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ATi Hardware Using AA in Everquest II

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Blacklash

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Awhile ago I said I would demonstrate ATi hardware applying AA in EQ 2. I was slow to get around to it because at that time I was installing this new motherboard and optimizing for it.

Since the Cat 6.3s Cat AI breaks the AA work around in EQ 2. You may apply AA in EQ 2 by first disabling Cat AI and setting the level you desire in the CCC. In the EQ 2 folder edit the two "configuration files" called recent and default with notepad. Add the line r_aa_blit 1 to each and save. Also it works fine without the CCC using ATi Tray Tools + the driver instead. Just remember to kill Cat AI.

I have used feedback to ATi about this issue. Also when disabling Cat AI Crossfire will apply what looks like a clear plastic checkerboard layover on your screen. You fix that by by simply moving the gamma slider around in the game CP.

Note: If you don't view the screens at full resolution they will look aliased. So when they first load click them again and they should go full size.







 
AA has been deliberately disabled in EQ2 on ATI hardware because they were having issues with it. You can force AA enabled by disabling Cat AI, but you may run into problems.
 
Brent_Justice said:
AA has been deliberately disabled in EQ2 on ATI hardware because they were having issues with it. You can force AA enabled by disabling Cat AI, but you may run into problems.
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Really? Interesting. I knew about the forcing of AA via cat AI off and r_aa_blit 1. I didn't know ATi was having issues with AA in that game. I thought they disabled it as part of AI because technically AA is disabled in EQ 2 without the r_aa_blit 1 command|fix.

I am just glad someone told me about the r_aa_blit 1 fix long ago to use AA in EQ because it can not be enabled by forcing it from the nVidia or ATi CP.

I've tried the game with a single 6800 ultra, X800 XL, Dual 7800GTs and now dual X1900s. It's painfully obvious the work being done on the CPU is slowing down peformance in some instances. Then again many games are done this way because the fact remains most folks don't have dual card setups or flagship graphics cards.

I am very curious to see what difference an overclocked Conroe will have in EQ 2 and in certain instances in games like GRAW, particularly fire fights. I'll probably install Doom III again, god up, draw all the creatures I can find down on me then mass execute them for a comparison test as well.
 
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