bussta Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I have just installed BF2 on my new 20" iMac 256mb video card, I have set all of the settings to High and am running it at the highest settings and at highest monitor refresh rate 1400 x something?, anti alaising at 4X. It runs great, no real lagging e.t.c The graphics are good, I just wonder if they can be sharper or I am missing anything as some of the grass and leaves are a bit jagged on the edges, also when you go to the menu screen to select guns e.t.c they are slighty blurred. Is this because I need to asjust more settings or because it;s a massive monitor 20" so is going to look a tad blurred up close? It runs full screen but do you think it will help if I change the ratio so that it runs corrrect widescreen if it is not at the moment - I can't tell really? Also on the ATI settings in windows do I set it as Open GL or Direct 3D? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Firstly - dont post duplicate posts in multiple forums. Anyway, monitor refresh wont affect an iMac cos its an LCD display with a fixed refresh rate which is 60Hz (afaik) - setting it to anything other than the LCD's native rate will degrade performance. Also, make sure you're running at the LCD's native resolution, otherwise the graphics will be scaled, and will look {censored}. The native resolution of the 20'' iMac is 1680 x 1050. Run everything at that resolution and it will look MUCH better. If you cant get BF2 to run at that specific resolution, there are usually programs (or tweaks in the ATI control panel) you can use to force it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-285479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Firstly - dont post duplicate posts in multiple forums. Anyway, monitor refresh wont affect an iMac cos its an LCD display with a fixed refresh rate which is 60Hz (afaik) - setting it to anything other than the LCD's native rate will degrade performance. Also, make sure you're running at the LCD's native resolution, otherwise the graphics will be scaled, and will look {censored}. The native resolution of the 20'' iMac is 1680 x 1050. Run everything at that resolution and it will look MUCH better. If you cant get BF2 to run at that specific resolution, there are usually programs (or tweaks in the ATI control panel) you can use to force it. I second that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-287248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 unfortunately BF2 doesn't run in 1680x1050, so you gotta do some tweaking. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-289586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussta Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 What do I need to do then please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-296537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdriven Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 You need to modify your launch shortcut to be like this: "C:\Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050 Your actual file location may vary, however. Adjust it accordingly. This works for me to play BF2 on a 1440x990 Resolution. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-299962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussta Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Cheers, I have added that setting and it seems to sort the aspect ratio out fine. Is there anythimg else that can be done to tweak the graphics as some of the graphics still look quite jagged on the edges, like the grass and palm's e.t.c or it is basically the best the card can do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-304517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onetrack Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Hmm.. no its the best that battlefield can do.. Keep in mind you're playing a 4 year old game that was originally made for the ' lowest common denominator ' pc of the time, something like an p3-1ghz or and athlon 800 or so.. The graphics look like that, because - well.. they look like that.. low textures, meant to run on lower machines. If you want something that looks a little better, maybe Battlefield 2 modern combat on the 360 would suit? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-331389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream_Team Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 don't forget the +widescreen part of the command line so you are sure everything is ok about aspect ratio Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-345528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nylock10 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Well for me I'm the kind of person who wants a really high steady FPS rate. 800x600 w/4X AA on maxed-out settings. I tried 1280x960, but it bugged me since it was a little choppy. I'm very picky and I wish I wasn't. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-346223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hmm.. no its the best that battlefield can do.. Keep in mind you're playing a 4 year old game that was originally made for the ' lowest common denominator ' pc of the time, something like an p3-1ghz or and athlon 800 or so.. The graphics look like that, because - well.. they look like that.. low textures, meant to run on lower machines. If you want something that looks a little better, maybe Battlefield 2 modern combat on the 360 would suit? Battlefield 2 was launched in 2005. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/39982-best-battlefield-2-setttings-on-imac/#findComment-346359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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