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hello all, can anyone tell me if maybe there is a cmd line option to force a higher render depth? for some reason my details options revert to 16bit and minimal render depth. pls help.
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I don't know about any command line, but if you give your system info, perhaps someone can tell you what to do. Also, while I am thinking about it, have you tried repeatedly hitting the =/+ button while ingame?
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32Bit rendering is not available in D3 period. if and when the 1.5 patch comes out, it will be. for no, sorry your SOL
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meaning that the 32 bit button is bunk? :?
what about terrain render depth reverting to nothing?
my bastardized presario specs: (hold the laughter to a dull roar pls)
duron 700
radeon 7200
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crap ass compaq proprietary mobo
sidewinder f/f pro
samsung 900s crt

btw heard about a "chase-cam" for the rear view. is this real?

thanx in advance from the noob
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viscerebral wrote:meaning that the 32 bit button is bunk? :?
what about terrain render depth reverting to nothing?
yes 32bit button is FUBAR, it does not work. i dont know why it reverts back to nothing, on mine it doesnt do that, i keep it @ ~4/5 to max setting.
viscerebral wrote:btw heard about a "chase-cam" for the rear view. is this real?
yes it does work, without pressing any jstick or mouse buttons, just punch in "byebyemonkey" without the quotes of course, and PRESTO, you have chase view. dont press exacpe, or anything, just type that in as if you were typing cheat code, actually thats exactly what it is........a cheat code
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Technically, it's not a cheat code, since it doesn't permanently reset your score to 0. It's more of a hidden feature, like using "teletubbies" on the sun :).
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i stand corrected then, its not a cheat code
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Post by DigiJo »

byebyemonkey is more like a developers switch, good for checking volume lighning in a level.

32 bit renderdepth works fine, it just resets to 16 bits after restart. but you can play in 32 bit colordepth. just press f2 ingame, go to config and switch to 32 bit.

the terrain detail level, hmm it has dynamic geometry and smooth the terrain if you come near a hill or somthing, otherwise the fusion-engine would have to render up to 30000 polygons on high detail terrain, so better leave it on default, looks good enough.
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Not 30,000. 9,000 is the highest I've ever seen.
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Image

that was geodomes on full detail, but if i think about it you are right, that was vertice-number in my mind , not polygones.
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how did you get that status viewer on the hud?
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"renderstat"

"outlinem" also shows the level wireframe.
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any other little secrets i can play with?
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thanx to all for the input.
just to crystalize this in my lil mind tho: if i am in game and switch to 32 bit i should get 32 bit. right?
if i f2 again it will show 16 bit. hmmm? :?
normal? :?:
or am i beating the proverbial dead horse?
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Post by SSX-Thunderbird »

Not all video cards support 32-bit rendering. It is also not an option under OpenGL. You need to be using Direct3D to toggle it.
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