Hi all

Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a crisp
looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a blurred mess where
it's *just* possible to see the figures on the assault rifle (if I squint
real hard that is).

Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW (e.g.
weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).

I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application preference) but
I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked about on some game sites.

I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set to 85
Hz - PC specs follow.

Sys spec/config
AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)

GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU

Primary IDE Channel
1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)

Secondary IDE Channel
Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)

OtherHW
HP 940C USB Printer
Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
Hauppauge WinTV PCI

OS: WinXP Pro SP1

TIA

BillL

see 'Halo problems' above
"Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a crisp
> looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a blurred mess where
> it's *just* possible to see the figures on the assault rifle (if I squint
> real hard that is).
>
> Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW (e.g.
> weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).
>
> I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application preference) but
> I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked about on some game sites.
>
> I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set to 85
> Hz - PC specs follow.
>
> Sys spec/config
> AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
> Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
> OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
> Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)
>
> GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
> Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU
>
> Primary IDE Channel
> 1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
> 1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)
>
> Secondary IDE Channel
> Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
> Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)
>
> OtherHW
> HP 940C USB Printer
> Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
> Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
> Hauppauge WinTV PCI
>
> OS: WinXP Pro SP1
>
> TIA
>
> BillL
>
>
>
>
>

> "Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all
> > Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> > graphical quality of Halo. >
> > TIA
> >
> > BillL

I played though this-- had a blast..

640-480.. 75Hz.. Vsync on
AA dont mean hell of beans in this game due to "the design". it doesnt
apply...
Specs:
P4 3GHz Rad9800 pro ..bla.bla..

jk

Had the same issue, installed the patch, all was well.

"Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a crisp
> looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a blurred mess where
> it's *just* possible to see the figures on the assault rifle (if I squint
> real hard that is).
>
> Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW (e.g.
> weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).
>
> I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application preference)
but
> I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked about on some game sites.
>
> I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set to 85
> Hz - PC specs follow.
>
> Sys spec/config
> AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
> Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
> OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
> Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)
>
> GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
> Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU
>
> Primary IDE Channel
> 1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
> 1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)
>
> Secondary IDE Channel
> Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
> Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)
>
> OtherHW
> HP 940C USB Printer
> Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
> Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
> Hauppauge WinTV PCI
>
> OS: WinXP Pro SP1
>
> TIA
>
> BillL
>
>
>
>
>

Why did you play it in 640x480? You have a $400 dollar card. I would
demand better.

Dave


"kalev-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bmmrag$odas3$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hi all
> > > Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> > > graphical quality of Halo. >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > BillL
>
> I played though this-- had a blast..
>
> 640-480.. 75Hz.. Vsync on
> AA dont mean hell of beans in this game due to "the design". it doesnt
> apply...
> Specs:
> P4 3GHz Rad9800 pro ..bla.bla..
>
> jk
>
>

"Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a crisp
> looking ammo counter on various websites

I've seen a lot of very nice looking screens on magazines... I thinks they
have put it up to 1600x1200 for the shots, then back to 800x600 to actually
play :P

Yeah if you see excellent looking shots of Halo on PC, they are full of
crap, and i would bet they aren't able to play it looking like that.

Halo doesn't even work on my PC. It freezes up every time.. I reinstalled it
several times. My system is a very clean system, and drivers are always up
to date. The demo doesn't work without freezing up either.. And, i have
never had any other problems with anything else, so if it's something that
is conflicting with the game, then THEY need to find the problem, and
provide a patch. Or maybe it's ATI drivers causing it? The new patch did
nothing for me.

--
www.geocities.com/mtb2k -my site
"Bill L" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:dvBjb.8801$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a crisp
> looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a blurred mess where
> it's *just* possible to see the figures on the assault rifle (if I squint
> real hard that is).
>
> Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW (e.g.
> weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).
>
> I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application preference)
but
> I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked about on some game sites.
>
> I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set to 85
> Hz - PC specs follow.
>
> Sys spec/config
> AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
> Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
> OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
> Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)
>
> GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
> Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU
>
> Primary IDE Channel
> 1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
> 1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)
>
> Secondary IDE Channel
> Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
> Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)
>
> OtherHW
> HP 940C USB Printer
> Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
> Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
> Hauppauge WinTV PCI
>
> OS: WinXP Pro SP1
>
> TIA
>
> BillL
>
>
>
>
>

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:25:56 GMT, "zlo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Halo doesn't even work on my PC. It freezes up every time.. I reinstalled it
>several times. My system is a very clean system, and drivers are always up
>to date. The demo doesn't work without freezing up either.. And, i have
>never had any other problems with anything else, so if it's something that
>is conflicting with the game, then THEY need to find the problem, and
>provide a patch. Or maybe it's ATI drivers causing it? The new patch did
>nothing for me.

The demo is working fine for me @ 1280x1024 with all the eye candy on.
XP2500+/9700 Pro with Cat 3.7's.
--
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Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards,
please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text.
Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

It's a 2yr old game. Duh.

-
zlo stood up at show-n-tell, in EG7kb.581228$Oz4.559820@rwcrnsc54, and said:

> Yeah if you see excellent looking shots of Halo on PC, they are full
> of crap, and i would bet they aren't able to play it looking like
> that.
>
> Halo doesn't even work on my PC. It freezes up every time.. I
> reinstalled it several times. My system is a very clean system, and
> drivers are always up to date. The demo doesn't work without freezing
> up either.. And, i have never had any other problems with anything
> else, so if it's something that is conflicting with the game, then
> THEY need to find the problem, and provide a patch. Or maybe it's ATI
> drivers causing it? The new patch did nothing for me.
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
>> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a
>> crisp looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a
>> blurred mess where it's *just* possible to see the figures on the
>> assault rifle (if I squint real hard that is).
>>
>> Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW
>> (e.g. weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).
>>
>> I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application
>> preference) but I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked
>> about on some game sites.
>>
>> I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set
>> to 85 Hz - PC specs follow.
>>
>> Sys spec/config
>> AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
>> Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
>> OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
>> Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)
>>
>> GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
>> Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU
>>
>> Primary IDE Channel
>> 1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
>> 1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)
>>
>> Secondary IDE Channel
>> Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
>> Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)
>>
>> OtherHW
>> HP 940C USB Printer
>> Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
>> Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
>> Hauppauge WinTV PCI
>>
>> OS: WinXP Pro SP1
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> BillL

--
Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me". - Lit

Just played them Demo and AHHH.

Boring uninteresting crap ?

Combat is ****.

Vehicals are ok.

Can you tell the troops what to do ???

They help when its scripted but other times ?

Would like a few guys to follow me and give me a hand, and be
different to other FPS games ?


On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 05:19:26 -0500, "Strontium" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>It's a 2yr old game. Duh.
>
>-
>zlo stood up at show-n-tell, in EG7kb.581228$Oz4.559820@rwcrnsc54, and said:
>
>> Yeah if you see excellent looking shots of Halo on PC, they are full
>> of crap, and i would bet they aren't able to play it looking like
>> that.
>>
>> Halo doesn't even work on my PC. It freezes up every time.. I
>> reinstalled it several times. My system is a very clean system, and
>> drivers are always up to date. The demo doesn't work without freezing
>> up either.. And, i have never had any other problems with anything
>> else, so if it's something that is conflicting with the game, then
>> THEY need to find the problem, and provide a patch. Or maybe it's ATI
>> drivers causing it? The new patch did nothing for me.
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Not sure if this is an ATI issue but I'm quite disappointed with the
>>> graphical quality of Halo. Specifically I've seen screen shots of a
>>> crisp looking ammo counter on various websites - I just get a
>>> blurred mess where it's *just* possible to see the figures on the
>>> assault rifle (if I squint real hard that is).
>>>
>>> Also some of the lighting affects look like they're rendered in SW
>>> (e.g. weapon firing effects are quite blurred/blocky).
>>>
>>> I've turned off AA and AF (well switched 'em to application
>>> preference) but I've yet to experience the crisp graphics talked
>>> about on some game sites.
>>>
>>> I'm running at 1024 x 768 with v-sync off and the refresh rate set
>>> to 85 Hz - PC specs follow.
>>>
>>> Sys spec/config
>>> AMD XP1700+ TB(B) @ 2.1 GHz (10.5 x 200 1.55v)
>>> Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro (Using on-board audio & NIC)
>>> OCZ 512 MB DIMM PC3200
>>> Sapphire 9700 (non-pro) (128MB)
>>>
>>> GlobalWin 802 ATX Midi Case
>>> Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU
>>>
>>> Primary IDE Channel
>>> 1 x 120 GB Maxtor ATA133 (Master)
>>> 1 x 40 GB IBM ATA66 (slave)
>>>
>>> Secondary IDE Channel
>>> Liteon 40x12x48x CDRW (Master)
>>> Liteon 16x DVD (Slave)
>>>
>>> OtherHW
>>> HP 940C USB Printer
>>> Cannon LiDE30 USB Scanner
>>> Belkin 7 Port USB HUB
>>> Hauppauge WinTV PCI
>>>
>>> OS: WinXP Pro SP1
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> BillL