SkyGfx: PS2, Xbox and Mobile graphics for PC

[LaDiDa]

That lock-on can wait. Really minor for now.

 

Just take it 1 or 2 features at a time and it should be fine (on your own pace, good work is better then fast work).

[inadequate]

I never liked the PC lighting flash, what sort of super lighting can light up the entire world lol. PS2 looks much better as usual.

You forgot that are you playing on the master race, the master race can light up the entire world while the PS2 cannot.

 

The black border is indeed explicitly drawn by the game. I suspect the PS2 code does things a little bit differently, but I haven't compared yet. Looks like more and more stuff is piling up for me to do

The Hydra lock-on isn't the same thing as the aim of VC? I mean, the same bug.

[DEALUX]

 

 

 

 

 

If you edit the textures you can get the transparency, the green is darker tho and there is these weird black pixels around the lock _{(I'm not that good at photoshop anyway)}. I don't know how is the PS2 particle.txd look like, perhaps the lockon and lockonfire textures are different ?

It looks like a shadow or outline. Either that or the texture is low quality (due to compression). I always use uncompressed textures for particle effects and UI stuff.

[Tomas.]

VC freezes at approx. 5% of loading and this error can be found when I try to start a new game when it's already in the gameplay

[DEALUX]

Why would it crash on a saved game only? Also, are you using the windowed mode mod?

[Tomas.]

It crashes only when a new game is being started when I'm already in the game (loaded a save/started a new game from the main menu). It's the same on the clean game.

[Reyks]

It crashes only when a new game is being started when I'm already in the game (loaded a save/started a new game from the main menu). It's the same on the clean game.

I have this problem as well, for a pretty long time actually, the game crashes (with a random crash log every time) if I start a new game/load a save while already in-game.

 

I never really cared too much about it though, but it would be cool to find out what exactly causes it, probably doesn't have anything to do with SkyGfx.

Edited April 3, 2017 by Reyks

[Dmitriy87]

Yeah, crash new game at this moment

Edited April 3, 2017 by Dmitriy87

[DEALUX]

It crashes only when a new game is being started when I'm already in the game (loaded a save/started a new game from the main menu). It's the same on the clean game.

That's an old problem. Didn't know that this mod caused it.

[Pauloso]

The Xbox Version of San Andreas Have The Same Timecyc as on Pc right?

[Ash_735]

Yes.

[Igor Bogdanoff]

Actually no. Xbox original has same timecyc as PS2.

[El Dorado]

to find out head to the countryside and wait until it starts to rain - if the sky turns red at night (8 pm cycle), it's using the PC one

[ClaudeSpeed1911]

Hey guys,

 

I seem to be having a problem with the interior marker flashing and the mission marker being a bit darker, I am not sure if its this mode or Silent's patch that seems to be causing it. Anybody know what the problem might be?

[Ash_735]

Hey guys,

 

I seem to be having a problem with the interior marker flashing and the mission marker being a bit darker, I am not sure if its this mode or Silent's patch that seems to be causing it. Anybody know what the problem might be?

Did you check the Use PS2 Markers option? That one requires the converted models from the PS2 version as the PC ones lack the proper scaling to handle the colour alteration.

[ClaudeSpeed1911]

 

Hey guys,

 

I seem to be having a problem with the interior marker flashing and the mission marker being a bit darker, I am not sure if its this mode or Silent's patch that seems to be causing it. Anybody know what the problem might be?

Did you check the Use PS2 Markers option? That one requires the converted models from the PS2 version as the PC ones lack the proper scaling to handle the colour alteration.

 

I didn't but I think that might be it since the marker seems to work fine sometimes if i move the camera. How would I go on to do what you said if I might ask?

 

Edit: I just downloaded PS2 files and tried them out and it works. Thanks for your time!

Edited April 7, 2017 by ClaudeSpeed1911

[Tomas.]

There's a question regarding the markers The Hero didn't reply to, also that night vision issue

 

 

 

 

In SkyGfx SA, ps2MarkerAmbient toggle should be disabled by default even in skygfx1.ini IMO, since the player may not be having PS2 markers previously installed, for which, moreover, there's no download link at least in the OP.

 

Does this option even matter when using PS2 marker DFFs? I got the same colors no matter it's enabled or not, unless PC markers are used.

 

Also there's some line in the middle of the airport marker when PS2 markers with SkyGfx are used

 

 

 

Edited April 7, 2017 by Tomasino

[gts.]

Also there's some line in the middle of the airport marker when PS2 markers with SkyGfx are used

 

I don't have this bug, and yes I'm using the PS2 markers. So, it seems to be something missing in your side.

[Tomas.]

Did you check the airport one? There's this line at some camera angle, the regular one is okay.

[SilverRST]

I don't think these two things have been reported before.

The lightning.

On PC, the lightning flash the whole screen:

 

 

On PS2, it's only the sky:

 

 

 

Lock-on.

The Lock-on on PC is small and has no alpha:

 

 

On PS2, it was bigger and with alpha:

 

 

Lightning flash:

 

 

 

[realarmy]

Is there any way to turn off reflection on vehicles? I love this mod, but reflection is killing it for me.

 

I tried looking in the skygfx.ini files with no results.

[Ash_735]

Set it back to PC pipeline for vehicles? That won't get rid of them but it will send it back to the hardly noticeable ones.

[realarmy]

Set it back to PC pipeline for vehicles? That won't get rid of them but it will send it back to the hardly noticeable ones.

 

That's all what I wanted. Thank you

 

 

 

[TWIST_OF_HATE]

The Hero, I understand that this may be totally past the topic, but I should at least ask about it.

Silent Hill 2, PS2 version has much stronger atmospheric fog effect than PC version. Also some other minor graphics things better on PS2.

I mean, Silent Hill 2 in my opinion is one of those games, that deserves a project like "SkyGfx".

May be SH2 not that popular like classic GTA's, but PC version problems are still being discussed these days ...

May be you can take a look at it someday ?..

[Igor Bogdanoff]

Doesn't the widescreen fix already fix that?
https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#silenthill

At least judging by the picture for Silent Hill 3

edit: and there is also some fog fix
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_2:_Director%27s_Cut#Install_Fog_Fix_alongside_Widescreen_Fix

Edited April 14, 2017 by Tomasak

[TWIST_OF_HATE]

Widescreen fix most likely don`t affect fog.

Fog fix is just some "random" fix, no comparison with quality level of SkyGfx.

[maxim444]

guys please help me.......how do i turn the trails(blury double edges) off ? i tried everything in the ini files and that's really the only think tha i don't like about the mod

thanks!

[Ash_735]

guys please help me.......how do i turn the trails(blury double edges) off ? i tried everything in the ini files and that's really the only think tha i don't like about the mod

thanks!

Hi it's Vince with Disable Blur, you're gonna be in a great mood all day cause you're gonna be disabling your SA blur away, now here's a config, copy one, disable overall edge blur...

 

blurLeft= 0

blurTop= 0

blurRight= 0

blurBottom= 0

 

Copy two, disable big radiosity blur...

 

radiosityFilterPasses=0

 

Now here take a second look at this, don't forget to remove the ; otherwise the setting will be ignored

 

 

And there's the blur removed in what, 4, 5 seconds it's done!

[maxim444]

 

guys please help me.......how do i turn the trails(blury double edges) off ? i tried everything in the ini files and that's really the only think tha i don't like about the mod

thanks!

Hi it's Vince with Disable Blur, you're gonna be in a great mood all day cause you're gonna be disabling your SA blur away, now here's a config, copy one, disable overall edge blur...

 

blurLeft= 0

blurTop= 0

blurRight= 0

blurBottom= 0

 

Copy two, disable big radiosity blur...

 

radiosityFilterPasses=0

 

Now here take a second look at this, don't forget to remove the ; otherwise the setting will be ignored

 

 

And there's the blur removed in what, 4, 5 seconds it's done!

Dude thank you soooo much....I have already done these changes but the game stayed the same ....is it because i haven't deleted the ";" ?

[Ash_735]

Dude thank you soooo much....I have already done these changes but the game stayed the same ....is it because i haven't deleted the ";" ?

"don't forget to remove the ; otherwise the setting will be ignored"