Jedi Runt Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 i was surfing this forum, and i saw someone asking about dynamic glow. i was just wondering what it is, and how it works (how you use it) sounds really:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Skywalker Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 It basically makes your lightsaber cast light upon objects and people in the game like it would light up dark corners of the game etc. you can turn it on or off from the game settings menu. If you dont have decent processor / graphics card, then it will really hammer your performance ingame. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawBag™ Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by Bilbo Skywalker It basically makes your lightsaber cast light upon objects and people in the game like it would light up dark corners of the game etc. you can turn it on or off from the game settings menu. If you dont have decent processor / graphics card, then it will really hammer your performance ingame. =/ Yeah. Overall it doesn't affect the gameplay but it depends on the size of your comp and how good you are with it. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by Bilbo Skywalker It basically makes your lightsaber cast light upon objects and people in the game like it would light up dark corners of the game etc. you can turn it on or off from the game settings menu. If you dont have decent processor / graphics card, then it will really hammer your performance ingame. =/ that's not dynamic glow, actually it's what appears on the object, it gives a soft glowing effect, like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Luke Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Also check out this thread: Here Got two screenshots. One with dynamic glow, the other without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Its only a matter of time until Crow sees this thread.... Long Live Dynamic Crow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 Its only a matter of time until Crow sees this thread.... Long Live Dynamic Crow ! my thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 Its only a matter of time until Crow sees this thread.... Long Live Dynamic Crow ! Here i am ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest Here i am ;P OK, why don't you tell us all *again* how your 5700 Ultra gives you 120fps and doesnt even slow down with DG on... gosh, Im happy I cant show fps on KOTOR, otherwise id be damn paranoid about it as I was on JA..... But on ultra high quality setting my card can barely handle KOTOR, on normal settings it works a treat...... MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 OK, why don't you tell us all *again* how your 5700 Ultra gives you 120fps and doesnt even slow down with DG on... MTFBWYA Dunnos. Its like that. And i could even hit 200+ on shroom's deathstar with it off. Originally posted by Astrotoy7 gosh, Im happy I cant show fps on KOTOR, otherwise id be damn paranoid about it as I was on JA..... But on ultra high quality setting my card can barely handle KOTOR, on normal settings it works a treat...... MTFBWYA You are using a GeForce FX Go5600 right? Arent those supposed to be for laptops? We all know that laptops are not for playing games. For work. Or maybe you accidently downclocked your card without knowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 200 FPS on average would be a god damn lie, 200 FPS at a certain moment is possible on a GeForce 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by |GG|Crow_Nest You are using a GeForce FX Go5600 right? Arent those supposed to be for laptops? We all know that laptops are not for playing games. For work. Or maybe you accidently downclocked your card without knowing? A 64mb card in any machine will run games fine....this was apparently what the 'Fx GO' series cards were designed for...... plus, you obviously havent seen my laptop, a sexy blue toshiba satellite 5200......half the weight of it are the harman/kardon speakers on board to give it a booming sound....... with regards to my card settings, that is probably something i need to look at, but since I dont play JA anymore, I couldnt care less, so I wont bother messin with it ! Also, with this 200 fps business, I have said it many times before and will say it again, the human brain can only process visual information at a set frequency, no greater than 150 hz.......(which transalates as image processes per second in this case)........ It is unlikely that anyone will be able to discern what the hell 200fps really looks like......as far as the brain is concerned its still 150 or less..... also, remember when you go to the movies, that is only 25 fps, as that is deemed as the natural rate that the eye/brain takes in info...... MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 the human brain can only process visual information at a set frequency Uh, can you back that up? I've always known that you don't see or process anything at a fixed rate, you don't see in frames, it's all just constant streams. Your eyes aren't refreshing or something every fraction of a second, you aren't "digital". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 OK, why don't you tell us all *again* how your 5700 Ultra gives you 120fps and doesnt even slow down with DG on... MTFBWYA I didnt say i could hit 120 fps with it on. The max i could hit with DG on is 80+ 90 or higher with it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Originally posted by Emon Uh, can you back that up? I've always known that you don't see or process anything at a fixed rate, you don't see in frames, it's all just constant streams. Your eyes aren't refreshing or something every fraction of a second, you aren't "digital". I am a physical therapist, and we went through the basic neuroscience, which includes the structure and functions of the various cranial nerves, including the optic nerve, in order for us to gain an understanding of the rehabilitation procesess when working with ppl who have stroke, MS, Parksinsons, Guillan Barre syndrome etc....... Our eyes are in fact 'refreshing' !! The optic nerve especially must work in that way because it has to : 1) relay info to the brain about light intensity and focus/perspective 2) The brain receives this info, and sends back stimuli to the muscles in the eye/eyelids/brow and face to work at an appropriate level to achieve a particular task..... eg. when you are in a bright room you usually squint(ie, closing eyelids etc). if you are looking for something in a bright room the brain will also need to adjust the focus of you eyes to accomodate all this....tricky stuff !!) It is natural therefore for the brain to be receiving input and responding with appropriate output at an very quick rate --- this is called "gain" (input over output) There is a limit to this gain, where basically the amount of visual input received can only be dealt with at a certain rate.....hence the "gain threshold" which I mentioned was about 150 processess per second.......... **Therefore with regards to watching a monitor, and playing JA, the "fps" of the display will have a direct correlation to the amount of image processes per second that are handled by the brain......where the 150Hz cap still applies.....** 'Digital' is not a relevant comparison. Digital refers to the means which this information is transmitted, and the way it is processed. all 1s and 0s. Off an On. Mode of transfer to the brain is bioelectric(chemical reactions that cause the flow of charged particles- usually charged molecules/ions...) Visual processing is no way near as efficient as digital, but infinitey more sophisticated.....if ANYONE can come up with a system that will restore the ability to relay this visual info and for the brain to act accordingly, YOU WILL HAVE CURED BLINDNESS FOREVER !!! Emon are you happy now ?? I can send you references if you are still unsatisfied, do you live next to a medical library ??!! Thats probably the cleverest question ever asked in the JA forum ! In RPG terms "JA Forum gains +3 Lore, +3 Wisdom points" MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 if ANYONE can come up with a system that will restore the ability to relay this visual info and for the brain to act accordingly, YOU WILL HAVE CURED BLINDNESS FOREVER !!! Some guy who lost vision in one eye is working on that, I think he was able to see some "light and dark", but that's about it. No, that's fine I guess. I don't really care that much. You just have to understand, a lot of people claim to be experts just because they derive their knowledge of science from Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 Originally posted by Emon Some guy who lost vision in one eye is working on that, I think he was able to see some "light and dark", but that's about it. No, that's fine I guess. I don't really care that much. You just have to understand, a lot of people claim to be experts just because they derive their knowledge of science from Star Trek. I like trek too.......yes fps rates are increased when you invert the tachyon stream emanating from the starboard nacelle ! ....whether you are skeptical of the explanation coming from me is up to you....... go ask your local opthamologist ! MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Astro, i remembered you said you always get low fps with DG, well just lower your AA and AF, turn video sync off and lower your resolution. (800x600 or 1024x764 is enough) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Brandon Lee is dead but THE CROW lives on, and with fps 90+ yes, I usually ran JA at 1600x1200, bilinear, 32 bit setting,AF, AA down, sync on, DG off, DLs on and got 60 fps. I was quite happy with that as I got crisp, detailed hi rez images at a decent rate MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Here is the difference although frame rate suffers. I normally get 140FPS in game without Vsync but here I have it on so don't freak that FPS is low. Without: With As you can see there is a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Nest Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hey astro, if you havent, get the new 53.04 drviers from guru3d (XP/2000 only). Or 53.06 if you're using 98 or ME, they improve JA a lot! Btw, who the hell is brandon lee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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