Black_Eye_90 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 this is going to sound really stupid but I've just never really asked before what exactly does resolution do? I mean I normally play kotor and kotor 2 at whatever resolution is standard..... but I don't really know what changing the resolution will do? I mean one time I changed the resolution for kotor just to try it out and my screen shrunk to a smaller size and it looked a hell of a lot better....... I would like to find a way to make the game look better but with the screen staying the same could anyone give me a quick answer on how to do this? how do I make my game look better? what exactly does resolution do? what would be a good resolution to set it too? anyways sorry for the noob question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleCookiee Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Resolution is the amount of pixels on screen. The more, the better it starts looking... And "advised" Resolution? Depends on the size of your monitor. How many "inch does your monitor has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Eye_90 Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 the screen itself is about 8 inches tall and about 11 inches across hope that helps........ I would just really like to do a playthrough with it looking the best it can possibly be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 The resoloution is how many pixels make up the picture on your screen. The higher the resoloution, the more pixels used, so the more detail you can see. Now, the higher the resoloution the more pixels your graphics card has to render, so it will make the game slower. What moniter and graphics card do you have? Also, with a smaller resoloution the more jagged the edges of models will look, because its compressing things into a smaller amount of pixels. On a large resoloution it has more pixels to use so edges look nicer. AA (anti aliasing) smooths the edges of pixels, but decreases the speed the game can play at. So you have to decide which looks best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleCookiee Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 the screen itself is about 8 inches tall and about 11 inches across hope that helps........ I would just really like to do a playthrough with it looking the best it can possibly be You either mis-calculated that, or your screen is even too tiny for 640x480. The inches of a screen are measured in "inches while measuring like this: / 15" would be 800x600, 17" would be 1024x768, while 21" should be 1280x960. Higher or lower I don't know about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Eye_90 Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 oh lmao you mean inches diagonally? I just gave you the width and length sorry about that from the bottom corner to the top corner my screen is 14 inches hope that helps more lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 14" i thin you're probly looking at 800 x 640 as your resoloution for playing games then. Saying that, i have an old 14" that does 1600 x 1200 at 75htz so i cant say. i would try raising the resoloution and see what its like. Ever if we could tell wether the game would run smoothley at a higher res, its your opinion as what looks best. I would advise keeping shadows and grass turned on as they barey make a difference, but i would make sure "soft shadows" is turned off. x4 or x8 aniotropic filter x0/2/4 Anti aliasing (thats upto you) Medium or high textures Vsync on And frame buffer effects on too, i think. I cant really go into detail or guess better than that unless you tell us your system specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufflover Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 To get the optimal resolution (assuming LCD) go to your Windows Desktop/Display Control Panel and whatever resolution it is on will be the best resolution for your games. There is a lot more to this but for now I'll keep it simple. Pure Pazaak - The Stand-alone Multiplayer Pazaak Game (link to Obsidian board thread) Pure Pazaak website (big thank you to fingolfin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Doh, i never thought of it being an LCD. Curse you, modern technology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Eye_90 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Share Posted October 24, 2005 k my desktop resolution is set at 1024 by 768 pixels it is not a flat screen monitor just for reference, it it a pretty old monitor I believe however my computer is pretty new so what resolution should I use in kotor because every time I pick a higher number of resolution............the screen size shrinks, is that normal?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Yes, your screen will appear to shrink, because its fitting more pixels into the same amount of pysical size. If you notice that the screen doesnt reach to the edges of your moniter like it used to though, then you need to fiddle with the buttons on the front of your moniter to make it fit correctly. Still no system information from you, so i'm going to advise you use 1024 x 768 or 800 x 640 if you have an old computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarwinElMaco Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Here is a good guide if you really want to fine tune it. It helped me allot and "Fraps" is a good program to test different settings and see what frame rate it gives. http://www.tweakguides.com/KOTOR2_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Eye_90 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 thanks for the help everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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