graphics issue

Sseth672

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Corrupt Blades

W/Mo

well, i bought guild wars just yesterday and.. well the graphics in the game don't make sense. i have a radeon 9550 which is already above the recommended specifications but the textures in the game seem blurry and disorientated. btw i have checked the graphics options im not a retard everything is set to max but still..can any1 plz explain, much thanks.

Whiplashr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Blurry and disoriented? Do you mean they are really messed up, or just blurry and odd looking? It could be your settings for you video card, like whether you have it on "quality" vs "performance" for texture settings and mip mapping. Also, ground textures look very blurry on default anisotropic filter levels (application controlled, which is probably what your card defaulted to). Putting it up to 4x, 8x, even 16x if you can get away with it, radically improves ground textures that stretch out in front of you.

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

Actually it is the opposite, if you set too high a setting then the graphics board will get messed up and/or overheat and crash resulting in white blocks.

Blurriness isn't a big deal in cities, it's done that way on armors because you would kill any graphics baord loading 100s of armors.

valtonray

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2005

Nashville TN

LFG

N/

as said above in cities and outposts the graphics are automatically turned down and there is nothing you can do about it... otherwise it may not be the graphics card but instead your moniter.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by LifeInfusion
Blurriness isn't a big deal in cities, it's done that way on armors because you would kill any graphics baord loading 100s of armors.
Well, not all!

To the OP, have you got the latest drivers for your graphics card installed? If possible, post a screenie of the problem.

Sseth672

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Corrupt Blades

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplashr
Blurry and disoriented? Do you mean they are really messed up, or just blurry and odd looking? It could be your settings for you video card, like whether you have it on "quality" vs "performance" for texture settings and mip mapping. Also, ground textures look very blurry on default anisotropic filter levels (application controlled, which is probably what your card defaulted to). Putting it up to 4x, 8x, even 16x if you can get away with it, radically improves ground textures that stretch out in front of you.
Thx ppl 4 ur replies...i turned my catalyst control center to full graphics all options..awesome, GW rules