What does each of the options in the ‘Low Detail Models’ graphical setting do

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What does the 'One, Two, Three and Four Player' options in the 'Low Detail Models' graphical setting do?

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I assumed that 'Off' will turn off 'Low Detail Models' (enabling high detail models – please correct me if I'm wrong). However, I'm not sure what the 'One, Two, Three and Four Player' options do exactly. Does it have anything to do with the number of racers currently on the screen, or racing at the current track?

Best Answer

The "[Number] Player" refers to the level of split-screen mode you're in.

So if you set it to "One Player," you'll force lower quality models (and prebaked shadows it seems) in all game played. If you set it to "Two Player" and it'll only reduced the quality when you play multiplayer (2P and above), and so on.

It's a nice way to allow people to use better graphics in single player and lower the quailty in split-screen modes, so you can maintain a decent framerate.

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