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Source Engine maxed out

What is the maximal graphics quality possible with Valve's Source Engine? PC Games Hardware uses Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, Zeno Clash and Dark Messiah of Might 5& Magic to test it out.
Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod: Source Engine from 2008
 
Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod: Source Engine from 2008 [Source: view picture gallery]
PC Games Hardware tried to squeeze the last bit of visual quality out of Valve's aged Source Engine. As test objects we used Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (with LoD mod), Half-Life 2 (with Cinematic Mod 8.2/9/10), Left 4 Dead and Zeno clash.

The screenshots of Dark Messiah and Half-Life 2 have been taken with a Geforce GTX 280 at an original resolution of 1920 x 1200. If possible 16x Super Sampling anti aliasing and 16:1 Anisotropic Filtering have been activated. To improve the quality of Half-Life 2 we installed the Fakefactory Cinematic Mod (some pictures have been made with version 8.2 while the pictures of Jay.Gee also show the CM 9 and 10). In Dark Messiah of Might 6 Magic the LoD was deactivated int eh command console so that the maximum texture quality is also displayed at all distances. The pictures of Left 4 Dead have been taken by the §D Center Forum users Jay.Gee and Grey.

Have fun with our Source Engine screenshots. If you know other games that are based on Valve's development and offer a similarly good visual quality, don't hesitate to tell us in the comments.

Picture gallery  (enlarge to view source)



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Author: Spille, Sauter (Aug 14, 2009)


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erek Re: Source Engine maxed out
Junior Member
16.08.2009 09:22
Quote: (Originally Posted by Tunchy)
Is a mod for "Level Of Details". (I think so, but I never tried it, so...)


Yup, I know what LoD means. I was asking PCGH writers to post a link to that mod. Google didn't help.
Ar.Pi Re: Source Engine maxed out
Senior Member
16.08.2009 07:38
Quote: (Originally Posted by Duck)
damn alyx in that cinematic mod looks like drunken eastern europe *****


yeah lol. natr0n will be all over this soon
Tunchy Re: Source Engine maxed out
Senior Member
16.08.2009 06:57
Quote: (Originally Posted by erek)
What's the Dark Messiah LoD Mod? Got any links ? Can't seem to find it anywhere.


Is a mod for "Level Of Details". (I think so, but I never tried it, so...)

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