Washed out colors.

**Kal-El** · October 16, 2013, 10:53 AM

Is anyone else wondering why the colors appear to be washed out? I started an eastern empire campaign recently and it was really apparent. No brilliant ocean color or blazing hot desert. It seems that this is a filtering effect that is intentional and doesn't improve even when I adjust my settings. I haven't seen very many complaints regarding this topic. Any tips or thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

**Frost, colonel** · October 16, 2013, 11:44 AM

Yep, that's RTW2, there is a mod called JEM people seem to rate well.

**Greve Af Göteborg** · October 16, 2013, 03:03 PM

This is what CA's latest bullshot looks like:

This is what it looks like with naturalized colors and anti-aliasing.

**Sharpe** · October 16, 2013, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Greve Af Göteborg

This is what CA's latest bullshot looks like:

This is what it looks like with naturalized colors and anti-aliasing.

**Frost, colonel** · October 16, 2013, 03:10 PM

Is there any AA? I thought it was missing along with other effects, even though we think we are turning it on.

**Aodh Mor** · October 16, 2013, 04:20 PM

iirc GEM uses an injector to give it AA, and if you want colourful, use the True Colour preset

**wulfgar610** · October 16, 2013, 05:13 PM

Is anyone else wondering why the colors appear to be washed out?

A lack of contrast due to the amount of lag. Use a lower shader model in the settings. It would take a powerful and well tuned PC to play the game on the highest settings.

**Frost, colonel** · October 16, 2013, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by wulfgar610

A lack of contrast due to the amount of lag. Use a lower shader model in the settings. It would take a powerful and well tuned PC to play the game on the highest settings.

What is your take on what is a decent PC? I have a i5 4760 Quad at 3.4 CPU, and a OC Nvidia 670 2GB GPU along with 8GB of decent system memory.
Even in small engagements it still looks the same, I am using the highest setting of shader.

**wulfgar610** · October 16, 2013, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Frost, colonel

What is your take on what is a decent PC? I have a i5 4760 Quad at 3.4 CPU, and a OC Nvidia 670 2GB GPU along with 8GB of decent system memory.
Even in small engagements it still looks the same, I am using the highest setting of shader.

1150 pin? Powerful is 2011 pin. Seems to be an argument that 1155 pin was better than 1150. But 1150 pin is now the low end of the market.

**Muffin Top** · October 16, 2013, 06:02 PM

The color palette is extremely washed and the so called "AA" option that we have just blurs the game and it just gives me an eye strain..
If this is the final and finished product, I'd like to have the "way pre-alpha" game that was mentioned and played in the Siege of Carthage video

**|Sith|Galvanized Iron** · October 16, 2013, 06:31 PM

Oh I thought this was about uniform colors. Anyway I just want to add that I think uniforms got to little color, they should have used a stronger and more merry pallete like in the original RTW.

**karasis** · October 16, 2013, 08:09 PM

is that.........is that.???? ROME 2.UNBELİEVABLE

**Kal-El** · October 17, 2013, 05:13 PM

So I guess this is normal. I doubt the washed out color effect has anything to do with my system setup. Especially when you compare them to screenshots CA dished out prior to release...

**Muffin Top** · October 17, 2013, 06:49 PM

Honestly, thank the nine divines for GEM, although it is time consuming when you have to constantly experiment with the options to find something that caters to your taste..
and the non-existent AA which causes all this horrendous JAGGED lines are unescapable!!! My Nvidia control panel cant seem to over ride the options!!!