Graphics tuned down on high settings?

[Ferio]

Recently got around playing with the new patch, but on high settings the graphics seems to be tuned down or something? On these settings and more specific around the space center, the trees for example seems to be much less visible (distance) as well as coming and going constantly, very noticeable when flying. Textures seems to be less too.. is this where they got the higher frame rate from?

I loaded up the previous version and tried to compare but to my eyes there's quite a difference there. 

Anyone else noticed this too?

Edited April 13, 2023 by Ferio

[The Aziz]

Probably. Made it more performant at the slight cost of quality until they can squeeze better framerate without hurting the visuals. Seems like a sensible thing to do right now.

[Guest]

Did the pop-in really get shorter? That's a crying shame, I've been wondering if I can somehow tweak that because watching pop-in while I'm literally driving over it is actually terrible.

[LoSBoL]

I'll just cross post here because I have the same experience ;

 

Although I really appreciate the very long list of bugs that have been fixed, from which I can certainly say they are 'game breaking' in a good sense creating a better KSP2, it looks like not only the low end side has had their graphics toned down. 

I can understand as to why they did so because it's gets a huge boost in performance for lower end machines, but on high settings the loading distance of trees is horendous, when flying around the KSC the trees pop up and go and the forests in the near distance are gone, the speed at which thje trees pop up and dissapear makes a nervous picture and with the anti aliasing lines are dancing around the screen.  Also the texture remaining when the trees are gone are bad looking. The small loading distance is focused mainly around the KSC terrain, it does not seem to have had an effect on other terrains loading distances for trees and such.

The performance took a right turn, but to me for higher end machines an 'ultra' setting for loading distance would be very much appreciated to get the better looking imgage quality of the KSC and its surroundings back.

 

This is 'high' settings 5120x1440 on 0.1.2.0

 

Also, first we had the 'warp time' bar in the screenshots, now its 'game paused'...

Edited April 13, 2023 by LoSBoL