Scarlet Nexus |OT| Brain Punk 2077

Ahti · Jun 25, 2021

Improvements to draw distance, visibility and LOD:

[SystemSettings]
r.ScreenPercentage=125-200 ; resolution scale, game default = 100
r.Filter.SizeScale=2 ; double sample count for bloom/DoF, game default = 1
r.LightFunctionQuality=3 ; use highest light function quality, game default = 1
r.Streaming.MipBias=-3 ; always use best mips, default = 0
r.MipMapLodBias=-3 ; always use best mips, default = 0
r.SSS.HalfRes=0 ; use full resolution for SSS, default = 1
r.EmitterSpawnRateScale=2 ; increase emitter (fog/smoke) spawn rate, default = 1
r.ViewDistanceScale=2 ; makes viewable & LOD distance of objects 3x, less pop-in of things, game default = 1
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.3 ; increase static mesh LOD distances, lower = larger distance. game default = 1
foliage.LODDistanceScale=5 ; increase grass LOD distance, not much perf impact. game default = 1
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2 ; increase character LOD distances. game default = 0
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.015 ; game culls lights based on their size on the screen, lower the culling size so that more lights can stay onscreen. game default = 0.03

About Scarlet Nexus Graphic Quality Tuning :: SCARLET NEXUS General Discussions

Does anyone have any suggestions for the Scarlet Nexus UE4 settings? I have added the settings below, then change graphical settings to High/Medium/Medium. it seems better than before. C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\ScarletNexus\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0...

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robotzombie · Jun 25, 2021

Any suggestions on the best skills to buy?

Xenosaga · Jun 25, 2021

robotzombie said:
Any suggestions on the best skills to buy?

I have been focusing on extending my battle options, like combo extender. The charge attack seems to be pretty good from what I have used with Kasane, so I think that's a good option.

Mudo · Jun 25, 2021

I'm so conflicted on whether to buy this or not. Cyberpunk anime sounds great to me, but playing through twice with a lot of similarities sounds like it could get boring and while I didn't hate Astral Chain's combat, I did find it unwieldy abs not super fun.

But now that I'm no getting Mario Golf I could afford this no problem I just can't tell how much I'll like it. I watched the Easy Allies review and it nearly sold me on it…

Anoxida · Jun 25, 2021

Ahti said:
Improvements to draw distance, visibility and LOD:

[SystemSettings]

foliage.LODDistanceScale=5 ; increase grass LOD distance, not much perf impact. game default = 1

About Scarlet Nexus Graphic Quality Tuning :: SCARLET NEXUS General Discussions

Does anyone have any suggestions for the Scarlet Nexus UE4 settings? I have added the settings below, then change graphical settings to High/Medium/Medium. it seems better than before. C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\ScarletNexus\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0...

steamcommunity.com

Shouldn't there be a '.r' infront of the foliage line there? Or is that one different from everything else? Gonna try this out.

Caution on this line: r.ScreenPercentage=125-200 ; resolution scale, game default = 100 - This is if you play on lower resolution than 4K. It's upscaling for lower resolutions so if you already play at 4K this line is most likely very redundant/overkill.

Raxious · Jun 25, 2021

Mudo said:
I'm so conflicted on whether to buy this or not. Cyberpunk anime sounds great to me, but playing through twice with a lot of similarities sounds like it could get boring and while I didn't hate Astral Chain's combat, I did find it unwieldy abs not super fun.

But now that I'm no getting Mario Golf I could afford this no problem I just can't tell how much I'll like it. I watched the Easy Allies review and it nearly sold me on it…

I hear ya, game wasn't on my radar at all until I saw those rumors of the game launching on Game Pass. It does seem like an interesting game but I have no idea with all the repetition that I'm hearing about i'd be enjoying it for a long time.

Skavi · Jun 25, 2021

I played the demo and had a nice enough time, but standing around waiting for SAS abilities felt very awkward, like I was doing something wrong. Is there anything I can do to prolong their time or speed up the recovery?

Blu · Jun 25, 2021

deadfolk said:
Do you still need it? What platform? I'll give it a shot for you.

Yeah I do. On steam.

Jardim · Jun 25, 2021

For those who played a bit more, how's the story? Is it good or more "shonen chosen one" affair?

deadfolk · Jun 25, 2021

Blu said:
Yeah I do. On steam.

Sent you a DM.

Xenosaga · Jun 25, 2021

Jardim said:
For those who played a bit more, how's the story? Is it good or more "shonen chosen one" affair?

I am playing female MC, and over 10 hours in I am enjoying the story. It's quite anime, but not really what I expected before going into this game. A lot of "wtf is going on?" which is the type of stuff I love.

Jardim · Jun 25, 2021

Xenosaga said:
I am playing female MC, and over 10 hours in I am enjoying the story. It's quite anime, but not really what I expected before going into this game. A lot of "wtf is going on?" which is the type of stuff I love.

Awesome! Will try to pick it up to PC as soon as I save some cash. Combat seems pretty awesome from the videos, but my main concern was the story being standard shonen fare. Just having a female MC points to a better story already.

No Depth · Jun 25, 2021

Mudo said:
I'm so conflicted on whether to buy this or not. Cyberpunk anime sounds great to me, but playing through twice with a lot of similarities sounds like it could get boring and while I didn't hate Astral Chain's combat, I did find it unwieldy abs not super fun.

But now that I'm no getting Mario Golf I could afford this no problem I just can't tell how much I'll like it. I watched the Easy Allies review and it nearly sold me on it…

I too expected to get Mario Golf over this, but ended up here after reviews helped sway me.

I didn't spend much time with Astral Chain, but the combat here has been a real highlight. I'm still early in, not too deep beyond where the demo ended(which is way more mechanically dense than what the full game starts you with). but the game does give a lot of breathing room to get accustomed to the mechanics and dishes new stuff at you at a steady pace so you can get comfortable, at least what I have seen so far in a few hours.

Everything outside of combat has been ok but rather unoriginal. The story is pretty typical anime fluff. Militaristic cadet school of wunderkinds that use special gifts to fight mysterious monsters. I'm sure it goes deep into nonsense territory, but a lot of focus is on building your relationships which also in turn improves your combat prowess with those party members.

I am really digging it, particularly because its so fun to hurl garbage at enemies and tap into special powers on cooldown while doing melee combos. Some encounters have silly environmental attacks that can be used as well which are a highlight. I look forward to diving in deep this weekend.

Darkmaigle · Jun 25, 2021

Skavi said:
I played the demo and had a nice enough time, but standing around waiting for SAS abilities felt very awkward, like I was doing something wrong. Is there anything I can do to prolong their time or speed up the recovery?

There are skills that speed it up and improving your link with characters speeds it up. Not a lot of waiting around once you start progressing those things

CloseTalker · Jun 25, 2021

I really want to get this, but I have a feeling it won't be for me. I actively hated Astral Chain, I pretty much hate-beat it because I bought it digitally. This sounds like a step up in almost every way, but it doesn't sound like it will solve the core problem of repetition that I had with that game. I think I'll grab it on sale.

Ahti · Jun 25, 2021

Anoxida said:
Shouldn't there be a '.r' infront of the foliage line there? Or is that one different from everything else? Gonna try this out.

I don`t know tbh. But it would make sense.

Einbroch · Jun 25, 2021

GameFly just shipped it, can't wait to dive in!

Jaded Alyx · Jun 25, 2021

Skavi said:
I played the demo and had a nice enough time, but standing around waiting for SAS abilities felt very awkward, like I was doing something wrong. Is there anything I can do to prolong their time or speed up the recovery?

You're supposed to turn them off when you're finished using them. They really shouldn't be running out completely.

Galaxea · Jun 25, 2021

Is this a cyberpunk tales game or something different? I've been craving a fun action rpg.

Klyka · Jun 25, 2021

Skavi said:
I played the demo and had a nice enough time, but standing around waiting for SAS abilities felt very awkward, like I was doing something wrong. Is there anything I can do to prolong their time or speed up the recovery?

Waiting around?
Wait, did you never turn them off? You turn them off when not using them. They are always back up for the next fight, easily.

Blu · Jun 25, 2021

Are people not receiving the Brain Punk bundle if they bought the deluxe edition? On steam it says it's supposed to be a part of it but my copy doesn't have it.

CloseTalker · Jun 25, 2021

Galaxea said:
Is this a cyberpunk tales game or something different? I've been craving a fun action rpg.

It's closer to an action game like Astral Chain. it's more combat focused than a Tales game, there isn't exploration in the way there is with those games

HoodedSoldier · Jun 25, 2021

XFactor said:
The game recognizes Dualsense controller on PC but sadly the buttons are not mapped correctly :(

Yeah I mentioned this last night. Hoping the haptics would work but it's a mess. LOL

Igniz12 · Jun 25, 2021

Galaxea said:
Is this a cyberpunk tales game or something different? I've been craving a fun action rpg.

What about Nioh 2? Its probably cheaper atm.

Galaxea · Jun 25, 2021

Igniz12 said:
What about Nioh 2? Its probably cheaper atm.

well, I'd probably play Nier Replicant first. I still need to check out Nioh 2, though.

HoodedSoldier · Jun 25, 2021

I have shadows. This is maxed out.

Bansai · Jun 25, 2021

Played for a couple of hours and I'm really enjoying it. Games feels like a marriage of Astral Chain and Persona, which is a pretty good mix.

Galaxea · Jun 25, 2021

CloseTalker said:
It's closer to an action game like Astral Chain. it's more combat focused than a Tales game, there isn't exploration in the way there is with those games

Oh, gotcha! I will look more into it before deciding. Astral Chain has a cool style to it.

Slatsunus · Jun 25, 2021

Galaxea said:
Oh, gotcha! I will look more into it before deciding. Astral Chain has a cool style to it.

Try the demo, gives a good idea of what the combat is like once you have a mostly full kit.

JEH · Jun 25, 2021

Blu said:
Are people not receiving the Brain Punk bundle if they bought the deluxe edition? On steam it says it's supposed to be a part of it but my copy doesn't have it.

steam says I don't own it but I see the dlc added to my account.

CrichtonKicks · Jun 25, 2021

No HDR? Really? I was hoping at least they would do Auto-HDR on SX but no dice.

Blu · Jun 25, 2021

JEH said:
steam says I don't own it but I see the dlc added to my account.

Where are you looking? In the DLC tab or licenses?

Edit: Oh I'm guessing you mean the content pieces in the DLC tab that are from the Brain Punk bundle.

Mudo · Jun 25, 2021

No Depth said:
I too expected to get Mario Golf over this, but ended up here after reviews helped sway me.

I didn't spend much time with Astral Chain, but the combat here has been a real highlight. I'm still early in, not too deep beyond where the demo ended(which is way more mechanically dense than what the full game starts you with). but the game does give a lot of breathing room to get accustomed to the mechanics and dishes new stuff at you at a steady pace so you can get comfortable, at least what I have seen so far in a few hours.

Everything outside of combat has been ok but rather unoriginal. The story is pretty typical anime fluff. Militaristic cadet school of wunderkinds that use special gifts to fight mysterious monsters. I'm sure it goes deep into nonsense territory, but a lot of focus is on building your relationships which also in turn improves your combat prowess with those party members.

I am really digging it, particularly because its so fun to hurl garbage at enemies and tap into special powers on cooldown while doing melee combos. Some encounters have silly environmental attacks that can be used as well which are a highlight. I look forward to diving in deep this weekend.

Man it sounds good I may crack and buy it tonight lol. Thanks for the impressions. Game really looks good to me so I should just get it.

Assuming it's basically the same on PS5 vs XSX, I'll probably pick it up on Xbox.

JEH · Jun 25, 2021

Blu said:
Where are you looking? In the DLC tab or licenses?

Edit: Oh I'm guessing you mean the content pieces in the DLC tab that are from the Brain Punk bundle.

yes the individual items of DLC are in the DLC tab

FLCL · Jun 25, 2021

Bansai said:
Played for a couple of hours and I'm really enjoying it. Games feels like a marriage of Astral Chain and Persona, which is a pretty good mix.

Yup that's how I feel about it. Also, the music so far has been really great which I did not expect.
Loving the game.

Wein Cruz · Jun 25, 2021

Bought because the PS5 version was $50 on Amazon. I hope there isn't a bunch of stopping for cutscenes or slow walking in the middle of gameplay because that has become a sort of pet peeve of mine. FF7R is particularly bad about it.

Kami · Jun 25, 2021

Ahti said:
Improvements to draw distance, visibility and LOD:

[SystemSettings]
r.ScreenPercentage=125-200 ; resolution scale, game default = 100
r.Filter.SizeScale=2 ; double sample count for bloom/DoF, game default = 1
r.LightFunctionQuality=3 ; use highest light function quality, game default = 1
r.Streaming.MipBias=-3 ; always use best mips, default = 0
r.MipMapLodBias=-3 ; always use best mips, default = 0
r.SSS.HalfRes=0 ; use full resolution for SSS, default = 1
r.EmitterSpawnRateScale=2 ; increase emitter (fog/smoke) spawn rate, default = 1
r.ViewDistanceScale=2 ; makes viewable & LOD distance of objects 3x, less pop-in of things, game default = 1
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.3 ; increase static mesh LOD distances, lower = larger distance. game default = 1
foliage.LODDistanceScale=5 ; increase grass LOD distance, not much perf impact. game default = 1
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2 ; increase character LOD distances. game default = 0
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.015 ; game culls lights based on their size on the screen, lower the culling size so that more lights can stay onscreen. game default = 0.03

About Scarlet Nexus Graphic Quality Tuning :: SCARLET NEXUS General Discussions

Does anyone have any suggestions for the Scarlet Nexus UE4 settings? I have added the settings below, then change graphical settings to High/Medium/Medium. it seems better than before. C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\ScarletNexus\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0...

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Tried this and it did lower my performance a little bit. Especially the resolution scaling one. I suggest leaving that at 100 or maybe 110 max if you're trying to play at 144 hz.

Pastel Melon · Jun 25, 2021

Is there a possibility to show sidequests?

I am afraid of missing them out because they don't show up as icon on the big map? I run around the whole city after every chapter/phase.

Replicant · Jun 25, 2021

This game was $10 cheaper on PS5 than the Xbox version at target with the online app. No idea why that would be, but I picked it up on ps5 due to it.

Darkmaigle · Jun 25, 2021

Pastel Melon said:
Is there a possibility to show sidequests?

I am afraid of missing them out because they don't show up as icon on the big map? I run around the whole city after every chapter/phase.

on the map screen you can press Y (Xbox) to show the detailed map for your area. Side quests have their own icons

Zera Bloodwinter · Jun 25, 2021

Purchased it for the PS5. Love the combat, feels good and smooth. Running it on a 4k 120 hz monitor: acer nitro xv282k kv (game caps at 60). Story seems generic so far (only 3.5 hours in, lot of that has been afk time as I'm working). Will report back tonight when I'm off work and can really dive in.

Bansai · Jun 25, 2021

Boy the story sure goes wild up pretty fast. Hopefully the payoff will be good.

ejoshua · Jun 25, 2021

B00T said:
I love that costumes still show up in the cut outs.

Wait so if I change their outfits it's also changed in the story segments? I was not changing their outfits because I didn't want it to clash, lol.

Darkmaigle · Jun 25, 2021

Bansai said:
Boy the story sure goes wild up pretty fast. Hopefully the payoff will be good.

around phase 4 I assume? Shit got wild real quick!

abellwillring · Jun 25, 2021

A shame the Game Pass rumor ultimately turned out to be incorrect. Looking forward to trying this, but will wait until a price drop I think as I'm currently in the middle of playing Judgment. Glad that the reviews are pretty solid!

flyinj · Jun 25, 2021

This art style reminds me so much of Gravity Rush. Are any of the same people involved?

Pastel Melon · Jun 25, 2021

Darkmaigle said:
on the map screen you can press Y (Xbox) to show the detailed map for your area. Side quests have their own icons

Ah, thanks! I only looked at the map w/o details. Somehow forgot that you can see more.

robotzombie · Jun 25, 2021

What should you do with materials? Should I be upgrading the weapons to +1 or do you just get better weapons in other ways?

Dlanor A. Knox · Jun 25, 2021

Got no shadows either, maxed out + modified Engine.ini to max it out even further.

Earlier screenshot, before I modified Engine.ini, same thing:

Edit: Seems like they disappear after a cutscene, they come back after reloading a save.

Bansai · Jun 25, 2021

Darkmaigle said:
around phase 4 I assume? Shit got wild real quick!

Yuuup.

The more I play the more I like it, the psychokinesis stuff is really well made, being able to chuck all kinds of shit into an enemy is awesome. But the highlights are without a shadow of a doubt special environmental takedowns, the goddamn bus on a highway takes the cake so far, made me smile from ear to ear.

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