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Offline Rondar

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What does the high resolution pack look like?
« on: May 26, 2008, 01:26:07 AM »
Ok I have had my new computer for a couple weeks now and getting used to the 22" monitor.  Since the posts are not all here, I built a computer with an E8400 3.0 gig processor, Gigabyte MB, GT8800 512 mb video card, 2 gig dual channel memory, and xp pro os that I bought for this puter.  I also bought other stuff but not gonna type it all in here, its just the case and ps and other peripherals.

I run this at 1440x900 resolution on the monitor as that is the size I like.  I keep seeing if you use 1024x768 or better a person should download a high resolution pack for the graphics in Aces High.  Ok, what difference will a person see by doing this?  And does it affect anything as far as gameplay or is it cosmetic only?  I have never seen the game in high rez, only what the standard download does for the graphics.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2008, 01:29:51 AM »
Download and install it to see. It won't hurt you. After installing it , set your texture size to 1024 in video settings to activate it.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2008, 04:54:23 AM »
Rondar, it's a lot better and you have more than enough machine to run it.

BTW, are you running a CRT or LCD monitor?  If it's LCD you really should set it to it's native resolution for the best crispness and clarity.  If it's a CRT is doesn't matter.

BTW again, how are you liking the new machine?
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2008, 06:52:33 AM »
More than anything else, your cockpit details and gauges will look a lot crisper. IIRC, your field of vision (cockpit) will shrink a bit placing the lower gauges out of view.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2008, 08:46:33 AM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on May 26, 2008, 04:54:23 AM
Rondar, it's a lot better and you have more than enough machine to run it.

BTW, are you running a CRT or LCD monitor?  If it's LCD you really should set it to it's native resolution for the best crispness and clarity.  If it's a CRT is doesn't matter.

BTW again, how are you liking the new machine?

Man this is the best running machine I have ever had.  What I mean by that is that once I got it set up it has not blinked or choked or stuttered or anything.  None of my bought machines in the past have been this trouble free so far. 

BTW I am using an LCD monitor. 
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2008, 11:35:16 AM »
As I said, LCD's are built to be run at their native resoltion.  The impovement in image quality will be substantial with the high res pack at native resolution.

If it's a widescreen and you don't like to lose the top and bottom of the screen in AH, turn scaling off in your video card settings.  I've got a 22" widescreen set at 1680x1050.  I've got scaling off and the game set to run at 1280x1024.  This centers the full AH screen on my monitor with black borders on each side but no loss.  Outside the game I get full use of my widescreen.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2008, 12:31:13 PM »
I run a E6300 with a 7900GS.  Running at 1280X1024 (Monitor's native), 1024 texts with hi-res pack, everything turned up, I get 75FPS 90% of the time, with occasional dips to 45-50FPS during heavy action.

I enabled 4XAA (Anti-Aliasing) and got a slightly crisper picture, and actually experienced a slight gain in FPS (I almost NEVER drop below 55FPS now).  I'd imagine with your setup you can probably pretty much max out everything in AH and never lose a FPS.

I've heard (and noticed) that some video cards actually perform better when you load them down (to an extent)... especially on something like AH which is more CPU intensive.

Unfortunately, Flight Simulator X is a whole different beast.. i still have to turn quality down a bit to maintain 30FPS.. but it's much, much more graphics intensive.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2008, 01:17:24 PM »
Would an Nvidia GeForce 5200 (256MB) and 512 MB ram be enough to make use of the hi-res texture pack?  Also, I have Pentium 4 and Windows XP sp2.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 01:36:31 PM »
I doubt it. I'm not the last word though.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2008, 05:31:25 PM »
Quote from: Yossarian on May 26, 2008, 01:17:24 PM
Would an Nvidia GeForce 5200 (256MB) and 512 MB ram be enough to make use of the hi-res texture pack?  Also, I have Pentium 4 and Windows XP sp2.

I wouldn't think so.  At least not if you don't like choppy game play.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2008, 07:33:00 AM »
I tried that with a 6200 and 1 gig of ram on my old computer.

I was lucky to see 5FPS!

I was surprised to be able to run 512 textures with that setup!

Back when I had my old 5200, I had a hard time running 256...
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2008, 12:09:55 PM »
From my experience  pretty much the minimum for hi res is a cpu running at a min of 2.1 ghz a cheap 512 meg vid card and 1 gig of ram.
but the emphasis seemed to be on prosessor speed. Anything less then 2 ghz and the game is unbearable.

also with only a gig.of ram  Dont run too may skins. Causes s,s,s,stutters

Again thats only from my personal experience based on my machines.

Other machines may vary


::edit:: and BTW thats with detail sliders about halfway
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2008, 05:44:53 PM »
Quote from: Yossarian on May 26, 2008, 01:17:24 PM
Would an Nvidia GeForce 5200 (256MB) and 512 MB ram be enough to make use of the hi-res texture pack?  Also, I have Pentium 4 and Windows XP sp2.

nope .

you need 1 gig ram and a vid card better then a 5200 to run hires smoothly.
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2008, 05:48:13 PM »
Quote from: Tigger29 on May 27, 2008, 07:33:00 AM
I tried that with a 6200 and 1 gig of ram on my old computer.

I was lucky to see 5FPS!

You were lucky the 6200 even starts AH. It's below bargain basement. It's mean only for desktop applications (not for 3D)
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Re: What does the high resolution pack look like?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2008, 05:17:18 PM »
I down loaded the 1024 text pack and I'm not seeing much difference. I video is set at 1024. Am I missing something?
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