Enabled higher resolution on background textures. Game looks amazing. Look to see how

Rychiar · 11-07-2003, 04:39 AM

Frustrated why the game wont let you set background textures past 1024 x 1024?? Look below to set it even higher!! The game looks amazing running background resolutions of 2048 x 2048!!

Step 1:go to your run command and type REGEDIT and click ok.

Step 2: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then click on software.

Step 3: Click PlayOnlineUS and Square Enix folder, then the FinalFantasyXI tab.

Step 4: You should see 2 files 003 and 004. Double click and change the value on 003 to 800, and change 004 to 800. You will notice the values to the right after you click ok will change to the corresponding resolution.

2048 x 2048 = 800 and 800
1600 x 1600 = 640 and 640
1280 x 1280 = 500 and 500

***I am not responsible for problems this may cause by entering incorrect info! be sure to check to see if your hardware can handle these settings.****

Enjoy!

Rychiar · 11-07-2003, 04:43 AM

I have some pics to show just how much the difference can be, but they are pics of silent hill 3 on the PC :-\ I will make some of FFXI as soon as I can find a few mins to make them.

Get ready to start drooling!!

Courtesy maskrider:
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-256x256.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-512x256.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-512x512.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...g-1024x512.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-1024x1024.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-2048x1024.jpg
http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-2048x2048.jpg

vudoodoodoo · 11-07-2003, 06:20 AM

Can ATI 9800 Pro handle it?

Rychiar · 11-07-2003, 06:26 AM

It def. can for sure with no problems. That is what i am using now. (9800 pro 256MB Ultimate version)

Honestly, tho it shouldn' t take that demanding of a card. I dont know if I would try it at that resolution on anything below a Radeon 9600.

Ranvarian · 11-07-2003, 06:46 AM

So if my Monitors max resolution is 1600x what ever I would use the second choice correct?

Sabre · 11-07-2003, 07:25 AM

What values would you enter if you want to use 1600x1600? Any pics to compare in FFXI yet?

Rychiar · 11-07-2003, 07:28 AM

^^
2048 x 2048 = 800 and 800
1600 x 1600 = 640 and 640
1280 x 1024 = 500 and 500

If your monitor and gfx card supports 1600x1200, I would use the 2048x2048 on both lines. It will work just fine at that setting. I promise I will get pics asap, but I am at work.

I will be off around 4pm EST. I will post some soon after.

vulcan4d · 11-07-2003, 07:55 AM

Very nice. You would probably need at least 128mb video memory to do this.

Kafeen · 11-07-2003, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sabre
What values would you enter if you want to use 1600x1600? Any pics to compare in FFXI yet?

probably wouldn't work. Alot of graphics card need texture sizes to the power of 2.

Vairu · 11-07-2003, 08:10 AM

cool

could a ati mobility radeon 7500 handle the highest default settings(without going into the reg. to edit it)? I only have 32mb of ram, it runs fine at 1024x768 res and bg res of 500x500(or w/e that res is, the middle one), could i bump the bg res up to the highest setting?

i'm running this on my laptop that's why low graphics card, going to make desktop soon hopefully

Osaka · 11-07-2003, 08:16 AM

Wow, looking at the Silent hill resolutions it looks great. Though the difference between 1024 and 2048 is pretty negligable except for the anitalising that is occuring on the edges of polygons. Did you edit the registry keys for the SH resolutions or did those options come stock with the PC version?

Comming from a programmers standpoint I dont see how editing registry keys changes the highest resolution supported by the game, which as far as I can tell is hardcoded, unless they are querying the video card, though it may be a workaround measure I am unaware of. This is deffinately something to pose to my business partner since he is the Lead programmer and Im the Art lead. haha~ Rychiar this is pretty kewl and deffinatly a code/dev puzzle that I have never thought of.

I would have to warn users though that what Rychair is proposing may either unstablize the game or damage the video card though the risk is very very low~

Ganbare~!!~

Rychiar · 11-07-2003, 08:39 AM

The differences seen in the Silent Hill 3 screenshots were also done using changes to the registry.

I cannot confirm that these settings are not stock on SH3. I am going from word of mouth that the changes could only be done thru the registry.

Arctyc · 11-07-2003, 09:52 AM

Although manually editing the Background Resolution is obviously not on the list of "supported activities", and thus you do it at your own risk, I must chime in saying that this practice has been used during the beta with no ill effect on several machines.

Certainly makes it look a lot prettier; reduces the scintillation of far away objects that is typically the worst aspect of the graphics.

Rychiar · 11-10-2003, 05:33 AM

Just trying to keep this seen.

vulcan4d · 11-10-2003, 07:37 AM

Could you post some FFXI game comparisons between the default settings and 2048x2048?

11-07-2003, 04:39 AM	#1
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Enabled higher resolution on background textures. Game looks amazing. Look to see how Frustrated why the game wont let you set background textures past 1024 x 1024?? Look below to set it even higher!! The game looks amazing running background resolutions of 2048 x 2048!! Step 1:go to your run command and type REGEDIT and click ok. Step 2: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then click on software. Step 3: Click PlayOnlineUS and Square Enix folder, then the FinalFantasyXI tab. Step 4: You should see 2 files 003 and 004. Double click and change the value on 003 to 800, and change 004 to 800. You will notice the values to the right after you click ok will change to the corresponding resolution. 2048 x 2048 = 800 and 800 1600 x 1600 = 640 and 640 1280 x 1280 = 500 and 500 *I am not responsible for problems this may cause by entering incorrect info! be sure to check to see if your hardware can handle these settings.** Enjoy!

11-07-2003, 08:16 AM	#11
Osaka Waka Laka~:Mod: Super Moderator Bronze Ribbon of Service Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 514 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Higher resolution Wow, looking at the Silent hill resolutions it looks great. Though the difference between 1024 and 2048 is pretty negligable except for the anitalising that is occuring on the edges of polygons. Did you edit the registry keys for the SH resolutions or did those options come stock with the PC version? Comming from a programmers standpoint I dont see how editing registry keys changes the highest resolution supported by the game, which as far as I can tell is hardcoded, unless they are querying the video card, though it may be a workaround measure I am unaware of. This is deffinately something to pose to my business partner since he is the Lead programmer and Im the Art lead. haha~ Rychiar this is pretty kewl and deffinatly a code/dev puzzle that I have never thought of. I would have to warn users though that what Rychair is proposing may either unstablize the game or damage the video card though the risk is very very low~ Ganbare~!!~ __________________ ~No song is good without... Oh, cake, Yum!!~ OSAKA

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11-07-2003, 04:43 AM	#2
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	I have some pics to show just how much the difference can be, but they are pics of silent hill 3 on the PC :-\ I will make some of FFXI as soon as I can find a few mins to make them. Get ready to start drooling!! Courtesy maskrider: http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-256x256.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-512x256.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...ng-512x512.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...g-1024x512.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-1024x1024.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-2048x1024.jpg http://www.felixmcli.org/silenthill3...-2048x2048.jpg

11-07-2003, 06:20 AM	#3
vudoodoodoo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 334 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Can ATI 9800 Pro handle it?

11-07-2003, 06:26 AM	#4
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	It def. can for sure with no problems. That is what i am using now. (9800 pro 256MB Ultimate version) Honestly, tho it shouldn' t take that demanding of a card. I dont know if I would try it at that resolution on anything below a Radeon 9600.

11-07-2003, 06:46 AM	#5
Ranvarian Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 14 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	So if my Monitors max resolution is 1600x what ever I would use the second choice correct?

11-07-2003, 07:25 AM	#6
Sabre Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 130 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	What values would you enter if you want to use 1600x1600? Any pics to compare in FFXI yet?

11-07-2003, 07:28 AM	#7
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	^^ 2048 x 2048 = 800 and 800 1600 x 1600 = 640 and 640 1280 x 1024 = 500 and 500 If your monitor and gfx card supports 1600x1200, I would use the 2048x2048 on both lines. It will work just fine at that setting. I promise I will get pics asap, but I am at work. I will be off around 4pm EST. I will post some soon after.

11-07-2003, 07:55 AM	#8
vulcan4d Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 466 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Very nice. You would probably need at least 128mb video memory to do this.

11-07-2003, 08:10 AM	#10
Vairu Member Bronze Ribbon of Service Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 834 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 19 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	cool could a ati mobility radeon 7500 handle the highest default settings(without going into the reg. to edit it)? I only have 32mb of ram, it runs fine at 1024x768 res and bg res of 500x500(or w/e that res is, the middle one), could i bump the bg res up to the highest setting? i'm running this on my laptop that's why low graphics card, going to make desktop soon hopefully

11-07-2003, 08:39 AM	#12
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	The differences seen in the Silent Hill 3 screenshots were also done using changes to the registry. I cannot confirm that these settings are not stock on SH3. I am going from word of mouth that the changes could only be done thru the registry.

11-07-2003, 09:52 AM	#13
Arctyc Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 305 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Although manually editing the Background Resolution is obviously not on the list of "supported activities", and thus you do it at your own risk, I must chime in saying that this practice has been used during the beta with no ill effect on several machines. Certainly makes it look a lot prettier; reduces the scintillation of far away objects that is typically the worst aspect of the graphics.

11-10-2003, 05:33 AM	#14
Rychiar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 189 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Just trying to keep this seen.