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which is the best video mode and why, does it depend on hardware if so i have an overclocked x2 4800 and an overclocked x1900xt
counter strike direct 3d vs opengl vs software
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If I understand you correctly you're talking about a game based on an 8 year old engine and you're using cutting edge hardware, and wondering which mode would be best to display the game with, despite being able to get a steady framerate of at least 300 on any of the modes? 
There is absolutely no graphical difference at all between the modes that you can notice without freezing the frame and looking over each and every pixel individually. Just play the game on any mode you like, and enjoy it.
Unless you're talking about CS:S, which I'm sure doesn't have the option of choosing video modes.
There is absolutely no graphical difference at all between the modes that you can notice without freezing the frame and looking over each and every pixel individually. Just play the game on any mode you like, and enjoy it.
Unless you're talking about CS:S, which I'm sure doesn't have the option of choosing video modes.
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it seems i cannot run the game in either d3d or open gl, all these people were saying cs 1.6 is better than source so i bought counter strike 1 anthology and is this counter strike 1.6 because if it is its absolute ******* **** **** **** **** **** **** ****** compared to cs source
OpenGL is generally the preferred rendering option. I've always used an preferred it, I always found D3D to be missing bullet decals.
1.6 >> Source
but mainly oldskoolers that were brought up on CS and not the Source stuff will only say that, as people don't like downgrading graphics, but it's generally a lot better game in my opinion, bit less spray and pray, and you can shoot through walls the way CS is meant to
1.6 >> Source
but mainly oldskoolers that were brought up on CS and not the Source stuff will only say that, as people don't like downgrading graphics, but it's generally a lot better game in my opinion, bit less spray and pray, and you can shoot through walls the way CS is meant to
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benjo said:
i can play but only in software mode and the game is truly not greater than source i would prefer to play solitaire than this
Psycho Sonny said:
You got latest graphics drivers and directX I take it, not sure what you need for OpenGL to work on that system, but that's what you need. Don't judge it until you get it running properly though, it looks pretty dated anyway, but render it in software and it looks appauling!
n1kunj said:If I understand you correctly you're talking about a game based on an 8 year old engine and you're using cutting edge hardware, and wondering which mode would be best to display the game with, despite being able to get a steady framerate of at least 300 on any of the modes?
There is absolutely no graphical difference at all between the modes that you can notice without freezing the frame and looking over each and every pixel individually. Just play the game on any mode you like, and enjoy it.
Unless you're talking about CS:S, which I'm sure doesn't have the option of choosing video modes.
lol have you played a game in software mode recently...........???????
Source is king
DaveyD said:1.6 >> Source
I used to play 1.5 and 1.6 way before HL2 came out, but i must say i prefer Source to the originals. Mainly for the fact you said, the Graphics. 1.6 Always seemed to dull now, and plus it's quite dated in other areas. I dont see any flaws in the CS:S gameplay, and it looks nicer, so i prefer it
benjo said:I used to play 1.5 and 1.6 way before HL2 came out, but i must say i prefer Source to the originals. Mainly for the fact you said, the Graphics. 1.6 Always seemed to dull now, and plus it's quite dated in other areas. I dont see any flaws in the CS:S gameplay, and it looks nicer, so i prefer it
As you quoted, it's a good example that mainly oldskoolers feel 1.6 > CS:S, though there are many many oldskool players out there that prefer CS:S these days, I'd say most pre-beta longtime CS players will prefer 1.6 and most post-beta longtime cs players will prefer CS:S to 1.6.
That's a bit of a generalisation, but that's what I found with the CS community 6 months ago.
VeNT said:
You have to try it for yourself, it's quite a split, if you were a casual 1.6 player, and you like up to date graphics and physics, you'll probably love CS:S, but if you played 1.6 religiously back in the day, you may or may not like it, as it doesn't feel like 1.6 does. 1.6 hasn't changed in the last couple of years, no big updates or anything, just stuck the way it was.
no I know about that, I play CS:S a bit now and then (less now but meh) I used to play CS 1.6 loads back in the day, but moved over to CS:S when my then clan did.
I just wondered about the comunity on 1.6 atm, is it full of the kids moaning about "omg hax" or did they all leave for CS:S?
I just wondered about the comunity on 1.6 atm, is it full of the kids moaning about "omg hax" or did they all leave for CS:S?
I prefer CS 1.6 because if you headshot someone with an M4 its definately more satisfying than the 'spray and pray' I get with the M4 and AK in CS:S. 1.6 is definitely better. CS:S is a bit too random for me... (i still play it more though, just to pimp my gfx )
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