what does mat_mipmaptextures 0 do? and I use mastercomfig low do I need it? | mastercomfig | Page 1

fringe spire Jul 29, 2023, 5:03 AM

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lol

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:03 AM

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mat_mipmaptextures 0 disables mipmaps, which is kind of a long thing to explain since it goes over how graphics stuff but i'll try and give you a tl;dr
mipmaps are essentially lower resolution versions of textures that are used at a distance. While this sounds bad in theory, it helps performance and actually improves visuals, as you can see in the image attached to this post.

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so no, you do not need it, it lowers performance and makes visuals worse

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its a double whammy of a setting that just makes things worse

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:05 AM

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Oh I see ty. Do I have to put in another value instead of 0, or will it just reset to its proper value after I remove the cmd and launch the game?

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:05 AM

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just removing it is fine

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there are a very select few textures where you can kind of notice when it swaps between mipmaps, but its like 3 textures and its hard to notice unless you're really looking for it

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:06 AM

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Thx, glad I learned sm new tdy

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:07 AM

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ye, mipmaps are used in probably every single 3d game today, source is just one of the few engines that actually lets you disable them altogether

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not entirely sure why its not cheat locked, but it isn't

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:08 AM

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Interesting lol that's one of the reasons y I love tf2. It's so customizable

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Unrelated but, does mastercoms low disable ingame sprays?

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:08 AM

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I'm sure there's some people out there who prefer the sort of "sharper" look that disabling mipmaps gives, altho i think for most people it'd be distracting

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uh let me check

fringe spire Jul 29, 2023, 5:09 AM

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fading minnow just removing it is fine

I can't find comfig setting it to 1 anywhere

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:09 AM

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huh

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i wonder if the game does?

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just in case @polar crater maybe check what mat_mipmaptextures is set to ingame after you remove it

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just typing it into the console will tell you what its set to

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:10 AM

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Oh okay

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I'll launch the game rn to c

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Brb

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:10 AM

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also it looks like sprays are disabled by default on all presets, you'll need to use the sprays module to enable them

fringe spire Jul 29, 2023, 5:10 AM

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I wouldn't be surprised if coms omitted it due to the cvar not doing anything lol

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:12 AM

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fading minnow just in case <@412601311293603852> maybe check what `mat_mipmaptextures` is set ...

The console says it's set to 1
So all good right?

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:13 AM

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yep!

polar crater Jul 29, 2023, 5:14 AM

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Sweet
Also this has gotta be placebo, but I swear the game graphics look smoother/better, and I'm getting more fps

fading minnow Jul 29, 2023, 5:19 AM

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i told you that it looks better with it enabled

#what does mat_mipmaptextures 0 do? and I use mastercomfig low do I need it?