Post Your Battlefield 2 Demo Video Settings

[deadseasquirrel]

renderer.drawfps 1

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
If anyone is interested, here is a 1920x1200 shot, with 4xAA/16xAF. The aspect for the game is fine, but the map as you can see its. Its the shape of an egg now, and not round.

http://home.comcast.net/~aquacomputer/BF2/19200x1200_4xAA.jpg

Too bad its not playable at that res for me. Perhaps if I lowered the game settings.. but Im not so sure I would rather have AA, than good textures.

very nice, ill try that command you suggested....i presume without " mark at the end?

 

[Waylay00]

800x600 @60Hz
All settings on low (except AA)
2x AA

Runs for the most part fine unless I get into heavy fighting action with lots of people.

1.5GHz Pentium 4 Willamette
256MB SDRAM PC133
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB

^Temporary rig until I order my parts this week for rig below.

 

[imported_Noob]

And is there any chance the retail release will run better, even though the demo was made during around the time the game went Gold?

 

[Waylay00]

Yeah, there will probably be some last minute fixes.

 

[juice22]

this game doesnt even have ws res in settings menu, what a fvckin joke. this game is all hype and thats it

edit, sorry I'm really pissed, got a x850xtpe and this game doesnt even run at 1280x720.

 

[Abunai]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Abunai
1280x1024 @ 85hz
All high
2xAA

A64 Venice @ 2.6ghz
1 Gig DDR 400
PNY 6800GT @ 400/1100

It seems incredibly smooth, I havent run it with fraps but it feels like Im rarely getting a dip below 50 fps. Im pretty impressed overall. There is some major lag that happens occassionaly and when you first start the level sometimes its very choppy for about 5-10 seconds but after that it rolls without a hitch.

woah woah woah there man....howd u get 12x10 res? my tfts currently having to make do with 12x9

Put this at the end of your shortcut/.exe target command (right click the shortcut or .exe, select properties)...

+szx 1280 +szy 1024"

Change the value to whatever res you want and dont forget the quote at the end.

I dont know if you'll notice much of a difference from 12x9 though.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: juice22
this game doesnt even have ws res in settings menu, what a fvckin joke. this game is all hype and thats it

edit, sorry I'm really pissed, got a x850xtpe and this game doesnt even run at 1280x720.

LOL I am pissed to, and to quote Scott Evans: "If you want to max all your settings up, you will need P4 3.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 256MB video card"

Which is exactly what I have, my video card is an X800 Pro. And I'm running at 35FPS at 1024x768, AA 4x/AF 16x, All Settings Maxed. The only time I reach 60FPS is when I stare into the air/ground or when I'm inside a building.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: Abunai

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Abunai
1280x1024 @ 85hz
All high
2xAA

A64 Venice @ 2.6ghz
1 Gig DDR 400
PNY 6800GT @ 400/1100

It seems incredibly smooth, I havent run it with fraps but it feels like Im rarely getting a dip below 50 fps. Im pretty impressed overall. There is some major lag that happens occassionaly and when you first start the level sometimes its very choppy for about 5-10 seconds but after that it rolls without a hitch.

woah woah woah there man....howd u get 12x10 res? my tfts currently having to make do with 12x9

Put this at the end of your shortcut/.exe target command (right click the shortcut or .exe, select properties)...

+szx 1280 +szy 1024"

Change the value to whatever res you want and dont forget the quote at the end.

I dont know if you'll notice much of a difference from 12x9 though.

Will this overwrite the settings you have in your video options? Or just add the option?

 

[Abunai]

Um, Noob. You might want to drop down that Aniso a tad. That is being forced afterall.

edit- Yeah, it overwrites it on mine. Dont forget the " on the end, I did and thought something
was wrong.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: Abunai
Um, Noob. You might want to drop down that Aniso a tad. That is being forced afterall.

edit- Yeah, it overwrites it on mine. Dont forget the " on the end, I did and thought something
was wrong.

Is it being forced with no IQ benefit and a performance decrease? And doesn't AF just take a very small performance hit?

 

[Abunai]

Its being forced because its not an option in the game, or what Scott Evans was referring to as "Max Settings" with those specs. Im sure there's an IQ benefit but 16AF will definitely impact performance, especially with this type of draw distance. Try it with it off and see if its smoother.

 

[Azndude51]

Originally posted by: deadseasquirrel
renderer.drawfps 1

I assume the first number is fps, what does the 2nd number mean?

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: Abunai
Its being forced because its not an option in the game, or what Scott Evans was referring to as "Max Settings" with those specs. Im sure there's an IQ benefit but 16AF will definitely impact performance, especially with this type of draw distance. Try it with it off and see if its smoother.

It is much smoother with no AF. 15FPS more average. But the textures do look flat. What do the number settings mean for AF? The draw distance, quality, or both?

 

[juice22]

Originally posted by: Abunai

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Abunai
1280x1024 @ 85hz
All high
2xAA

A64 Venice @ 2.6ghz
1 Gig DDR 400
PNY 6800GT @ 400/1100

It seems incredibly smooth, I havent run it with fraps but it feels like Im rarely getting a dip below 50 fps. Im pretty impressed overall. There is some major lag that happens occassionaly and when you first start the level sometimes its very choppy for about 5-10 seconds but after that it rolls without a hitch.

woah woah woah there man....howd u get 12x10 res? my tfts currently having to make do with 12x9

Put this at the end of your shortcut/.exe target command (right click the shortcut or .exe, select properties)...

+szx 1280 +szy 1024"

Change the value to whatever res you want and dont forget the quote at the end.

I dont know if you'll notice much of a difference from 12x9 though.

woah thanks, that did it, I still think it should be an ingame option though

What is the command to display FPS.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: juice22

Originally posted by: Abunai

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: Abunai
1280x1024 @ 85hz
All high
2xAA

A64 Venice @ 2.6ghz
1 Gig DDR 400
PNY 6800GT @ 400/1100

It seems incredibly smooth, I havent run it with fraps but it feels like Im rarely getting a dip below 50 fps. Im pretty impressed overall. There is some major lag that happens occassionaly and when you first start the level sometimes its very choppy for about 5-10 seconds but after that it rolls without a hitch.

woah woah woah there man....howd u get 12x10 res? my tfts currently having to make do with 12x9

Put this at the end of your shortcut/.exe target command (right click the shortcut or .exe, select properties)...

+szx 1280 +szy 1024"

Change the value to whatever res you want and dont forget the quote at the end.

I dont know if you'll notice much of a difference from 12x9 though.

woah thanks, that did it, I still think it should be an ingame option though

What is the command to display FPS.

renderer.drawfps 1

 

[juice22]

thanks, showing 55-100 fps with x850xt pe

1280x720
6x aa
everything on high.


with 4x aa and 16af I'm averaging around 40..yuck

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: juice22
with 4x aa and 16af I'm averaging around 40..yuck

LOL now AF is the killer instead of AA. I'm averaging around 40-55 FPS wiht my X800 Pro at 1024x768, AA 4x, All Settings Maxed, No AF.

 

[hop1hop2]

It felt extremely smooth virtually no lag but then I used FRAPS and it said i was getting 25-30 fps
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1280x1024 @85
All med
no AA or AF

3.0ghz Prescott
1gb
5900xt (flashed to 5950)

 

[Abunai]

It is much smoother with no AF. 15FPS more average. But the textures do look flat. What do the number settings mean for AF? The draw distance, quality, or both?

Good to see you're getting better performance. Personally I cant even tell the difference between 8xAF and 16xAF. Even 4x to 8x isn't that noticable unless you're looking for it. I think 16x is just plain overkill. Try 4xAF if the flatter textures in the distance bother you, you'll get better IQ but there wont be as big of a hit on the frames. But like I said this game has some major draw distance (at least at ground level), I think it'll be taxed by AF more than most.

 

[Waylay00]

Originally posted by: Noob

Originally posted by: juice22
this game doesnt even have ws res in settings menu, what a fvckin joke. this game is all hype and thats it

edit, sorry I'm really pissed, got a x850xtpe and this game doesnt even run at 1280x720.

LOL I am pissed to, and to quote Scott Evans: "If you want to max all your settings up, you will need P4 3.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 256MB video card"

Which is exactly what I have, my video card is an X800 Pro. And I'm running at 35FPS at 1024x768, AA 4x/AF 16x, All Settings Maxed. The only time I reach 60FPS is when I stare into the air/ground or when I'm inside a building.

Actually, he said 2GB of RAM. When he says 256MB card, he more than likely means a 256MB card such as a 6800 GT or Ultra or an X850XT/PE. I mean you could technically go get a 6600 vanilla 256MB card, and yes it is 256MB, but will it give you great performance? No.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: Abunai

It is much smoother with no AF. 15FPS more average. But the textures do look flat. What do the number settings mean for AF? The draw distance, quality, or both?

Good to see you're getting better performance. Personally I cant even tell the difference between 8xAF and 16xAF. Even 4x to 8x isn't that noticable unless you're looking for it. I think 16x is just plain overkill. Try 4xAF if the flatter textures in the distance bother you, you'll get better IQ but there wont be as big of a hit on the frames. But like I said this game has some major draw distance (at least at ground level), I think it'll be taxed by AF more than most.

You can easily tell the difference between AF 16x to no AF. I'll still sacrifice AF if I have to. I just hope that the retail version runs better. The FPS is very inconsistent. I don't really care if the distant textures look flat, just the up close ones.

 

[Abunai]

Not to be anal but I said between 8xAF and 16xAF. In other words if you're going to max out AF I dont see a point going past 8x anyway. But 4xAF would probably be the best middle ground between IQ and performance.

 

[imported_Noob]

Originally posted by: Abunai
Not to be anal but I said between 8xAF and 16xAF. In other words if you're going to max out AF I dont see a point going past 8x anyway. But 4xAF would probably be the best middle ground between IQ and performance.

You are probably right about the 8x vs. 16x. I was just saying off topic that you could tell the difference between AF 16x and no AF.

 

[larry89]

1280x1024
ALL HIGH
4xAA/16Af

I get around 35-45 fps in 64 player games not bad...

smooth~