Why does it have to look so bad?

[belzzz]

So whats with the ugly post processing effects?! just compare it to Wargame: RD that is older and based on the same engine but looks much better. From what I can tell there is some kind of sharpening and contrast pp done that makes everything look well, very dated and ugly.
And why the *** cant you turn of the vignette effect?! it belongs in the same trash bin as motion blur, chromatic aberration and DoF.

so that's my rant... anyone agree?

 

[local-festival]

Nope, don't agree.

 

[Custard88]

Looks fine to me, aside from the hideous grass that is.

 

[Sarin]

Have no issue with the graphics what so ever.

 

[Vyllis]

Are you sure its not the terrible TSSAA blur/edge cutting you are experiencing?

 

[Senseo1990]

He does have a point. The game does have an "over-sharpened" look, hence the massive aliasing issues, when you disable TAA. You can see it in the textures (especially bright ones) as well (with or without TAA). That is quite the contrast to the Wargame series which always had a very "smooth" look.

I dont necessarily agree with the rest, but I wondered about the sharpening myself.

 

[Miller786]

I agree, there is some terrible sharpen filter that makes it look blurry compared to wargames

 

[Wolke]

Is it related to the model-scaling setting? E.g. do you have the same issue with the scaling turned off?

 

[Webbley]

I'm finding the environment looks better than RD, but the unit models seem to lack quality compared to RD.Its also embarrassing that they are still using stock Machinegunner posture for all MGs.

 

[Miller786]

I don't use any model-scaling setting

 

[jack_saxon]

I definitely agree that you should be able to turn off the vignette effect. It's just one step too far in the attempt to create a consistent UI theme.

 

[Yung Rommel]

The game looks like a cel shaded comic book when you zoom in.

 

[Platform]

For God's sake please give us an option to turn off the vignette effect, for those of us who dislike it. If you do like it, just keep using it then. We want the CHOICE.

 

[EUG_FLX]

What vignette effect are you referring to ?

 

[Kaziglu]

What vignette effect are you referring to ?

The one that darkens the corners and edges of the entire screen. It's a texture that I hope can be modded away if nothing else.

 

[Miller786]

We are also talking about the sharpen filter on the textures, it makes the game look bad...

 

[KattiValk]

There's definitely a noticeably sharp look to the game, most prevalent in the grass.

 

[Rhedd]

The sharp, contrasty look is definitely there. It's subtle, but also oddly obvious.
Of course, it's still hard for me to notice any graphical flaws while staring at units that look like lightsabers when behind a bush! Lord how I want an option to make that to go away. Otherwise I love the game, but that's like having a wonderfully comfortable pair of shoes with a single sharp rock in them.

 

[mmarques]

My game looks absolutely stunning in insane settings, only weird thing is all infantry look like Stallone for some reason.

 

[Mister Maf]

I run the game on fairly high settings, too, and I have to say I quite like the aesthetic. The vignetting doesn't bother me one way or the other and I quite like seeing some vibrant color in a non-fantasy game for once. The models are beautiful, too — a big step up from Wargame, at least on par with the Israeli DLC models if not better.