"high" vs. "very high" graphics in Heroe

[lead341]

Hello,

would like to know to things:

1. I have been playing Heroes + Hammers of fate for quite a time now, but until now I never could discern the differences between "high" and "very high"-graphic setups. What does it influence? Shadows? Light effects?

2. Are there any known graphic issues with the Geforce 8800 GTS 640 MB cards? Sometimes there occur some graphic bugs, like the weapon effects of the rune priests or similar..

ok, thanks in advance,

lead

[Mirez]

I would not know since I have to run it on very low

[aaelgr]

I have it on 'Very high' and to be honest don't see a lot of difference from when I had it on 'High'. It seems to run smoother, and when Heroes cast spells it doesn't seem to be as delayed (e.g. when Knights cast Benediction that blue 'wave' moves instead of being one place, then another, then gone). Some of the spells look better, but as I say below, others look worse.
I don't know if there's anything wrong with those cards in particular, but I have experienced problems with things like the Rune Priest's attack (lovely green squares for Mark of Fire). Some spells occasionally look awful. Wasp Swarm can be a bunch of lines, and Fireball can give a nice white cloudlike border to the battlefield when it explodes.

[yuritch]

I don't know if there's anything wrong with those cards in particular, but I have experienced problems with things like the Rune Priest's attack (lovely green squares for Mark of Fire). Some spells occasionally look awful. Wasp Swarm can be a bunch of lines, and Fireball can give a nice white cloudlike border to the battlefield when it explodes.

I have all of that on a GeForce 6600, so it's not 8800 specific.

[Toejam]

Hello,

would like to know to things:

1. I have been playing Heroes + Hammers of fate for quite a time now, but until now I never could discern the differences between "high" and "very high"-graphic setups. What does it influence? Shadows? Light effects?

2. Are there any known graphic issues with the Geforce 8800 GTS 640 MB cards? Sometimes there occur some graphic bugs, like the weapon effects of the rune priests or similar..

ok, thanks in advance,

lead

don't have bugs on my ASUS 8800GTS 320 MB on "very high"

[King Imp]

I've tried going back and forth between the two options, and I honestly can't see any difference either. If there actually is a difference, then it's so minute that it really doesn't matter. Now, High vs Low is a whole different story.