Episode II June 15 updates

[Ran_TH]

So any clue what's inside it?

[Shadoo]

Don't really see much, was hoping that the EU country for everyone was fixed.

[Ran_TH]

It didn't fix lags on main menu either...at least in my laptop

[Shadoo]

Apparently it was an update to increase it to 740P and increase it's res. How rude.

[ezodagrom]

The update improved the graphics quality of the game for 16:9 resolutions (like 1600x900 and 1920x1080).
Now it's also possible to force anti-aliasing at any 16:9 resolution too.

Today a patch was released for Sonic 4 Episode 2, now anti-aliasing works for any 16:9 resolution. It even works with custom resolutions, like 640x360, 800x450, 1440x810, 1680x945 (these custom resolutions can be used by editing the UserConfig.cfg file with a notepad, these should be used only in the window mode though), as long as the resolution is 16:9, anti-aliasing should work fine (the following link has a guide on how to force anti-aliasing).

http://forums.sega.com/showthread.ph...-Anti-Aliasing

Here are a few 1920x1080 comparison pictures.

Before the patch:
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/54...E77A1AC0FF750/

After the patch:
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/...21DDC045746B6/

After the patch with 8xMSAA forced through the graphics drivers:
http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/...211F47545B94C/

I would have also taken a picture with SSAA, but I don't have a 1920x1080 monitor, the pictures were taken in my brother's PC (his card can only force MSAA through the drivers, there's no option for SSAA).

[Officer Black]

Originally Posted by ezodagrom

The update improved the graphics quality of the game for 16:9 resolutions (like 1600x900 and 1920x1080).
Now it's also possible to force anti-aliasing at any 16:9 resolution too.

Another lazy half assed PC porting and they still didn't fix anything you should not be forced to use something like that for a simple game option. Oh well nice kick in the fan base's balls again Sega :3

[ezodagrom]

Originally Posted by Officer Black

Another lazy half assed PC porting and they still didn't fix anything you should not be forced to use something like that for a simple game option. Oh well nice kick in the fan base's balls again Sega :3

It's a pitty that the game doesn't support anti-aliasing natively, but even without anti-aliasing, the patch did improve image quality.
Not only that, it also improved performance at lower resolutions.

This was tested in my almost 6 years old laptop, with a Core 2 Duo T7200 (2.0GHz) and a Mobility Radeon X1600, in the early part of Sylvania Castle Act 1:

1280x720 Before the patch - 20~25fps
1280x720 After the patch - 20~25fps

640x480 Before the patch - 25~30fps
640x480 After the patch - 45~50fps

800x450 (custom resolution) Before the patch - 25~30fps
800x450 (custom resolution) After the patch - 45~55fps

640x360 (custom resolution) Before the patch - 25~35fps
640x360 (custom resolution) After the patch - 60fps (with a few rare minor drops)