Spellforce 2: Gold - Graphics Adjustment

[Goteki-45]

So wait, can you adjust these in-game if the game launches normally? Or do you have to edit these files in order to max out the graphics options if it detects your hardware poorly?

Thanks mithras!!

Now here is my next problem. I cannot see my mouse. When I move it around, I can see it highlight the buttons on the menu screen. Does anyone have a fix for that?

I sent in a ticket to the developers asking about it and I did not get a reply yet.

[zychrias]

Originally Posted by Goteki-45

So wait, can you adjust these in-game if the game launches normally? Or do you have to edit these files in order to max out the graphics options if it detects your hardware poorly?

I originally maxed out my settings in game, and thought it wasn't as great looking as it should be. Then I tracked down this fix and noticed a substantial improvement in the gameplay and quality.

[Magic Pink]

This didn't work at all for me.I still just get GFX=0 and the game looks and runs like ♥♥♥.

[Rellik_pt]

thanks work well with me. looks much better

[JoeSlow]

Originally Posted by Magic Pink

This didn't work at all for me.I still just get GFX=0 and the game looks and runs like ♥♥♥.

Then you didn't get the line with you graphic card right.
You have to search your vendor. Mine is Nvidia.
Then you have to make a line with the regular expression that suits your card.
In the "log.txt" file my card is recognized as:
"[INFO][Create Device]: Device description = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285"

So my correct line is:

<vendor ID="0x10de" name="Nvidia" homepage="http://www.nvidia.com">
<adapters>
<adapter points="20" pattern=".*GeForce .*285" />

The pattern expression means in my case it has to be GeForce in it and ends with 285

"." means any character
".*" means any character in any number
".*GeForce .*285" means any character in any number followed by "GeForce" and a Blank and any character in any number followed by 285

So the reg. expr. ".*GeForce .*285" suits with the string "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285"

Edit:
I think a line like
<adapter points="20" pattern=".*" />
should suit every card.
But be aware you have to make this at the right section, at the right vendor

[nitro912gr]

thank's for that, after all this time you made that thread it saved my day.

I got the game yesterday and it recognized my phenom II x6 1090T as 0 class CPU...

Just a side note, I changed the hwdb.xml like that to make the cpu 20

<vendor ID="AuthenticAMD" name="Advanced Micro Devices" homepage="http://www.amd.com">
<family ID="0" name="Athlon/Athlon XP">

in the log it was calling my CPU family ID 0 so I changed this here to make the game recognize the family, then I went to the first entry for the rate "20" and added the frequency 3200.
Just to make sure there will be no conflicts I changed the original entry of 3200 at 3100.

[Bogan711]

This is what it needs for GTX 4xx

<vendor ID="0x10de" name="Nvidia" homepage="http://www.nvidia.com">
<adapters>
<adapter points="20" pattern=".*GeForce .*GTX.*4...*" />

once 0 now 20

[Teldaros]

I have tried this multiple times. But everytime I take the first step, the game does launch while it is not supposed to. As a result nothing happens when I continue. Any help?