Mass Effect 2: Return of the horrible textures

[Errorproxy]

Does anyone know a good config, for the .ini files, that will fix the horrible Mass Effect textures. I've already played through the first one ignoring the low res eye sore.

Not needed to say, but please keep spoiler free.

[Darth-Veger]

1. :google:
2. [url]http://meforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=638854&forum=125[/url]
3. :colbert:

[Errorproxy]

I have googled. Those configs don't help me. So I need someone who has actually used it.

Anyone?

[that1dude24]

You can double the maximum size of the textures using the [url=http://social.bioware.com/project/1854/]Coalesced ini editor[/url], searching for maxtexturesize, changing it to 4096, and rebuilding coalesced. It will still have some bad textures, as this will only take effect if the texture the artists used was larger than 2048.

[Errorproxy]

Did you play Mass Effect 2 and do this?

[Ganoric Mank]

[QUOTE=darth-veger;22910087]1. :google:
2. [url]http://meforums.bioware.com/viewtopic.html?topic=638854&forum=125[/url]
3. :colbert:[/QUOTE]

Except that thread is for ME1 and doesn't really offer any solutions to speak of. Incidentally, ME1 had horrible textures, particularly poor Garrus' face. Which they didn't fix. Ever.

[that1dude24]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22913163]Did you play Mass Effect 2 and do this?[/QUOTE]
Yeah. It helped a little, but as much as I love me2's artistic direction the textures are pretty bad.

Also, edit the shadows in coalesced:

ShadowFilterRadius=5
ShadowFilterQualityBias=2
MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=4096

It will look much better.

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=that1dude24;22913298]Yeah. It helped a little, but as much as I love me2's artistic direction the textures are pretty bad.

Also, edit the shadows in coalesced:

ShadowFilterRadius=5
ShadowFilterQualityBias=2
MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=4096

It will look much better.[/QUOTE]

Much better?... shit... I want perfection. Or at least maxed out. Can someone get me screenshot of what maxed out is supposed to look like?

Also, can you tell me where to find each of these settings?

[that1dude24]

It takes two seconds to edit the ini and try it out yourself. :\

[Errorproxy]

Wait whut?... I can't find it in BioEngine or BioGame or BioEditor.. Do I add the

maxtexturesize=4096

ShadowFilterRadius=5
ShadowFilterQualityBias=2
MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=4096

But you said edit.. so it's already there?

Or I add these lines to documents>bioware>masseffect2>Biogame>Config>Gamersettings?

[BlueSaint]

Graphics whore.
focus on the gameplay and story, that's what the game is about silly.

[that1dude24]

Download the program, open it up. Search for the name (the part behind the "=" sign), and edit the value that comes up when you click it to whatever values I posted. Then, go up to "commands" and click "rebuild coalesced". Then launch me2.

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22913623]Wait whut?... I can't find it in BioEngine or BioGame or BioEditor.. Do I add the

maxtexturesize=4096

ShadowFilterRadius=5
ShadowFilterQualityBias=2
MinShadowResolution=128
MaxShadowResolution=4096

But you said edit.. so it's already there?

Or I add these lines to documents>bioware>masseffect2>Biogame>Config>Gamersettings?[/QUOTE]

Graphic whore AND computer illiterate?
ERROR...does...not....compute.

[Errorproxy]

Oh, did not see that search bar.

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22914619]I played the first one ignoring all the crappy textures. That was pretty painful.

And once you've played Crysis maxed out it's pretty hard to settle for low textures like ... this.[/QUOTE]

Enjoy the gameplay instead.

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;22914662]Enjoy the gameplay instead.[/QUOTE]

Just let me try an fix the graphics, by myself. Please?

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22914759]Just let me try an fix the graphics, [b]by myself[/b]. Please?[/QUOTE]

What 'cha doing here then?

[Errorproxy]

I mean like.. you not putting me down.

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22914871]I mean like.. you not putting me down.[/QUOTE]

I'm not?

[Errorproxy]

Oh ok. Sorry then.

[Suicide Requiem]

On the serious note: I don't know what config you play on but i thought graphics looked pretty nice on Max, hate motion blur thou but it's a matter of taste.

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=Suicide Requiem;22914102]Graphic whore AND computer illiterate?[/QUOTE]

So that was not serious. I feel much better now.

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22914994]So that was not serious. I feel much better now.[/QUOTE]

1)That was serious because apparently you don't know how to use .ini files.
2) Check your !?.'s please. I feel there is a question mark missing somewhere.

[mr.crowbar]

I like Mass Effect.

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=mr.crowbar;22915436]I like Mass Effect.[/QUOTE]

Me too. Can you help me find some tweaks to make the game look better?

[Suicide Requiem]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22915529]Me too. Can you help me find some tweaks to make the game look better?[/QUOTE]

Tried any of the above yet?
Or maybe Google?

[Errorproxy]

[QUOTE=Errorproxy;22912029]I have googled.[/QUOTE]

[SystemSettings]
BorderlessWindow=False
Fullscreen=True
QualityBloom=True
DynamicShadows=True
LightEnvironmentShadows=True
MaxCharacterCinematicLightingPasses=3
EnableLightEnvSHLights=True
MotionBlur=True
FilmGrain=False
ResX=1920
ResY=1200
Resolution=_1920x1200
QualityBloom=True
FilmGrain=False
MotionBlur=False
DynamicShadows=True
LightEnvironmentShadows=True
MaxCharacterCinematicLightingPasses=3
EnableLightEnvSHLights=True
MaxAnisotropy=16
BorderlessWindow=False
Fullscreen=True
StaticDecals=True
DynamicDecals=True
DynamicLights=True
CompositeDynamicLights=False
DirectionalLightmaps=True
LensFlares=True
FloatingPointRenderTargets=True
Trilinear=True
SkeletalMeshLODBias=-1
ParticleLODBias=-1
bEnableHighPolyChars=TRUE
DetailMode=2
MaxPixelShaderAdditiveComplexityCount=1000.000000
MaxPixelShaderOpaqueComplexityCount=800.000000
MaxVertexShaderComplexityCount=800.000000
DisableHWShadowMaps=False
AllowShadowVolumes=TRUE
bEnableVSMShadows=TRUE
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=FALSE
ShadowFilterRadius=15
DepthBias=0.030000
MinShadowResolution=64
MaxShadowResolution=4096
MinTextureSize=64
MaxTextureSize=4096
EnableLightEnvSHLights=True
bEnableMouseSmoothing=FALSE
bUseMouseDampening=False
bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE
SmoothFrameRate=FALSE
EnableHighPolyChars=TRUE
ShadowFilterQualityBias=20
Bindings=( Name="F2", Command="shot" )
Static Mesh Size=10 MB
Level Texture Memory=20 MB
Light Map Size=44 MB
Shadow Map Size=26 MB
FrameTime=25 ms
Visible Primitives=600
Visible Lights=2
Frustum Check Time=3
TotalMemory=100 MB
FaceFX Cur Mem=20 MB

[TextureLODSettings]
TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize= 4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=512,Ma xLODSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character_Spec=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLOD Size=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=4 096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_LightAndShadowMap=(MinLODSize=1024,Ma xLODSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=8,MaxLODSize =4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=4096,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=4096,L ODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=4 096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,Max LODSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=4096,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=4096,MaxL ODSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=409 6,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_AmbientLightMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character_Diff=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLOD Size=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character_Norm=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLOD Size=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character_Spec=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLOD Size=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Environment_512=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Environment_256=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Environment_128=(MinLODSize=128,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Environment_64=(MinLODSize=64,MaxLODS ize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VFX_512=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VFX_256=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VFX_128=(MinLODSize=128,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VFX_64=(MinLODSize=64,MaxLODSize=4096 ,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_GUI=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048, LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Environment_1024=(MinLODSize=1024,Max LODSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VFX_1024=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize= 4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_APL_128=(MinLODSize=128,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_APL_256=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_APL_512=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=40 96,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_APL_1024=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize= 4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character_1024=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLO DSize=4096,LODBias=-1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Promotional=(MinLODSize=2048,MaxLODSi ze=4096,LODBias=-1)

I put the textureLODsettings in the documents>Bioware>MassEffect2>BioGame>Config>Gamer Settings?

My armor and clothing textures still look horrible.

[Suicide Requiem]

Post a screenshot please, so we can see the problem.

[that1dude24]

The textures were rendered at a low resolution. There really isn't anything you can do to make them better short of retexturing everything by hand.

[img_thumb]http://www.abload.de/img/masseffect22010-06-241rand.png[/img_thumb]
This is what it will look like with the game "maxed" out.

[Errorproxy]

When I take a screen shot and paste it on Paint it comes out black.

I found this on google images. Ignore the face, my in game faces looks real good. But the clothing that's what I'm trying to fix.

[IMG]http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9610/masseffect2201002022315.png[/IMG]

[editline]10:28PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=that1dude24;22934007]The textures were rendered at a low resolution. There really isn't anything you can do to make them better short of retexturing everything by hand.

[img_thumb]http://www.abload.de/img/masseffect22010-06-241rand.png[/img_thumb]
This is what it will look like with the game "maxed" out.[/QUOTE]

So.. there's no fix. Just like in ME1?...