Wow. A whole new look.

I just upgraded my system from a just good enough video card to a pretty good one.

And went from routinely running on minimum graphics to max. Of course, effects and the overall appearance of the world are MUCH nicer. There are details in the powers, and side effects that I rarely saw because I was usually on either "Low" or "Performance" settings. Like leaves and branches falling out of trees. Semi-persistent rubble and debris from destroying things.

The game seems to even run faster (I upgraded CPU, too). Everything seems to move a little faster, and my load times are only a fraction of what they used to be.

But apparently there are things I have simply never seen because I couldn't run at the highest settings in any kind of group situation.

For example, last night I was in a Hami raid, and left my graphics on max with absolutely no problem. Now, in the past, Hamidon just flashed and disappeared when he was finally defeated at the end of a raid. Last night he did this whole shake, rattle, and BOOM thing that I had never seen before, apparently simply because I was never on a higher graphics setting before.

Wow! I had no idea that was even there.

So what else have I been missing? No spoilers, please, just tell me what I need to be sure to do with my new setup. (Hero side only -- I just can't get into villains.)

Sparks, shells, leaves, flames, snowflakes, confetti?

I hear that, man ^^ was in the same situation. Upgraded from a laptop that ran smooth on minimum to my current rig that noms Maximum like no tommorow.

Lingering debris from exploding robots, signs that if you jump and hit they swing, spent shell casings, said casings flying everywhere when you hover over them due to downdraft...

*breath*
Leaves that do the same thing and bits of paper, better water effects, see through water and better effects in the sewers, better looking enemies and costume pieces..

Lots and lots of stuff

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

A friend of mine currently has a really old computer, and only runs CoH on low. But he's been looking for an excuse to upgrade, and figured Ultra Mode will be reason enough. So when that's released, he's going to be making a new computer with some pretty beefy parts.

I think the shift from minimum settings to Ultra Mode settings may make his head explode.

(roughly to the tune of Aladdin's "A Whole New World")

My system was so slow
Barely ran 8-bit graphics
Even sprinting was tragic
A frame by frame slide show

Then I went on line
And began a search for new hardware
Upgraded my graphics card yeah
And turned it on for the first time

A whole new world!
A Paragon I never knew!
My eyes no longer bleed
At Super Speed
No more hitch in Super Jumping

A whole new world!
Through my screen the perfect view
I see it through new eyes
Hey! The Vahz have flies!
I guess that explains the buzzing…

Unbelievable sights
Oh no, here come the Rikti!
Lacking lag it’s not so tricky
To smack down and survive the fight!

A whole new world!
(All the old stuff looks new)
Each zone better than the last!
(Even Boomtown looks better!)
I must be in a dream
No lag on eight man teams!
Anywhere, I’ve got power to spare…
Let me share this whole new game with you…

A whole new world
That’s where I’ll be
Til Ultra Mode…
Makes my system old…
And ob-so-lete!

*clapclapclapclapclap*

I always do enjoy a good relyriced song! Thank you Steelclaw!

If you like the shell casings and debris and such, try the same thing with a gravity controller or dominator. Really.

Try a Mayhem Mission set for 8 on SS Brute with Goldfish cranked on the speakers....
The amount of awesomness in the total destruction you will wreak will make your head explode!

Seriously, I upgraded from an old GeForce 6250 to a 9800 GT and my jaw hit the floor. I haven't travelled to the Shard yet, but may I suggest St. Martial at dusk just when the neon kicks on over the casinos.. beautiful.

Try playing with vis_scale sometime.

Go to Independence Port near the hospital and knock the gates off their hinges. You can do that in Bricks too. If you run a block away and come back, the gates will still be on the ground with new gates on the hinges to knock off. You can amass a large collection of fallen gates if you keep it up.

I've found that running into the gate edge-on is a reliable way to knock it off quickly. ^_^

Wow. A deep, respectful bow to Steelclaw.

Hmm... so vis_scale pushes back the blurred distant objects. Will have to play with that (and watch my temps!).

Thanks for all the tips!

I know what you're talking about, Tripp!

I just got an NVidia 9800GT... And the game is SO SMOOTH now!

Watching it in action leaves me in a constant state of

Good to hear trip! Now you can play soccer with Malta mech pieces! Believe me it's fun! Just don't do it on a timed mish lol.

EDIT: ROFL for Steelclaw

Can't wait to get a new PC here..... :/

Apparently this thread was an omen for me! I just got a call from the Computer Techs who have been working on my broken gaming computer the past week or so and it will be all repaired by next Tuesday!

My gaming computer is a wonder... the one I'm working on now gets lag when I'm running my Dark/Dark Stalker and try to toggle on Hide.

Now excuse me while I go jog around my house singing the Hallelugha Chorus.

I think you'll want to see this, which is what happens when you can crank physics particles to the level of "zomg! not recommended!!"

Couldn't see Zombie's vid, so apologies if I'm not telling you anything new, but if you have a Stormie with Hurricane, find an ATM, stand near it, and switch on Hurricane.