How to enable checkerboard rendering?

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The console versions of the game have checkerboard rendering support, how do we enable it on PC?

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You know Checkerboard Rendering is only used to give the illusion of higher resolution, thus consoles use it. Since pc can do 4k, we don't need it.

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Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

You know Checkerboard Rendering is only used to give the illusion of higher resolution, thus consoles use it. Since pc can do 4k, we don't need it.

Not every PC can do 4k. And checkerboard rendering is still much higher quality than simply upscaling a lower resolution (which is what the current resolution slider does, I believe).

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Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

You know Checkerboard Rendering is only used to give the illusion of higher resolution, thus consoles use it. Since pc can do 4k, we don't need it.

Not every PC can do 4k. And checkerboard rendering is still much higher quality than simply upscaling a lower resolution (which is what the current resolution slider does, I believe).

I'm just saying we can't just use Checkerboard rendering, there is no program (at this time) that can do that yet. It has to be programmed into the actual game.

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Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Not every PC can do 4k. And checkerboard rendering is still much higher quality than simply upscaling a lower resolution (which is what the current resolution slider does, I believe).

I'm just saying we can't just use Checkerboard rendering, there is no program (at this time) that can do that yet. It has to be programmed into the actual game.

Which is my point. It is program into the game, as it uses checkerboard rendering on console. Which is why I am asking how to use checkerboard rendering on PC.

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Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

I'm just saying we can't just use Checkerboard rendering, there is no program (at this time) that can do that yet. It has to be programmed into the actual game.

Which is my point. It is program into the game, as it uses checkerboard rendering on console. Which is why I am asking how to use checkerboard rendering on PC.

Bro, that is not how it works, it is programmed into the PS4 Pro to use Checkerboard rendering, this is the PC version. PC doesn't use Checkerboard rendering, only PS4 / X-Box. There are just certain things PC have that console don't, and the other way around.

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Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Which is my point. It is program into the game, as it uses checkerboard rendering on console. Which is why I am asking how to use checkerboard rendering on PC.

Bro, that is not how it works, it is programmed into the PS4 Pro to use Checkerboard rendering, this is the PC version. PC doesn't use Checkerboard rendering, only PS4 / X-Box. There are just certain things PC have that console don't, and the other way around.

Huh? Checkerboard rendering is a part of the game engine, it's not console specific. They just decided not to add an option to PC.

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Originally posted by aaronth07:

Originally posted by AZN-Trader-K:

Bro, that is not how it works, it is programmed into the PS4 Pro to use Checkerboard rendering, this is the PC version. PC doesn't use Checkerboard rendering, only PS4 / X-Box. There are just certain things PC have that console don't, and the other way around.

Huh? Checkerboard rendering is a part of the game engine, it's not console specific. They just decided not to add an option to PC.

Yes, the easiest way to not add the option is because it isn't there.
I wont lie, I only deal with 1080p and 1440p so I dont mess around with 4k, but the only times I've ever seen it mentioned is for consoles to fake 4k and keep their frame rate.
On that note, if the game has 1440p, how come I cant connect my PS4 pro to my 1440p and get it? the Pro supports 4k, and 1440p is less, so why cant I?

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Originally posted by The Glow:

Originally posted by aaronth07:

Huh? Checkerboard rendering is a part of the game engine, it's not console specific. They just decided not to add an option to PC.

Yes, the easiest way to not add the option is because it isn't there.
I wont lie, I only deal with 1080p and 1440p so I dont mess around with 4k, but the only times I've ever seen it mentioned is for consoles to fake 4k and keep their frame rate.
On that note, if the game has 1440p, how come I cant connect my PS4 pro to my 1440p and get it? the Pro supports 4k, and 1440p is less, so why cant I?

Not sure what you are even talking about. The engine supports checkerboarding, regardless of what platform. The reason there is no option is because they decided to not add it in. And checkerboarding is of far higher quality than simply upscaling a lower resolution, which is what we have now.

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The reason there is no option is because they decided to not add it in.

And there's your answer. If they didn't add it in, there's probably no way to "enable" it forcefully. You can want it all you want, but it's not there.

I'm not convinced it's actually baked in the engine per se. It's something they implemented on top to accommodate PS4 and Xbone. I think the original release on the previous Xbox version did not include checkerboard rendering. I remember reading an article by a game dev. that including it was both a hassle and a boon, something like that.

I think checkerboard isn't all that commonly used on PC games. Could be many reasons for that, both tech and their (devs) convenience (less work/time) when they know people know how to upscale/downscale if they want. These days you have upscaling options on GPU's themselves too.

Also I disagree re: that it's better, at least on PC. But that's just personal eyeball preference I suppose.

If you haven't already, install the 4k texture pack, enable Assets to turn them on, and upscale to 150% if you feel a need. It'll look fine.