Graphical settings stuck on low ( will not scale up when put on high)

[Jak0Spades]

Hi all, I'm running PR on a laptop at the moment. Not the most powerful machine but it seems that no matter what setting (low, medium or high) I put the graphical options, the game always ends up playing on the lowest settings. The resolution does apply properly though.

I've tried deleting the BF2 cache and modifying the video settings directly using the notepad on Video.con to no effect. The game still displays everything on low. I don't expect to play with everything on high on this rig but I'd like to bump up the textures at least.

Thanks !

Here is my system info:

System Information
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601)
Architecture: 64-bit
Language: English (United Kingdom)
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 3566
Processor: AMD A4-3300M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (Physical: 2, Logical: 2)
Memory: 6.00 GB
DIMM Modules: Bottom - Slot 1 (top): 2.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
Bottom - Slot 2 (under): 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
Page File: 5.48 GB
.NET Framework: 4.0

Display Information
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Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon HD 6480G
Display Mode(s): 1366 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
Driver Version: 12.104.0.0
Display Memory: 512.00 MB
Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
Primary Playback: Speakers and Headphones (IDT Hi
Primary Recording: Internal Mic (IDT High Definiti
EAX: True
EAX 1.0: False
EAX 2.0: True
EAX 3.0: False
EAX 4.0: False
EAX 5.0: False
X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2
Free: 163.07 GB, Total: 446.76 GB, NTFS
Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
Free: 163.07 GB, Total: 446.76 GB, NTFS
Profiles Path: C:\Users\Amael Kotlarski\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
Free: 163.07 GB, Total: 446.76 GB, NTFS
Update DL Path: C:\Users\Amael Kotlarski\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
Free: 163.07 GB, Total: 446.76 GB, NTFS
Update Log Path: C:\Users\Amael Kotlarski\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
Free: 163.07 GB, Total: 446.76 GB, NTFS

Game Information
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CD Key Valid: True
Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
Current Mod: pr
BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
PR Version: 1.0.36.0
Language: english
Debug Available: False
Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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Profile 0001: Jak0Spades
Type: Online
Last Used Profile: True
View Intro: True
Fullscreen: True
Display Mode: 1024x768@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
Graphics Scheme: Custom
Multisampling: Off
VSync: False
Terrain Quality: Low
Effects Quality: Low
Geometry Quality: Low
Texture Quality: High
Lighting Quality: Low
Dynamic Shadows: Low
Dynamic Lights: Low
Texture Filtering: High
Audio Provider: Software
Provider Valid: True
Audio Quality: Medium
EAX: True

[LITOralis.nMd]

I'm not certain you can expect any better graphics to work with that A4 APU.

write down your BF2 username and password,
You can delete theC:\Users\Amael Kotlarski\Documents\ProjectReality directory
start PRLauncher
the profile import routine will start, do NOT import your vanilla BF2 profile, instead chose the "retrieve from GameSpy" option, type in username and password.

This will create a brand new Profile.
With this new profile, you should be able to open PRLauncher->Options
Graphics Tab and
Video Tab,
and change the settings to test what's optimal for your notebook.

[Jak0Spades]

Thanks for the reply. I tried it and it doesn't seem to work. It seems the engine simply refuses to up-scale. I've tried playing with my Catalyst Control settings to no avail either.

[MATUSALEM]

The same is happening with me, but here simply does not show the "HIGH" option to choose on the Texture settings, only Medium and Low...,

Specs:
Windows 7 32bits Ultimate;
2gb RAM;
HD Radeon 7750;
CPU Dual Core E5400