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Subject: Halo PC particle Effects Help?
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(I'm Doing this in a hurry, ill get a screenshot soon)
particle effects in haol xBox look so realistic: http://www.bungie.net/SlideShow.aspx?Path=/games/Halo&Sli deshow=Screenshots&Slide=51 but in halo mac at least my comp, they just look solid and don't fade or anyhting. everythings all the way up, and i have a Very fast CPU with a GeForce FX 5200, could this be a Graphics card problem?

  • 04.19.2005 5:51 PM PDT
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yes

  • 04.19.2005 5:59 PM PDT
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It probably is. When I use particles (they're on low. My -blam!- Geforce 2 MX can't take high) they seem as good as if not better than Xbox's.

It's prolly your graphics card.

  • 04.19.2005 6:25 PM PDT
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That graphics card sucks. I have one and If you have high particles and high textures it lags.

  • 04.19.2005 6:25 PM PDT
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I dunno what these guys problem is.... (too much money to blow gfx cards?), but I don't think that's a bad card - you might try updating your drivers. I have a Ti 4200 and it seems to run fine.

  • 04.19.2005 6:32 PM PDT
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Ok, its not a crappy card, its a low end one. Trust me, mine can only run with no eyecandy at all on 800x600. 640x480, you just can't see the camoed people.

  • 04.19.2005 6:36 PM PDT
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With anything below a 9800 or a 5900, expect to have to sacrifice eye candy for 30-40 fps, a bearable rate.

Definately your card. Maybe a 6600GT AGP, or cheaper than that the 9800 Pro?

  • 04.19.2005 6:59 PM PDT
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Hey Chewy, sorry. You're right. I WAS doing this in a hurry, so when i posted it and it said there was an internal server error, i just winged it. I guess it posted the thread anyway. Man, this sucks. Anyone know a cheap graphics card that's not crappy that would work on a mac, or a way to make the particle effects better? Yout3, if it's not too much trouble, could you post a screenshot of a plasma grenade explosion so I could see what you mean? Screenshot coming...

Hey, davis, did you just say that the radeon 9800 pro is CHEAP? WOW!

[Edited on 4/22/2005]

  • 04.21.2005 7:49 AM PDT