32 bit texture pack

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I think the textures are installed, all you should have to do is go into the
options and turn them on.
"vadvaro3" <vadvaro3@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> When I first installed NWN I had a lower end card (geoforce 2 400, 32 mb,
> etc) and had no reason to install but the 16bit texture packs. Now I have
a
> better card (ATI 9200, 128mb, etc) and would like to use the 32bit packs.
> Is is possible to just install them over the current install, or will I
need
> to start from scratch?
>
> ben
>
>

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vadvaro3 wrote:
> When I first installed NWN I had a lower end card (geoforce 2 400, 32 mb,
> etc) and had no reason to install but the 16bit texture packs. Now I have a
> better card (ATI 9200, 128mb, etc) and would like to use the 32bit packs.
> Is is possible to just install them over the current install, or will I need
> to start from scratch?


You'll have to uninstall/re-install NWN. I think you get the option of
saving user data when uninstalling; however, copy your /localvault,
/savegame, /override and /portraits directories for safety. And, with a
128MB card, you can install and use the 64MB texture pack. Makes a *big*
difference in the look of the game.
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Barry Scott Will wrote:

> You'll have to uninstall/re-install NWN. I think you get the option of
> saving user data when uninstalling; however, copy your /localvault,
> /savegame, /override and /portraits directories for safety. And, with a
> 128MB card, you can install and use the 64MB texture pack. Makes a *big*
> difference in the look of the game.

I just did nearly the same upgrade as the original poster: I upgraded my
video card from a GeForce 2 MX 200 to an ATI 9200 SE. The improvement in
framerate was incredible (after I updated the drivers, anyway) -- I went
from about 10 FPS to about 30 FPS.

Anyway, I've got the 32 MB textures installed, and I'm wondering just
how the 64 MB textures are different, and whether using them will reduce
performance.

Also, while the framerate is much improved, there is an annoying problem
-- whenever something new appears on the screen, everything pauses for a
moment. For instance, I'll hear the sound effect for a monster
teleporting in, but the image locks for half a second or so, then the
monster appears. This doesn't happen when new instances of the same
monster appears, so I'm guessing it's some sort of issue with textures
being loaded. I don't know why this would lead to a noticeable pause
with a faster, 128 MB card when it didn't with a slower, 32 MB card.

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> I have a 32MB graphics card, but I have the game set to use the 64MB
texture
> packs. Is this pointless? How does this work, exactly? What should I set
it
> to?

It all depends on your video card. If your video card handles texture
compression then it won't really matter. However an older card that dosen't
handle texture compression will have to "mip down" the textures to lower res
textures which in extreme cases can cause a blurry look.


MadDAWG

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John Salerno wrote:
> I have a 32MB graphics card, but I have the game set to use the 64MB texture
> packs. Is this pointless?

Yes. You need 64MB of video RAM to use the 64MB textures.


> How does this work, exactly? What should I set it to?

It will use whatever textures it can. I'm not sure, but it is possible
that, if it can't load the 64MB textures, it will default all the way
down to the 16MB (compatible) textures. You should probably set it to
use the 32MB texture pack.
--
Barry Scott Will
Pyric RPG Publications
http://www.pyric.com/

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"Barry Scott Will" <nwn**JUNK**@cavecreations.net> wrote in message
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> Brian G. Vaughan wrote:
> > Anyway, I've got the 32 MB textures installed, and I'm wondering just
> > how the 64 MB textures are different, and whether using them will reduce
> > performance.
>
> Here's a comparison of the 32MB and 64MB texture packs:
> http://www.cavesites.com/pyric/nwn_vidcardcomp.html
>
> Using a higher resolution texture pack should not affect overall
> performance.
>
>
> > Also, while the framerate is much improved, there is an annoying problem
> > -- whenever something new appears on the screen, everything pauses for a
> > moment. For instance, I'll hear the sound effect for a monster
> > teleporting in, but the image locks for half a second or so, then the
> > monster appears. This doesn't happen when new instances of the same
> > monster appears, so I'm guessing it's some sort of issue with textures
> > being loaded. I don't know why this would lead to a noticeable pause
> > with a faster, 128 MB card when it didn't with a slower, 32 MB card.
>
> I love ATI cards, but there are issues with their drivers. I recently
> upgraded from a 9000 Pro to a 9600 All-in-Wonder and, in KotOR at least,
> performance actually decreased a little and occasionally the textures
> wouldn't load at all, forcing me to restart the computer.
> --
> Barry Scott Will
> Pyric RPG Publications
> http://www.pyric.com/
>
> If you insist on emailing me, remove all the **JUNK** first
ATI cards are great, however most games nowadays are designed and tested
mainly with Nvidia (Gforce cards) chipsets due to thier popularity right
now. As a result some games will look and preform great on ATI cards others
not so great. From my understanding of the whole deal is that the 2
companies chipset and instruction designs are drastically different from
each other so if you were programming a game on an Nvidia card you can bet
your "booty" youre gonna have to go back and tweak it for other video
chipsets, wich is what I've noticed with alot of the new games out with the
patches they release usually have a bunch of ATI fixes, although it could be
ATI drivers as well, I know I have got a few buggy ones from updates in the
past. Hopefully this will be less of an issue in the future seeing as ATI
cards are gaining in popularity.