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Benchmark Tech Notes

Running the Benchmark

If your Benchmark isn't opening, it's an issue with the executable file, and something not completing properly on either download, or extracting the Zip file. The Benchmark is designed to run and give you scores for your potato computer, I promise.

I actually saved my Benchmark to my external drive, and it still pulls and saves data and runs as it should. Make sure you allowed the download to complete before extracting the zip.

Resolution

Check your Settings; in Display, it may be defaulting your monitor Resolution to something than you might otherwise use if you aren't on standard 1920x1080.

To check your monitor Resolution, minimize everything on your screen and right click anywhere on your Desktop. Go to Display Settings and scroll down to find Resolution and what it's set at.

You can set the Graphic Settings 1 tab to Maximum, or to Import your game settings. Display Settings tab is where you set it to be Windowed, Bordered, or Full Screen, as well as select Resolution to match your monitor in the dropdown (or customize it if needed). I speak on Resolution as some folks in my FC noted it changed how their characters looked.

The Other tab in Settings is where you can change the text output, or even check a box to disable the logo and score; I do this on subsequent plays, once I have my scores at various settings, to get the clean screenshots.

@calico-heart has a post about fixing graphics settings, with screenshots of the settings tab. Basically, change graphics upscaling from AMD to NVIDIA, and/or uncheck Enable Dynamic Resolution. Also check the Framerate Threshold dropdown.

Screenshots

The benchmark auto-saves 5 screens each playthrough. In the Benchmark folder there is a Screenshots folder to find the auto-images taken of your characters.

Character Appearance

If you want to get your current in game appearance, including non-standard hairstyles, make sure to load up the live game, right click and "Save Character Settings."

Then go to Documents/My Games/Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (this is the default in Windows 10 so mileage varies). The file will have the date you last updated their settings and be named FFXIV_CHARA_01.dat (or however many saves you have/made).

Grab those newly updated DAT files for your character(s) and copy them, then in the same base folder, go to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Benchmark).

Paste the copied DAT files in there, and rename to FFXIV_CHARA_BENCH01.dat (the number doesn't matter, and you may have more).

When running Benchmark Character Creation, use the dropdown menu.

If you do Create a Custom Character and Load Appearance Data, it will give you default hairstyles again. Meteor's Dawntrail hairstyle is a new default.

In Char Gen I am finding that a very pale hrothgal reflects the green scenery around her, giving her white skin/fur a green tinge. The other zones do not have this problem, or at least not to the same degree.

They added a Midday vs Evening setting in outdoor areas as well to test lighting. The lighting in the Gridanian innroom is better; not as bright as outdoors, to be expected, but not completely useless.

New voice type icons to clarifying the sounds you make.

Remember we're getting a free fantasia with the expansion, so some tweaking may be needed; Iyna I felt like I needed to adjust her jaw. Other colors--skin, hair, eyes, tattoos, etc--are showing differently in the various kinds of lighting.

Uncertain if the limit on hairstyles for the Hrothgals so far is just a Benchmark thing; they do have set styles for different head options. Everyone gets Meteor's hair though, so it may be a temporary/Benchmark limit. But which clan and face you choose drastically alters what hair and facial feature options you have access to.

Check your settings, tweak them a bit, play around with chargen, and remember this is still a Benchmark; they always strike me as a little less polished than the finished game, but so far I'm actually pretty pleased with having defined fingers and toes, the irises in the eyes, scars looking cut into the skin, and other improvements.

#final fantasy xiv #Benchmark #Dawntrail #Settings #Graphics #Options #Characters

[nando161mando]

#gender options #gender critical #genderfluid #gender ideology #genderqueer #gender abolition #gender #options #anatomy #161 #1312 #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #fuck neoliberals #neoliberal capitalism #anthony albanese #albanese government #funny memes #dank memes #best memes #relatable memes #memes #meme #dankest memes #dank humor #dank memage

[alradeck]

Anti AI alternatives to DA and my experience. by ALRadeck. I originally meant to post this to twitter but this works here too. For folks who have a DA site and hate themselves. 

#no ai #antiai #options #alternatives

[sonandheirofnothinginparticular]

#options #gandalf #life #decisions #choices

[pratchettquotes]

"If that's all the choice there is, I'm not choosing."

Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

#ginger withel #moving pictures #discworld #terry pratchett #choice #making choices #career choices #no good choices #options #what's next? #existential crisis #that's all #i'm not choosing #oneliner

[psxui]

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (1999) - Key Config

#metal gear solid vr missions #ps1 aesthetic #controller #psxui #ps1 style #y2k aesthetic #cyberpunk #ui design #playstation #options #favorite

[achivement-unlocked]

Starting up…

Play game

Options

>> Achievements

Credits [main is @rose-above-dark , I go by she/they]

Quit game

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Welcome!

When playing the game of tumblr, many types of strange and obscure posts are possible, by doing such things, one may earn an achievement! This account is dedicated to finding these accomplishments and giving the appropriate achievement to each user, also known as, a gimmick blog!

More about the blog, tags, and possible questions under the cut :]

Yes. Achievement is intentionally misspelt. The name was already taken. You can throw tomatoes now

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Q: Any specific tags I should look out for?

A: Asks are tagged as #asks, original posts are tagged #dev talk or #out of character, tips of how to get achievements are #tip of the day, unconventional/ odd achievements are #unconventional achievements, anything else is tagged as #normal gameplay

Q: how many achievements are there?

A: 2147483647, or 9223372036854775807 if you’re running a 64 bit.

Q: how do I earn an achievement?

A: the same way you would in a game

Q: what’s the game?

A: you just lost the game

Q: the achievement in your name is spelt wrong

A: yeah I had to do that since achievement was already taken

Q: what if I want to go for a specific achievement?

A: every copy of super Mario 64 achievement is personalized

Q: can I send an ask of a scenario and get an achievement

A: of course!!

Q: can I tag you in posts that I feel are achievement worthy?

A: go ahead!

Q: can other gimmick blogs interact?

A: of course! All gimmick blogs are welcome

Q: what’s the ABCMU?

A: achievement cinematic universe // achievement gimmick blog cinematic universe, but I mainly use it when interacting with gimmick blogs

Q: options?

A: you can mess with the games options, those who have previously are tagged #options

Achievement unlocked!

Only the beginning

Finish the tutorial

#normal gameplay #tutorial #asks #gimmick blog #gimmick #dev talk #achievement #achievement hunting #tip of the day #abcmu #options

[palatinewolfsblog]

 “Each day we are presented with two options: To evolve or to repeat." U.N. Owen.

#quote of the day #quote of today #gentle reminder #day by day #challenges #choices #commitments #decisions #options #quests #evolve #repeat #carry on #keep going #make a change #make a difference #you matter

[teenagedirtstache]

#options #byblos #mario testino #1990 #90s

[h0ttie2000s]

sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs..♡✩✧

#2000s #y2k vibes #outfit inspo #coco austin #options #big mood

[filmnoirsbian]

Flabbergasted each time I'm reminded the demographics of this site don't equal my social sphere in real life. What do you mean babies getting their ears pierced is strange and unusual to you. What do you mean you've never used a door stopper to smoke up. What do you mean you have no tattoos. What do you mean you don't wash your legs. What do you mean.

#the door stopper one is facetious mostly though i was surprised it was SUCH a niche experience. ok well all us poor druggies had limited #options #tcp

[indeedgoodman]

#phone #life #real life #lifestyle #life quotes #daily life #throwback #history #options #nokia #nokia phones #quotes #quote #quotations #quoteoftheday #affirmations #inspiration #inspire #inspiring #inspirational #motivation #motivational #motivating quotes #get motivated #motivateyourself #art

[rivka-kopelman]

#vhs #options

[personaglitch]

The Dark Urge should have been a romanceable character if you didn't play their origin.

All the origin characters except Durge are a romance choice otherwise. And by the Gods did we need a non-human looking (Tiefling? Dragonborn?) male option. And I'd be lying if I said I don't love an edgy boy.

#dark urge #durge #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #romance #options #origins #pls #give it to me

[psxui]

Blade (2000) - Audio Options

#blade #psxui #options #settings #ps1 aesthetic #ps1 #psx #psone #playstation 1