Not been around these parts for a long time!

I thought I would jump back into Elite, maybe stream it. Haven't played for a good litte while. Bit gutted my keybinds/joystick controls were gone, But usual Elite Stuff there. It's probably just me but I am finding it harder to rebind my controls. Also the game doesn't look as good as I remember (might just be nostalgia goggles) Anyway just thought I would say hello to anyone who remembers me.
 

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I thought I would jump back into Elite, maybe stream it. Haven't played for a good litte while. Bit gutted my keybinds/joystick controls were gone, But usual Elite Stuff there. It's probably just me but I am finding it harder to rebind my controls. Also the game doesn't look as good as I remember (might just be nostalgia goggles) Anyway just thought I would say hello to anyone who remembers me.
Welcome back, Commander! Check your graphics settings and switch off AMD FSR or AMD CAS, if they are selected. They make the game look terrible and are frankly outdated upscaling techs. Try the in-engine upscaling, depending on your GPU and native resolution, you may be able to set it to 1.5 or 2.0 and the game will look much better.

Fly (not so) safe! o7
 
Welcome back, Commander! Check your graphics settings and switch off AMD FSR or AMD CAS, if they are selected. They make the game look terrible and are frankly outdated upscaling techs. Try the in-engine upscaling, depending on your GPU and native resolution, you may be able to set it to 1.5 or 2.0 and the game will look much better.

Fly (not so) safe! o7
Thank you looks great now! - Starting from scratch again, wish me luck Commanders! o7
 
Welcome back, how long have you been absent?

Thank you looks great now! - Starting from scratch again, wish me luck Commanders! o7
Oof, I couldn't imagine starting from scratch, at least not my main account. I have two alts that are sort of greenhorn beginners, but I didn't take them anywhere - I don't really have the time or passion to play those alts, as it turned out.
 
Yeah if you have Odyssey it looks a lot worse that Horizons,
Not always. For example, Legacy Horizons vs. Odyssey:
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Honestly, which one do you prefer?

anti aliasing is bad.

Everybody keeps saying this, but I just don't see it. Could that be because I'm playing the game with 4k resolution?
 
Welcome back, @Luniticisi!

I remember you from the backer days :D

Really miss the early backer days and (if you were a member) the DDF...

Jealous of you since I don't have the time to jump back in at the moment and it's been two years now, so I hope your jump-back proves good for you.

How long has it been since you last dived? Did you get Odyssey?
 
I'm playing in 4k too. Go and land at one of the bases or run around in carrier and look at the AA

It's horrendous
Ok, I took a full-resolution screenshot inside a station just now (with MSI Afterburner overlay included to see some stats). Compressed it as little as the forum would allow me (I think the limit is 2 MB).

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Ok, I admit that there are some edges that could be better antialiased and show a bit of jaggies (visible if you view the image unscaled), but I would not call it absolutely "horrendous".

I could make it look even better by pumping up the FXAA samples, but my poor GPU won't be able to keep up and framerates would drop below 60 when on foot. Could it be better? Maybe. Is it "horrendous"? Not in my opinion.
 
Ok, I took a full-resolution screenshot inside a station just now (with MSI Afterburner overlay included to see some stats). Compressed it as little as the forum would allow me (I think the limit is 2 MB).

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Ok, I admit that there are some edges that could be better antialiased and show a bit of jaggies (visible if you view the image unscaled), but I would not call it absolutely "horrendous".

I could make it look even better by pumping up the FXAA samples, but my poor GPU won't be able to keep up and framerates would drop below 60 when on foot. Could it be better? Maybe. Is it "horrendous"? Not in my opinion.
It doesn't really come across in still images, it's when I'm moving around. Out in space is ok, but ody bases/concourses/anywhere with straight lines are a flickering mess

I'm playing at 4096x2160, upscaling causes FPS drops so can't do that. Perhaps it's because I play on a TV, I don't know but the AA just does not work in this game

[edit] found a short Youtube video, this is what I get with a 4070 super, watch in fullscreen for the full effect:

Source: https://youtu.be/6csaBpVKsn8
 
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I also turned off AA. You get jaggies with and without, so might as well save on the processing. The only thing i've discovered that really helps is using supersampling, and that can really hit performance. About 1.25 isn't much of a hit, but it doesn't do much for the jaggies. 2x is great for getting rid of jaggies but its effectively 4x the performance requirements and really hits my FPS. 1.5 is bearable if i turn down some of my other graphics options.
 
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Welcome back, @Luniticisi!

I remember you from the backer days :D

Really miss the early backer days and (if you were a member) the DDF...

Jealous of you since I don't have the time to jump back in at the moment and it's been two years now, so I hope your jump-back proves good for you.

How long has it been since you last dived? Did you get Odyssey?
Ohh, I remember the days! I did get odyssey and have played it abit - Just not for quite sometime - and I couldn't tell you when I last posted here (Oh wait I can, it was 2021!)
 
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