Sorry but..

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:59 pm

Can someone answer this? I posted it in general discussion, but haven't heard a word, heres the post.

j4s[p] wrote:Now I know Halo PC & Xbox have different textures, but how come some people's screenshots show shiny textures.

Mine is just basic, and I have all details on high. Is there a way to enable this? Or is it just some special editing thing?

Thanks!

SirLuke · Post by **SirLuke** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:16 pm

What do you mean? Do you mean by the way the Ghost or Banshee is shiney?

Hivemind · Post by **Hivemind** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:56 pm

people apply shaders to things.. the shaders determine that sort or stuff

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:04 pm

How would I do that? I've looked in video settings, but "Shader" "Decal", etc. Are disabled, is there a way to re-enable that?

I can change texture & Particle, but not that.

Please help!!

Hivemind · Post by **Hivemind** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:08 pm

sry, halo must not like your graphics card as its a driver issue, its time for you to get a new grahpics card, then you will see the specular effects (yes its specular and shaders ) unless u geta new driver or find another way i dont think u can do it.. like the top of bg bases should be shiny.. once u get them shiny, then u should be fine

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:11 pm

It says Nvidia GeForce 4 440 with AGP x8 is supported.

By the way, its 64mb.

Hivemind · Post by **Hivemind** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:27 pm

hmm, and you cant change the shader and specular settings? if not go to the nvidia site and make sure u have the latest drivers..

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:43 pm

I just downloaded them. The "Decals" setting works, but I'm still stuck on Specular & Shadows.

Would a GeForce FX work? I might get on of those. A cheap good card.

Hivemind · Post by **Hivemind** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:44 pm

odd, i guess u need a new graphics card, or maybe time to change ur system settings.. im not sure.. sry, o btw i have a geforece 3 ti 500.. lower then urs

i dont kno bout geforce fx

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:56 pm

You can do those options with your GF3?

Hivemind · Post by **Hivemind** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 3:14 pm

yes.. i can do everything

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:18 am

Hmm, then I should be able to do it with mine.

Mine is the fourth version. Unless they took that feature away...

Ah, I'll call costumer support.

CuBiC · Post by **CuBiC** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:28 am

That is an MX440 card you're talking about, right?
I think they have simply cut those features from the MX cards, therefore making them effectivily cheaper, but also worse.
I have a GeForce 4 ti4800 and all the settings are there.

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:32 am

What!?

Darn those Nvidia nazis...

CuBiC · Post by **CuBiC** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:37 am

You see, cards with MX or LE in their titles mean that they are the budget cards of their line. They are cheaper than the powerhouses of the titanium series(in the case of GeForce 4), but they offer less features, slower CPU's(on the cards that is), slower RAM and generally worse performance.

So, if you pay less, you get less.

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 5:29 pm

Well, I got a P4 2.4GHz & 768 SDR Ram.

I think I'll get one of the "ti" series.

Thanks for clearing this up, though.

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:25 pm

I got the FX series. Those settings make it sooo realistic!

Deadly_Shadow · Post by **Deadly_Shadow** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:08 am

Try putting all your graphics on high and turn the brightness up and then apply those shader things!

j4s[p] · Post by **j4s[p]** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:10 am

Sooo, what happens then!?

Deadly_Shadow · Post by **Deadly_Shadow** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:43 am

It'd look really good and shiny