Actually, all of that depends on your computer. The game "decides" what the best settings for your game will be after installing eps, based upon your computer's specs.
*sigh* i figured as much. what i don't get is why it suddenly started to look so bad

it didn't look as bad after i installed uni and NL. the only thing i can think of that majorly changed is the size of downloads folder. other than that, i have no clue as to why my otherwise okay graphics became horrible.