test content
Logo
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
Playing STO at 3840x2160 on 4K monitor ;-)
airbear8
Member Posts: 64 Arc User
For anyone considering the recently released systems with 4K res, here's what I've found out. The short version is it's very nice, go for it if you have the $$$$$.
Got the MSI GS60 Ghost laptop with 4K res and NVidia 970M/6GB. Very nice system. I wasn't sure how STO would do at such high res and I did have a few issues trying to play in maximized window mode.
My first experience was with the laptop connected to a Samsung 28" 4K monitor. I had to crank it down to 3K for that to work, otherwise the game would choke on loading at the "Cryptic" screen. But once in I could raise it to 4K and get good framerates. Now that I've taken the laptop on the road and don't have to worry about multi-monitor support I can just run it in full screen mode. I did 4 mirror invasions tonight at 3840x2160 with just about all the graphics options on high and anti-aliasing at 16x. Again, smooth frame rates and a great picture. The only trouble I'm having is the player names over the ships are a very tiny font and hard to read. I went into options and maxed out the size of the tray buttons, otherwise you'd need a magnifying glass to see them.
I did some screenshots to give a general idea but of course they can't do the actual picture justice. And the text over ships wasn't captured by the screenshot:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-30-43.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-36-22.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-53-04.jpg
AirBear
Got the MSI GS60 Ghost laptop with 4K res and NVidia 970M/6GB. Very nice system. I wasn't sure how STO would do at such high res and I did have a few issues trying to play in maximized window mode.
My first experience was with the laptop connected to a Samsung 28" 4K monitor. I had to crank it down to 3K for that to work, otherwise the game would choke on loading at the "Cryptic" screen. But once in I could raise it to 4K and get good framerates. Now that I've taken the laptop on the road and don't have to worry about multi-monitor support I can just run it in full screen mode. I did 4 mirror invasions tonight at 3840x2160 with just about all the graphics options on high and anti-aliasing at 16x. Again, smooth frame rates and a great picture. The only trouble I'm having is the player names over the ships are a very tiny font and hard to read. I went into options and maxed out the size of the tray buttons, otherwise you'd need a magnifying glass to see them.
I did some screenshots to give a general idea but of course they can't do the actual picture justice. And the text over ships wasn't captured by the screenshot:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-30-43.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-36-22.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19001443/4K%20Screenshots/screenshot_2014-11-13-21-53-04.jpg
AirBear
Post edited by Unknown User on
0
Comments
*sigh* Another reason to invest in new hardware.
*TRIBBLE* now the devs will make it more graphically intense.
However, the romulan ship, the level of definition now highlights how awful it looks, a random melange of textures, some sharp, some blurry, but none of them make any sense. I assume this is the borg shield effect? newer looking skin with older textures on top?
how bout it cryptic, a little update for old shield effects?
Real join date September 2012
Wait a while... I think the cost might still be a bit... extreme.
But this is the future!
I also read in the forums that STO looks fantastic in 3D...when it's working.
May have to look into upgrading my laptop.
Nice Video.
The game is acting up again, trouble getting it to start in full screen mode. What I finally had to do was start it in safe mode, then Windows maximized, then just quickly grab the sliders and max out the graphics settings. That worked last night at least. As I said above, other than some text being small and hard to read the game looks and works great (once u get it started anyway) in 4K res.
AirBear
They make a wondrous mess of things. Brave amateurs, they do their part.
USS Casinghead NCC 92047 launched 2350
Fleet Admiral Stowe - Dominion War Vet.
http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/CLTPilot/library/4K%20Screenshots
I can't wait to get home and do this on the 28" monitor vs. this laptop's 15.6" screen. The game really looks fantastic. I never even realized the MACO logo was on the bigger Federation Cruisers.
AirBear