Quake 4 graphics.

Mako Eyes · January 19th, 2006

Well, Quake 4 and other games run absolutely fine with no problems, except for this one little graphics artifact I'm getting.

I know it uses a DOOM3 engine and I don't recall such artifacts in that game, so I'm wondering if it's a problem with Omega Drivers (to which I recently switched to repair a hanging problem I would get in games that ran on Source).

I get strange little "specks" around the edges of some objects, usually textures that aren't applied to a polygon model (like hanging flags, the scum seen below, etc). Looks like a problem with the transparency to me, and it seems to be an effect caused by anti-aliasing as the size of these "specks" does not change, no matter how close I am to them. But I could be (and probably am) wrong.

These "specks" can be seen on the hanging material around the crosshair in the screenshot below.

I was wondering what these things are and if theyr'e normal, maybe what causes them, and how (if possible) I can remove them.

EDIT: Right, I forgot to mention that I'm using Omega v2.6.87 on a Radeon X800 . . . and they just released a new version, whoopie.
EDIT2: I've upgraded to the new Omega drivers based on Cat 6.1. These specs are still there (though now I think they're a tad less-noticable), but upon closer inspection they appear to be normal anyway. Ah well.

-Thanks.

Last edited by Mako Eyes; January 21st, 2006 at 04:59..

That_Dude · January 23rd, 2006

Yeah quake 4 is looking pretty good........

i still dont see speck

hooloovoo · January 23rd, 2006

I don't see it either .... maybe repost the shot with some arrows or something heh

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Mako Eyes · January 24th, 2006

Those "specks" are a pixel in size, so I wouldn't imagine they'll be easy to notice on 800x600 resolution. But they're there alright.

They give that hanging material a sort of "cheese grater" appearance. Anyway, I don't really care for it that much, it just sorta annoyed me.

Project Epsilon · January 24th, 2006

I just searched around and could find anything about this. i think i see what your talking about. reminds me of the Saturn mesh effect for transparent objects...

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January 19th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	Quake 4 graphics. Well, Quake 4 and other games run absolutely fine with no problems, except for this one little graphics artifact I'm getting. I know it uses a DOOM3 engine and I don't recall such artifacts in that game, so I'm wondering if it's a problem with Omega Drivers (to which I recently switched to repair a hanging problem I would get in games that ran on Source). I get strange little "specks" around the edges of some objects, usually textures that aren't applied to a polygon model (like hanging flags, the scum seen below, etc). Looks like a problem with the transparency to me, and it seems to be an effect caused by anti-aliasing as the size of these "specks" does not change, no matter how close I am to them. But I could be (and probably am) wrong. These "specks" can be seen on the hanging material around the crosshair in the screenshot below. I was wondering what these things are and if theyr'e normal, maybe what causes them, and how (if possible) I can remove them. EDIT: Right, I forgot to mention that I'm using Omega v2.6.87 on a Radeon X800 . . . and they just released a new version, whoopie. EDIT2: I've upgraded to the new Omega drivers based on Cat 6.1. These specs are still there (though now I think they're a tad less-noticable), but upon closer inspection they appear to be normal anyway. Ah well. -Thanks. Last edited by Mako Eyes; January 21st, 2006 at 04:59..

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January 23rd, 2006	#2 (permalink)
That_Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Place With Palm Trees Posts: 2	Yeah quake 4 is looking pretty good........ i still dont see speck

January 23rd, 2006	#3 (permalink)
hooloovoo Craptastical Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Posts: 145	I don't see it either .... maybe repost the shot with some arrows or something heh __________________ OS : Windows XP Pro SP2 CPU: Intel P4 2.8GHz HT 800MHz FSB RAM: 2048MB DDR 3200 HDD: 1xMaxtor 250GB, 1xSeagate 200GB, 1xWD 200GB, etc GFX: NVidia GeForce FX5950u 256MB

January 24th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Mako Eyes Refrigerate after opening Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada. Posts: 1,369	Those "specks" are a pixel in size, so I wouldn't imagine they'll be easy to notice on 800x600 resolution. But they're there alright. They give that hanging material a sort of "cheese grater" appearance. Anyway, I don't really care for it that much, it just sorta annoyed me.

January 24th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
Project Epsilon Fire good... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: By The Orange Light... Posts: 425	I just searched around and could find anything about this. i think i see what your talking about. reminds me of the Saturn mesh effect for transparent objects... __________________