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Anyone know what the "Custom" option does when you're changing around the advanced graphics options (ie. water quality, lighting quality, texture quality, etc.)?

thanks.

[XyZspineZyX]

Anyone know what the "Custom" option does when you're changing around the advanced graphics options (ie. water quality, lighting quality, texture quality, etc.)?

thanks.

[XyZspineZyX]

It lets you select all your own settings.

[XyZspineZyX]

sgathan wrote:
- It lets you select all your own settings.
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What does that mean? I can already select Low/Medium/High/Very High, etc so isn't that the same thing as selecting my own settings? Why would I need to select Custom? Exactly where would I "customize" it anyway?

[XyZspineZyX]

When selecting custom, you can individually adjust each type of detail, essentially mixing and matching low, medium, high, and very high details. The low/medium/high/very high buttons are presets for setting every kind of detail at the same level, whereas custom lets you make some low, some medium, some high, and some very high.

[XyZspineZyX]

But if you select custom, then its "Custom", not Low, Medium, OR High.[img]/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif[/img]

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[XyZspineZyX]

R4PM0NK3Y wrote:
- But if you select custom, then its "Custom", not
- Low, Medium, OR High.

Precisely the point.

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R4PM0NK3Y wrote:
- But if you select custom, then its "Custom", not
- Low, Medium, OR High.


Thank you! That's the point I'm trying to make. For instance, if I set my Special Effects to "Custom", what exactly is that doing?

And I don't understand what the other guys are saying. I can already mix and match Low, High, etc. on various options without needing the Custom.

So my question still stands. What does Custom do?

[XyZspineZyX]

No, I mean you can select "Custom" for each graphics option, not for all of them in general. For EACH option there is a dropdown list:

Low
Medium
High
Ultra High
Custom

If I select custom, then WHAT IS THE SETTING FOR THAT OBJECT??!

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Damned if I know, I've been wondering the exact same thing.