Dev Blog #15: New graphics options for an individual gaming experience

Hello dear Ghost Hunter community,

Before we dive into the details of the new graphics options, we would like to point out something important: Some of the new settings could be spoilers, as they include special adjustments for certain levels and game sections. We recommend using these options carefully in order to give you the best possible gaming experience without knowing too much about the game world in advance.

New options under the graphics:

From now on, you have a variety of new settings available under the graphics options that allow you to configure the game according to your ideas and optimize your gaming experience. The new options are divided into two main categories: Basic settings and Advanced settings.

Basic Settings:

In this category you will find options that are easy to adjust and affect basic image quality and appearance:

• Screen Resolution: Choose the resolution that best suits your monitor and preferences.
• Window Mode: Decide whether you want to play in full screen or windowed mode.
• Graphics Quality: Adjust the overall graphics quality to find a balance between performance and visual detail.
• Anti-Aliasing: Reduces edge artifacts to ensure smoother image display.
• Texture Quality: Determines the level of detail of the textures in the game.
• Shadow Quality: Choose the precision and detail of the shadows.
• Reflection Quality: Optimizes the appearance of reflections.
• Post-Processing Quality: Affects effects such as color correction and blur.
• Motion Blur: Enables or disables motion blur for a more realistic representation of fast movements.
• Bloom: Controls the intensity of lighting effects that create a luminous glow.
• Shadow Side: Adjusts the depth and detail of the shadow sides.
• Vignette: Adds a darker edge environment to draw focus to the center of the image.
• Ambient Occlusion: Improves the light dynamics and shadows in the corners and near objects.

Advanced Settings:

For experienced players who want to make even more detailed adjustments, we offer the following advanced options:

• Lighting:
  • Dynamic Shadows: Adjusts the appearance of shadows that move with the light source.
  • Light Rays: Adds realistic light rays that become visible through light sources.
  • Dazzling Lights: Controls the intensity and effect of dazzling lights in the game.

• Textures and Details:
  • Character Detail Level: Optimizes the level of detail of the game characters.
  • Environment Detail Level: Controls the level of detail of the environment and landscapes.

• Special Effects:
  • Fire Effects: Adjusts the appearance and intensity of fire effects.
  • Explosion Effects: Optimizes the visual appearance of explosions.
  • Water Effects: Controls the quality and detail of the water effects in the game.

• Performance:
  • Frame Rate Smoothing: Improves the smoothness of the frame rate.
  • Render Distance: Determines how far in advance the game world is rendered.
  • Streaming Pool Size: Controls the amount of data used for in-game streaming.

We're excited to offer you even more ways to customize your gaming experience with these new graphics options. Stay tuned for more updates and detailed insights into our game's development!

Best regards,
The Ghost - Task of the Ghost Hunters development team