Red Faction: Armageddon

[tet5uo]

Seems it won't support triple-wide, same as the first game.

Not sure if this being in the game's readme file as a video issue is an indication that they'd like to change that in the future.

From the game's readme

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2.2 VIDEO ISSUES
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A. Latest video drivers required. Steam provides a link for
updating video drivers in their menus if needed.

B. Mid-range NVIDIA® GeForce® 9xxx cards, such as the NVIDIA®
GeForce® 9400 GT may experience low framerate during gameplay.
NVIDIA® GeForce® 88XX or 98XX 320 MB graphics cards or higher
are recommended.

C. Some Mid-range ATI Radeon™ cards with 80 shader processors
such as the ATI Radeon™ HD 4350 & 5450 may experience low
framerate during gameplay.

D. If visual effects are seen displaying through walls with
use of an NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics card, update video
drivers to resolve the issue.

E. If screen tearing is occurring, turn on v-sync in the
video options menu.

F. Eyefinity is not supported.

Downloading on steam now, will report back when I can actually get in the game.

[tet5uo]

Well, I haven't bothered messing with the config files to see if it can run triple-wide (if it can, I'm sure the HUD will be stretched like in the first game)

But it's mad fun so far. It's totally linear unlike guerilla, but so far that's not really bothering me too much, there's still lots of stuff to wreck.

it's a much better port this time around too, since they did it in house instead of outsourcing the job. They have good, non laggy mouse-controls, and a good amount of key-bindings and video options like a proper PC game... save the triple wide support :P

[thales100]

Ill wait for a triple wide solution to buy this game.

[scavvenjahh]

Standard vs. widescreen comparison screenies are always welcome. :wink:

[tet5uo]

Yeah, you bet, I'll post up some screenies when I get home later.

I would have last night, but I ran into a bug an hour in at a new area that cut my FPS to the low teens and made the game unplayable...

Perhaps it's a 3way SLI issue, im sure they don't test console ports with tri-sli.

[tet5uo]

Here's some comparison shots. At least it's HOR+

I seem to see some HUD deforming depending on the aspect, so Even if it were possible to set a triple-wide res, (I couldn't find any config files for this game anywhere) the HUD would be all over the place.

4:3




16:10



16:9

[fuc847]

anyway we could get a FOV edit mod..?

Hayden help us ! :)

[HaYDeN]

Please list the flaws..... (for myself and for informational purposes)

[tet5uo]

Only flaw is no Triple-Wide support as far as I can see. Unless a slight bit of hud distortion counts.

[HaYDeN]

Only flaw is no Triple-Wide support as far as I can see. Unless a slight bit of hud distortion counts.

So it is merely an issue of not being able to choose a Superwide resolution?

Will it run windowed?

[fuc847]

yes it will run windowed, but you cant choose any resolultions other than from 4:3, 16:9, 16:10 aspects. not sure where this games stores its config files (seems like there are none under my user docs).

also MY complaint is that this game last too narrow FOV (looks likes its around 50 to 60), something like 80 to 90 would suit better for all the explosions going on.

[tet5uo]

Yeah, can't select the resolution in-game, it lists them by aspect ratio, and you can only pick the 3 standard ones. so no 48:9 option :)

The Last Red Faction game had config files you could dig into and change the resolution to anything you needed, but I was unable to locate openable config files this time.

Haven't tried yet running windowed and expanding to fill my desktop...

[RED-FROG]

Well it's weird but...guys, the game started in eyefinity resolution. And plays it as well.
What's different with my system? :S

http://www.abload.de/img/redfactionarmageddon_ddngz.jpg

Only thing is, the options shows a res of 640x480.
If I change only one setting, I bet the game will change to that and I will never be able to reverse the change.
(but its gotta be somewhere in the registry - hex decimals)
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only played it a few minutes so far. I have to do other things at the moment. But it looked ok to me. Also took a video of it but uploading will take forever lol ^^
Ok...I'm doing my laundry now. :P

[tet5uo]

Heh no idea. I haven't been able to get it to get anything but standard resolutions. At least you confirm the hud will be distorted.

[thales100]

I was unable to locate openable config files this time.

"Openable or not", are there any config files you can locate ?

[RED-FROG]

Well all we can see is that it CAN run in eyefinity almost flawless except for the HUD.

But jesus. The FOV NEEDS to be fixed. It's HORRIBLE. I can't imagine how anyone could play this on one single monitor.

The HUD in RF:A @eyefinity isn't that bad if you had seen the one in RF:G. It simply made the game unplayable.

Here is a quick video I did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7E9FqV-V4
It's kinda dark in the beginning I think

[tet5uo]

[quote]I was unable to locate openable config files this time.

"Openable or not", are there any config files you can locate ?

Nope, nothing that has the standard .ini or .cfg type extensions or even a name that suggests it is.

Might be something in the registry...

[fuc847]

yeh its weird. i cant find it anywhere, tried searching for "faction" in registry and while there is a folder for it, it has no detailed config info.

[fuc847]

yeh its weird. i cant find it anywhere, tried searching for "faction" in registry and while there is a folder for it, it has no detailed config info.

[tet5uo]

The HUD in RF:A @eyefinity isn't that bad if you had seen the one in RF:G. It simply made the game unplayable.

Here is a quick video I did:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7E9FqV-V4
It's kinda dark in the beginning I think

Wait till you get all the doodads around your crosshair for the power-up cooldowns and ammo-count and enemy health meters.... probably be huge.