Left 4 Dead anomolies tips appreciated
Hi

I know it is an old game but it was going cheap on Steam. The game is meant to be really good in S3D but every time a wall or something obscures a team mate, one eye gets dazzled by the team mate's outline marker and the other eye gets a shadow. It is quite distracting. :(

Does anyone know if this is fixable?

Thanks
Hi



I know it is an old game but it was going cheap on Steam. The game is meant to be really good in S3D but every time a wall or something obscures a team mate, one eye gets dazzled by the team mate's outline marker and the other eye gets a shadow. It is quite distracting. :(



Does anyone know if this is fixable?



Thanks

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#1
Posted 06/26/2010 09:16 PM   
[quote name='andysonofbob' post='1078536' date='Jun 26 2010, 11:16 PM']Hi

I know it is an old game but it was going cheap on Steam. The game is meant to be really good in S3D but every time a wall or something obscures a team mate, one eye gets dazzled by the team mate's outline marker and the other eye gets a shadow. It is quite distracting. :(

Does anyone know if this is fixable?

Thanks[/quote]

Try ALT+TAB trick! Maybe it works!
[quote name='andysonofbob' post='1078536' date='Jun 26 2010, 11:16 PM']Hi



I know it is an old game but it was going cheap on Steam. The game is meant to be really good in S3D but every time a wall or something obscures a team mate, one eye gets dazzled by the team mate's outline marker and the other eye gets a shadow. It is quite distracting. :(



Does anyone know if this is fixable?



Thanks



Try ALT+TAB trick! Maybe it works!

#2
Posted 06/26/2010 10:05 PM   
never noticed this. can u post a screen shot? does it happen in 2d? the only thing that annoyed me is the player names always render at screen depth. wish i could turn them off.

on a side note- you can play this game split screen on one computer with keyboard mouse and 360 controller, IN 3D!! it works great! My wife loves this game.
never noticed this. can u post a screen shot? does it happen in 2d? the only thing that annoyed me is the player names always render at screen depth. wish i could turn them off.



on a side note- you can play this game split screen on one computer with keyboard mouse and 360 controller, IN 3D!! it works great! My wife loves this game.

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#3
Posted 06/27/2010 04:00 AM   
Here are a couple of screenies.

One of them is a light anomoly the other demos the hidden character thingy. Obviously this is in 2D so you know where your team mates are but it is rendered wrong in stereo. It is quite severe in darker scenes. Is this something that can be turned off in the console?

Thanks

Andy
Here are a couple of screenies.



One of them is a light anomoly the other demos the hidden character thingy. Obviously this is in 2D so you know where your team mates are but it is rendered wrong in stereo. It is quite severe in darker scenes. Is this something that can be turned off in the console?



Thanks



Andy

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#4
Posted 06/27/2010 07:44 AM   
@ Smartle!

Thanks! ALT + TAB worked! The smallest things eh?

Now to see if I can remove the crosshair, time to become fully immersed. :D

Thanks
@ Smartle!



Thanks! ALT + TAB worked! The smallest things eh?



Now to see if I can remove the crosshair, time to become fully immersed. :D



Thanks

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#5
Posted 06/27/2010 07:59 AM   
if i remember correctly, i couldnt get the nvidia red crosshair to work in L4D, but it did seem to make the stock sights have depth. Still would much prefer to disable them and use the red one tho
if i remember correctly, i couldnt get the nvidia red crosshair to work in L4D, but it did seem to make the stock sights have depth. Still would much prefer to disable them and use the red one tho

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#6
Posted 06/27/2010 04:15 PM   
andy- thanks for posting the screens. Interestingly i tried to reproduce this bug on my system and had no luck! but since you found a workaround no need to pursue this any more.

Maybe we could do a post in a left for dead specific forum elsewhere? What do you think? I would love to get the 3d cross-hair working and also figure out how to disable 2d player names and glow- these are the biggest distractions i have seen for this RAD game. Split screen on my DLP 3d computer is the best 3d showcase i have ever found thus far- it sucks people in.
andy- thanks for posting the screens. Interestingly i tried to reproduce this bug on my system and had no luck! but since you found a workaround no need to pursue this any more.



Maybe we could do a post in a left for dead specific forum elsewhere? What do you think? I would love to get the 3d cross-hair working and also figure out how to disable 2d player names and glow- these are the biggest distractions i have seen for this RAD game. Split screen on my DLP 3d computer is the best 3d showcase i have ever found thus far- it sucks people in.

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BR RW

1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#7
Posted 06/27/2010 05:04 PM   
ok here is how to disable player names and glows in left for dead:
[url="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=923524"]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...ad.php?t=923524[/url]

and how to do it in LFD2:
[url="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1089049"]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...d.php?t=1089049[/url]

still searching on the cross hair....
ok here is how to disable player names and glows in left for dead:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...ad.php?t=923524



and how to do it in LFD2:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...d.php?t=1089049



still searching on the cross hair....

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1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#8
Posted 06/27/2010 05:19 PM   
andy are you talking about LFD2? the 3d cross hair is working on my system in LFD1. i do not have LFD2 currently installed.

a quick search reveals a bit of info:
[url="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1089049"]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...d.php?t=1089049[/url]

im downloading LFD2 now. to test it out! scored it for 10$!!
andy are you talking about LFD2? the 3d cross hair is working on my system in LFD1. i do not have LFD2 currently installed.



a quick search reveals a bit of info:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/show...d.php?t=1089049



im downloading LFD2 now. to test it out! scored it for 10$!!

System:

Intel I7 920 overclocked to 4ghz

Asus Rampage Extreme II

2 Ge-force 480 in SLI

GTX 295 PhysX Card

12gb ddr3 2000mhz ram

Intel SSD in RAID 0

BR RW

1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#9
Posted 06/27/2010 05:33 PM   
Thanks for the help Daniel!

The crosshair is dynamic but it is often drawn at the wrong depth. Anyways, I have got used to gaming without the hairs and I quite like it now so I used the console to remove it. :)

Thanks for the links to remove the player names and glows. That is a great find. Hope it's cool but I will link the linkies to the Solution Gaming chap?

Thanks for the input guys

Andy
Thanks for the help Daniel!



The crosshair is dynamic but it is often drawn at the wrong depth. Anyways, I have got used to gaming without the hairs and I quite like it now so I used the console to remove it. :)



Thanks for the links to remove the player names and glows. That is a great find. Hope it's cool but I will link the linkies to the Solution Gaming chap?



Thanks for the input guys



Andy

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#10
Posted 06/28/2010 03:39 PM   
Anyway to fix the horrible water?
Anyway to fix the horrible water?

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#11
Posted 06/28/2010 04:35 PM   
andy- yes of course its cool!

siberian-not sure what you mean. I have not see this issue. where can we find it.

this game rocks in 3d!!
andy- yes of course its cool!



siberian-not sure what you mean. I have not see this issue. where can we find it.



this game rocks in 3d!!

System:

Intel I7 920 overclocked to 4ghz

Asus Rampage Extreme II

2 Ge-force 480 in SLI

GTX 295 PhysX Card

12gb ddr3 2000mhz ram

Intel SSD in RAID 0

BR RW

1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#12
Posted 06/29/2010 04:50 PM   
andy- yes of course its cool!

siberian-not sure what you mean. I have not see this issue. where can we find it.

this game rocks in 3d!!
andy- yes of course its cool!



siberian-not sure what you mean. I have not see this issue. where can we find it.



this game rocks in 3d!!

System:

Intel I7 920 overclocked to 4ghz

Asus Rampage Extreme II

2 Ge-force 480 in SLI

GTX 295 PhysX Card

12gb ddr3 2000mhz ram

Intel SSD in RAID 0

BR RW

1000w Sony surround sound

NVIDIA 3D Vision



3d displays tested:



Mitsubishi 65" DLP 3d HDTV (good old 1080p checkerboard since 2007!!!)

Panasonic VT25 (nice 2d but I returned it due to cross talk)

Acer H5360 720p on 130" screen (the best 3d)

23" Acer LCD monitor (horrible cross talk- sold it)

Samsung 65D8000

#13
Posted 06/29/2010 04:50 PM   
I have scene screenies in L4D2 of the stager which features water and when you view a character in front of the water the character doubles in one eye.

It obviously must only effect one or two stages if you havent noticed it...

I am dl L4D2 now. I know I am only playing it single player but I am enjoying it. Is there anyway of playing servivor or the other game types as single player in 1 or 2?

Thanks

***edited for clarity***
I have scene screenies in L4D2 of the stager which features water and when you view a character in front of the water the character doubles in one eye.



It obviously must only effect one or two stages if you havent noticed it...



I am dl L4D2 now. I know I am only playing it single player but I am enjoying it. Is there anyway of playing servivor or the other game types as single player in 1 or 2?



Thanks



***edited for clarity***

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#14
Posted 06/29/2010 06:33 PM   
I have scene screenies in L4D2 of the stager which features water and when you view a character in front of the water the character doubles in one eye.

It obviously must only effect one or two stages if you havent noticed it...

I am dl L4D2 now. I know I am only playing it single player but I am enjoying it. Is there anyway of playing servivor or the other game types as single player in 1 or 2?

Thanks

***edited for clarity***
I have scene screenies in L4D2 of the stager which features water and when you view a character in front of the water the character doubles in one eye.



It obviously must only effect one or two stages if you havent noticed it...



I am dl L4D2 now. I know I am only playing it single player but I am enjoying it. Is there anyway of playing servivor or the other game types as single player in 1 or 2?



Thanks



***edited for clarity***

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#15
Posted 06/29/2010 06:33 PM   
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