Borderlands 2... another AAA title bites the FXAA bullet......

[SirPauly]

Updated the AA compatibility with those two potential flags for Borderlands 2 at Rage, thanks again.

This list is already updated for the SSAA flag for Borderlands 2:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956

 

[Skunkwourk]

Either I'm too old or just lazy, but I don't even care if a game supports AA as long as it displays in 1080p. The Jaggies of today just don't bother me like they did at Lower Resolutions way back in the days of yore.

Im with you. If the gameplay is fun, I don't seem to mind anymore. I think PC Gamers in general have high standards for games. Still, seeing PC Gamers spend upwards of $1000 on hardware, I can understand the frustration with not being able to properly enjoy it.

 

[railven]

So, someone want to explain to me why FXAA makes objects in the distance clearer (negating DOF) and makes object closer to the player blurrier (not too much, but noticeable.)

Been tinkering with the options and getting PhysX Hybrid going, and I noticed FXAA has a weird tendency to make objects in the distance not be affected by DOF.

 

[f1sherman]

I haven't noticed that.
But I don't like FXAA in this game, so I'm using SMAA atm.
Maybe I'll tinker with FXAA injector later, but I doubt.

Also... this game would get nothing with TXAA . There are no long horizontal and vertical lines to flicker.
Nice and crisp goes with BL2, not dreamy and fuzzy.

PhysX OTOH is easily the most spectacular implementation of it.

 

[TheUnk]

PhysX OTOH is easily the most spectacular implementation of it.

Yeah.. The pools of blood that travel around the ground like mercury and vanishes when you step on it - amazing. Very realistic. derp

 

[f1sherman]

Yeah.. The pools of blood that travel around the ground like mercury and vanishes when you step on it - amazing. Very realistic. derp

Well... if it's not realistic,

and if BL2 chemistry/physics is nothing like what you have seen while visiting Pandora, just turn PhysX off. No need to rage.

 

[TheUnk]

Well... if it's not realistic,

and if BL2 chemistry/physics is nothing like what you have seen while visiting Pandora, just turn PhysX off. No need to rage.

Not raging, just not seeing whats so spectacular about it. I really shouldn't have used the word realistic.

The blood blobs would have been cooler if it just laid where it fell and you only created bloody footsteps when walking through it instead of it disappearing.

 

[awdrifter]

FXAA is really not that bad. It provides very good anti-aliasing with minimal IQ and performance loss. Borderlands uses the Unreal Engine 3 so it doesn't support MSAA anyways, I rather have the option to use FXAA rather than no AA at all. I actually uses the FXAA injector for Borderlands 1.

 

[toyota]

it looks better with SMAA. I removed the black outline too and now the game looks pretty cool and the jaggies really cant be noticed.

 

[railven]

I haven't noticed that.
But I don't like FXAA in this game, so I'm using SMAA atm.
Maybe I'll tinker with FXAA injector later, but I doubt.

Not that I was trying to find an issue, but when I switched FXAA in the options I instantly saw a blurred mountain peak (blurred due to DOF) pop up crystal clear while objects directly in front of me gained a little blur - which sort of baffled me.

FXAA Off - Satellite looks blurry:

FXAA On - Satellite has more visible detail:

Just one example, I found this to be very common while trying it in other areas. Kind of weird.