Anisotropic filtering: AH can utilize it or not??

[Anodizer]

I've recently returned to the game..  I notice quite a few updates happening..  Does the game support AF now? 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I've recently returned to the game..  I notice quite a few updates happening..  Does the game support AF now? 

If I recall correctly Skuzzy once mentioned that AF in AH is just wasting GPU resources since very little in the game actually would benefit from AF. Texture sharpness is really not so important for me during AH gameplay anyway. There's very little time to view details when you're in combat.

[Anodizer]

If I recall correctly Skuzzy once mentioned that AF in AH is just wasting GPU resources since very little in the game actually would benefit from AF. Texture sharpness is really not so important for me during AH gameplay anyway. There's very little time to view details when you're in combat.

Wow..  Alright then..   

Didn't really need to know why it's not important to you...  Only whether it was supported now after the significant texture and terrain update..  But thanks anyway.....?

[Kazaa]

Someone takes time to respond to you post and you respond with sarcasm, stay classy.

[Kermit de frog]

I noticed a huge difference with the ground textures with AF set to max.

[Krusty]

In another thread talking about large-size TVs/monitors, he made a couple of comments about AF.

By the way, if you run the game and force AF (anisotropic filtering) on, the text is going to be blurry.  Nothing we can do about it.

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You can make it look worse by forcing filters on, when they should not be on.

[AirFlyer]

Someone takes time to respond to you post and you respond with sarcasm, stay classy.

My thoughts exactly...

[715]

On my system (ATI 4850) forcing AF makes a subtle but noticeable difference in ground textures at the edges.  Example: without AF the edges of the road texture that runs through vehicle fields looks bad a low angles (say viewed from a tank driver position).  With AF it looks much better.  It's subtle and I doubt most people would notice it or care much.

[Kermit de frog]

With AF, the ground textures detail continues to be high quality, even at far distances.  It makes the mountains far away look better, as well as when looking that the ground during takeoff and landing situations due to the low AGL and the angle of the ground texture you are viewing it at.

The text maybe fuzzy, or it may not be, but the text looks great to me with AF set to max of 16x.

[Chalenge]

No one of any significance uses text. 

[Anodizer]

Someone takes time to respond to you post and you respond with sarcasm, stay classy.

I didn't ask if it was important to him or not..  All I asked was if it could be utilized.. 
Obviously the guy's been playing for awhile and is proselytizing on how I should play(not worrying about AF and such)..

I don't need to hear about how he plays..  I just wanted to know if AF worked.... 

[Anodizer]

My thoughts exactly...

Who cares about your thoughts?

[Anodizer]

On my system (ATI 4850) forcing AF makes a subtle but noticeable difference in ground textures at the edges.  Example: without AF the edges of the road texture that runs through vehicle fields looks bad a low angles (say viewed from a tank driver position).  With AF it looks much better.  It's subtle and I doubt most people would notice it or care much.

Thank you..
This is the answer I was looking for...

[Ghastly]

Who cares about your thoughts?

Then why didn't you just try it rather than bother to ask?

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I didn't ask if it was important to him or not..  All I asked was if it could be utilized.. 
Obviously the guy's been playing for awhile and is proselytizing on how I should play(not worrying about AF and such)..

I don't need to hear about how he plays..  I just wanted to know if AF worked.... 

I'm not proselytizing on how you should play. I'm saying you should stuff it.