Far Cry woes :(

ooEy · 3 Apr 2007 at 09:56

Any one else having issues running Far Cry with HDR + AA on an 8800 GTS?

Once i enable HDR lighting "\r_hdrrendering 7" all of the texture mix n become almost invisable.

Could it be the settings in the control panel ?

My set up is:

AMD X2 3800 @ 2.5Ghz
2 GB DDR 400
MSI K8 Neo Platinum Mobo
Gainward Bliss 8800 GTS 320MB Golden Sample
Samsung Spinpoint 250GB SATA2
X/Fi XMusic
Hiper 580w Type R
Windows XP PRo
Forceware 97.92

Cheers

fastwunz · 3 Apr 2007 at 10:00

it will be a drivers issue mate - see what Nvidia can offer

DJKahuna · 3 Apr 2007 at 10:04

Yeah, it's a driver issue. Even though they can handle AA+FP16 HDR at the same time, it's a driver issue. It happens if i do the same on my 7600GT but that's because it can't handle both at the same time.

Mortster · 3 Apr 2007 at 14:09

Far Cry does not support HDR+AA.

The only version of Far Cry which does support it is the leaked 1.4 beta patch. This patch is not to be confused with the most recent official 1.4 patch which does not support HDR+AA. (the leaked 1.4 beta patch was only meant for benchmarking purposes! it's pretty messed up, the biggest problem I found being that you are forced to have unlimited ammo and health etc.)

If you attempt to run with \r_hdrrendering and AA (whether in-game AA or control panel AA) then you will lose textures and loads of other wierd and wonderful effects.

It's a shame, but I much prefer Far Cry in HDR without AA than full AA without HDR.