Why do the graphics look so washed out?

[Gadzooks]

Anyone else notice this? The colors seem a bit faded or washed out.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xGXhDn2w8j0/WhpQPUeoyJI/AAAAAAAAIjo/EiPcfjGszx0rIo_9RBeaKohSwDXSp3L_gCL0BGAYYCw/h1080/2017-11-25.png

Everything is super high detail, but the colors just seem like a thin layer of mist is covering them 100% of the time

Especially compared to this promotional screenshot here

https://gpstatic.com/acache/31/82/1/uk/s4-17dd73b3a0200ea7c6dcf20ceee67eb2.jpg

you can see how the greens and other colors look more vibrant and crisp overall


EDIT:

Thanks for the dev reply. Looks like they plan on trying to improve this

Originally posted by Raphael:

Hey guys, Art Director here, thanks for the feedback, and yes we devs read through all the feedback, of course we cant adress everything but in terms of the posteffects and the "washed out" look on some maps, i can assure you that this should be solved soon as im currently reworking the posteffect settings.

Just to explain what happened - we reworked our posteffect system so the settings i did earlier in the production lead to some unpleasant (and washed out) results. Looking forward to see (and read) what you guys/gals think of the release version!

EDIT 2

Looks like despite the response from Raphael from the Spellforce team, the "fix" for this issue is not in the live, released version of the game. Nor did it show up in the games first patch on Dec 11.

Hopefully we will get some info from them on the status of the "fix" and when we should expect it.

[VooDooPC]

I noticed this too. The blacks (shadows, fog of war, etc) look very grey. I know it's not my monitor because there's UI elements that are definitly black.

I found if I scroll the screen so it's completely covered in fog of war the fog of war goes from the greyish color to real black.

Edit: Seems my above comment about going absolute black is not always true.

[Keaton]

Weather patterns perhaps? Grasping at straws here from first glances.

[VooDooPC]

Here's a screenshot from the game in fog of war. I feel like it should be pitch black, instead it's a greyish hue.

https://i.imgur.com/EXu0csV.png

[Colonel Poochie]

That is a big difference....misleading and possibly having 2nd thoughts on getting this..which is it?

[Colonel Poochie]

Originally posted by VooDooPC:

Here's a screenshot from the game in fog of war. I feel like it should be pitch black, instead it's a greyish hue.

https://i.imgur.com/EXu0csV.png

That is minor to me..big whoopee you still can't see anything. I am worried about the washing out of colors.

[VooDooPC]

Originally posted by Colonel Poochie:

Originally posted by VooDooPC:

Here's a screenshot from the game in fog of war. I feel like it should be pitch black, instead it's a greyish hue.

https://i.imgur.com/EXu0csV.png

That is minor to me..big whoopee you still can't see anything. I am worried about the washing out of colors.

They are obviously related.

[Gadzooks]

its probably some post processing filter thats being applied to the whole screen, affecting everything you see, even the fog of war "black".

Whatever the case, its very bleh to look at, and I hope they either fix it or give us an option to disable it.

[Colonel Poochie]

Originally posted by VooDooPC:

Originally posted by Colonel Poochie:

That is minor to me..big whoopee you still can't see anything. I am worried about the washing out of colors.

They are obviously related.

If it was obvious I would have figured it out....maybe not.

[VooDooPC]

Originally posted by Colonel Poochie:

Originally posted by VooDooPC:

They are obviously related.

If it was obvious I would have figured it out....maybe not.

As Gadzooks said, it's some kind of filter that effects all colors and makes everything washed out, including the "black" fog of war.

I posted the screenshot of the fog of war because it's very easy to see the issue there. The fog of war should be black, not whatever greyish color it is. Just like all the other colors should be more intense. I am not complaining specifically about the fog of war, I just thought the saturation was very clear there.

Sorry it wasn't as obvious as I thought.

[Colonel Poochie]

No problem, I should have put 2+2 together. No other comments on this? This is kinda big.

[Gadzooks]

I dont even know if the devs are reading the steam forum, unfortunately.

For me, the washed out look of the visuals is enough to make me not want to play, as its not very appealing to look at, and in some cases, even causes me to visually strain to see the details of what is going on.

[Námumaður]

Might be Depth of Field, maybe FXAA as it is post effect antialiasing. Those can be turned of so when can test it when its available again.
R6 Siege had problems with washed out look when using those post-processing AA filters as well. I'd rather look at some artifact edges :D.

[Gadzooks]

ive disabled all settings and nothing removes the effect.

[Colonel Poochie]

Originally posted by Gadzooks:

ive disabled all settings and nothing removes the effect.

Dang. Oh weil, spend my $45 on somethin' else if this can't be fixed.

[Whitehaven]

Write to the devs on facebook or in the discord, there are a few of them there almost all day. I will too.