AntiAliasing please... Forced Settings Took forever to work through problems.

[LessLoveLess8]

Instructions for Major Graphics Enhancement:
1. download SweetFX ARR Package here: http://ninjafada.com/ffxiv/ARR/p3/p3v9.rar
2. Extract to C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game
3. download sweet fx preset listed below (you can only use one of the presets listed below..in case your new to sweetfx)
Super Vibrant: http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/698/
Color Boost: http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/690/
4. Open the preset text file
5. Change SMAA to 0, and FXAA to 0, and Lumasharpen to 0
EDIT: Also change Bloom to 1 and HDR to 1 if it has not already been done
6. Save Preset Text File
7. Copy the newly saved Preset, Paste it here C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game
8. Overwrite the previous one.
9. FOR AMD CARDS ONLY Open Catalyst Control Center
10. Click gaming
11. Click 3D Application Settings
12. Adjust to my listed settings at the bottom of this post
13. Click apply.
14. Launch Final Fantasy...
15. configure your graphics settings to turn off HDR, Turn off FXAA.
16. Exit Final Fantasy
17. Re-launch Final Fantasy
18. Reap your profits.

(ALL POSSIBLE WITH NVIDIA AS WELL, WILL UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW TO ENABLE SUPER SAMPLING WITH A NVIDIA CARD WITHOUT CAUSING ARTIFICATS)

(CURRENTLY WORKING ON ENB PRESET TO INTRODUCE BETTER DOF AS WELL)

(WILL GET SCREENSHOTS SOON OF IN GAME GRAPHICS)


Hey SE, could you put some legit AA in your game by the DX11 release? It just took me a ridiculous amount of work to force it through without causing graphical issues.

First i used Sweetfx, but Sweetfx AA sucks about as bad as the games..., even with top quality SMAA and FXAA the game looked terrible.

I finally got an ENB i used to use for Skyrim working right, and WOW did it work. Really, it took so much to get it working, and it paid off. But when i got in game, i noticed that it still wasnt GREAT is was just OK.

So then i started trying to force through SuperSampling AA through my Gfx Card, and that worked AWESOME like seriously, AWESOME. But it messed up the GFX so bad and removed all magic animations from the game. Still, never seen a prettier game before, so i deicided to take this route from here on out.

And it took me 1-2 hours to get SuperSampling AA to work without artifacts (there was a simple resolution, but still)

So if you could, please include some good AA next time round


Current Settings forced through GFX Card:

AntiAliasing:
AA mode - Enhance Application Settings
AA samples - Enhance Application Settings
Filter - Standard
Anti-Aliasing Method - Supersampling
Morphological Filtering - (ON fullscreen only)

Texture Filtering - Override application settings
Ansioscopic samples - 16x
Texture filter - High Quality
Surface Format Optimization - On

Frame Rate Control -
Wait for Vertical Sync - Always ON
OpenGL Tripple Buffering - ON

Tessalation
Tess - Override Application Settings
Maximum Tessalation - 64X

The game now looks amazing.


In Game Settings Change:

Turn off in game FXAA (like you would with SweetFX)

[LessLoveLess8]

Hey SE, could you put some legit AA in your game by the DX11 release? It just took me a ridiculous amount of work to force it through without causing graphical issues.

First i used Sweetfx, but Sweetfx AA sucks about as bad as the games..., even with top quality SMAA and FXAA the game looked terrible.

I finally got an ENB i used to use for Skyrim working right, and WOW did it work. Really, it took so much to get it working, and it paid off. But when i got in game, i noticed that it still wasnt GREAT is was just OK.

So then i started trying to force through SuperSampling AA through my Gfx Card, and that worked AWESOME like seriously, AWESOME. But it messed up the GFX so bad and removed all magic animations from the game. Still, never seen a prettier game before, so i deicided to take this route from here on out.

And it took me 1-2 hours to get SuperSampling AA to work without artifacts (there was a simple resolution, but still)

So if you could, please include some good AA next time round


Current Settings forced through GFX Card:

AntiAliasing:
AA mode - Enhance Application Settings
AA samples - Enhance Application Settings
Filter - Standard
Anti-Aliasing Method - Supersampling
Morphological Filtering - (ON fullscreen only)

Texture Filtering - Override application settings
Ansioscopic samples - 16x
Texture filter - High Quality
Surface Format Optimization - On

Frame Rate Control -
Wait for Vertical Sync - Always ON
OpenGL Tripple Buffering - ON

Tessalation
Tess - Override Application Settings
Maximum Tessalation - 64X

The game now looks amazing.


In Game Settings Change:

Turn off in game FXAA (like you would with SweetFX)

Just changed to Filter - Edge Detect. Major difference in quality.

[LessLoveLess8]

Just changed to Filter - Edge Detect. Major difference in quality.

>.> well, Scratch, Standard does not produce any shimmering but Edge Detect does. But still, very big difference might keep edge might loose it. but still, plz fix AA

[LessLoveLess8]

>.> well, Scratch, Standard does not produce any shimmering but Edge Detect does. But still, very big difference might keep edge might loose it. but still, plz fix AA

sweet FX Vibrancy helped alot with the slightly washed out color pallet, Keep FXAA and SMAA off in sweet FX and enable the graphics settings for supersampling and that will also boost the graphics.

[LessLoveLess8]

sweet FX Vibrancy helped alot with the slightly washed out color pallet, Keep FXAA and SMAA off in sweet FX and enable the graphics settings for supersampling and that will also boost the graphics.

Edge Detect Super Sampling Causing Shimmering on HP and MP bars but not TP >.> interesting. Not too bad just noticed it. I would keep luma sharpen off, as i think that caused some extra shimmer throughout the game. HDR should be set through SweetFX not in game. SweetFX's HDR is superior

Also i am not sure if i mentioned...

The sweetFX i am currently using in conjunction with super Sampling is

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/698/ <- this ARR Preset and Sweet FX 1.4 (http://ninjafada.com/ffxiv/ARR/p3/p3v9.rar) <-

the vibrancy does not change the colors as it states it does in those screenshots. Those are way overly done, and the AA takes some of the vibrancy away. however

Another good preset to use, color wise, anyway, would be

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/690/ <- as it does not go crazy with vibrancy, only tunes it up a notch.

and again, make sure to set both SMAA and FXAA to 0 if you are to use super sampling AA

also noticing that the latter preset has much better bloom than in game.

So SweetFX for bloom and HDR and Vibrancy, Graphics Card Config for forced Super Sampling AA makes the sun come out on a rainy day

man, by the way im going right now im not even going to need the dx11 client.. >.>

[LessLoveLess8]

Edge Detect Super Sampling Causing Shimmering on HP and MP bars but not TP >.> interesting. Not too bad just noticed it. I would keep luma sharpen off, as i think that caused some extra shimmer throughout the game. HDR should be set through SweetFX not in game. SweetFX's HDR is superior

Also i am not sure if i mentioned...

The sweetFX i am currently using in conjunction with super Sampling is

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/698/ <- this ARR Preset and Sweet FX 1.4 (http://ninjafada.com/ffxiv/ARR/p3/p3v9.rar) <-

the vibrancy does not change the colors as it states it does in those screenshots. Those are way overly done, and the AA takes some of the vibrancy away. however

Another good preset to use, color wise, anyway, would be

http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/preset/690/ <- as it does not go crazy with vibrancy, only tunes it up a notch.

and again, make sure to set both SMAA and FXAA to 0 if you are to use super sampling AA

also noticing that the latter preset has much better bloom than in game.

So SweetFX for bloom and HDR and Vibrancy, Graphics Card Config for forced Super Sampling AA makes the sun come out on a rainy day

man, by the way im going right now im not even going to need the dx11 client.. >.>

Adding instructions to the first post, this is the best graphics modification i have found so far, dont need to tweak it anymore to get it right. Wish all the other SweetFX presets didnt vanish and go missing >.< i would have liked to try some of the better ones out.

[LessLoveLess8]

Adding instructions to the first post, this is the best graphics modification i have found so far, dont need to tweak it anymore to get it right. Wish all the other SweetFX presets didnt vanish and go missing >.< i would have liked to try some of the better ones out.

stupid me, i just try to log in so many times i got locked out for "several minutes" Stupid Capps Lock lol

[Sneakaboo]

Thank you for this post, I think the best thing to use is nvidia inspector for AA.
I've never gotten AA to work with the standard configuration screen from Nvidia with my 570 and 580 GTX.

Defiantly interested in giving it a go and see how it works out.

[LessLoveLess8]

Thank you for this post, I think the best thing to use is nvidia inspector for AA.
I've never gotten AA to work with the standard configuration screen from Nvidia with my 570 and 580 GTX.

Defiantly interested in giving it a go and see how it works out.

thanks for the thanks unfortunately ive been using AMDs version of the inspector for AA, im still working out how to pull this out without causing artifacts on nvidia, if the settings you use work out please let me know so i can update the OP

UPDATE: As far as i can tell SS AA through Nvidias inspector causes the bloom to vanish, well thats been stated elseware during alpha for the game. Not sure about now, Please still let me know what happens

[ZohnoReecho]

I don't get it, what's wrong with FFXIV antialiasing? It looks ok to me.