Quite a major graphics problem ?

Does anyone have an idea whats going on here ?

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Been having this problem for well since i got Napoleon just never got on my nerves as much but now it does.

As you can see the image is off the background has some kind of pixels of such and also if i scrolls to a unit wearing black the same effect is on that i believe.


Has anyone got any ideas ?


The biggest problem is im not even sure how to get rid of it.

Same problem on empire but not on medieval 2 or shogun very strange.

Your have your brightness/gamma settings too high. Dark textures revert to the darkest your screen can display giving the jagged look. Night mod does accentuate that rather as its all dark .

Originally Posted by The Hedge Knight

Your have your brightness/gamma settings too high. Dark textures revert to the darkest your screen can display giving the jagged look. Night mod does accentuate that rather as its all dark .

Thats strange i shall try and adjust what you have said thank you very much The Hedge Knight.

Cant you see? The game is reenacting Napoleons engineers invention of Thermal Imagery technology in 1806.

It has worked a little its not as noticeable but the problem still persists.

I have gamma at 1.5 and brightness at 2.0

Any suggestions for a good setting to have them at ?


Cheers guys.

Depends on your screen, if you get that though lower them...

Originally Posted by The Hedge Knight

Depends on your screen, if you get that though lower them...

I had the same problem on my 32 inch HDTV i thought the problem may have been the TV i sold it off however when i got my new laptop same problems persist.

I have the settings at

Gamma 1.5

Brightness 2.0


Is this a good settings ?

Hi there.
Have you updated anything related to graphics lately? Drivers, dx or even hardware? If you have, try to Defragment Cache Files and then Verify Integrity of Game Cache (done under Steam/Napoleon/Properties).