Beginner; Need Help With OOT Graphics

[berylliumbanana]

I am a total beginner at emulators, but I just had to play OOT again. I haven't played it since I was little, and it's killing me that I never finished.

I have a brand new computer with a plentiful graphics card.
When I started up OOT, Link looked even better than on the N64, but the backgrounds looked awful and much worse than usual. There was a distinct contrast.

I am a beginner at emulating, but not a complete computer n00b. If someone could help, and possibly give me instructions on how to fix this, I would greatly appreciate it. Seriously, my childhood is in your hands.

[ExtremeDude2]

That's just how they look, you can't "fix" it

[berylliumbanana]

Seriously? The background graphics look that bad? I mean we're talking UGLY here. I have seen plenty of LP's, and none of them had that bad of graphics.

[berylliumbanana]

Sigh...I've decided to just suck it up and admit it, "I am a graphics whore."

I think I'll just play how it is. My childhood will be relived, and nothing is going to stop me.

[masterkeaton1000]

Odds are that the videos you've seen are using an HD texture pack, which is why they look "better"

If you want a texture pack, you can google something like "Ocarina of Time HD Texture Pack" and download one.

But note that you'll have to download a different video plugin to use it, guides for which can be found pretty much anywhere.

It'd be better if you were playing it on an actual N64 with a CRT screen though

[HatCat]

Actually OP is probably right about the backgrounds.

On most HLE video plugins they're just point-sampled without native VI filtering, so they're not necessarily exactly the same as on the N64.

The frame buffer effect of Link in the Equipment Subscreen is even worse.