User Info: WriterJason WriterJason 8 years ago #1



First, let's talk negative LOD bias. If you don't know what it is, basically it governs the general sharpness of the textures. If you use an LOD bias of -3.0, the picture will be sharp, whereas 3.0 would be more blurry.



So we want to try and add -3.0 LOD bias. How do you go about doing this? If you have an ATI card, get a tweak program like RivaTuner or ATI Tray Tools. Nvidia, you'll want something similar (usually a tweak program used to overclock and unlock your card's potential). In this program, you'll want to look in your 3D or Direct 3D settings for the LOD bias slider. Set it to -3.0. Save and exit. Try it out in the game! You can adjust it up or down to your liking! Here are some comparison shots:



NORMAL



http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/Cgramnaes/SWTOR_No_LOD.jpg



FORCED LOD



http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/Cgramnaes/SWTOR_Forced_LOD.jpg



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Now, let's talk .ini file tweaks!



For this to work, you have to unhide your C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\SWTOR folder! Then you'll be able to access the client_settings.ini file. Double click to open in notepad.



When finished, save the file, then right click it, and set to read-only, as the game will overwrite it when you restart!



If a line is not added to your .ini, you can add it yourself!



Also, texture quality set at 0 is the setting you want! Trust me!



PLEASE BUMP AND STICKY!



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[Renderer]

Height = 1080

Width = 1920

WindowX = 0

WindowY = 0

DynamicLightsLimit = 8

MeshLODQuality = 1

TextureAnisotropy = 16

FarClipScale = 3.9371195

PlantDensity = 150

D3DFullScreen = true

NativeHeight = 1080

NativeWidth = 1920

doShadows = true

doBlobShadows = true

UseMinSpecShaders = false

EnableBloom = true

VerticalSyncState = true

FullScreen = true

TextureQuality = 0

AllowDepthOfField = true

GammaRamp = 1.037854

SpeedTreeDistanceScale = 1.25

enableadvenvirolighting = true

DebugAdvEnviroLighting = true



[Game]

MoviesFolder = ....\Movies

SwtorRegKey = SOFTWARE\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic



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RESULTS:



Cutscene:



http://i.imgur.com/oQtAN.jpg



World (with plan density 100 instead of 150):



http://i.imgur.com/bpmSJ.jpg



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"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde While we wait for the graphical enhancements coming in patch 1.2, here are some great tricks you can use to make your game look better! Of course, you will have to tweak these settings yourself, based on your hardware. Some of these can be tweaked to make your performance better on a lower spec system. You would just tweak the numbers the other direction.First, let's talk negative LOD bias. If you don't know what it is, basically it governs the general sharpness of the textures. If you use an LOD bias of -3.0, the picture will be sharp, whereas 3.0 would be more blurry.So we want to try and add -3.0 LOD bias. How do you go about doing this? If you have an ATI card, get a tweak program like RivaTuner or ATI Tray Tools. Nvidia, you'll want something similar (usually a tweak program used to overclock and unlock your card's potential). In this program, you'll want to look in your 3D or Direct 3D settings for the LOD bias slider. Set it to -3.0. Save and exit. Try it out in the game! You can adjust it up or down to your liking! Here are some comparison shots:NORMALhttp://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/Cgramnaes/SWTOR_No_LOD.jpgFORCED LODhttp://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/Cgramnaes/SWTOR_Forced_LOD.jpg-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, let's talk .ini file tweaks!For this to work, you have to unhide your C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\SWTOR folder! Then you'll be able to access the client_settings.ini file. Double click to open in notepad.When finished, save the file, then right click it, and set to read-only, as the game will overwrite it when you restart!If a line is not added to your .ini, you can add it yourself!Also, texture quality set at 0 is the setting you want! Trust me!PLEASE BUMP AND STICKY!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[Renderer]Height = 1080Width = 1920WindowX = 0WindowY = 0DynamicLightsLimit = 8MeshLODQuality = 1TextureAnisotropy = 16FarClipScale = 3.9371195PlantDensity = 150D3DFullScreen = trueNativeHeight = 1080NativeWidth = 1920doShadows = truedoBlobShadows = trueUseMinSpecShaders = falseEnableBloom = trueVerticalSyncState = trueFullScreen = trueTextureQuality = 0AllowDepthOfField = trueGammaRamp = 1.037854SpeedTreeDistanceScale = 1.25enableadvenvirolighting = trueDebugAdvEnviroLighting = true[Game]MoviesFolder = ....\MoviesSwtorRegKey = SOFTWARE\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old Republic--------------------------------------------------------------------------------RESULTS:Cutscene:http://i.imgur.com/oQtAN.jpgWorld (with plan density 100 instead of 150):http://i.imgur.com/bpmSJ.jpg---------------------------------------------------------------------------------