mobile or pc?

Eldrago9
by Eldrago9 · 31 posts
2 years ago in IMVU Lounge
Poll

Which IMVU version do you guys use; Mobile, MAC, Desktop Beta, or Desktop Classic?

Mobile 29%
29%
MAC 1%
1%
Windows Desktop Beta 10%
10%
Windows Desktop Classic 26%
26%
IMVU Lite 13%
13%
IMVU Deep 10%
10%
T3DE 10%
10%
Other 1%
1%
Posted 9 months ago
pc has more things you can do compared to mobile.
Posted 9 months ago
I use both of them but mobile is more convenient for me. Desktop version has more clear graphics but it’s glitchy and slow.
Posted 1 month ago
I think they all have their uses. If I am decorating or moving furntiture, or editing rooms. T3DE is 100% the go to. So easy to do everything, and much smoother than the client. If I am just hanging out or testing rooms, I use the mobile version on my phone. I dont care for the mobile version on tablet. It is too large and runs clunky. I honestly never use the beta unless im with someone who only has that. I have never had any good luck with the beta.
Posted 1 month ago
I am surprised these many people use classic. I found the interface of classic bad. I like desktop beta more. Maybe those who have been using Imvu from years are habited to it
Posted 1 month ago
@Leo691438


I'm guilty of being used to the Classic UI, but that isn't it. (Though I do think it's a far better UI, especially if you have a large inventory.) The primary reason I can't stand the Beta and Next are graphics. Aside from the dynamic lighting feature they added on Beta, or whatever they're calling it, it just looks objectively worse than Classic. Anti-aliasing is either non-existent or just horribly implemented, the contrast levels and global lighting are messed up and overly dark (though the colours are at least rich) and it runs like crap to boot. Mind you I'm comparing 'vanilla' Classic to Beta/Next and still think the latter looks worse. Classic with GPU tweaks and/or ReShade is not even close in terms of how much better it looks.

I think you can use ReShade with the Beta, but I don't know if it's compatible with GPU tweaks. Though it runs poorly enough I wouldn't recommend ReShade anyway. I'll also add that Classic has far more features than Beta and Next. The extra and ease of use of BM stuff with Classic is just a bonus.
Posted 3 weeks ago
@Auspicious K

Love to know about your love for the classic
Woow you know a lot .. Cant understand whats GPU tweaking :) and whats dynamic lighting and again whats Reshade.. I m relatively new ..dont know about all this.
I mostly use phone becoz I find it convinient to use while laying down on my bed.
Posted 3 weeks ago
@Leo691438


I don't claim to be a super techy type, or computer whiz. But I've learned a lot more as far as far as general PC stuff goes in the last few years and I can be a little OCD about things. The result? I often end up 'improving' things for my own experience, tweaking them, etc. I won't bore you with too much detail, none of it besides dynamic/advanced lighting applies to mobile. I'll also go over them strictly in relation to IMVU, not their general explanation for other applications as best I can.

• GPU Tweaks:
-Various tweaks, customization and override changes you make in your GPU settings to improve the graphics of IMVU (in this context). Instead of running IMVU 'as-is', you force rendering it through your GPU instead. It isn't essential like some people make out; it's been less stable for me recently as well (though I think that's just VU, not my hardware). But it's nice to have.

• Dynamic/Advanced Lighting:
-It's one of IMVU's new features, but it's only available on Desktop Beta, Next and Mobile. I can't say for sure, since I haven't seen it in action, but it sounds like there's actual light casting. Lighting is actually dynamic, instead of being a static source. Basically all of the "IMVU+" you see now has this enabled, it might also include basic specular mapping. Again, I can't say for sure since I only use Classic.

• ReShade:
-It's a third-party program you can use on basically any other program with a graphics API. (I think it has to be 3D, but don't quote me on that.) Essentially it works like one giant filter ontop of the existing graphics, but more advanced than that. Imagine the picture passing through an extra rendering step, so it's not the "top layer" like a filter. You can completely change how something looks, from lighting and post-fx, general tweaks for contrast, brightness, etc and things like sharpness, all the way to full-on filters and rendering processes. It's pretty awesome, but it puts extra tax on your hardware, so it's only recommended if you already exceed the performance you want. It's also a bit of a headache to set up and deal with, I don't really like using it unless I either have to, or it's the better option.

Note: You could think of ReShade kind of like an ENB, if you're familiar with those. It's more of an alternative and surface-level option than an ENB and it's not as performance intensive. I'd argue ENB's are woefully outdated these days and they don't apply to IMVU anyway since it handles core files and rendering at the root level. (Something that would breach IMVU's ToS and trigger a ban.)

Hope this gives a little insight into things!
Posted 3 weeks ago
@Auspicious K


Woow..It gives a lot of more than a little insight.. Thank kk youu.
It's as techy as it can be.. A lot of new things for me.. Could get feel. Awesome. As I said your are a master of what u do :)
Posted 3 weeks ago
@Auspicious K


I remember reshade, used it a lot in gaming for a slight edge by bumping up certain graphics. 10/10 program

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