Lighting Settings, Battlefield 2

m|Ke · Jun 23, 2005, 07:36 PM

Wondered if anyone has being able to run Battlefield 2 with Lighting on HIGH. I can run the game in 1600x1200 with everything on HIGH and AA on 6x with Lighting on MEDIUM and it works flawlessly with no stutters or anything and looks amazing.

If I set Lighting to HIGH it then lags the fps and sticks when moving :/ is this a problem with ATi drivers or does the lighting use shader 3.0 or something?

I wouldnt of thought there would be a huge difference between Medium and High.
My setup is in my sig.

lewis_johnstone · Jun 23, 2005, 08:06 PM

The game is hitching for me too...when on foot [seems fine when flying]

Playing in 1024x768, x4 aa @high settings

lighting = med

Lakevren · Jun 27, 2005, 03:41 PM

Yer not the only one.

Lighting stutters on high. Medium, well, it stutters significantly less, but it may be due to other settings.

Could be anything in terms of why.

kuju72000 · Jun 27, 2005, 04:04 PM

well I also find the game stutters abit in the early stages of the game at Medium lighting settings 1600x1200, I think its got to do with the loading of textures of the game.

I however played the game at a stable frame rate on high lighting settigs, ATL 8X, at 1024x768

I have problems with the shadowings, it's abit distorted, it is because of the demo?

intel P4 2.6G, 756mb ram, sapphire X800pro 256mb

Stephen M. Smit · Jun 28, 2005, 12:15 AM

Setting Lighting to High from Medium adds bumpmaps to all the objects, incurring a huge fps hit. But it looks sweet if you can handle the lower fps -- take a screenshot of a tank at both settings....

Dark Lord · Jun 28, 2005, 02:50 AM

i have no problem running everything on high with 2xaa 16xAF @ 1024x768. the lowest fps i get is like 39.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 28, 2005, 03:03 AM

I use everything on high but dynamic shadows wich i've turned off to increase IQ and FPS

Tipstaff · Jun 28, 2005, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

I use everything on high but dynamic shadows wich i've turned off to increase IQ and FPS

Same here. That's really the only setting that is off including AA (card isn't up to the task).

Running the game on a 9500NP softmodded, and running @ a screen resize of 1280x1024 (no AA/AF). Tomorrow I'll be getting my X800XTPE back (THANK GOD!), and I'll try upping that setting, plus adding AA/AF.

Lakevren · Jun 28, 2005, 02:32 PM

Hmm...

I'm wondering what's the best settings for me, since I can't really run on full high settings.
I haven't seen a difference between medium and high shadows. Same with dynamic lighting.

Also, the retail fixed the AA problems. Demo had one of the ugliest AA i've seen. I can barely notice any in retail. Might bump it down from 4x to 2x.

daedal · Jun 28, 2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lakevren

Hmm...

I'm wondering what's the best settings for me, since I can't really run on full high settings.
I haven't seen a difference between medium and high shadows. Same with dynamic lighting.

Also, the retail fixed the AA problems. Demo had one of the ugliest AA i've seen. I can barely notice any in retail. Might bump it down from 4x to 2x.

I could barely tell the difference between 4x and 2x Anti-Aliasing except on wires and pillars but your weapon and models seem to be less affected.

Stop It · Jun 28, 2005, 07:24 PM

I think the BF2 engine was made with the Geforce 7800 series in mind, the highest settings, look beautiful, yet destroy the frame rate, enter the 7800GTX and it would probably run lovely, least its good in a way to see game makers futureproof rather than make games for the generation before (remember T&L?, heh).

Jun 23, 2005, 07:36 PM	#1
m\|Ke DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	Lighting Settings, Battlefield 2 Wondered if anyone has being able to run Battlefield 2 with Lighting on HIGH. I can run the game in 1600x1200 with everything on HIGH and AA on 6x with Lighting on MEDIUM and it works flawlessly with no stutters or anything and looks amazing. If I set Lighting to HIGH it then lags the fps and sticks when moving :/ is this a problem with ATi drivers or does the lighting use shader 3.0 or something? I wouldnt of thought there would be a huge difference between Medium and High. My setup is in my sig. __________________ [color=White][color=green][/color][/color]AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) Epox EP-9NPA+ nForce4 (Socket 939) (PCI-Express) GeIL 1GB PC3200 Sapphire ATI Radeon X850XT 256MB (PCI-Express)

Jun 23, 2005, 08:06 PM	#2
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Jun 27, 2005, 03:41 PM	#3
Lakevren MedicalEntropy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 294 Rep Power: 0	Yer not the only one. Lighting stutters on high. Medium, well, it stutters significantly less, but it may be due to other settings. Could be anything in terms of why. __________________ [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=SeaGreen]Opteron 170 @ 2500 MHZ (In Need of Better HSF)[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=Yellow]DFI LanParty UT SLI-DR Expert[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]HIS IceQ3 X1900XT @ 680/785 [COLOR=YellowGreen]Corsair XMS Pro DDR 400 1GB[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=royalblue]CoolerMaster WaveMaster Case[/COLOR]

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	i have no problem running everything on high with 2xaa 16xAF @ 1024x768. the lowest fps i get is like 39. __________________

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	I use everything on high but dynamic shadows wich i've turned off to increase IQ and FPS __________________

Jun 27, 2005, 04:04 PM	#4
kuju72000 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	well I also find the game stutters abit in the early stages of the game at Medium lighting settings 1600x1200, I think its got to do with the loading of textures of the game. I however played the game at a stable frame rate on high lighting settigs, ATL 8X, at 1024x768 I have problems with the shadowings, it's abit distorted, it is because of the demo? intel P4 2.6G, 756mb ram, sapphire X800pro 256mb

Jun 28, 2005, 12:15 AM	#5
Stephen M. Smit DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Setting Lighting to High from Medium adds bumpmaps to all the objects, incurring a huge fps hit. But it looks sweet if you can handle the lower fps -- take a screenshot of a tank at both settings....

Jun 28, 2005, 02:32 PM	#9
Lakevren MedicalEntropy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 294 Rep Power: 0	Hmm... I'm wondering what's the best settings for me, since I can't really run on full high settings. I haven't seen a difference between medium and high shadows. Same with dynamic lighting. Also, the retail fixed the AA problems. Demo had one of the ugliest AA i've seen. I can barely notice any in retail. Might bump it down from 4x to 2x. __________________ [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=SeaGreen]Opteron 170 @ 2500 MHZ (In Need of Better HSF)[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=Yellow]DFI LanParty UT SLI-DR Expert[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]HIS IceQ3 X1900XT @ 680/785 [COLOR=YellowGreen]Corsair XMS Pro DDR 400 1GB[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=royalblue]CoolerMaster WaveMaster Case[/COLOR]

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