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    Posts: 49 Arc User
    edited February 2010 in The Fanatics Forum
    Now that I've discovered that I can run PWI at max settings with minimal performance loss, I've been tinkering to figure out which looks best.
    I'm stuck, and can't decide between open and closed refraction.
    I'd like to see what you folks think, and I've taken some comparison screenshots.

    #1
    Open
    Close

    #2
    Open
    Close

    #3
    Open
    Close

    Thanks in advance.
    Post edited by Vascanonus - Raging Tide on

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    • Posts: 972 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      I favour closed refraction.
    • Posts: 420 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      Ahha! So THAT'S what refraction is...XD...

      If close is that one where you can see the stuffs in the ocean, that looks the best.
    • Posts: 17 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      Nice new sig Doll b:laugh
    • Posts: 61 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      well i generaly prefer open refraction just cos it makes the water more realer along with the graphics on max settings looking realy nice,

      problem is u cant see underwater for mobs under there so its kinda hard to no where to drop when theres flying mobs above and water mobs below on the map,

      the closed refraction still makes the water look nice, just not as real since u cant actualy see that deep underwater cos no water is as clear as that in the sea lol
    • Posts: 4,449 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      I like the one where you can see through the water. b:chuckle
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    • Posts: 2,686 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      I prefer closed, simply because it makes seeing in the water easier, lol.
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    • Posts: 1,099 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      Closed looks nice.b:victory
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    • Posts: 194 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      Lol @ third picture closed refraction. That shark is nommin' a tiger. b:chuckle

      I favor both.. Open because it gives the water a pretty color and a more realistic feel. Closed because you can see stuff easier in it. b:surrender
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    • Posts: 178 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      simply for visual appeal i would go with open, though i guess if you really needed to see under the sea closed helps
    • Posts: 84 Arc User
      edited February 2010
      I prefer open refraction and everything else on max, but I have a fast computer that can handle all that with almost no lag D;
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