[opensource-dev] Basic Shaders and FPS

[Hitomi Tiponi]

That is why there are the Low-Medium-High-Ultra settings - so that people don't 
need to know about shaders, just that sliding the slider right makes things look 
better but slower.  The individual settings for each standard setting (e.g. Low) 
could be debated, but the approach seems to work pretty well. And it is not just 
shaders that make a big difference - LOD and Draw Distance also have  a big 
effect.

>I was messing with my oldish iMac (ATI 2600 Pro) and I discovered that the
> main thing that makes all the difference to FPS is the shaders.
...
>So, this made me crave a custom button for turning shaders on and off (yeah,
>CMD-P/Graphics/Basic Shader is easy.  Just thinking of all the people who
>don't even know that preferences exists  8-)  Need FPS?  <<click off>>.
>Want things to look better?  <<click on>>  Easy peasy.
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