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Misakisama Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:36pm
Graphical overhaul?
Just logged back into this game for the first time in a couple of months, and the graphics have been "overhauled", by which I mean everything looks like absolute rubbish.

Is there a way to change the graphics back to how they were when I bought the game? Or failing that, to get a refund for this pile I'm stuck with now?
Last edited by Misakisama; Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:36pm
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fauxpas Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:45pm 
Short answer, no but there are a few tweaks you can do that some people think makes it slightly better.
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voehringer_nitron Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:47pm 
Best you can do is turn of the sprite outlines under graphics.
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MrShine Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:50pm 
Originally posted by Misakisama:
Just logged back into this game for the first time in a couple of months, and the graphics have been "overhauled", by which I mean everything looks like absolute rubbish.

Is there a way to change the graphics back to how they were when I bought the game? Or failing that, to get a refund for this pile I'm stuck with now?
If you happen to have the GoG version, you can roll that one back to v1.3. That should take care of the graphics. (Also a lot of bugs the way I hear.)
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Emily Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:51pm 
You're probably seeing the Sprite Outlines, which can be disabled from the Options > Graphics menu. (You can also turn off the grayscale effect that happens while the game is paused from this menu.)

If turning those options off doesn't do it for you and you just want to revert to 1.3, you can find the option to do so in the Beta tab of the game's Properties menu in the Steam client. Select the 1.3 beta option, and that will roll you back to the v1.3 release of the game.
Last edited by Emily; Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:52pm
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Misakisama Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:53pm 
Cheers everyone, I actually already turned off the sprite outline and displayed the greyscale (seriously, which chuckleheads thought those were good options), but thanks for the tips.

I didn't buy the GoG version so it looks like I'm just screwed. Guess I'm never buying anything from Beamdog again then. Shame, I was actually looking forward to Dragonspear.

Edit - just saw the dev post that the steam option is revertable too, I'll try that.
Last edited by Misakisama; Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:54pm
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fauxpas Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:55pm 
Originally posted by Misakisama:
Cheers everyone, I actually already turned off the sprite outline and displayed the greyscale, but thanks for the tips.

I didn't buy the GoG version so it looks like I'm just screwed. Guess I'm never buying anything from Beamdog again then. Shame, I was actually looking forward to Dragonspear.


Check out the "Dragonspear" subforum, which is mislabled as "Other Topics".
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Misakisama Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:56pm 
Originally posted by fauxpas:
Check out the "Dragonspear" subforum, which is mislabled as "Other Topics".

Oh lordy what is going on there.
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fauxpas Apr 25, 2016 @ 2:58pm 
Originally posted by Misakisama:
Originally posted by fauxpas:
Check out the "Dragonspear" subforum, which is mislabled as "Other Topics".

Oh lordy what is going on there.


Let's just say that SoD's quality is ... disputed much to the dismay of BD.
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fauxpas Apr 25, 2016 @ 3:08pm 
However although by and large I dispise the new graphics, I do happen to like the greyscaling upon pause.
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Soft Lockpick Apr 25, 2016 @ 3:54pm 
Originally posted by Misakisama:
Originally posted by fauxpas:
Check out the "Dragonspear" subforum, which is mislabled as "Other Topics".

Oh lordy what is going on there.
Not much. It's what used to be going on this forum. Then people realized that's probably bad for business. So, rug, lift, sweep.
Last edited by Soft Lockpick; Apr 25, 2016 @ 3:54pm
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Coldhands Apr 25, 2016 @ 4:06pm 
Are there any screen shot comparisons between the way the game looks now and the way it used to look? I'm playing through BG1 again now, and it's been long enough that I don't really remember it looking significantly different before (other than the UI style and options like sprite outlines).
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Coldhands Apr 25, 2016 @ 7:46pm 
^Well, I don't think I'll go digging for that. Looking at old BG screenshots, I don't see any significant differences outside of the outlines and the UI.
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Agosaxv1.22474487139 Apr 26, 2016 @ 8:29am 
Turning sprite outline on as a default option is one of those stupit idea. This lol feature should be off by default gosh.
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Soft Lockpick Apr 26, 2016 @ 8:38am 
If it ain't broke, fix it anyway. Then tell them you know what they want better than they do. Seems to be the Beamdog motto in writing and in forum moderation, why not also in look/feel/UI/playability?
Last edited by Soft Lockpick; Apr 26, 2016 @ 8:41am
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MrShine Apr 26, 2016 @ 9:57am 
Originally posted by Coldhands:
^Well, I don't think I'll go digging for that. Looking at old BG screenshots, I don't see any significant differences outside of the outlines and the UI.
Try zooming in/looking up zoomed in old pics. The old-style chars are sharper, and look a lot more "pixely".
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