Dawntrail Graphics Update - Eye Strain

[Elodie_Einsbern]

I've seen some people claiming that the DLSS/FSR issue can at least be minimized by reducing the resolution scaling from 100 to 99, but I'm not using either, so I can't speak from personal experience.

I'm honestly not sure what is happening with the resolution scaling. I'm not using FSR (have it disabled in driver), and I took it from 100 to 99 in game and it instantly made metal on armor look more defined. Where it was darker and more blurry at 100. I was next too a persons chocobo that had metal armor when I did this, so it was the first thing I noticed.

[Wind-Krysvein]

Bumping once again to make sure people see this. You are not alone.

[Kefzka]

I saw/see it as well.

It’s a blurring that occurs when there is motion of any kind. It started in the beginning on the ship, you could see distortion around the mast of the ship in the sky as it moved through the water. When on Tural itself, any time your character moves, everything beyond a short distance blurs. The moment you stop, you can see everything sharpen up. It happens on DLSS and FSR, it’s more noticeable on DLSS though. It occurs with both disabled as well but is more noticeable when theyre enabled. It also occurs even if you uncheck the box that says “blur objects in motion”.

My PC is more than powerful enough, and my frame rate doesn’t drop low enough to enable DLSS or FSR but it still appears as if they are engaging. It seems like it’s something entirely separate from DLSS or FSR though. I haven’t checked the old world yet to see if maybe it’s New World specific. I’ve tinkered with all the settings and it seems baked into the new graphics themselves. I have no doubts it will be addressed and alleviated but it may take time depending on where the problem actually is.

[Limecat]

I can't stand any form of blurring effects in a game. My brain thinks my eyes aren't seeing right so they give themselves cramps trying endlessly widen and shrink in an impossible attempt to focus.

[Azureskies01]

I can't stand any form of blurring effects in a game. My brain thinks my eyes aren't seeing right so they give themselves cramps trying endlessly widen and shrink in an impossible attempt to focus.

The blurring is generally a side effect of a temporal solution used in antialiasing (and DLSS as it uses temporal upscaling). Turn on FXAA or turn AA off completely and it will go away.

[mayochup]

The amount of bloom in the game got ramped up as well, and you can't even disable it (pre DT disabling glare in settings fixed it but that doesn't seem to work here). Been giving heavy eye strain and headaches, borderline unplayable for me. Would be great for a setting to disable it.

[Klauth]

The amount of bloom in the game got ramped up as well, and you can't even disable it (pre DT disabling glare in settings fixed it but that doesn't seem to work here). Been giving heavy eye strain and headaches, borderline unplayable for me. Would be great for a setting to disable it.

Same here. It baffles me they disabled that option considering bloom can be very aggressive on your eyes.
The bloom/glare is clearly something that should be able to be turned off, specially on a mmo that requires to focus during raids for long hours.

[Erinellza]

The amount of bloom in the game got ramped up as well, and you can't even disable it (pre DT disabling glare in settings fixed it but that doesn't seem to work here). Been giving heavy eye strain and headaches, borderline unplayable for me. Would be great for a setting to disable it.

Yup, the new zone with the glowing plants is especially bad. Everything is so bright and glowy and I can't turn it off.

I can't turn off wet surface effects either, it used to be an option but I can't find it anymore. Now everything is overly shiny when it rains. I went to my house in Shiro, it was raining and the beach looked wetter than the sea, lol.

[Erinellza]

The amount of bloom in the game got ramped up as well, and you can't even disable it (pre DT disabling glare in settings fixed it but that doesn't seem to work here). Been giving heavy eye strain and headaches, borderline unplayable for me. Would be great for a setting to disable it.

This is one of my main issues. Turning off bloom would help a lot. I had it turned off before Dawntrail but now I can't do it anymore.
And yes, it was glare but it's called bloom in other games. Kind of confusing.

We need TURN OFF buttons for several things: bloom, graphics upscaling, mount tilt, wet surface effects (bring it back)!
The so-called "graphics update" is more like a graphics downgrade because we have less options now.

[Argantaelle]

Unfortunately, reducing the resolution scaling from 100 to 99 helps to sharpen the character gear textures, but the blurring-while-moving issue (especially noticeable on trees with a clear sky as a background) persists.