Where's my HIGH quality textures?

Stavro · March 2014

I can't choose high quality textures because there is no such option in the settings (see screenshot). There is only low and medium. What's the reason? My 32-bit Win7? There are some hidden game settings limitations coz of 32 bit OS I didn't know?

http://puu.sh/7QEjp.jpg - my in game video settings

Crueltylizer · March 2014

Have you tried hovering over those warning signs and see what they say? As far as I know in most games you won't be able to use high res textures with a 32-bit system. (Incl. GW2, Crysis and so on)

Stavro · March 2014

I've tried this warnings signs but nothing special. Here http://puu.sh/7QURi.jpg

Yeah, I know about these restrictions in some games, but not sure in this case. I would like official confirmation. In Battlefield 4 I bypassed similar restrictions by editing the configuration file with any settings and without any issues. I wonder whether you can do it with TESO if 32 bit OS is the real reason.

ZOS_RobinsonE · March 2014

Hello @Stavro,

You should be able to use the high quality textures while using a 32 bit system. Can you please use the repair function of the launcher to make sure that no file is missing from your installation ?

Stavro · March 2014

ZOS_RobinsonE wrote: »

Hello @Stavro,

You should be able to use the high quality textures while using a 32 bit system. Can you please use the repair function of the launcher to make sure that no file is missing from your installation ?

Hello Good Sir,

I used the repair function and the client was ok. But I fixed my problem just dropping video settings to default. Yay! http://puu.sh/7QXmv.jpg

But it looks like I found a bug. If you switch texture quality from high to medium or low then high textures just disappear from the list and they can be returned only by using default settings.

Ethoir · April 2014

Similarly, if you use a 32bit version of windows (and I usually do), the client resets graphics quality to medium when its launched and you have to use the "defaults" button to get high quality textures back.

The downside to doing this however is that when I looked at the texture quality dropdown list again, the setting is "High" but the actual options are still Medium or Low.

The client doesn't quite like 32bit Windows it seems. Sure it'll run, but it doesn't want us using high-res textures without jumping through a hoop.

Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/32Y3CH2.jpg

d.d.maksymowb16_ESO · April 2014

agree. i used {X} defaults settings and HIGH Textures show up finally.
cheers

Baraz · July 2014

I have a 64 bit Windows 7 and I have the problem at the moment.

Will try your fix (setting back to default).
EDIT : it worked, thanks.

Baraz · July 2014

Follow-up to my post just above : the cause is "low" virtual memory (32 bits mode). When ESO detects your max virtual memory is that of a 32 bits system (about 2 Gb), it no longer offers High textures (only Medium).

Though my system is 64 bits, I used a utility (Large Address Aware) that accidentally set my ESO client to 32 bits virtual memory. When I re-used that utility to set ESO back to "Large Address Aware", the option of High textures came back.