Re: VIDEO: Smoke Grenade Comparison

**di1lweed1212** · 08-25-2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Greyed

Errr, missing link?

As for a tally of who runs what. When I started playing BF2142 a month or two ago I had a 6 year old machine that could barely eek out 20FPS on bare minimum settings. Then I built a new machine with the best parts I could afford. All settings to high and the only time I see my FPS at anything other than pegged at refresh is when I Fraps.

Disorientation and smoke are part of the experience and I play here for the experience.

my machine can pump out 50-60fps on all high

**Lyramion** · 08-25-2009, 12:39 PM

Lets not get this into a PC epenis comparison. Some have good PCs and some have older ones.

**player_3** · 08-25-2009, 12:42 PM

Which setting affects the particles (like smoke)? I lag a lot during orbital strikes, but other gameplay is fine for me.

**Greyed** · 08-25-2009, 12:42 PM

Meh, sometimes the pictures don't load in FF. Not sure why. Saw it when I reloaded the page.

And that is absolutely pathetic. Why even bother putting it in if it isn't uniform across settings? My opinion of DICE just dropped a few notches.

**SharinganTH1422** · 08-25-2009, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Lyramion

Lets not get this into a PC epenis comparison.

LoL.

**INSUNABULA** · 08-25-2009, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Greyed

My opinion of DICE just dropped a few notches.

I can't believe your opinion was notched so high !!

**Zoraster** · 08-25-2009, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Greyed

And that is absolutely pathetic. Why even bother putting it in if it isn't uniform across settings? My opinion of DICE just dropped a few notches.

Smoke is perhaps the least of your worries. Go to a box or something where you often miss someone because they're hidden in shadows. Take a hard look. Then change your settings to low. Then take a look at that spot again.

Then you'll begin to understand why many of us play with settings on lower than we could with our computers.

**SharinganTH1422** · 08-25-2009, 01:10 PM

But...the pretty smoke trails...

**INSUNABULA** · 08-25-2009, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Zoraster

Smoke is perhaps the least of your worries. Go to a box or something where you often miss someone because they're hidden in shadows. Take a hard look. Then change your settings to low. Then take a look at that spot again.

Then you'll begin to understand why many of us play with settings on lower than we could with our computers.

I smell another comparison coming ..... anyone?

**Sargentkyle23** · 08-25-2009, 01:28 PM

Wow, I knew there was a difference but I didn't know it was that big!

**Zoraster** · 08-25-2009, 01:38 PM

My settings:

High Settings:

My settings:

High settings:

It's a huge advantage. There are other places where it makes a difference than mere shadow. When you launch a rocket at someone in high settings, your entire face will be almost completely blocked by the rocket's exhaust. When you do it on lower settings, it basically does nothing to your vision.

**Repaq** · 08-25-2009, 01:54 PM

I use almost the same settings Zoraster for the same reasons. I didn't know it affected smoke though, although I should've guessed. Only thought it affected shadows, orbital smoke bullet collision and the such.

**Mixa** · 08-25-2009, 02:11 PM

yeah Zoraster has the ones that give you the magical ''best performance''. Though I would go with higher effects as EMP was included or that (if I remember correctly).

I know high geometry makes it more clear but with low texture its easier to spot targets laying down I think.

I wonder how this is between grass/plants then, as I might go for the lower graphics (even if I enjoy the visuals less) diffrence doesn't seem eye hurting and you gain minor advantage.

Originally Posted by Lyramion

Lets not get this into a PC epenis comparison. Some have good PCs and some have older ones.

Sounds like what someone with ''bad computer'' would say :P

**machowner** · 08-25-2009, 02:13 PM

for those wanting more info on setting: http://www.tweakguides.com/BF2142_6.html

**Zoraster** · 08-25-2009, 02:20 PM

Yeah, I suppose if I drove more vehicles, I might try effects higher, but with it low like that, it minimizes how much rockets and the like block my vision after I fire them.

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