BlyatMan 0 Posted June 26, 2018 Hey there, so I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my game's decals as my char/car decals looks really blurry and pixelated. Previous Approaches :- 1- Delete Config folder from APB Game and Engine folder then repair using the game launcher. 2- Use advanced launcher and set quality to ultra. 3- Optimizing my Nvidia Control Panel 3D settings. 4- Reinstalling programs in TPI folder. 5- Manually editing the .ini files in the config folder. 6- Spending 3-4 hours daily surfing the web for an answer. 7- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on an M.2 SSD with and without a symbolic link to an HDD for the Assetcache folder. 8- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on both of my HDDs. 9- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on a 12GB Ram Disk. Proposed Approches :- 1- Complete reinstall of the game (Currently having internet issues so that's not really an option). 2- Your suggestions ? PC Specifications(TEMPS ARE WHEN THE GAME IS RUNNING) :- Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit Version 1703 OS Build 15063.1155 CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1700 77 °C (Stock 3GHz OC'd to 3.7 at 1.3375V) Summit Ridge 14nm Technology RAM 24.0GB Dual-Channel Crucial Ballistix Sport LX RED (2400Mhz OC'd to 2800Mhz) @ 1399MHz (16-18-18-38) Motherboard Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (AM4) 74 °C Graphics LG FULL HD (1920x1080@60Hz) S24E360 (1920x1080@70Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (ZOTAC International) 61 °C Storage 1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 (5400 RPM ) 41 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 (7200 RPM ) 46 °C 256GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD4 (M.2 SSD) 59 °C Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Pictures (slightly lower quality than the actual looks of it) :- Yeah. Aliasing on the edges of the car decal. Low quality black color. Blurry number plates. This one is ridiculous. Notice the BEWARE decal? that's what I'm talking about. Notice the RAPID99 logo and low quality textures as well as the poor shadow quality? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SandyBitch 31 Posted June 26, 2018 Maybe try to reinstall the entire game, dont use advanced launcher, use game settings in nvidia control pannel, use max settings ingame, u prolly messed up some settings, while using advanced launcher. Also the engine is still very old, u wont have this game look like it is on UT4.0 engine, so even, if u use vanilla max settings at 3840×2080p, it will still look pixelty at some point Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keshi 436 Posted June 26, 2018 i noticed this as well when i came back to apb after LO took over...maybe they did something we dont know off? also i reinstalled my game from scratch when battlEye was implemented so that wont help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ninetenduh 40 Posted June 26, 2018 did you recently update your Graphics Driver? Sometimes updating the driver will make your previous settings go bonkers, go into the driver settings and see if something changed and if things are set to either balanced or quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAmDisappointSon 45 Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/26/2018 at 6:15 AM, BlyatMan said: Hey there, so I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my game's decals as my char/car decals looks really blurry and pixelated. Previous Approaches :- 1- Delete Config folder from APB Game and Engine folder then repair using the game launcher. 2- Use advanced launcher and set quality to ultra. 3- Optimizing my Nvidia Control Panel 3D settings. 4- Reinstalling programs in TPI folder. 5- Manually editing the .ini files in the config folder. 6- Spending 3-4 hours daily surfing the web for an answer. 7- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on an M.2 SSD with and without a symbolic link to an HDD for the Assetcache folder. 8- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on both of my HDDs. 9- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on a 12GB Ram Disk. Proposed Approches :- 1- Complete reinstall of the game (Currently having internet issues so that's not really an option). 2- Your suggestions ? PC Specifications(TEMPS ARE WHEN THE GAME IS RUNNING) :- Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit Version 1703 OS Build 15063.1155 CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1700 77 °C (Stock 3GHz OC'd to 3.7 at 1.3375V) Summit Ridge 14nm Technology RAM 24.0GB Dual-Channel Crucial Ballistix Sport LX RED (2400Mhz OC'd to 2800Mhz) @ 1399MHz (16-18-18-38) Motherboard Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (AM4) 74 °C Graphics LG FULL HD (1920x1080@60Hz) S24E360 (1920x1080@70Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (ZOTAC International) 61 °C Storage 1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 (5400 RPM ) 41 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 (7200 RPM ) 46 °C 256GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD4 (M.2 SSD) 59 °C Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Pictures (slightly lower quality than the actual looks of it) :- Yeah. Aliasing on the edges of the car decal. Low quality black color. Blurry number plates. This one is ridiculous. Notice the BEWARE decal? that's what I'm talking about. Notice the RAPID99 logo and low quality textures as well as the poor shadow quality? The game was always like this when G1 had it. I remember reading a thread a while ago that showed the difference between the same decal on the same car from RTW to G1. The former being clear and high quality while the latter was blurry like you've described. The thread is old af and I doubt I can find it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitne 724 Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) I prefer better performance over quality honestly. Bad quality is turn off sure... but bad performance is total turn-off for me. After all how you can enjoy good graphics if game runs like shit? Edited June 29, 2018 by Mitne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlatMan 718 Posted June 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Mitne said: I prefer better performance over quality honestly. Bad quality is turn off sure... but bad performance is total turn-off for me. After all how you can enjoy good graphics if game runs like shit? APB has barely any graphics load other than particles. My GPU randomly drops to 2D clocks due to the low load. To the OP. The only thing that looks abnormal is the black rim pic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KyoukiDotExe 231 Posted June 29, 2018 Are you running bloom? And what settings did you actually run ingame? The preset and with the advanced options? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Teemo 19 Posted June 29, 2018 customization has caps for a reason and upscaling low res symbols will obviously look worse than those made in high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N0rbat 29 Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/26/2018 at 12:15 PM, BlyatMan said: Hey there, so I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my game's decals as my char/car decals looks really blurry and pixelated. Previous Approaches :- 1- Delete Config folder from APB Game and Engine folder then repair using the game launcher. 2- Use advanced launcher and set quality to ultra. 3- Optimizing my Nvidia Control Panel 3D settings. 4- Reinstalling programs in TPI folder. 5- Manually editing the .ini files in the config folder. 6- Spending 3-4 hours daily surfing the web for an answer. 7- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on an M.2 SSD with and without a symbolic link to an HDD for the Assetcache folder. 8- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on both of my HDDs. 9- Running the game with stock settings and Advanced Launcher settings on a 12GB Ram Disk. Proposed Approches :- 1- Complete reinstall of the game (Currently having internet issues so that's not really an option). 2- Your suggestions ? PC Specifications(TEMPS ARE WHEN THE GAME IS RUNNING) :- Operating System Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit Version 1703 OS Build 15063.1155 CPU AMD Ryzen 7 1700 77 °C (Stock 3GHz OC'd to 3.7 at 1.3375V) Summit Ridge 14nm Technology RAM 24.0GB Dual-Channel Crucial Ballistix Sport LX RED (2400Mhz OC'd to 2800Mhz) @ 1399MHz (16-18-18-38) Motherboard Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) (AM4) 74 °C Graphics LG FULL HD (1920x1080@60Hz) S24E360 (1920x1080@70Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (ZOTAC International) 61 °C Storage 1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 (5400 RPM ) 41 °C 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60WN4A0 (7200 RPM ) 46 °C 256GB Crucial_CT275MX300SSD4 (M.2 SSD) 59 °C Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Pictures (slightly lower quality than the actual looks of it) :- Yeah. Aliasing on the edges of the car decal. Low quality black color. Blurry number plates. This one is ridiculous. Notice the BEWARE decal? that's what I'm talking about. Notice the RAPID99 logo and low quality textures as well as the poor shadow quality? AF x16 will solve your issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alani 475 Posted June 30, 2018 G1 originally compressed the game to make it smaller and easier to download. Until someone decompresses the game, the game will naturally have worse textures than it could be. Just look at RTW weapon textures, and today's weapon textures. They were never changed or altered. The game was simply compressed. So when you're running at full maximum quality graphics some of the textures are not to full spec due to the game's files being compressed so long ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spudinskes 41 Posted June 30, 2018 9 hours ago, Obvious Lesbian said: G1 originally compressed the game to make it smaller and easier to download. Until someone decompresses the game, the game will naturally have worse textures than it could be. Just look at RTW weapon textures, and today's weapon textures. They were never changed or altered. The game was simply compressed. So when you're running at full maximum quality graphics some of the textures are not to full spec due to the game's files being compressed so long ago. Would be nice if they had a HQ texture pack available Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uru! 50 Posted July 1, 2018 messing around with the advanced launcher can KINDA offset this i think, i'm not entirely sure what does though, because: i've tried pumping primitives, player vehicle, vehicle, etc to the max but the best it ever appears is similar to the pictures in op, and i remember them looking better way back when Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
