FXAA what does it do?

[Nogamertag0666]

what does FXAA do? i never used it.

[Eludium]

It's the anti-alising type Skyrim supports.

[Nogamertag0666]

does it make the game better in anyway?

[Indiana_Minotaur]

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http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide#1

[Eludium]

Originally posted by Stone-Fire:

does it make the game better in anyway?

the game? no. the visuals? slightly.

[Nogamertag0666]

does it work with most mods i found this
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/131/?tab=2&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D131&pUp=1

[Rafael Freeman]

Don't use FXAA unless you can't use MSAA. FXAA will remove jagged edges if you can't use MSAA, but will also blur the game.

MSAA needs a fairly powerful graphics card, FXAA doesn’t. Personally I would rather not use AA at all in Skyrim than FXAA, but some people don’t mind or actually like the blurring.

[binarystar29]

Originally posted by rafaelherschel:

Don't use FXAA unless you can't use MSAA. FXAA will remove jagged edges if you can't use MSAA, but will also blur the game.

MSAA needs a fairly powerful graphics card, FXAA doesn’t. Personally I would rather not use AA at all in Skyrim than FXAA, but some people don’t mind or actually like the blurring.

Normally, in most other games FXAA sucks. I find it to be pretty decent in Skyrim though. Especially if used in conjunction with MSAA and Transparency super sample AA forced with Nvidia control panel. I use 8x MSAA+FXAA+2x supersample and it looks MUCH better than just using straight up 8x MSAA imo.

[EbonHawk]

Last time I checked (long time ago; will recheck again) FXAA was sharper to my eyes with my monitor and settings, while MSAA caused a noticeable performance drop and the view looked a lot fuzzier. Everybody has their preferences. Every view is subjective, and interdependent on a lot of unique factors. Everyone should test it for themselves, is my advice.

Originally posted by binarystar29:

ANormally, in most other games FXAA sucks. I find it to be pretty decent in Skyrim though. Especially if used in conjunction with MSAA and Transparency super sample AA forced with Nvidia control panel. I use 8x MSAA+FXAA+2x supersample and it looks MUCH better than just using straight up 8x MSAA imo.

I'm going to try that out too, just to see...