Thievery on lcd display

[monolithAU]

Hi folks
I think I've asked this question before but couldnt find the post, but is it at all possible to play TUT on a widescreen lcd display? I find that the shadows are just too dark, even with adjusting gamma and other settings (although I may not be doing that properly).
I've an itching to jump back in and play a few games but have been held back by this tech issue.
Any help would be appreciated...

[-KewlAzMe-]

LCD monitors are 50times brighter than CRTs in my experience. I upgraded to an LCD because my CRT was too dark for playing TUT (among other reasons).

First off, are you using DirectX or OpenGL?
If using OpenGL you should have no problems with brightness. However, I've noticed DirectX is very dark as well on TUT. Try OpenGL with these added settings in your thaux.ini file under the OpenGL section:

[OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice]
Translucency=True
VolumetricLighting=True
ShinySurfaces=True
Coronas=True
HighDetailActors=True
DetailTextures=True
TruFormMinVertices=4
TruFormTessellation=2
UseTruForm=False
NumAASamples=2
UseAA=True
AAFilterHint=2
RequestHighResolutionZ=True
MaskedTextureHack=True
FrameRateLimit=0
SwapInterval=-1
UseVertexProgram=False
UseCVA=False
UseMultiDrawArrays=False
TexDXT1ToDXT3=False
DynamicTexIdRecycleLevel=100
UseTexPool=True
UseTexIdPool=True
UseSSE=2
BufferClippedActorTris=True
SinglePassDetail=False
ColorizeDetailTextures=False
DetailClipping=False
UseDetailAlpha=True
RefreshRate=75
MaxTMUnits=0
NoFiltering=False
MaxAnisotropy=4
UseTNT=True
Use4444Textures=False
UseS3TC=True
UseAlphaPalette=True
AutoGenerateMipmaps=True
UseTrilinear=True
UsePrecache=False
AlwaysMipmap=True
ShareLists=False
UsePalette=True
UseMultiTexture=True
UseBGRATextures=True
UseZTrick=False
MaxLogTextureSize=8
MinLogTextureSize=0
MaxLogVOverU=8
MaxLogUOverV=8
OneXBlending=False
GammaCorrectScreenshots=False
GammaOffsetBlue=0.000000
GammaOffsetGreen=0.000000
GammaOffsetRed=0.000000
GammaOffset=0.000000
LODBias=-1.500000
DescFlags=0
Description=Radeon X850 512MB
DisableSpecialDT=False
UseFilterSGIS=True
UseVertexSpecular=True

[monolithAU]

Thanks Kewl - I'll try that out!

I'm using Dirext X by the way - can I switch to OpenGL using my Nvidia panel?

[Machine]

I used OpenGL because DirectX was too dark.

One trick I used to use was get to the menu, alt+tab out the game, and go back in again. That increased the gamma for some reason on my old box.

[Bandit]

Default OpenGL driver will not make a change.
You will need this: http://www.cwdohnal.com/utglr/

Some settings descriptions

How to switch driver:
Click on [Start] menu and go to Programs > Thievery > Change Video Options

or make a shortcut:
"X:\UnrealTournament\System\Thievery.exe -changevideo"

Click on "Show all devices" select "OpenGL support" and click next, next...

[monolithAU]

Thanks guys! Hopefully it will all work out and you might see a bit of a very rusty mono back in the fray for a while!!

[-KewlAzMe-]

I used OpenGL because DirectX was too dark.

One trick I used to use was get to the menu, alt+tab out the game, and go back in again. That increased the gamma for some reason on my old box.

This is something I used to have to do too.

Default OpenGL driver will not make a change.
You will need this: http://www.cwdohnal.com/utglr/

Bandit might be right.. I faintly remember using this.

One other point of interest is that sometimes if TUT crashes or doesn't close right, it might leave your monitor in super-bright mode. You can dl a program called SetGamma.exe to fix it. Just run it after the game is over.. or make it part of a batch file that runs after tut ends.

[monolithAU]

Again, thanks. Now I just need to stay up late for the next few nights so I can find someone online!!

EDIT: apparently that means 3-5am my time, so it wont be anytime soon!

On a more relevant note, all is fine on my LCD screen, switching to openGL and using that modified dll file worked a charm!!

[skolapper]

Thievery on lcd display

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[BrokenArts]

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[DarkLord75]

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[Tyler1763Max]

Hi folks
I think I've asked this question before but couldnt find the post, but is it at all possible to play TUT on a widescreen lcd display? I find that the shadows are just too dark, even with adjusting gamma and other settings (although I may not be doing that properly).
I've an itching to jump back in and play a few games but have been held back by this tech issue.
Any help would be appreciated...

Hi there! Welcome to the forum. It looks like you may have asked this question before, but don't worry - it's totally understandable! I completely understand your issue with the shadows being too dark. However, there are a few things that you can try to adjust the gamma and other settings properly. First, try fiddling with the brightness and contrast settings on your LCD display. If that doesn't work, you can look into changing the graphics settings in the game itself. I'm sure you can find the perfect balance if you experiment with these options a bit. Good luck and let us know how it goes!