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Hideous lens flare since latest patch (pic)

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited March 2010 in Graphical and Sound Issues
The new patch brought hideously simplistic lens flare effects. See picture. I'm running the game on a GeForce at maximum graphics setting.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I hate lens flare, I don't care how well or poorly its done. Why on earth (or in space) would my view screen have lens flare.

    PLEASE tell me there is a way to disable this "feature"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Yes, I have the exact same graphic glitch with my lens glare
    Nvidia Geforce GTX 280
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    exactly the same for me and is very distracting FIX it
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Yah it's pretty bad, I filled out a bug report for it myself....
    Lens Flare, which I didn't notice before this latest patch, looks absolutely aweful. Now I'm not anti-lense flare, I actually like it and think it makes sense when done right, however the way it's done currently in STO looks terrible and detracts from the game. It's a simple ring and hexagon, please either improve it drastically so it's much higher quality (And only shows where it's supposed to and not through solid objects) or remove it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Oh and I see now they commented on it...
    dstahl wrote: »
    The lens flare was a fail. It was missing a few key art files that made it look pretty on internal testing.

    We're going to nuke it for now and get it fixed so that you can see how it was intended to go out.

    link
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    It was quite shocking when I first saw it as well. Think they over did it on the bling factor a bit. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    yeah, it looks badly done...gonna have to log in and check it out.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Same here. Was inside Sol station and kept seeing an opaque shape and starburst. Finally realized it was supposed to be lens flare from the Sun... through several layers of station walls. :confused:

    Tried turning lens flares off in options, among many other tweaks, but not go. Changed nothing.

    How did they break the graphic engine. Cryptic... just sad.

    Anyone figure out a fix or at least a way to turn it off?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The new lense flare looks amateur. I wish they'd at least give us the option to turn that TRIBBLE off.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Not to mention the "Suns" look like weird simi-glowy gas balls instead of suns. dont know how that got passed as ok maybe its mission something and its just low on the totem pole but it really looks like poopie behind.
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