Bad textures on objects and base

[Supermarine]

I had not played Subnautica since July 2018. Today I played and found a general diminishing in texture quality.

Some rocks and cliffs, the mushrooms, all planters, the interior of the Seamoth, the lockers, all posters and props (like the starship, baseball cap and plush toy) have now low-res textures and look very ugly.

Yes, my game is updated. How can I solve this issue?

[bongerman85]

decorations mod might help and i have noticed this too. everything is set to highest but i see blur where i shouldnt

[Demolition414]

I have to set my grahpics to high in order to get sharp textures, even medium is blurrier that it use to be, which is anoying because i loose more frames on high.

[Amanoob105]

I forget where, but there's an option in the setting to turn off the (or at least 'a') bluring effect.

I think it was meant to make it look more like you were seeing things though water by making it all look less distinct, but I just found it annoying when they first added it in.

[Supermarine]

Thanks for your anwers.

Originally posted by bongerman85:

decorations mod might help and i have noticed this too. everything is set to highest but i see blur where i shouldnt

Usuall I don't touch any mod until I've finished the game at least once, or if it is really unplayable in its current state (like very old games).

Originally posted by Davidleblanc20:

I have to set my grahpics to high in order to get sharp textures, even medium is blurrier that it use to be, which is anoying because i loose more frames on high.

Since last time I played I have not modified any settings. I checked and everything is set to maximum, and indeed, many things look nice and sharp as always, like creatures, plants and the interior and exterior of the Cyclops. My rig can take it without issue or framerate loss. The problem is only certain stuff, like planters and some cliffs.

Originally posted by Amanoob105:

I forget where, but there's an option in the setting to turn off the (or at least 'a') bluring effect.

I think it was meant to make it look more like you were seeing things though water by making it all look less distinct, but I just found it annoying when they first added it in.

Yes, I hate such blurring options, and in most games I disable them.

The problem here is not "blurriness" but actual low-res pixelated textures, and it is somewhat selective---not everything looks like that, but those objects that do, always look bad (so it is not a loading or pop-up situation).

Let me try and share a picture so you can see by yourselves this weird stuff...

[Supermarine]

The screenshots are here. Take a look:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586865215

Notice crisp, detailed features on fish and plants, but the tool has a low quality texture.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586865045
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586864420

Same here: handheld tools and diving suit have horrible low-res texture, but the creatures, floor, etc. look fine.

[Supermarine]

Here are more pictures. These display the issue even better:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586875505
The poster on the right is just plain awful. The planter is also terrible. Most other objects look good.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586875197
The planters look like they come from Wolfenstein 3D. The plant itself looks fine.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586875005
The toys look bad. The shelf, wall, floor and surroundings are ok.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586874830
Again, handheld tool looks terrible, but everything else is ok.

[miklkit]

I get bad textures in Strange Brigade, but never in Subnautica. It happens sometimes in bioshock Remastered as well. The claim is that it is memory related. How full is your hard drive? I ask because Subnautica uses a LOT of virtual memory.

[Supermarine]

Originally posted by miklkit:

I get bad textures in Strange Brigade, but never in Subnautica. It happens sometimes in bioshock Remastered as well. The claim is that it is memory related. How full is your hard drive? I ask because Subnautica uses a LOT of virtual memory.

I have 4 TB of total HDD space, about 40% used. Also, I have a GTX 1080 (that's 8 GB for video memory, IIRC) so that should not be a problem.

I don't know how much virtual memory Subnautica uses, or where are the settings for that. Should I modify something in the graphics/settings menus?

Edit:
Just checked my old screenshots and the planters and other stuff looked fine back then. This is a recent problem.

[Emissary Vex]

I double checked my game first. The textures were normal. Try hitting F3 and turn the textures down and back up again.

[Supermarine]

Originally posted by Emissary Vex:

I double checked my game first. The textures were normal. Try hitting F3 and turn the textures down and back up again.

Interesting menu! Never seen it before.

How to modify the settings, though? I cannot use the cursor or the keyboard arrows, since it works for the character...

Edit:
Nevermind, I figured it out by pausing or using the PDA. That solved the issue.

Thank you Emissary Rex!

[bongerman85]

Originally posted by Emissary Vex:

I double checked my game first. The textures were normal. Try hitting F3 and turn the textures down and back up again.

did that help what options u click

[puffinthefish]

i have the same problem, but when my graphics are set to 'high', they're lower quality than the 'low' setting.... the graphics were really good the first time i played but i left it for a week and now they suck. is there any way to fix it?

[puffinthefish]

how do i add screenshots?

[bongerman85]

use f12 to capture via steam, then i believe, you have to share the screen shot and then add the web address for the screen shot into the reply here

[joshuakb2]

Wow, F3 was a lifesaver. My textures were on level 2 and looked horrible! Changed it to level 4, looks amazing again and no drop in framerate. What the heck are the devs thinking?!?