Pimping graphics of games

[Bart]

The difference between console and PC games are the way how they could be customized.
Even the best games getting old, so lets start a thread about increasing the graphics quality of your favourite games.


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[Bart]

HL2: Cinematic Mod.
http://www.cinematicmod.com/index.php

This mod increases the graphic quality amazingly.
The whole HD package (models, textures, music, rebuilt levels) is nearly 11GB huge.
It pimps HL2, EP1 and EP2.

Finally HL2 and EP1 are using the EP2 engine, meaning you've finally shadows and briliant lightning.

You can find tons of comparision pictures on the Mods site.

Beware that you need for the HD package a 64bit system with atleast 4GB of RAM. Otherwise it will crash with a "Out of memory" error.
If you've just a 32bit system, you can use the LE version (just texture updates).

Playing it on my gaming rig and it runs smoothly.

videos:

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[Bart]

UT (even Unreal 1)

Even UT is able to look amazingly.

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1) Download and use the D3D9 renderer (http://www.utzone.de/include.php?path=content/download.php&contentid=5419)
2) download all S3 texture packs http://www.unrealtexture.com/UT/Web...es/HighEnd/MasterFiles/MasterFilesHighEnd.htm
3) make a copy of your current UT textures folder
4) rename the copy to textures_lowres
5) copy all S3 packages into the original texture folder (overwrite existing files)
6) start UT
7) Options -> Preferences -> renderer -> Set renderer to Direct3D9
8) open the console and type "preferences" (without those "s ofc)
9) search in the section renderer for "Direct3D9".
10) activate UseS3

 

[Foo]

Hm, this makes me wanna play Unreal 1 again.

 

[Shinon`]

d3d9 is laggy on my pc... switch to newest open gl whicih is better imo