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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

12-20-2003 13:27

v 1.2 message at startup "graphics settings have been changed based on your configuration."

uumm...so the configurator decided that I shouldn't use AGP graphics acceleration. the check mark is removed. ok. PCI, here I come! lol. also, all bump mapping is disabled. the check boxes are grayed out. I understand that Geforce FX cards get ripple water disabled. I can live with that. I understand that I have to have 512 MB of system ram in my machine to even use the full 128 MB of video ram on my graphics card. That's silly, but I can live with that (until I can afford more system ram). But, if Geforce FX cards also lose bump mapping in 1.2, I plan to have a serious problem with that. In the nicest way, of course.

Loki Pico

Registered User

Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

12-20-2003 13:55

You can still change your settings from those recommended. You might run slower, but it might be worth it.

Sinatra Cartier

From Beta to Zeta!

Join date: 8 Jan 2003

Posts: 533

Yes

12-20-2003 14:55

Those are default settings now - just change your preferences:
Preferences,
Display (tab)

Your card should be able to handle:

Anisotropic Filtering
Local Lighting
Object Bump
Avatar - bump mapped and cloth

maybe even more

Then choose quit as some of those changes require re-start.

I think Lindens have set the default viewing low to avoid new people from not being able to run SL if they dont have a great graphics card.

Sinatra

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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

thanks, but...

12-21-2003 12:24

yeah, I can rechoose AGP. no prob. however, bump mapping (avatar and object) is DISABLED. unable to be activated. that=not a good thing.

Xadrian Baysklef

Dancing Monkey

Join date: 17 Nov 2003

Posts: 59

Re: thanks, but...

12-21-2003 13:32

From: someone

Originally posted by paulie Femto
yeah, I can rechoose AGP. no prob. however, bump mapping (avatar and object) is DISABLED. unable to be activated. that=not a good thing.

I wholeheartedly agree. I was getting that same effect due to my amount of memory, but the bumpmapping, etc. didn't seem to effect performance at all, regardless. You can either add more memory (not a great option) or manually re-enable bumpmapping. After getting the "optimum settings" message, select everything you can that you want enabled and quit SL. Then go to:

Document & Settings->Username->Application Data->SecondLife->user_settings and open up settings.ini.

Look for RenderObjectBump and set it to true.

Note: I just looked at the very latest version and I don't seem to have that option listed. I don't know if that's due to my recent memory upgrade or a change in the Dec. 18th update, so fiddle with the settings and see if anything fixes it. I do have a new option called "RenderBumpmapMinDistanceSquared" so maybe setting that to something will work. Mine's at 2500.

Nick Fairlight

Humanoid Typhoon

Join date: 19 Jun 2003

Posts: 494

Help

12-22-2003 10:58

I can't find user_settings >

I'm going crazy.

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Doug Linden

Linden Lab Developer

Join date: 27 Nov 2002

Posts: 179

12-22-2003 14:13

I'm not sure if this made it into the release notes or not, if it didn't, I apologize.

Object bump-mapping and avatar bump-mapping are currently disabled for systems which only have 256MB of RAM, because there's a very good chance that you'll run out of memory and crash. Also, it's likely that you would be getting VERY poor performance due to virtual memory swapping whenever you were around a lot of avatars.

- Doug

paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

umm..wow

12-22-2003 19:31

OK, thanks for the tip on memory. Now I know what to ask for this Christmas.

graphics settings have been changed
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	12-20-2003 13:27 v 1.2 message at startup "graphics settings have been changed based on your configuration." uumm...so the configurator decided that I shouldn't use AGP graphics acceleration. the check mark is removed. ok. PCI, here I come! lol. also, all bump mapping is disabled. the check boxes are grayed out. I understand that Geforce FX cards get ripple water disabled. I can live with that. I understand that I have to have 512 MB of system ram in my machine to even use the full 128 MB of video ram on my graphics card. That's silly, but I can live with that (until I can afford more system ram). But, if Geforce FX cards also lose bump mapping in 1.2, I plan to have a serious problem with that. In the nicest way, of course.
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	12-20-2003 13:55 You can still change your settings from those recommended. You might run slower, but it might be worth it.
Sinatra Cartier From Beta to Zeta! Join date: 8 Jan 2003 Posts: 533	Yes 12-20-2003 14:55 Those are default settings now - just change your preferences: Preferences, Display (tab) Your card should be able to handle: Anisotropic Filtering Local Lighting Object Bump Avatar - bump mapped and cloth maybe even more Then choose quit as some of those changes require re-start. I think Lindens have set the default viewing low to avoid new people from not being able to run SL if they dont have a great graphics card. Sinatra _____________________ ...and I think to myself, what a wonderful world. Sinatra's Spook House Ride: Noyo (100, 150, 25)
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	thanks, but... 12-21-2003 12:24 yeah, I can rechoose AGP. no prob. however, bump mapping (avatar and object) is DISABLED. unable to be activated. that=not a good thing.
Xadrian Baysklef Dancing Monkey Join date: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 59	Re: thanks, but... 12-21-2003 13:32 From: someone Originally posted by paulie Femto yeah, I can rechoose AGP. no prob. however, bump mapping (avatar and object) is DISABLED. unable to be activated. that=not a good thing. I wholeheartedly agree. I was getting that same effect due to my amount of memory, but the bumpmapping, etc. didn't seem to effect performance at all, regardless. You can either add more memory (not a great option) or manually re-enable bumpmapping. After getting the "optimum settings" message, select everything you can that you want enabled and quit SL. Then go to: Document & Settings->Username->Application Data->SecondLife->user_settings and open up settings.ini. Look for RenderObjectBump and set it to true. Note: I just looked at the very latest version and I don't seem to have that option listed. I don't know if that's due to my recent memory upgrade or a change in the Dec. 18th update, so fiddle with the settings and see if anything fixes it. I do have a new option called "RenderBumpmapMinDistanceSquared" so maybe setting that to something will work. Mine's at 2500.
Nick Fairlight Humanoid Typhoon Join date: 19 Jun 2003 Posts: 494	Help 12-22-2003 10:58 I can't find user_settings > I'm going crazy. _____________________ I tried to find a topic, but I kept getting distracted by that slightly offensive photo of Arnold. -Jeska Linden
Doug Linden Linden Lab Developer Join date: 27 Nov 2002 Posts: 179	12-22-2003 14:13 I'm not sure if this made it into the release notes or not, if it didn't, I apologize. Object bump-mapping and avatar bump-mapping are currently disabled for systems which only have 256MB of RAM, because there's a very good chance that you'll run out of memory and crash. Also, it's likely that you would be getting VERY poor performance due to virtual memory swapping whenever you were around a lot of avatars. - Doug
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	umm..wow 12-22-2003 19:31 OK, thanks for the tip on memory. Now I know what to ask for this Christmas.

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