very high settings?

[pixelVX9]

while wathing the bink vidio that shows off the source techlology i could not wait to see what it looked like on my pc, so once i finally get to the map that they used, there was no sun glare, no reclective shingles, not even a slimy alien

so did they just eliminate some of the features? or are there some hidden video options that i missed? i am running on a 9800XT max options, so i dont think it can be a card thing.
HELP!

 

[WhiteZero]

have you updated your video drivers?

Because I have all the nice shinny effects on my 9800 Pro.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

I think you mean the attic/roof tops that end with an ant lion guard right? I thought that was to show what the Source engine was *capable* of, not that those effects were in HL2.
(please note I could definately be wrong)

 

[monkeydust]

Yeah, I recognized the roof scene from the tech demo near the beginning of the game. The roof did not look as good as it did in the tech demo.

 

[chriso20]

I think you mean the attic/roof tops that end with an ant lion guard right? I thought that was to show what the Source engine was *capable* of, not that those effects were in HL2.
(please note I could definately be wrong)

The sun still glares, wind whistles and antlions shine in game aswel though. But i know what you're talking about.


Best bet is drivers.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

The sun still glares, wind whistles and antlions shine in game aswel though. But i know what you're talking about.


Best bet is drivers.

No no, the effects are there, I can see 'em, the sun rays through windows look awesome in all scenes, they just don't look quite as extreme as in that vid. Then again I only have a 9800 pro...

 

[LAYP]

he is talking about HDRI and I don't think it was included in the end. Might be with an update.

 

[Interloper]

The original Bink video was a tech demo.

The alien (ie: Ant lion Guard) does not appear at that very early point in the game. The shingles I believe are still there, at least they appear on other maps and also on certain CS Source maps. The superb sun glare effect appears in many parts of the game.

I have the same graphics card as you. I'm only sorry for you that you can't see these effects.

 

[pixelVX9]

sry, i know that you cant see that antlion etc. what i am talking about is primarily the shigles, in the bink video they were very reflective and i belive had a bumpmap on. but the glare of the sun and on the metal is also not as noticeable. it is there just not very much

Source_HDR02.exe is the name of the bink file i am refering to.
thx

 

[KiNG]

ya that was a demo showing off HDR. hl2 doesnt have HDR in it right now.

 

[agentbob00]

that bink video showed some nice lighting but there was way too much relflection and glaring going on, it doesnt all ways make it look better.