Awful looking graphics despite maximum settings :(

[merceflower]

Hello,
Once I reached the "Volga" level, the game started to look terrible despite the maximum settings. It looks like it was generated in partial resolution. I found many topics related to blurry image, but most of them are from several years ago and none of them provide a solution to this problem. I use a Full HD monitor. It doesn't matter whether DLSS is disabled or enabled...
My system:

RTX 2080 Super
i7 4790
Patriot 16Gb RAM 1600MHz (Dual channel)
GOODRAM SATA SSD IRDM PRO GEN. 2 (1TB)

Yes, I know that my PC is old and it lacks in power, but it's not about performance problems... The game looks worse than Metro Last Light Redux. Everything looks blurry, with low contrast and unsharp details :(

Some screenshots:
https://imgur.com/a/LH9oxm7

(and actually they are looking better than in game - in motion everything looks 2 times worse).

[The_GarlicBread]

Use DLDSR with DLSS 3.5 ( update using DLSS Swapper ). Solves everything.

If you need more FPS, use FSR 3 Frame Gen mod.

Game will look much better with no FPS difference.

For Sharper and better image, use Extreme Preset. ( Difference between Extreme and Ultra Preset is clearly visible on higher resolution. )

[merceflower]

Originally posted by The_GarlicBread:

Use DLDSR with DLSS 3.5 ( update using DLSS Swapper ). Solves everything.

If you need more FPS, use FSR 3 Frame Gen mod.

Game will look much better with no FPS difference.

For Sharper and better image, use Extreme Preset. ( Difference between Extreme and Ultra Preset is clearly visible on higher resolution. )

Thanks, I will try it. And yes, everything is maxed out in game settings.

[Raytraced]

Not sure what differences between Extreme and Ultra people are talking about. Extreme preset is absolutely meaningless and imperceptible in this game, especially in terms of sharpness and details. No reason to use it over Ultra. That saying something is definitely wrong judging by your screenshots, so here are the settings which affect overall sharpness the most (assuming you don't use DLSS):

1. Make sure that in game resolution is actually set to 1920x1080
2. Make sure that Shading Rate is set to at least 1.0 (Increasing this beyond 1.0 is actually the most effective way to improve sharpness but it is very performance heavy)
3. Disable VRS

[Raytraced]

Here is how those places look on my end (Ultra preset, VRS Off, 1440p resolution but with DLSS Performance mode, i.e 720p internal resolution): https://imgur.com/a/fNkfpzo

[The_GarlicBread]

I used to think that too. Saw many videos, HW unboxed, DF, and what not. Everywhere, it was said that the difference between Extreme and Ultra is negligible.

But I changed my resolution to 2880P !!! ( DLDSR @4K @ DLSS Performance) and you can clearly see the difference.

I was on Caspian region. At Ultra Preset , things looked kinda blurry and the far objects had a lot of aliasing ( even with DLSS ). Changed to Extreme Preset and Everything was as sharp as a "Crovo's Blade" and Far Objects looked so much clear.

If you are on NVIDIA, I recommend you to use DLDSR+DLSS combination. It's by far the best Upsampling and Downsampling combination that enhances every texture and gives best image quality.

[merceflower]

Originally posted by The_GarlicBread:

Use DLDSR with DLSS 3.5 ( update using DLSS Swapper ). Solves everything.

If you need more FPS, use FSR 3 Frame Gen mod.

Game will look much better with no FPS difference.

For Sharper and better image, use Extreme Preset. ( Difference between Extreme and Ultra Preset is clearly visible on higher resolution. )

I updated DLSS to version 3.5, but it didn't help, besides, I wasn't planning to use DLSS at all, because for Full HD resolution it's a bit pointless... Turning DLSS on only gets things worse graphics wise.
The game only looks acceptable after increasing the shading rate to x4 and forcing motion blurr to be disabled in the config file, but due to the drastic performance drop, the game is unplayable with this setting. And just look at the low resolution clouds...
https://imgur.com/a/UxvMXGi
And yes, everything in game settings is MAXED OUT.

[merceflower]

Example in motion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQfqY8mSnwM

[The_GarlicBread]

Originally posted by merceflower:

Originally posted by The_GarlicBread:

Use DLDSR with DLSS 3.5 ( update using DLSS Swapper ). Solves everything.
And yes, everything in game settings is MAXED OUT.

Hmm, I know Game will NOT look better with DLSS on 1080P, That's why I said to use DLDSR+DLSS Combination.

What you are doing now is just using DLSS @ 1080P.

Goto NVCP, Enable DSR Factor @1.78X DL ( CHOOSE FROM DL SCALING. ) ( This will enable DLDSR. )

A new resolution ( 1440P ) will be available in Game's Resolution Settings. Change to that Resolution and use DLSS @ Balanced in-game.

So, What I meant was to use DLDSR along with DLSS.

Using ONLY DLSS will not solve this problem. You have to use DLDSR @1.78x.

You can also watch videos on how to use DLDSR.

[ShockedHearts]

meanwhile me playing on a mix of ultra and high and the game looks glorious.

[merceflower]

Originally posted by The_GarlicBread:

Originally posted by merceflower:

Goto NVCP, Enable DSR Factor @1.78X DL ( CHOOSE FROM DL SCALING. ) ( This will enable DLDSR. )

A new resolution ( 1440P ) will be available in Game's Resolution Settings. Change to that Resolution and use DLSS @ Balanced in-game.

So, What I meant was to use DLDSR along with DLSS.

Using ONLY DLSS will not solve this problem. You have to use DLDSR @1.78x.

Oh, your previous mention about DLDSR somehow went over my head, sorry.
Turning on DLDSR x1,78 + DLSS Quality actually helped a lot, game looks a lot better now...Still far from perfect, but somewhat acceptable. Objects in the distance are still out of focus, when standing still the game is looking crisp and sharp, but it gets bad during the movement, everything gets blurry and pixelated.
The strange thing is that these problems do not occur in closed locations.

This whole thing is just weird, the game shouldn'tlook that bad in native Full HD with DLSS off...

[Raytraced]

Originally posted by merceflower:

This whole thing is just weird, the game shouldn'tlook that bad in native Full HD with DLSS off...

It shouldn't look like that with DLSS either by the way. Your footage looks like the game outputs lower than native resolution for some reason which is then upscaled to 1080p via basic interpolation.

[The_GarlicBread]

Originally posted by merceflower:

Turning on DLDSR x1,78 + DLSS Quality actually helped a lot, game looks a lot better now...Still far from perfect, but somewhat acceptable. Objects in the distance are still out of focus, when standing still the game is looking crisp and sharp, but it gets bad during the movement, everything gets blurry and pixelated.
The strange thing is that these problems do not occur in closed locations.

This whole thing is just weird, the game shouldn'tlook that bad in native Full HD with DLSS off...

If you have updated to DLSS 3.5.10 and it's still blurry, then


Change DLScaling to 2.25X in NVCP. New resolution of 1620P will be available and change to that resolution in-game. Use DLSS @ Balanced.

Check if it's still blurry. If so,

Then Follow these steps.

1. Make sure game is at EXTREME PRESET. ( QUALITY = EXTREME )
2. DISABLE VRS in-game. Set it to OFF.
3. DISABLE MOTION BLUR.

If still blurry. THIS IS FINAL FIX WHICH WILL 99% fix this problem.

Here comes DLSSTweaks to rescue.

Download DLSSTweaks from NEXUSMODS. and use it to SET DLSS PRESET "C" for this game.
You can watch many videos on how to use DLSSTweaks.