Antialiasing - recommended or not?

**Harkon** · 11-07-2014, 03:03

Originally Posted by Christianus

I think most computers do the antialiasing from windows directly, so Its a waste of processing energy to make the game use It as well. It doubles It up I think. I never use It at least...

Err, no. That only happens if you specifically configure your graphics card to use Anti-Aliasing by default in its control panel and set it to override the Anti-Aliasing of individual programs...

**Tux** · 11-07-2014, 12:43

Originally Posted by Harkon

Err, no. That only happens if you specifically configure your graphics card to use Anti-Aliasing by default in its control panel and set it to override the Anti-Aliasing of individual programs...

Yes and it's better to see it manually for best quality/performance ratio.

**Kleitos** · 11-08-2014, 13:21

@Tux: to see it manually - what you mean by that? (some english expressions - still dont get them ;-)
you mean better to set it in Games/Options/Video Settings? ...and i dont know how it looks with other better engines/graphicCards - in my Games/Options/Video Settings i can choose between Antialiasing x2, x4 and x8 - you folks have the same here or more?
I tested so far in some Battles and it works with x8 as good as without Antialiasing (i.e. the Speed of the Game) - The View of course is much better with Antialiasing now - especially details like the Sarissas or Spears in general. ...so it seems in EB1 i had Antialiasing set by default and didnt know that.
Still wonder why the auto detect recommends it without - and why in the M2TWpreference.cfg it was set at off.

**Tux** · 11-08-2014, 13:29

Like you did in-game. :)

**Kleitos** · 11-08-2014, 19:58

ok - thanks Tux
..then i will play with Antialiasing x8 from now on

**Antiokhos II Theos** · 11-23-2014, 09:36

You can as someone mention specify settings in your graphics card control panel per game eg NVidia

**Kleitos** · 11-23-2014, 15:40

well, i played since then with Antialiasing x8 and it works perfectly.

...i wonder if in EB 1 this was set as default 'cause i never bothered for Antialiasing and there were no pixelated shapes.
i just still wonder why, when i click on "auto-detect" in the video settings it becomes disabled.

..so with hindsight, i was unsure about it for no actual reason.