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Article #279Re: Dark games and RTCW
From: AAA
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:53
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:53
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I'm using 3Deep software that came with my MSI Geforce2 Pro... it seems to brighten all games I run along with Windows... I've tried fooling around with the color correction but it doesn't seem to brighten when I run games, only windows... give a try with 3Deep... not sure where to get it but I'm sure someone knows here... "Inglo" <spehrson*fnord*@yahoo.com> wrote in news:i43Q7.2622 $YH3.531396758@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com: > I think I found it in the planetAvP forums. When I first tried it I > thought perhaps I was being put on. But it does work. > I used to have a friend who was a chef who got pissed off whenever he > saw someone add salt to the food he had prepared, said he wished the > restaurant wouldn't put salt on the tables. I told him he was a moron. > I feel the same way about game designers and brightness controls. > > -- > "When you feel like life's gonna take a turn for the worse, press F6.." > > Steve � Inglo > No IM# available > > > "anyweb" <anyweb@diespammerdiehotmail.com> wrote in message > news:rM2Q7.1476$_G1.585199@newsc.telia.net... >> steve >> >> where did you find that out ? >> >> what a bizarre way to increase brightness in a game >> >> wow >> >> hehe >> >> anyweb >> "Inglo" <spehrson*fnord*@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:o52Q7.2600$3Z2.528442426@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com... >> > "prequelitis" <time@to.com> wrote in message >> > news:zx%P7.426515$bY5.1781653@news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> > > >> > > >> > > > I've got a Geforce 2 MX200 and some games are just so dark while >> > > > others are perfectly fine. >> > > > For example, Quake 2 and 3 is dark and but Quake 3 TA is >> > > > excellent. After installing Team Arena, >> > > > Quake 3 is also fine. >> > > > >> > > > The list of dark games also include Pro Rally 2001, Sports Car >> > > > GT, Carmageddon TDR, >> > > > Alien Vs Predator 2, >> > > >> > > >> > > avp2 is absolutely ridiculous when it comes to darkness..not a >> > > single brightness control to be found in the settings. the >> > > AUTOEXEC has them, but seems to have ZERO effect in the game. I >> > > know the game is meant to be dark and atmospheric, but this goes a >> > > bit too far. >> > > >> > >> > >> > There is a way to fix the brightness in AvP2, its a major pain in >> > the ass though. Bring up the chat/console (default ENTER), make >> > sure the bottom right hand portion of the screen is bright (you have >> > to be able to read some black letters), type in: >> > <cheat> mplightadd >> > Then use your forward, strafe right, and jump keys to increase the >> > values seen in the bottom right. This only works in single player >> > though. >> > >> > -- >> > "When you feel like life's gonna take a turn for the worse, press >> > F6.." >> > >> > Steve � Inglo >> > No IM# available >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > >
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