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How to make Daggerfall look FABULOUS?

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First post, by Barbecue

Posted on 2008-08-19, 14:51

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I read on some board that it was possible to make Daggerfalls frankly outdated graphics look better by tinkering with the DosBox configuration file. I went and changed the scaler from normal12x to advmame3x the game now looks pleasantly handpained and smoother. However, from watching videos on Youtube, it looks as if it can be made to look better even.

Can anyone tell me what the optimal settings for making Daggerfall look pretty would be? I tried the search function but couldn't quite find what I was looking for. I'm using Dosbox 0.65, would I need to update it?

Thanks in advance.

Reply 1 of 4, by Neville

Posted on 2008-08-19, 17:49

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Youtube videos will always look better, because they're smaller in res. Everything looks better at a lower res. If you're not happy with your display yet, experiment with the different filters.

Reply 2 of 4, by MiniMax

Posted on 2008-08-19, 19:47

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Reply 3 of 4, by DosFreak

Posted on 2008-08-19, 19:50

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Dress Daggerfall up like the guy below to make Daggerfall look FABULOUS!

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Reply 4 of 4, by frobme

Posted on 2008-08-21, 17:48

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You should definitely update to .72 just on general principle (it's performance is substantially higher in Daggerfall for one thing).

How much 'better' a game looks with shaders is largely subjective. Any way you look at it the shader is approximating information that just isn't there, so it isn't more ACCURATE, it's just adding information that can (possibly) make the display look cleaner.

So you just have to try the different shaders and see which ones you like. Also, make sure you have the right aspect ratio. That's about it - Daggerfall is always going to look pretty crappy with 2d sprites, just the way it is. Doesn't make it a crappy game though.

-Frob

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