So it used to be that you could modify the texture groups in the HawkenSystemSettings.ini and achieve this kind of graphical level:
Being partially blind in my right eye, I find the simple flat textures allow me to understand what's actually happening in front of me without the confusion of visual noise.
As far as I can tell though, since Reloaded has taken over Hawken I have found the game seems to just ignore my ini settings, forcing it to the lowest in-game settings instead.
Is this a problem occurring for anyone else?
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On a related note, it seems the game also has a bugged FPS limit.
If I disable "Capped Smooth Framerate" I get between 400-520 FPS in menus, 90 FPS in ONLINE matches, and 190+ FPS in OFFLINE Training/Explore Map.
If I enable "Capped Smooth Framerate" I max out at a constant 122, in all modes online or offline.
I have tried going into the HawkenEngine.ini and setting the FPS cap to 146 instead of 122, but it stubbornly remains at 122 in-game, similar to how the textures refuse to cooperate.
I have a 144 hz monitor, and I would like to actually see those remaining 22 FPS for the sake of smoothness.
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On another note, I'd like to point out that enabling D3D9 MSAA in the HawkenSystemSettings.ini allows the game to utilize driver-based MSAA, which looks fantastic, but a strange side-effect is that the minimap no longer displays the map itself, and becomes transparent with allies and enemies floating in nothingness.
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Finally, do you think we could raise the FOV cap to at least 120? Most competitive gamers will use between 110-130 in other games, so it'd be nice to have some consistency here. Hell, even Evolve allows you to achieve 120 and that's a pretty casual game.
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EDIT: I went ahead and recorded a quick video in Reflex (a game currently in ALPHA), showing off the built-in visibility settings called "High Visibility Mode" the game offers. I personally think it's a really good option for people who have performance issues, or just like clean visuals in general. I wish more games did this, and I'd love for Hawken to have it.
Have a look:
Also note that the game includes FOV up to 130 through the in-game options (and it can be manually set to anything you want via console if 130 isn't enough), includes support for 144hz monitors, a built-in FPS counter that doesn't require enabling via console, and the option to turn off gibs. Hawken FYI does have gibs, in the form of destructible environment objects and the carcasses left behind by dead players (and these can actually block your weapon fire, resulting in self-splash damage).
Edited by Kittles, 21 April 2015 - 02:16 PM.
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