Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!bnr.co.uk!uknet!EU.net!Austria.EU.net!newsfeed.ACO.net!fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at!sch From: sch@sztma.tu-graz.ac.at (Martin Schemitsch) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: Rebel Assault Date: 2 May 1994 10:27:07 GMT Organization: Graz University of Technology, Austria Lines: 24 Message-ID: <2q2khrINNgth@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> References: <2pn129$8o0@hpscit.sc.hp.com> <1994Apr29.193836.10827@chemabs.uucp> NNTP-Posting-Host: fsztmap03.tu-graz.ac.at X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Brooks Haderlie (brh54@cas.org) wrote: : I just got a copy of Rebel Assault. I really like most things about it, but : I'm surprised how grainy the movie clips look. I have a Trident SVGA card : with 1024x680(?) resolution possible. Do I need to change my video driver : setting, or does the game determine its own maximum resolution? I am afraid, but the game only uses standard vga resolution with 320x200 pixels and 256 colors. Furthermore some animations are compressed and have a grainy look. There is nothing you can do about it, because it's a technological limitation. A standard PC with CD-ROM cannot cope with more data than is generated in this mode. You would have to you use a hardware extension to show animation from CD-ROM with better resolution (e.g. the REEL MAGIC card to display MPEG movies, and I heard that LucasArts plans to implement a version of Rebel Assault for this card! There you will have VHS - quality animations and maybe better sound quality too) Nonetheless I really like the game!! It's great to forget about the troubles of life :-) They really made the best out of the existing technology Hope that helped a little bit, just enjoy the game, Martin -- Martin Schemitsch