turning off shadows

[nagual678]

is there a console command to turn off shadows ? i feel they detract from realism as they are buggy and kinda crappy
1) shadows can only be cast in one predefined direction. yes, that means that if there are 90 projectors all pointing at a npc and the shadow points at the projectors.. you see a nice clear shadow and it really looks weird.
2) very buggy. i have been seeing shadows where they should NOT be cast : sometimes they literally show up through walls, ceilings.. sometimes they soften gradually, other times they are freakishly long. and i'm not even mentioning the infamous double-shadowing bug.
it's sad because it's a very noticeable flaw of an otherwise nearly perfect engine.

 

[skater4evr5]

um console ??

just go into options under advanced change the settings

 

[nagual678]

um console ??

just go into options under advanced change the settings

argh
10 char

 

[nagual678]

um console ??

just go into options under advanced change the settings

argh 10 char

 

[kenyo]

all the shadows i saw in the blink and other video's of the game look realistic, so mabye it is just your comp's settings or your games setting/config or mabye there is just some hidden bug/problem with your comp being able to run hl2 right.

that is just a geuss tho considering i don't have the game yet,
but when i get the game i wouldent be surprized to see problems with graphics/sound ect. when/if i do i will tri dif settings and even tri some short cut parameters i have saved for just in case purposes when i get hl2.

 

[skater4evr5]

its not his comp settings.

Shadows just plain suck in source engine i always turn mine off. :cheers:

 

[Teta_Bonita]

I'm sure Valve'll fix them.... eventually....

 

[Vormulac]

I'm sure Valve'll fix them.... eventually....

 

[nagual678]

i'd not hold my breath..
it has been said (i don't know if it's official though) that it's the way the source engine handles shadows, and there's little to nothing you can do about it. but still, i wonder how such simple shadows could be so crappy after 6/7 years of development ? :|

 

[jacen]

I'm sure Valve'll fix them.... eventually....

yeah
in about 3-4 years with their next engine ... it MAY feature realtime soft shadowing ...
but for source ... these are the shadows u get.

omg .. ppl
what did u thought?
that souce would have shadows like doom3?

i posted a screenshot of the binks 3 months ago and got bashed because i didnt like the shadow system of hl2. (seach the forum for "whatidontlikeabouthl2.jpg")
really sad