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  1. #1

    Why does the water look like something from 2001?

    I'm puzzled. I've tried dx9 and dx11 (water quality very high) but the water looks very flat and generic. There's no depth, there are no waves. I don't get it to be honest. Crysis/Bioshock had great looking water, those games are from 2006... I mean come on?

    Why does it looks so bad?

    Considering we spend a lot of time on an island surrounded by water, you'd think they would spend some time on the water.
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  2. #2
    Screenshot? Every video I've seen has the water looking pretty good - at least consistent with other modern games.
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  4. #4
    Weird - very high quality? It does look oddly pixelated in the middle. Are you ATI or NVIDIA?
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  5. #5
    Yes Nvidia

    Specs:

    Amd Phenom X4 965 3.8Ghz
    NVidia 560TI 1GB
    8GB RAM
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  6. #6
    Come to think of it, the game doesn't look that great to be honest.

    I'm running the game in directx9, everything on high, except water which is very high.

    http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...mous/ttttt.png

    Look how flat 2Dish the skyboxes are????
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  8. #8
    Thanks but I am running with the most recent beta. Downloaded it righter I installed the game.
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  9. #9
    Originally Posted by musicback Go to original post
    Thanks but I am running with the most recent beta. Downloaded it righter I installed the game.
    i have the same spec as you i have an x4 945 8 gig of ram and a superclocked 560 ti 1 gig i just wounder how is the game running on your rig the water does not look right very green looking
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  10. #10
    Originally Posted by carl70 Go to original post
    i have the same spec as you i have an x4 945 8 gig of ram and a superclocked 560 ti 1 gig i just wounder how is the game running on your rig the water does not look right very green looking
    Here's an update picture: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...dddddd2222.png

    http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...s/fddddddd.png

    The game runs pretty good so far, I have everything on high except for water which is very high. I'm also running in dx9 mode, dx11 seems to drop like 10-18 fps in heavy fights. I honestly can't tell a difference anyways. My fps outdoors is around 45+, indoors or village 60fps steady.
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