one extra thing: are there any to choose a setting that's not already listed in the Texture filtering - LOD bias setting?

i find 3.000 too subtle for me, but 10.000 and 15.000 makes the lighting really bright in some sections like process last.

how can i remove the sparks when i shoot with a shotgun/scattergun?

visual example

tracers=medium
effects=low

can confirm that it works now, thank you.

my default checks looked like this: link (Clamp S, Clamp T, No Level Of Detail, and Eight Bit Alpha)

i used the online vtf spray converter so i recommend anyone else running into the same issue to only check off SRGB, No Minmap, No Level Of Detail, and Eight Bit Alpha.

well i checked vtfedit and the vtf file already had "No Level Of Detail" checked so i'm not sure what to do from here :(

u da goat brah

I've been really enjoying tweaking my game with Nvidia Profile Inspector recently but I noticed that it also affects HUD elements like these thumbnails (see bottom left of image) when I don't want it to be? Is anyone experienced enough to know a workaround to this? Thanks.