possible artifact?

That's reflected light on the sights in the darkened underground corridor. You can reduce that by bringing up the contrast levels. EP1 has more of this due to the game maps being darker. That's supposed to be the reflected flourescent light from behind you being seen there.
 
always happens in dark no matter what, like its half shaded, so it looks like checkered, ill get a higher res image
 
the pistol looks like that on my machine too. i don't think it's an artifact, as artifacts aren't usually found on one particular item in the game. they are completely random. i believe the sights just look that way.
 
im not talking about the sights.... can you see the actual pistol itself?

its liek checkered ffs, u can see it in the dark clearly, all other guns arent visible in the dark

ill get a new pic with both shotgun and pistol
 
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i just turned the brightness all the way up on my monitor, and i see what you mean. have you tried running the game at a different resolution, to see if it still looks that way?
 
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top one is shotgun, bottom is pistol, both in same exact spot

at different res the checker patter just gets less compact, its very obvious
 
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If nothing is distorted it wouldn't be anything to worry about. The appearance of this can be compared to some of the screens posted in the screenshot contest. http://www.computerforum.com/21659-screenshot-contest-264.html

You will notice that the light and detail is higher and there is only a slight reflection on the sight at the end of the barrel that is barely noticable. Bringing up the gamma level in the game may see that reduced.
 
Bradan said:

top one is shotgun, bottom is pistol, both in same exact spot

at different res the checker patter just gets less compact, its very obvious[/QUOTE]

I have exacly the same with the pistol only.. i gues the lightning effects are a bit funny on the pistol
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When running through the darker sections here that doesn't show up here. But the suit flashlight is on. Instead of changing the screen res try bringing up the gamma or contrast a little to lighten the map. It does look like a flourescent light behind you reflectling on the sights.
 
i was only able to see the "artifact" when i turned my brightness and contrast all the way up on my monitor. i'd try to LOWER it in the game to see if it helps. hell, try both, it only takes a minute. makes more sense to me if it only appears when bright, just turn it down.

pc eye, he doesn't mean the three white dots on the sights. i thought that too. turn your monitor up and look at the texture of the whole gun. it's like a checkerboard pattern. many prople crank the gamma up on these dark games.

i'd turn it down one notch at a time until it goes away.
 
Are you sure the checkerboard pattern simply isn't the ribs on the gun barrel and the text stamped along the side of it? In a better lighted area the patterns look more like this......

 
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