How To Make TF2 Look Better Through A Simple Console Command - Games

Bahh! TF2 barely runs on low for me, piece of shit comp from 2005! :(

[QUOTE=ihatecompvir]LOL I was playing Half-Life 2 Episode 2, and I used mat_picmap -9999999 And this happened! [img]http://www.craphound.com/images/halflife2reenactment.jpg[/img] EVERYTHING LOOKS REAL[/QUOTE] The forest country side turned into a suburb? Wow.

[QUOTE=MisterM]Bahh! TF2 barely runs on low for me, piece of shit comp from 2005! :([/QUOTE] My computer is from 2003 and I have a fucking 7600 GS... and I run it maxed with mat_picmip -10 with 25-35 FPS... [b]Edit:[/b] [QUOTE=ihatecompvir]LOL I was playing Half-Life 2 Episode 2, and I used mat_picmap -9999999 And this happened! [img]http://www.craphound.com/images/halflife2reenactment.jpg[/img] EVERYTHING LOOKS REAL[/QUOTE] Holy fuck! Are you using dual 9800 GX2s?!

I've gotta try this! be right back.. Trying it now. [b]THE EDIT:[/b] Yup. Works like a charm :dance:

Dude! Freaking nice! Thanks for the info!

There was a thread on this a while ago, which supposedly prompted VALVe to include a Very High texture option, which is still one numeral from the best quality textures.

Sweet, I don't even get that much of an FPS drop! (scurries to edit autoexec file) [b]Edit:[/b] [highlight]WINE USERS![/highlight] Do it ingame. Doing it, and loading a game will cause a buffer overflow, crashing the game.

Gonna test this out later. Looks great.

Testing it right now.

I'll not use this in TF2 because I can't run it well at all, but I'll try this out in Episode 2. I can play it maxed with 30 FPS, so this is even better. [b]Edit:[/b] [QUOTE=Guyblunder]I'll try positive 10, maybe it'll just be color fill textures. :downs:[/QUOTE] Try it. i wanna see the pixelated textures.

JESUS CHRIST THIS WITH BUMPMAPS IS A COMPLETE VISUAL ORGASM

I don't have an eye for detail, so can someone tell me what I'm supposed to be seeing here? :(

Crashed using it ingame, trying autoexec.cfg

I wonder what happens if you turn off texture compression... Also, using 10 turns every texture into a gradient or a solid color. [b]Edit:[/b] TF2 just ran out of memory trying to load uncompressed textures. Sexy.

[QUOTE=HubmaN]I wonder what happens if you turn off texture compression... Also, using 10 turns every texture into a gradient or a solid color. [b]Edit:[/b] TF2 just ran out of memory trying to load uncompressed textures. Sexy.[/QUOTE] My god... I'm so going to get 8GBs of RAM, which sounds unnecessary, but I'm going to try that.

Now, if only I could increase my draw distance... [b]Edit:[/b] Dear god, TF2 with bumpmaps on is... realistic. [b]Edit:[/b] What the fuck, the blue/red things around player's eyes are actually reflecting. [b]Edit:[/b] What the fuck, no mouth animations. What's up with that? [b]Edit:[/b] Using r_shadowrendertotexture 1 also makes TF2 crash.

Name your friend, killz. :q:

I set it to negative 10, and had no problem running it =/

Well I'll be damned! mat_picmip -10 made the game pretty goddamn sexy. The effect you get when you shoot in the water is [B]FABULOUS![/B] Teleport and bumpmaps are [B]FABULOUS![/B]

Hmm, I don't see any difference with teleports. But that might be because I have to force D3D8 on Wine :)

Is there a console command for bumpmapping? Changing any settings using the ingame options instantly crashes for me.

[QUOTE=MisterM]Bahh! TF2 barely runs on low for me, piece of shit comp from 2005! :([/QUOTE] Mine is from 2003, and I can run it on all max with good FPS.

[QUOTE=menneb]Is there a console command for bumpmapping? Changing any settings using the ingame options instantly crashes for me.[/QUOTE] mat_bumpmap 1 [b]Edit:[/b] Anyone with a 64-bit rig manage to run TF2 without compressed textures yet?

Does anyone know if there's a command to make water splashes not refract? Because that lags me a lot at times.

Also, don't use mat_specular 1. It bugs out when playing demoman for some reason, and you can't see the intel properly. [b]Edit:[/b] Aaww, no fancy water explosions. And bubbles floating into the air. What the heck. [b]Edit:[/b] Also, rocket impact decals are screwed up bad.

Oh yes, I have seen 10 before! [media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=EDbO336jvUU[/media] [b]Edit:[/b] smell the low res ashes bitch! [b]Edit:[/b] Hey, what is this!? mat_parallaxmap 1 ?

don't count on it.

Just tried -10. My game froze for a moment but it was fine, only noticed an FPS drop of about 10. I was hitting around 90-100 FPS without the command and 80-90 with the command. Didn't make a great deal of different but the minigun did look a little shinier lol. Will this command be on next time I play TF2 or will I have to put it in the console everytime? If so it's not a great deal different to be bothered doing.

Can someone upload an autoexec file, or can I just name a normal txt file autoexec.cfg?

why? no use, if your comp can't handle it as a console command...well...