Another stupid poll to liven this place up a bit.

Question:
Do you use PPF, and if so do you prefer the grainy effect or not?

Choices:
I don't use the PPF.
I use the PPF and prefer it WITHOUT the grainy effect.
I use the PPF, and like the grainy effect.

 

You forgot one choice that says "I'm a dumb redneck and have no clue what that is!"
So...if you esplain I can maybe choose one of the provided options.

I'm not sure what it's for either but, I think it has something to do with removing artifacts that appear where shades and/or backgrounds blend or overlap one another. I'm not even sure if I have it enabled or disabled or, if I even have that option in my control panel.

Well go to options, enabled it, go back to the game and look, then disabled it and take a look again.If the PFF is enabled, the game has a more real look to it, inside and outside.Disabled, it looks kind of cartoonish, takes away from the feel without.My rig can handle it but perhaps there are some that can't, so may disable them to speed the game up.Just a guess on that one.

Well since I got my new card I play the game on high settings and havent looked back

Hmmm, I don't see anything that says PPF in my NVIDIA Control Panel. Maybe it's covered under a different setting or by another name. The game looks realistic and does not appear cartoonish so, something has to be covering it.
I always thought PPF was only used for the developement aspect of gaming. I have a 9600GT card w/512 MB of dedicated memory and the most recent drivers. I'm getting approximately 50fps on average. Everything looks copacetic.

Post Script: Ah, OK, duh, I found it in the game's Graphic Options settings. It's already checked.

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I found it in the game's Graphic Options settings. It's already checked.

Uncheck it and play the game. You will notice the difference immediately.

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Uncheck it and play the game. You will notice the difference immediately.

Wow! OK, I get it now. What a difference! With PPF disabled, the game almost takes on a 256 color scheme. OK, I'm gonna play Rocket Scientist for a second here:
I'm supposing they gave this option in the first place for those with, hmmmm, how shall we say it? With less than stellar graphics cards?

Well, right now i have the no grainy PPF in TMO. I was wondering if i should remove that, or leave it in. I typically don't use PPF, so it doesn't really matter to me.

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Originally posted by Ducimus_Rapax:
Well, right now i have the no grainy PPF in TMO. I was wondering if i should remove that, or leave it in. I typically don't use PPF, so it doesn't really matter to me.

No grainy effect please. My PC is packing, so to speak, and grainy is lame. Give me the highest graphical definition available.

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Well, right now i have the no grainy PPF in TMO.

I didn't notice any grainy effect either (when I disabled it) but, what a wierd color scheme when I did.