel style games if i remember correctly. It should not affect other types of games.sorry if this question belongs somewhere else. it's more of a technical question.
the new GPU scaling setting doesn't work for me in the latest nvidia drivers. under the 3d global settings i had image sharpening set to on with x0.50 sharpening and the GPU scaling box ticked. i was playing games at 2176x1224 on a 2560x1440 monitor. it works fine in games but enabling it globally messes up some applications so i disabled it and enabled image sharpening on a per game basis.
however, if you do it on a per game basis you can't select GPU scaling. only sharpening. What I've done is set a custom resolution of 2176x1224. under "adjust desktop size and position" i have gpu/aspect ratio scaling enabled (with override ticked). if i play games at 2176x1224 is it scaling just the same as it was with GPU scaling enabled globally under 3D settings?
also, is it worth trying out integer scaling? would that work better? i read that it would make playing 1080p look better on my 1440p screen but not sure about resolutions like 1224p.
thanks.
I enjoyed my time with it, and I've been meaning to go back since it's been updated since I played it. It's been a few years since I played it, but I remember it being a really enjoyable RTS.Hi PC Era, has anyone played Northgard? It's currently on sale on Steam and thinking of getting it.
You have to use "hide" as a command, instead of the usual "spoiler" or whatever.Sure. How do I restrict the post to only visible for those who post in this thread?
Question of the Day: How do you feel about shadows?
Do you turn them off? Keep them low? Max them up? Are they the primary contributor to performance in games? Is there a lot of difference between medium and low?
Lately I've been feeling like I should turn them to their lowest setting, to see how much they improve my games, and if they're less taxing on my laptop's GPU. I usually keep them on medium. But if turning them low doesn't make much of a visual difference and improves performance I'll have to go that route. I just haven't experimented much since I got back into PC gaming last year. Don't think I can turn them off though, that will probably make every game look ugly?
Hi PC Era, has anyone played Northgard? It's currently on sale on Steam and thinking of getting it.
This isn't an informed opinion, but shadows would probably be a huge performance hog in a game like Total War with so many characters running around and casting shadows on the environment and possibly each other. In that case just drop it, unless it makes the world look too weird.Thanks for the feedback everyone. I mostly play strategy/sim/indie games, and leave AAA games to my trusty old PS4, so I should probably keep shadows at low settings. I can run something like TW: Rome II fine, but now and then the FPS drops, so hopefully low shadows will iron that out.
Ah, got it. Thanks!You have to use "hide" as a command, instead of the usual "spoiler" or whatever.
This isn't an informed opinion, but shadows would probably be a huge performance hog in a game like Total War with so many characters running around and casting shadows on the environment and possibly each other. In that case just drop it, unless it makes the world look too weird.
And Wasteland 1 too!Wasteland 2 is free on GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/wasteland_2_directors_cut_digital_classic_edition
whaaaaatWasteland 2 is free on GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/wasteland_2_directors_cut_digital_classic_edition
Wasteland 2 is free on GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/wasteland_2_directors_cut_digital_classic_edition
FuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuOh shit, GoG started its winter sale already! Thought it would be around christmas or so. I still need to finish some stuff..! 😱
I did notice that too. Any sane person should play the newer version but I'm in too deep a long time ago.Heads up: if are going to play the old version of Darksiders for achievements, make sure to make unique saves because some of the achievements are buggy, and might take multiple attempts to unlock.
Honestly just play the newer version.
Yeah, I have my friends listed there. I've checked up on them and they said that they weren't familiar with the user that asked for the request.
I feel you. I bought one full price a few years ago and ended up selling it. It's not comfortable and the face button placement and size doesn't take actually using the controller for gaming into consideration. I'm over 6' with decently sized hands and it's not easy to transition from the right pad to the buttons fluidly. It's poorly designed. That said, I did buy another one for $5. But I will be using it as an HTPC remote.So i've just received my $5 steam controller and already I see a little damage on the left thumb stick... wtf?
Holding it feels nice but oh boy it doesn't even feel like a $40 controller...
The remaster is the best version of the game as it includes all the DLC that never made it to PC in the original release like Big Surf Island, definitely worth a buyI went and looked at Fanatical's EA listings. I see Burnout Remastered is $5. I own the regular version on Origin already. Can it still be played online or should I grab the remaster?
It's included in 2 from what it sounds like.
It's included in 2 from what it sounds like.
"Description
In addition to the above goodies, the Digital Classic Edition includes: GOG.com code for Wasteland 1: The Original Classic."
Thanks!It's included in 2 from what it sounds like.
"Description
In addition to the above goodies, the Digital Classic Edition includes: GOG.com code for Wasteland 1: The Original Classic."
With thanks to someone else in the PSA add this game topic:
Games>Wasteland 2 Directors Cut>More>Serial Keys there is a link to redeem Wasteland 1
Honestly after the initial "Epic seems to look into your Steam friend list" scare of the beginning, I wouldn't be surprised if the launcher sniffed your registry to find all installed game.I bet all this shit is automated behind your back, probably EA sending Epic the info instead of Epic snooping.
Ah! I thought I was the only one finding the game extremely problematic. Colonialist Fantasy: The Video Game.The Survivalists trailer really irked me with it, and I would honestly put the Fallen Order Guy on the same bag.
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crimsonheadGCN said:
The Chrome browser is the worst in this regard.Honestly after the initial "Epic seems to look into your Steam friend list" scare of the beginning, I wouldn't be surprised if the launcher sniffed your registry to find all installed game.
That's my main reason to never install that shit on my computer. All these free games are not free, they are traded against information about you.
Ah! I thought I was the only one finding the game extremely problematic. Colonialist Fantasy: The Video Game.
Knights and Bikes is 75% off on GOG
no it's not.Integer scaling is only for 2d / pixel style games if i remember correctly. It should not affect other types of games.
I feel you. I bought one full price a few years ago and ended up selling it. It's not comfortable and the face button placement and size doesn't take actually using the controller for gaming into consideration. I'm over 6' with decently sized hands and it's not easy to transition from the right pad to the buttons fluidly. It's poorly designed. That said, I did buy another one for $5. But I will be using it as an HTPC remote.
ooooooooh, thats nice to know. Thanks for the info :)no it's not.
it's useful for playing 1080p on a 4K screen. instead of it being a blurry mess it looks closer to playing 1080p on a native 1080p screen with integer scaling. nvidia only demoed it with 2d/pixel style game.
i was just asking if it was worth using at 1224p but i doubt it.