Over 600 new textures. This time with multiplayer compatibility. More tweaks, textures, better LOD quality, render distance, etc as a separate mode.
How to Install:
1. Backup your files
2. Extract the downloaded zip to your game folder. (If it asks for overwrite you did well)
3. Download LAA patch.
4. Open LAA software and apply the tweak on bf1942.exe
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It's compatible with original multiplayer servers! Sadly the skybox and water textures aren't working in multiplayer mode, but everything else does. I hope i will find a fix for them later.
For more graphics features:
After you open the game choose "Custom Game" menu, then "Graphics Mod Extra".
Use dgVoodoo or you will have performance problems. (Part 2 files)
You can support the project on Patreon:
Patreon.com
Read description, some info in this comment:
It will overwrite your files, so really... MAKE A BACKUP.
LAA patch isn't a recommendation. The game stutters like hell without it, so use it.
Same goes for dgVoodoo. It eliminates stuttering, but it's only neccesary if you use the "Graphics mod Extra" mode.
(ReShade and dgVoodoo will be uploaded later, it's 1AM and i want to sleep)
I also made a higher res UI mod, but not part of the mod yet. Same goes for expansion pack tweaks.
Hi ScureHD ! Good Job ! one question :
it's better or same to play BF with ur "Graphics Pack" under "Mods\BF192" or better under "Mods\Graphics_mod_beta" ?
if i play BF or Graphics_mod_beta after complete install , do i see difference between BF and Graphics_mod_beta ?
bf1942:
Original game with updated textures. If you run the game you are already using this.
Graphics_mod_beta:
Additional textures and other tweaks on top of "bf1942". If you want to use this then open the game, go to "Custom Game" menu then choose "Graphics Mod Extra".
Been looking forward to this, thanks for the hard work!
Awesome job! Was recently wondering when we would hear an update from you! I been playing some Test Drive Unlimited recently and saw that you made some texture packs for it too! The game has a nice revived online and TDU2 is coming back online soon as well as people are reviving the master server for it too.
Anyways just thought I would mention it, I was looking back through old mods I downloaded for it and remembered one of my favorite ones there you had made.
Downloading now can't wait to check this update out!
Also, when do you think you will begin working on the vehicle textures? We still plan to use your awesome HD textures on the vehicles we port from 1942 to our Battlefield 1944 mod for BF2. I know those will take us some time to export to the game, but with your HD textures they should fit in nicely. Also thanks again for allowing us to use them in our mod.
I didn't make the TDU texture pack, i only shared a video about it along with my ReShade preset. :P Before BF1942 i only made SweetFX/ReShade presets for games.
I didn't work on vehicle textures yet, because those take much time and i wanted to finish the environment textures first. I already touched the sherman texture a little, but i want to make level edits too already. (Just adding some new objects)
Yay! Cheers :D
Congratulations to the release! I'm happy to see that the Battlefield 1942 Modding scene is still alive after all of those years!
That's awesome. I'm really super happy that you released it!
awesome MAN!!!! you are bringing this old game back to life, fantastic job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much for your work ! I'm trying to download it but unfortunately my dl speed is only 100ko/s (probably an issue with ModDB servers). The connexion timeout 3 times yesterday. Is it possible for you or for a user to share it on a Google Drive or something similar too ?
Make sure you download with a logged in account. Also you can try other servers... If it's still bad try this:
Mediafire.com
Does it work with this GPU ? techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/mobility-radeon-hd-3650.c1406 ...because the game crashes on startup if I add dgVoodoo after applying LAA, and LAA apparently does nothing to remove the framedropping, on my system, though the manifestation of it pretty much looks like online lag, ofc I tested this in singleplayer.
Not enough sadly. DX10.1 GPU and dgVoodoo is a DX11 wrapper. You need at least a HD5000 video card.
I found it too unstable for the 32 bit bf engine - unstable frame rates especially in BG42 mod on an i7/16gb/rx580.
i may optimise it myself if i miss the higher res textures too much..
thanks for the effort.
Use LAA patch for better performance. DgVoodoo helps too, that's why i shared them in a different pack.
I want to make a lower resolution version too, but it takes many time to go through the textures again, so i need to find time for it.
The sky looks amazing, as does the whole mod. Any news on whether the sky mod will ever work online?
thanks
Sorry for late answer. Skybox are still not working. I tried some other tweaks, but the server won't load with tweaked sky textures. Same goes for water, but it's less important. No idea about it yet.
I'm really happy that you are making this change to my favorite game of all time. This was one of my first online games but this is the only one that I can come and play it over and over again. Seeing the game with all the new textures is just mind blowing thank you so much!
I got some questions if you are kind to answer please:
- When do you think you will be able to release the new textures for the uniforms? they look really good!
- Do you think it would be possible to add some grass to green zones in the map? it may help the game look less flat.
- Will it be possible to add ray tracing in the future?