Game Guides Archive
Thread: Streamlined the terrain system to improve client performance
Darth_Bravo
Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:17 am
#79
Server Fixes
- Improved Server Stability
- Fixes for crashing to desktop
- Optimizations to water code to improve client performance. Water detail control currently does nothing.
And today they messed with the water
what a shame... all other online games are improving their graphics while swg is deproving...
ComCypher
Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:24 am
#80
Darth_Bravo wrote:
Server Fixes
- Improved Server Stability
- Fixes for crashing to desktop
- Optimizations to water code to improve client performance. Water detail control currently does nothing.
And today they messed with the water
Ugh. I'm going to head in-game now and survey the disaster area.
Com Cypher
Impo-UK
Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:20 pm
#81
I have now submitted three ingame customer service tickets and got no info from anyone. After this patch it looks like the water has repeating patterns too.
ComCypher
Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:07 pm
#82
Impo-UK wrote:
I have now submitted three ingame customer service tickets and got no info from anyone. After this patch it looks like the water has repeating patterns too.
Yeah I just checked myself. They gave the water they same magic touch they gave to the terrain. lol 
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Com Cypher
Lucee
Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:12 pm
#83
Are you serious??? I haven't been in yet. Am kinda scared I remember, when I got this awesome card, the first thing I wanted to do was jack up my water options. I am silly 
but the water was sooooo pretty. Its messed up now too??? How incredibly saddening
I remember, when I got this awesome card, the first thing I wanted to do was jack up my water options. I am silly but the water was sooooo pretty. Its messed up now too??? How incredibly saddening
Tobar
Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:24 pm
#84
I think what we might need to do to bring some attention to this subject is for some of us to create threads like this in their server forum and ask if they've noticed. No spamming just a general survey to create a general awareness of this problem.
Tobar
Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:56 am
#85
I used to run BELOW the minimum specs for SWG and I did alright. Now with these changes all my game does is chug along, I can't turn around without the game freezing up on me and I'm on a brand new computer that meets or even exceeds the reccomended specs.
Lucee
Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:26 am
#86
Am just wondering if anyone has heard any more news on this issue?
AEK
Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:48 pm
#88
Isn't anybody else FURIOUS about this?!?!?!? This isn't a petty issue like loot or the morals of AFK lazyazzes, this is GAMEBREAKING!!!!
Maybe some of us who are well connected to the gaming publishers could write a little expose about SOE NERFING THE GRAPHICS. Sure some might say the revenue lost wouldn't hurt them in a SWG sense, but their reputation would be put into the light.
If this is just more incompetent programming, we can accept that as par and know it will eventually be fixed, but if this is a permanent "improvement" then I think this is not a good sign.
Either way we would like to know.
Maybe some of us who are well connected to the gaming publishers could write a little expose about SOE NERFING THE GRAPHICS. Sure some might say the revenue lost wouldn't hurt them in a SWG sense, but their reputation would be put into the light.
If this is just more incompetent programming, we can accept that as par and know it will eventually be fixed, but if this is a permanent "improvement" then I think this is not a good sign.
Either way we would like to know.
Message Edited by AEK on 03-02-2005 08:10 PM
ShannonKnight
Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:14 am
#89
I am pissed about it, and it's rather sad that it gets so ignored here. :-/
Impo-UK
Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:27 am
#90
I have sent four ingame tickets now, each one following the other and the best response so far is; CSR Terry is looking into it.
Ko-aIri
Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:27 pm
#91
I'm glad I saw this thread... I noticed the game environments had started to look like crap since publish and I thought I was imagining it.
I really wish and hope we get a response about this, and perhaps a toggle to use the higher-res textures again. My FPS has stayed exactly the same and my graphics quality has gone down. Not a step in the right direction.
I really wish and hope we get a response about this, and perhaps a toggle to use the higher-res textures again. My FPS has stayed exactly the same and my graphics quality has gone down. Not a step in the right direction.