Solution for launcher settings! (not for running the game, mind you)

[Zero]

So... after hours of searching and finding nothing, I've decided to look up in registry how to change ingame settings without running launcher (because launcher is not working for me, while game.exe does)

Here's fix for anyone who's handy with computers and registry modify (don't try this if you don't know what you're doing!!!)

go to start, run and regedit - you need to find HKEY_CURRENT_USER / SOFTWARE / ACTIVISON / The Amazing Spider man 2 (TM)

If you have TASM first one, it should also be there, like I have it. First thing I've noticed, it's missing GameConfig folder (wtf??)

GameConfig is the same for TASM which serves as launcher config ingame...

So! What you need to do is right click on "The Amazing Spider man 2 (TM) folder in registry as specified above, click NEW to make a new KEY

This will make a folder, rename it into GameConfig

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Also I forgot to mention, you can also setup vsync, resolution to your liking in following folder inside the specified registry
"The Amazing Spider man 2 (TM)/Settings/Display"

than you double click Height for example (remember to click decimal value, eeeeh???)
and height for my monitor is 1200, while Width is 1920 (remember to click decimal value, not hexadecimal) - and there's other stuff you can change there too!
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Moving on after renaming into GameConfig the specified folder, you will need to create SIX DWORD (32 bit values!!!) by RIGHT CLICKING on GameConfig, clicking NEW and DWORD.

You will need these following DWORDS for settings

AlreadyRun (this needs to be 1)
CityLifeDensity
FxPreset
GraphicsPreset
LightningPreset
ShadowsPreset

The explanations for these settings can be found at/within

E:\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Amazing Spider-Man 2\GraphicsPreset.xml

GraphicsPreset is self explained and which values can you use and which does what.

For example, already added DWORD before 'GraphicsPreset', when you right click on it, and modify (you can set value there you wish) - for me, its value 4 which is highest settings.

What this means from GraphicsPreset is that I'll receive following settings

<preset id="4">
<vsync>1</vsync>
<anisotropy>16</anisotropy>
<dof>1</dof>
<antialiasing>3</antialiasing>
<fx>4</fx>
<lightning>4</lightning>
<shadows>4</shadows>
<citylifedensity>3</citylifedensity>
<drawdistance>3</drawdistance>
<motionblur>1</motionblur>
<texturequality>3</texturequality>

But GraphicsPreset is just for fancy stuff like motion blur, you can add specific CityLifeDensity and other values at your desire...

Hope this helps someone, if there's any questions let me know...
Oh, and ♥♥♥♥ you, Activison!

Here are my settings just for extra help

AlreadyRun (this needs to be 1)
CityLifeDensity (3 - maxed)
FxPreset (4 - maxed)
GraphicsPreset (4 - maxed)
LightningPreset (4 - maxed)
ShadowsPreset (3)

[Zero]

Also, pretty sure you can turn of motion blur by adding DWORD into display (first TASM has it, this one doesn't in registry) and putting the value on 0

[☽ LUNATEE ☽]

I tried adding those in and opening my game.exe but still nothing. It won't load. :(

[Gnome335]

Anyone have any blurry graphics here?

[To Pimp A Butterfly]

Blur motion already 0 value but it still On in the game

All others function i can turn on/off but not this "blur motion"

It caused massive lag :(

[Zero]

Blurry graphics, you need to modify QualitySettings

I use code 50061308 provided by Xengre. That code is high texture but medium draw distance which makes game playable.

Code 10161308 however is high textrure and high draw distance, both are hexadecimal values (pay attention to that)

[Gnome335]

thanks

[Gnome335]

Where do I enter the codes?

[Zero]

QualitySettings as specified above, same way via registry...

Read my first post with care

[Gnome335]

Ok

[ParanoidBat]

Originally posted by Zero:

Blurry graphics, you need to modify QualitySettings

I use code 50061308 provided by Xengre. That code is high texture but medium draw distance which makes game playable.

Code 10161308 however is high textrure and high draw distance, both are hexadecimal values (pay attention to that)

Thanks for your guide. I've followed all your instructions (excluding the first one because GameConfig was already present with all the DWORDS). I even changed the hex code in QualitySettings to 50061308 and used your settings for GameConfig, but I still get blurry, trashy graphics. I'm also launching the game straight from game.exe instead of the launcher since none of its settings work anyway with SweetFx or w/o. Any help?
Thanks

EDIT: Should I delete the current GameConfig and start from scratch? I noticed that the values change back to previous values after running game.exe

[Zero]

Yes, try from the start again, everything is working fine for me the way I changed it in registry - the values did reset once for me, and that was I believe when trying to change aspect ration, and had to retype everything again. -No, wait, I'm wrong.

You need to have value "AlreadyRun" on 1, otherwise it will reset the settings I believe, try that.
Otherwise, try deleting gameconfig and starting from scratch.

But I can confirm its working because you can do a simple test, by changing resolution inside the registry which is width and height.

[ParanoidBat]

Originally posted by Zero:

Yes, try from the start again, everything is working fine for me the way I changed it in registry - the values did reset once for me, and that was I believe when trying to change aspect ration, and had to retype everything again. -No, wait, I'm wrong.

You need to have value "AlreadyRun" on 1, otherwise it will reset the settings I believe, try that.
Otherwise, try deleting gameconfig and starting from scratch.

But I can confirm its working because you can do a simple test, by changing resolution inside the registry which is width and height.

Thanks I redid everything and even tested resolution (which changes). But FX Quality remains the same and the suits look very low res. I guess it's a problem with the game. Or maybe Nvidia graphic cards don't support quality change in this game

[Zero]

The suits shouldn't look low res if you changed QualitySettings to 50061308 hexadecimal for example (it changed for me at least, had same problem like you, low suit texture)

But either you don't have admin rights, or the settings keep reseting?

FX quality should change if you've done everything right, you should notice godrays (sunlights) right away from very low to high

Your settings in registry are like this, right?

AlreadyRun (this needs to be 1)
CityLifeDensity (3 - maxed)
FxPreset (4 - maxed)
GraphicsPreset (4 - maxed)
LightningPreset (4 - maxed)
ShadowsPreset (3)

[ParanoidBat]

Yeah they're the exact same settings as yours in registry.. Thanks for all the help btw.
The textures stay the same however.
I'm also running game.exe straight away. I noticed that the launcher resets registry entries. But again, any change made in launcher or registry regarding textures are not changing the textures to high res.
Here's a sample. Couldn't take a screenshot so I used my phone. I'm sure the costume isn't supposed to look that bad.
http://s9.postimg.org/p9ekckh1r/1399233025327.jpg

[Gnome335]

@HussainQ Yeah I get the samething just like from the picture for that suit.