You can actually disable the character LOD manager setting in the Game Options launcher tab. I didn't know that for years and just made it a habit to uncheck the box every time I logged in because it would always reset, but after discovering I could just disable it altogether in the launcher, I got super excited.
I forgot about the low res character models lol, will have to check when i log in. Agree with you about shadows and performance also, tends to be a bit of a resource hog.
"I know its no Bob Ross mountain" well how about you pull up a chair, grab the old easel, pick up that nice one inch brush, mix up some indian yellow and magenta red and paint that guy a friend? because everyone deserves a friend
Hello there. A way to prevent SWG's dated client from modifying the graphic option sliders and settings is setting swgemu_machineoptions.iff to read only (a file located in your SWGEmu install directory), once you've setup everything and logged out. For whatever reason, the client sometimes reverts the graphics settings back to default whenever the game crashes, you modify some slider or exit the game from the logout screen, instead of logging out, then going back to login and then exiting. Keep in mind that by setting machineoptions to read only, if you modify another setting later on it won't be saved, you must allow the file to be writtable again before doing so.
I know this video is over two years old but I actually looked up the option "Show Detail World Objects" and from what I understand it became obsolete shortly after the game was released. I'm pretty sure that it does nothing at all. Mystery solved I guess.
Thank you so much for this video! I always wondered why the shadows always behaved so oddly, like shadows extending forever into the ground and popping in and out. I had no idea the game would not render offscreen objects, thus removing the shadows. Very informative, and doubled my framerate from the 60s to my target of 120 ultra wide! :)
Great video! I do believe, if I remember correctly from when I use to play, detail world objects would be stuff like the insects flying around certain nests. I think the beetle nests to be specific
Nope... doesn't seem to be it either. Just outside of Mos Eisley I found some of those flying beetles (I call them fart-bugs because they leave a little trail of gas behind them), as well as some non-interactive creatures hopping around in the sand. Turning the option on and off had absolutely no effect on them. Now, if you're thinking of something specifically around lairs, I'll keep my eyes open for that tomorrow.
Mobyus1 Damn, I really thought that was it sorry. Lol fart bugs fits perfectly. Going by the testing you've been doing, I wonder if the setting itself is working properly.
"Show Detail World Objects': this option effects very little....a very tiny number of objects in game will not show without this option checked. Had the dev team had more time during beta, this option was intended to make the world more detailed for (at the time) high end machines. But the dev team asked for 6 more months and got ONE; they did not even have time to implement Jedi in a sane fashion. It is like farming a holocron to find an object that doesn't show without it. That said, idk why the devs on the emulator teams haven't made more use of it, nor why it wasn't used for updates and expansions....prob concentrating on more important things.
Yeah I see this a lot too with the terrain settings, I don't know how people don't notice the drop in quality when they log back in. It's just one of those annoying things the client does. I can notice a bit of a difference having the game installed on an SSD as well, though it's not a night and day thing, just under certain circumstances, mostly when riding a swoop and streaming in areas.
I definitely didn't know this could be done. My game looks awful in comparison despite the fact that I have a top of the line gaming rig. I get all kinds of terrain pop in and out. =(
I'll have a video covering possible graphics mods in the future. For now, here's how to get the most out of the game without any!
Mobyus1 Just started playing the game! Videos very helpful. Do you plan on releasing your mod video soon? Recommendations?
I ALWAYS forget about the terrain tab. Oh my God this is an absolute game changer
You can actually disable the character LOD manager setting in the Game Options launcher tab. I didn't know that for years and just made it a habit to uncheck the box every time I logged in because it would always reset, but after discovering I could just disable it altogether in the launcher, I got super excited.
I forgot about the low res character models lol, will have to check when i log in. Agree with you about shadows and performance also, tends to be a bit of a resource hog.
"I know its no Bob Ross mountain"
well how about you pull up a chair, grab the old easel, pick up that nice one inch brush, mix up some indian yellow and magenta red and paint that guy a friend? because everyone deserves a friend
Hello there. A way to prevent SWG's dated client from modifying the graphic option sliders and settings is setting swgemu_machineoptions.iff to read only (a file located in your SWGEmu install directory), once you've setup everything and logged out.
For whatever reason, the client sometimes reverts the graphics settings back to default whenever the game crashes, you modify some slider or exit the game from the logout screen, instead of logging out, then going back to login and then exiting.
Keep in mind that by setting machineoptions to read only, if you modify another setting later on it won't be saved, you must allow the file to be writtable again before doing so.
MVP right here
Great stuff as always ! Thanks
I know this video is over two years old but I actually looked up the option "Show Detail World Objects" and from what I understand it became obsolete shortly after the game was released. I'm pretty sure that it does nothing at all.
Mystery solved I guess.
Thank you so much for this video! I always wondered why the shadows always behaved so oddly, like shadows extending forever into the ground and popping in and out. I had no idea the game would not render offscreen objects, thus removing the shadows. Very informative, and doubled my framerate from the 60s to my target of 120 ultra wide! :)
So glad to hear it!
Looks like the Barrens in WOW!
This looks great!
Thank you much, Moby! :>)
Great video!
I do believe, if I remember correctly from when I use to play, detail world objects would be stuff like the insects flying around certain nests. I think the beetle nests to be specific
Oooo... I'll have to try that next time I see them!
Mobyus1 let me know! Lol
Nope... doesn't seem to be it either. Just outside of Mos Eisley I found some of those flying beetles (I call them fart-bugs because they leave a little trail of gas behind them), as well as some non-interactive creatures hopping around in the sand. Turning the option on and off had absolutely no effect on them. Now, if you're thinking of something specifically around lairs, I'll keep my eyes open for that tomorrow.
Mobyus1 Damn, I really thought that was it sorry. Lol fart bugs fits perfectly. Going by the testing you've been doing, I wonder if the setting itself is working properly.
"Show Detail World Objects': this option effects very little....a very tiny number of objects in game will not show without this option checked. Had the dev team had more time during beta, this option was intended to make the world more detailed for (at the time) high end machines. But the dev team asked for 6 more months and got ONE; they did not even have time to implement Jedi in a sane fashion. It is like farming a holocron to find an object that doesn't show without it. That said, idk why the devs on the emulator teams haven't made more use of it, nor why it wasn't used for updates and expansions....prob concentrating on more important things.
Thanks, i did everything but the last piece, thanks, that was key for me!
"FOILAGE!"
"The word is 'Foliage'"
"That's what I said! Foilage!"
Yeah I see this a lot too with the terrain settings, I don't know how people don't notice the drop in quality when they log back in. It's just one of those annoying things the client does. I can notice a bit of a difference having the game installed on an SSD as well, though it's not a night and day thing, just under certain circumstances, mostly when riding a swoop and streaming in areas.
"Show Detail World Objects: displays world objects that don't have any function but simply add to the scenery, like pipes jutting from buildings."
Yes, I’m aware the in-game tooltip says this, but I have never seen any changes when toggling the option off and on. Ever.
DAMN i thought that would be an ez 100k
personally i dont really care about graphics or how it looks, i care more about content.
Derpity derp derp i need to be noticed yay
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some reason my graphics never save they randomly change back lol
Ive noticed that turning these more advanced options on crashes my client more frequently
Interesting. What graphics card/processor are you using and how much RAM do you have?
If my memory serves correctly, it was a deprecated setting. Ill have to dig through the old resources to find it though.
Found it,
www.swgemu.com/archive/scrapbookv51/data/20070130164938/index.html
Ah ha! So it is useless! I guess you win the prize. Lemme know your toon name if you play on Basilisk.
I will check later when I escape work!
Jadruan Iow'lya
so shadows were causing the fps problem all along...
Did you turn them off and see if it helped?
Dude how did you zoom SO FAR out?
th-cam.com/video/-gZpskSlXhs/w-d-xo.html
I definitely didn't know this could be done. My game looks awful in comparison despite the fact that I have a top of the line gaming rig. I get all kinds of terrain pop in and out. =(
Wait how do you extend the range at which you can zoom out like that? I didn't know that was a thing either.
th-cam.com/video/-gZpskSlXhs/w-d-xo.html