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== Effects and Displays ==
Armagetron has a variety of video settings that can be altered by the user.  These settings influence the user's experience of the game; the optimal settings depend upon the machine. Less visual strain on the computer sums up for less [[lag]] and more [[Frames_Per_Second|FPS]]. So lower settings are for easier gameplay.

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=== Screen Mode ===

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*'''Window''' Size  A smaller window means greater [[FPS]].

*'''Screen''' Resolution Lower numbers mean greater [[FPS]], but the graphics are not as sharp.

*'''Fullscreen''' On or off.

*'''Color Depth''' 16 bit or 32 bit or your computer's default.  16 bit looks fine because Armagetron does not use many blending effects.

*'''Z Buffer Depth''' Determines the quality of the depth sorting. Default is the recommended setting.

*'''Grab Mouse''' When not in fullscreen, if turned off, the mouse is able to go outside the window.

===Preferences===

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*'''Sparks''' Sparks are generated whenever your cycle rubs against a wall.  Many players prefer to turn off sparks because they figure they get a better sense of grinding, knowing where other players are, and a nice consistent boost in frames per seconds.  Sparks are known to reduce your framerate substantially. Profiling shows that they can take over 10% of the CPU time Armagetron Advanced uses.

*'''Explosion'''  More necessary than sparks if you play without sound. However, if you are experiencing extremely low [[FPS]], then it is suggested that you turn explosions off.

*'''Sky Movement''' Toggles animation of lower sky plane.  Turn off for better [[FPS]] if you are experiencing low [[FPS]].

*'''Show FPS''' Shows the frames per second on your screen during gameplay.

*'''Lower Sky'''
*'''Upper Sky''' Lower sky and upper sky together compromise the complete sky.  Many players turn them both off, because the sky lowers [[FPS]].

*'''High Rim''' Only turn off if you are experiencing  a lot of low [[FPS]].  When off the outside wall does not go all the way up.

*'''HUD Options''' These only affect [[FPS]] minimally, and are self explanatory within the game.

===Detail Settings===

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*'''Font''' The setting does not drag down [[FPS]].

*'''Object Textures'''  Nearest is lowest setting without being off.  Mipmap trilinear is highest setting.  
*'''Floor Textures'''  See Object Textures

*'''Wall Textures''' See Object Textures

*'''Persp. Correction'''  Should be turned on System Default.

*'''Smooth Shading'''  Makes edges appear round by adding a color gradient.  Should not slow game.

*'''Alpha Blending'''  Used to display half-transparent objects.  It may slow down game play.

*'''Floor Detail'''  The highest setting is dual texture plane, and it will cost you some [[FPS]].  It is possible to have no floor, and you will have a subsequent boost in [[FPS]].

*'''Dithering''' Turning it off might improve performance in some systems.  Change if you are having drastic problems with [[FPS]].

*'''Floor Mirror''' Would you like a reflection of yourself on the floor? Warning, lowers [[FPS]].

== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mipmap Wikipedia's page on Mipmap ]

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