MadMike
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I'm trying to understand what about the FOV do you see that makes it feel zoomed? I don't get it. Just cause the weapon is up higher? I notice in most games you'll see less of a weapon as if your gun is on your hip. but other than that I really don't understand where you guys are talking about the zoom or tunnel feeling. They went for realism so when you have your gun up it's by your face, and that's what it looks like on the screen to me.
How is the fov any different from any other game? I don't get it.
the games i play: BF2, CoD2, America's Army, CS:S, UT2k4, and whatever else tickles me at the time.
I don't see a FOV difference between any of these really.
I am no expert on human vision, but I will try and answer you anyway.
I am one of those having problems with the FOV implemented in GRAW.
First off, I have played many 3D FPS for many hours in a row without problems.
As I understand it, a game normally implements a player Field Of View (FOV) of 90 degrees.
Some games implement other degrees of FOV (85, 80) and this causes problems for a number of players. Somehow our brains detect that something is not right and this results in motion sickness.
I am having these problems in Vietcong, First2Fight and Oblivion, where it has been confirmed that the FOV is less than 90. I have never had a problem in games where the FOV has been >= 90.
I hope this answers what it is exactly that we are experiencing.
Mike -
Maybe we can ask Rocky to include this in his 'demo issues' thread:
(http://www.ghostrecon.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=33371)
- Some people reportedly get motion sickness from the FOV being < 90
- We request for the FOV to be user settable
Mike -
I am having some problems with motion sickness in GRAW after playing it for a while.
I am having the same problems in just a few other titles: Vietcong, First 2 Fight and Oblivion, so its definately linked to a FOV less than 90.
I too am hoping for a configuration file parameter to set the FOV in the retail game.
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Maybe you need 1GB of video RAM to get blood.....
Mike -
Agreed, very annoying. And the words just stay there, so if someone types "I like beef" and no one else types anything the rest of the game, then you get to see that the rest of the game until it burns into your brain, until you really like beef when you never even liked it before.
Heey - I like beef!!!
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FYI to anyone who would rather not load a driver for a decive you dont have. The latest version of the Ageia drivers allow you to install only the runtime componant needed for GRAW.
I suppose that this is what you are talking about: Ageia Drivers
Have you tried these drivers?
Are there any other benefits from using the newer drivers (performance etc)?
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I really dont think it serves a point to discuss what we want in an add-on when we haven't played the full game yet!
I dont think the demo has showed us every aspect of the game.
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I would also be safe to assume any of the Warez versions that are already floating around the Net are most certainly some sorta Beta version anyway so frankly it still is no representation of the real game anyway.
The problem is that at some point the retail GRAW WILL appear as warez.
BUT by downloading it, you are (apart from breaking the law) actively taking part in killing tactical shooters as a future genre on the PC.
If you dont like GRAW, dont buy it. But if you like it and want to play it - then please buy it.
Mike -
Just a reaction to Rocky's announcement.
I hope that everyone here will recognize the fact that we (if we want to play it) SIMPLY NEED to purchase this product if we are to hope that UBI/GRIN will continue the GR/R6 series and will provide support for future add-ons and patches.
The better sales a product like GRAW PC gets, the better the future for tactical shooters on the PC platform looks.
Lets all contribute to that.
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Any smart people figured out the file formats being used by GR:AW.
I see there are the usual BIK files for the movies, but there's some stuff I dont recognise...
.bundle (main game files, probably some sort of compressed format)
.bank (some sort of audio format)
I am pretty sure that .bundle and .bank are specific files for the GRAW engine. I have never seen these before and I am a config-file tweaking freak
I would love to get into the HUD files and remove the multiplayer talk window
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GRIN has been very quite since the "GONE GOLD" annoucement. Hardly ever see them logged on here anymore. Think they were told to be quite by Ubi or just that they have to much to fix before releasedate?
Naah, a couple of cry babies drove them insane and made them leave in anger a week or so ago
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The only thing that seems to work is for host to disconnect the game then immediately recreate and restart the game again with same ppl. For some reason like 50% of the people get black screens at the weapon loadout panel on the first load.
I sat down with a mate yesterday and played LAN COOP for a few hours.
It played like a charm, but I noticed that while I got into the weapons selection screen (I was hosting) and the narrator dude started talking to me (check your kit selection bla bla...), his screen was black.
He first got into the weapons selection screen the second the narrator dude had finished talking.
What this means exactly - I dont know
Mike -
I gave the GRAW demo 8/10.
I think this is the best thing that has happened in the R6/GR genre in years.
::Graphics::
I think the graphics are beautiful and very suitable for this kind of game. It does the job very well.
::Gameplay::
I think the gameplay is very promising. I like how everything is working (except for a few things) and I love the attention to detail (physics) that GRIN has put into the game.
Likes:
- Sliding
- Weapons
- Having to go from cover to cover
- Physics are very fun and immersive in the game
Needs looking into:
- Too few multiplayer CO-OP options
-> aka Spawns (individual/team) as in GR1
-> aka Choosing a squad leader as in GR1
- Quick change of weapons (the menu thing is too slow)
::Sound::
Overall very good. Only issue is that I think the ricochetting sounds are too loud. Especially because they seem to be very repeating/alike. I think the volume should be lowered and some random filter effects might be applied which would create the illusion of the sounds being different. Its a bit annoying when being shot at by the enemy that the ricochetting sounds are so lound that they drown all other sounds and they sound very similar/looping.
::Performance::
Works very well on my PCs, both my high-end and my mid-range PC. Its even better performing than I had feared.
I think this engine is perfect for GR and I am sure that all minor issues will be ironed out by GRIN over time.
Very well done GRIN
Mike -
I have a Geforce 7800GS, P4 3.2Ghz, 1gig ram. The game runs very smooth on 1280x1024 with everything on high except texture quality... because it only says low, and medium. Any fix?
In the renderer_settings.xml you can try to set some of the "medium" settings to "high".
I tried this - as I have 256MB video RAM and cannot choose "high" in the GUI - but when I set everything to "high" my framerate drops dramatically.
But I can get away with setting some things to "high". You need to experiment a little with this to get the best result.
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Ive read the blurb on fileplanet but it doesnt say what we get.
One SP mission for sure but what about MP, is it just coop or adversarial as well?
You get 1 SP mission (mission 2) which you can also play in 4-player CO-OP.
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Hi there.
First off I want to say how neat and tidy the HUD looks in GRAW. Well done GRIN
There is only one thing that bugs me slightly.
I CO-OP there is a window at the top of my HUD apparently used for talking (writing) with your mates.
Well, my mates are sitting right next to me so I usually just shout at them
It is a little intrusive and I would like to turn if off.
Does anyone know how this can be done?
Thanks
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It seems some people, even with high end cards, are not getting the high option, I do though. Try opening the settings xml file and manually edit it to high.
I have a 7800GT with 256MB RAM and I only get low/medium.
"Thats Odd!"
Rocky, what GFX card do you have?
EDIT: AARGH! Too slow. I am sure the answer is in your 512MB video RAM.
Mike -
If you are using an NVIDIA series 7 or 6 video card, be sure to update your drivers. Also, set AA in the NVIDIA settings.
My performance issues were due to not having updated drivers. Also, once I set my AA to 4X within the NVIDIA utility, the jaggys went away as well...now it just looks awesome...and runs like a charm!
Yep - I noticed better performance after installing the Forceware 84.21 drivers.
Mike -
The AI seems pretty good to me. If they are looking my way when I peep around the corner, I am chewing on brick. If they are looking the other way, I get to assess the situation for a moment before introducing them to my best friend.
They certainly are not showing any magical "knew you were coming" fore sight.
I agree.
Even on HARD I got to surprise the enemy on several occations. There was a perfect balance in how I approached the enemy and how well they discovered me.
Mike -
Yes Rocky - I noticed the same 'bug' right away.
I saw an enemy shooting at me in prone position so I went to prone position myself, but was unable to get the aimpoint low enough to shoot at him. Very frustrating
Otherwise - this is one hell of a game.
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The peerfactor seems to download some kind of download manager - so I am not going any further with that. Dont want my PC infected just as I am about to play GRAW demo
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Which link mate - the 3 last links are incomplete it seems.
Mike -
GR was very Tuesday Centric
GR Gold day was a Tuesday.
GR Demo day was a Tuesday.
GR Release day was a Tuesday.
GR:AW seems to have an affinity for Wednesdays.
GR:AW PC gold was Wednesday 19/04/06
GR:AW PC Demo MAYBE Wednesday 26/04/06????????
GR:AW PC Retail is Wednesday 03/05/06
Synchronicity or marketing ?Â
Maybe this helps: Half-life was released on Thursday, but the Blue Shift expansion pack was released on a Friday. Then again the patch for the expansion pack was released on a Thursday, but I downloaded it on a Monday!
The demo will probably arrive when its are ready.
Mike -
I also want to thank GRIN for their excellent and unprecedented community support.
I really hoped that this would prove to be the future of developer/community interaction, but some spoiled kids who doesn't know how to communicate to other people with respect and tact apparently proved me wrong today!
Sorry for that GRIN - you did your best and a lot of us really appreciate it.
I vote for the admins to put their foot down hard and let people know what happens to people who acts like a baby.
Mike
Solution to choppy gameplay [Look Here]
in GR:AW (PC) - Tech Support
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I find it very strange that updating the ageia drivers will make the game run smoother if you dont have the physx card AND at the same time that uninstalling the drivers will have no influence on the game at all.
I just uninstalled the drivers and the game seems to be working fine without