Issue with graphics and banding with Deus Ex
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:04 pm
I have been replaying Deus Ex and some mods like Fatal Weapon and Hotel Carone. I haven't played in a long time, but I noticed a graphic issue which I cannot seem to fix. I am getting terrible banding and posterization (if that is the correct term) and I have not had this issue before, or at least it has never been this bad. Here is a screenshot from Fatal Weapon mod to show the extent of the banding: https://ibb.co/kZJqCx
Here is one of my INI files (HotelCarone)with all the settings. I do have DirectX 10 and 11 and Kenties launcher, but no idea what is going on or how to fix this. Can anyone help?
Here is one of my INI files (HotelCarone)with all the settings. I do have DirectX 10 and 11 and Kenties launcher, but no idea what is going on or how to fix this. Can anyone help?
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Host=
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SaveExt=dxs
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AdminName=
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