While this can help improve FPS slightly, the main use would be to make it easier to spot the enemy and things like rockets.įorce Ambient Light: If set to Yes, this option forces a single ambient light to be used throughout each level. If set to no, the sky is always shown as flat black, with no details. The screenshot comparison above shows that with bump mapping disabled, surfaces appear much less 3D.Įnable Detailed Sky: If set to Yes, shows the sky as normal in outdoor areas. Again, if you need the extra FPS then turn it off. If set to Yes, surfaces will appear much more realistic, especially when light shines on them, however your performance will be lower. If you feel comfortable turning this option off, then the performance improvement (which is significant on many systems) may be worth it.Įnable Bump Maps: Bump mapping is an effect which makes 2D textures appear as though they are 3D, with depth and grain. Your performance will improve, but the atmosphere of the game may suffer somewhat.
If set to No, these shadows will disappear, although this doesn't mean all the areas of darkness in the game will be removed. This is particularly noticeable when there are multiple characters/enemies on the screen, as they cast very complex shadows. If set to Yes you will see most objects casting very realistic shadows, which move with dynamic sources of lighting (such as swinging lamps for example), however your FPS will be lower as your system has to do more calculations to determine where shadows are cast at any point in time. These effects take some graphical power to produce, so disabling this option (setting it to No) will improve your performance at the cost of realism and immersion.Įnable Shadows: This setting determines whether you see any real-time shadows cast for objects in the game. For example, looking at a column of fire will produce a highly realistic heat haze effect. High Quality Special Effects: With this setting set to Yes, Quake 4 will use a range of advanced graphical techniques to increase your immersion in the game. Quake 4 Tweak Guide In-Game Settings (Pt.2)Ĭlicking this option takes you to a range of settings which allow you to fine tune the graphics in Quake 4.
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