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11 years ago

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Patch 2 - Hair super shiny on Mesh Quality High settings?

I know that Mesh quality also affects the hair shine, so I set it up on high eversince.

But with the recent patch, my hair goes from realistic looking to plastic looking, and I haven't even changed the settings O_O

Help please?

dragon age inquisition

Anonymous
11 years ago
Approved
POST FROM BIOWARE:
Hey Everyone,

We're working on getting a hot fix out for the PC graphics issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, here is a workaround you can try:

To start, make sure the quality setting you choose is equal to the setting set for Mesh Quality inside Options>Graphics

You will need to add a new command line parameter. To do this:

Through Origin:
Right click on the Dragon Age Inquisition title
Go to game properties
Type the command line parameter in the Command Line Properties box.

Through shortcut:
Right Click Shortcut
Go to Properties
Under target go to the end of the field and type the command line parameter into the box
Once there, add the following command line parameter: -ShaderSystem.ShaderQualityLevel <quality setting>
In this instance, <quality setting> should be one of the following:
Ultra
High
Medium
Low

An example of how to set your quality to high would be: -ShaderSystem.ShaderQualityLevel High

Please note that once the hot fix is out, you will need to go back in and remove this workaround from your command line.

It’s also important to note that pre-patch 2, all users on PC were being forced to use the Ultra shader quality. This means that those of you playing on lower settings will notice a decrease in quality, particularly players using low or medium settings.
To achieve the same visuals as pre-patch, users on lower settings will need to change their settings to Ultra, which should likewise be used in conjunction with Ultra mesh quality. Mismatching the mesh and shader settings will result in other visual artifacts like overly shiny hair.
Please be aware that changing settings to Ultra may impact performance on some machines.

Sorry about any frustration this may have caused.

6 Replies

Anonymous
11 years ago
Approved
POST FROM BIOWARE:
Hey Everyone,

We're working on getting a hot fix out for the PC graphics issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, here is a workaround you can try:

To start, make sure the quality setting you choose is equal to the setting set for Mesh Quality inside Options>Graphics

You will need to add a new command line parameter. To do this:

Through Origin:
Right click on the Dragon Age Inquisition title
Go to game properties
Type the command line parameter in the Command Line Properties box.

Through shortcut:
Right Click Shortcut
Go to Properties
Under target go to the end of the field and type the command line parameter into the box
Once there, add the following command line parameter: -ShaderSystem.ShaderQualityLevel <quality setting>
In this instance, <quality setting> should be one of the following:
Ultra
High
Medium
Low

An example of how to set your quality to high would be: -ShaderSystem.ShaderQualityLevel High

Please note that once the hot fix is out, you will need to go back in and remove this workaround from your command line.

It’s also important to note that pre-patch 2, all users on PC were being forced to use the Ultra shader quality. This means that those of you playing on lower settings will notice a decrease in quality, particularly players using low or medium settings.
To achieve the same visuals as pre-patch, users on lower settings will need to change their settings to Ultra, which should likewise be used in conjunction with Ultra mesh quality. Mismatching the mesh and shader settings will result in other visual artifacts like overly shiny hair.
Please be aware that changing settings to Ultra may impact performance on some machines.

Sorry about any frustration this may have caused.
LessaKnight
11 years ago
Thanks for the reply, I missed out on that, I don't frequent this forums as much. 🙂
Looks too troublesome and confusing for me to set up, I'll just have to keep my helmets on for a while until a fix is up lol
Anonymous
11 years ago
Approved
Okay, you tell us to add a command line to the game, and you tell us where via origin. But if I type that into the field in origin how do I remove it later once the hotfix is out?
ladybreid
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
2 years later and still waiting on this fix.
ThandalNLyman
9 years ago
Did you try adjusting the "Mesh" and "Shader" options separately to see if you could achieve an acceptable look?

The "fix" they attempted in Patch 2 was a stop-gap. The one one in Patch 6 was supposed to do a better job, but only if the player took the time to test different setting combinations.
Fred_vdp
Hero+
9 years ago
ThandalNLyman is correct. The fix in this thread is very outdated. Originally the mesh setting also contained the shader setting, but the two have since been separated. The shader setting now controls skin texture and hair shine.