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MrLogical
Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:14 am
#1
How are you able to turn on the engine glow?
When i 1st got mine i was very dissapointed at the fact that you couldnt have it, now ive found out you can have it.
Can anyone tell me how? Or is it new graphics card job?
Thanks
YT1300 Movie From SWG Website
Bomb20
Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:17 am
#2
Try turning on "Bloom" in your Graphic Options Menue ingame. CATION though. Bloom uses horrendous amounts of Graphic memory. So If you do not have a 256MB Graphics card then don´t use bloom 
Amuro0079
Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:35 am
#3
Bloom only gives you a blurryeffect whichhas nothing to do with engine glow.
Felix_Deco
Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:52 am
#5
yeah i use a X800 pro and i dont have any glow ehter.. and i dont hear the engines i use DD surround but there is no engine sound in the back or front when i fly the yt 1300 also my engine glow sux and my 103 engine looks like a blue small potato back on my craft.. djust buggs me
Outatime82
Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:20 am
#6
apparently bloom only works on certain cards. On others it only does a shiny effect on metal, but it's supposed to enhance glows as well. On my ATI 9800 pro there is no glow at all when you turn off bloom, and a glow when you turn it on but my passenger couldn't see a change when he turned bloom on. So it's definitely card specific.
ochad
Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:03 am
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Bloom only works with the newer shader versions, not sure which ones. If you look under the options page in the launchpad you can choose the newest shader your card supports. I have a 9800 pro 128mb and it works fine.
ShaikeRamjet
Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:13 am
#8
I can't even click on bloom in my options. I only have a GeForce4 128mb video card. God.... I need a new pc.
MrLogical
Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:31 am
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So this bloom effect, is it meant to give you the engine glow like shown in the movie?
If you scroll up the post, it was said no.
Strolan
Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:52 pm
#10
This isn't a graphic issue. It is the type of engine you have.
When I was using mt loot reward 92 engine I was getting the small "potato" glow mentioned above. I upgraded to the largest engine I could have a SW make and I got the "full engine" look that most remember from the movies.
As for sound, when flying you cannot hear the sound of your engines to well. Why? I have no clue. However, I had YT's passed me in game and they indeed make the familiar YT whine.
-Strolan
When I was using mt loot reward 92 engine I was getting the small "potato" glow mentioned above. I upgraded to the largest engine I could have a SW make and I got the "full engine" look that most remember from the movies.
As for sound, when flying you cannot hear the sound of your engines to well. Why? I have no clue. However, I had YT's passed me in game and they indeed make the familiar YT whine.
-Strolan
Maastar
Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:00 pm
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Hmm ive never seen a YT or a VT with a decent engine glow at all 
bwings and ties look great but allthe other ships a kinda lacking in a decent bit of glowage, which makes me a very sad panda bear!!
(and yes my card supports bloom!)
its almost as annoying as that crazy missile lock on sfx 
Starson
Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:11 pm
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I have noticed something like this on my awing. If I change out my booster, sometime i will get no graphical represention of this booster, with no glow when i activate it. Then I change to a different booster, It look's like this tube thingie sticking out of the back of my ship and a nice glow when I hit booster.
Amuro0079
Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:58 pm
#13
I don't know, I thinkBloom's supposed to give out a kind of romantic camera blur effect likethe general blurrinessseenin Star Wars Battlefront.
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