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Mastiff
Jan-27-2013, 11:30
Hi guys I have these setting now seem to make it much easier to spot LOD's and dots much better even against the ground. High end cards only.

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?p=496020#post496020

http://www.il2aceshigh.com/forum/m/3938980/viewthread/5690151-nvidia-settings-confini-ui-ingames

if you get anomalies it's best to run the REDSIT folder aps, dotnetfx40 and direct x c.

NVIDIA 313.96 are running great do a clean install with a driver sweeper and run it a couple of times. I had a hell of a time getting nvidia driver cleaned out.

NVIDIA
http://www.geforce.com/

driver sweeper
http://treexy.com/

92 Cdt. Kiwikillemoff (QJ-Z)
Jan-27-2013, 19:50
Hey Mastiff,

As you know I have already done your Nvidia tweaks.

For those who are not sure, I can assure you that they work very well. I notice FPS improvement less 'jaggys" on cockpit shadows. Less micro pauses at low altitudes and most important spotting aircraft at range is significantly better!

Cheers Mastiff

Kiwi

Wolfskid
Jan-30-2013, 16:24
Hello and good evenning,

a NEW BETA Driver for Nvidia is out. He has the No. 313.96 beta. And than is there a nice BETAtool out named : NVIDIA Geforce Experience.

Have a nice night and flight aaannd great fight ;-)




Wolfskid

kopperdrake
Jan-31-2013, 07:44
What constitutes a 'high-end card'?

Mastiff
Jan-31-2013, 09:26
What constitutes a 'high-end card'?

GTX570 and above..

kopperdrake
Jan-31-2013, 12:52
Bugger. I'm obsolete. I knew it - my wife hints as much on a regular basis.

ATAG_Snapper
Jan-31-2013, 13:26
Bugger. I'm obsolete. I knew it - my wife hints as much on a regular basis.

Hehe....you can still give Mastiff's settings a try. Just make note of your current settings if his don't work as you'd like. I've been using Mastiff's setting for almost a week and am sticking with them. The only change I made was setting Land Shading to high from low -- just my personal preference in the landscape rendering.

The biggest improvement on my PC is the silky-smooth frame rates when chasing/fleeing an opponent's aircraft low over a city.

I've been switching back and forth between native resolution (1920 x 1080 on my monitor) and lower res (1366 x 768) in terms of spotting distant aircraft. I give the nod to lower res for initial spotting since the pixels are larger and easier to spot. However, in actual dogfighting the native res is much better in maintaining visual acquisition of a boom & zooming gray 109. At lower res the LOD representations of aircraft are not well defined (shimmery) and tend to blend against terrain and ocean. At native res the opposing aircraft appear much sharper in shape and tend (for me) to be easier to spot their movement against the background. This is especially true if you have to take your eyes off your target momentarily, then reacquire. Plus, low res in this sim is, to me, so fugly.

Frame rates are not an issue with my system using Mastiff's recommended settings at either resolution. Thanks to Mastiff for sharing the fruits of his trials on this. :thumbsup:

My system: i7 920 2.67 mhz 12 Gig DDR3 RAM GTX 680 2 Gig Asus 1 ms 27" monitor Win 7 64 bit TrackIR 5 TM Warthog HOTAS CH Quadrant Saitek Combat Pro Pedals

CptJackSparrow
Jan-31-2013, 16:43
In his settings, he has this:

MeshShowLod=1

Mine is at 0. I tried it and lost 20fps. What does that line actually do when set to 1? I really did not see any difference graphically.

ATAG_Snapper
Jan-31-2013, 18:14
In his settings, he has this:

MeshShowLod=1

Mine is at 0. I tried it and lost 20fps. What does that line actually do when set to 1? I really did not see any difference graphically.

As I understand it, this parameter when activated prevents an oncoming or departing aircraft from seeming to disappear momentarily as it transitions from pixel/LOD/pixel -- very disconcerting in a dogfight. On your system the fps loss is probably due to the extra video processing load on your GPU when this is activated.

Mastiff
Feb-01-2013, 06:10
Turned it up to 32xCSAA wow! not one flicker from LOD's at distance!

using 313.96 working great!

ATAG_Snapper
Feb-01-2013, 08:25
Turned it up to 32xCSAA wow! not one flicker from LOD's at distance!

using 313.96 working great!

Gonna have to try this! :thumbsup:

92 Sqn. Philstyle (QJ-P)
Feb-01-2013, 08:58
I've just started running your Driver setting son my GTX-670 Card Mastiff. Thanks.
I get the impression that the running is smoother. The pre-rendering of frames seems to help reduce stutter.

There is only one draw-back I can identify. It seems that the contrast between the dots and the background has reduced slightly. I'm not sure what is doing this. I suspect it might be the result of the CSAA, which I have set to 16 (previously I had this turned off).

I'm going to try turning it off to see if the sharp contrast I was getting returns.

DK_
Feb-01-2013, 11:59
Thanks for posting your tweaks Mastiff. Is there any chance you could put your conf file here. I am not signed up on 1c and have no desire to do so.

Cheers!

DK

Mastiff
Feb-01-2013, 15:16
here ya go :salute:

DK_
Feb-01-2013, 16:55
here ya go :salute:

Thank you,

D

ChiefRedCloud
Feb-01-2013, 17:12
Thanks ...

Fried300
Feb-02-2013, 06:28
Hi guys I have these setting now seem to make it much easier to spot LOD's and dots much better even against the ground. High end cards only.

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?p=496020#post496020

http://www.il2aceshigh.com/forum/m/3938980/viewthread/5690151-nvidia-settings-confini-ui-ingames

if you get anomalies it's best to run the REDSIT folder aps, dotnetfx40 and direct x c.

Hi there, I can acces this pictures neither on the banana forum nor "aceshigh". (not a member on both)

Could you please post them visible on this thread?

thx anyway for the information

Alice
Feb-02-2013, 09:26
Hi there, I can acces this pictures neither on the banana forum nor "aceshigh". (not a member on both)

Could you please post them visible on this thread?

thx anyway for the information

167116721673

Et voila.
Credit to Mastiff

Mastiff
Feb-03-2013, 00:09
167116721673

Et voila.
Credit to Mastiff

thanks bro, I updated the OP.

Mastiff
Feb-06-2013, 10:16
ok guys I started using 1080p HD and boy what a difference it makes. but seems to be better for high end displays as well I'm getting good enough frames, targets you can see them really far off now about 12 miles. but waiting on a 120hz to come in on Friday and we'll see how much a difference it makes. right now I'm at 35 to 45 in HD.

going to try override AA also. instead of enhance.

Mastiff
Feb-06-2013, 12:46
no difference in AA for forced, enhanced seems to be a better choice.

DK_
Feb-06-2013, 12:57
ok guys I started using 1080p HD and boy what a difference it makes. but seems to be better for high end displays as well I'm getting good enough frames, targets you can see them really far off now about 12 miles. but waiting on a 120hz to come in on Friday and we'll see how much a difference it makes. right now I'm at 35 to 45 in HD.

going to try override AA also. instead of enhance.

Hi Mastiff,

Again a thanks for this thread. What do you mean you started using 1080p HD? You are using a large screen tv as a monitor and if so instead of what size? I would imagine that it would be easier to see dots on a large tv and with an HD tv in 1080p you could still have good quality graphics.

I am using most of your settings with good results. I have not figured out the LOD stuff yet, which file and all that and I can't get the cloud pop up sorted. I kinda wish ATAG server would run with the clouds off since they are unrealistic poping up and allowing dots/targets to be seen through them.

Cheers,

DK

ATAG_Snapper
Feb-06-2013, 13:20
167116721673

Et voila.
Credit to Mastiff

I've adopted these settings and it runs very well on my system. The only change I made was changing Land Shading from Low to High -- just a personal preference in how the landscape renders. As Mastiff warned me, contacts below you are a little more difficult to spot from high up against the terrain, but I find still "spot-able". I run the game at 1920 x 1080, but at 120 Hz.

For awhile I was using these settings, but at lower res (1366 x 768, 120 Hz). Distant contacts were easier to spot, but the overall game was ugly. At native 1920 x 1080 res the distant contacts are not as noticeable, but I find they still show at the same distance as at lower res.

A major plus for me is that Mastiff's settings greatly reduce the annoying shimmer in the game, especially distant terrain. Most importantly, in dogfights the enemy's aircraft remains sharply defined at native res, which I find invaluable in reacquiring visual on a maneuvering aircraft when you momentarily look away to clear your six or check temps. Chasing an enemy aircraft low over a town is easier in that there is virtually no stuttering and the sharply-defined aircraft does not mesh into the buildings like they seem to do when everything seems shimmery and stuttery.

My system: I have a decent video card and amount of RAM (needed for video editing), but overall my PC is long in the tooth. Nonetheless, my framerates hold very well between 30 min and 60 max (adaptive V-Sync).

i7 920 @ 2.67 mhz, 12 Gigs DDR3, onboard Realtek crap audiocard, Sennheisser phones/mic, Jambox vibrator, Nvidia GTX 680 2 Gig, Win 7 64-bit, TrackIR 5, TM Warthog HOTAS, CH Quadrant, Saitek Combat Pro rudder pedals, Kenmore mini-fridge 12 btle cap., American Std 6 LPF commode on-the-ready

Koala63
Feb-07-2013, 01:06
Kenmore mini-fridge 12 btle cap.,

That will be your bottle neck...

ATAG_Bliss
Feb-07-2013, 01:16
Kenmore mini-fridge 12 btle cap.,

That will be your bottle neck...

Haha - must get bigger fridge :D

ATAG_Septic
Feb-07-2013, 03:27
[QUOTE=Mastiff;28929]Hi guys I have these setting now seem to make it much easier to spot LOD's and dots much better even against the ground. High end cards only.


Hi Mastiff,

Thanks for sharing these settings.

I notice you have 'enhance the application setting' for anti-alaising but you have AA set to off in game. I believe you need to set AA to at least 1 or 2 in game for your enhanced AA to work? You might not notice this when you toggle SMAA because you have FXAA injected.

Do you see a difference with/without the enhanced AA? I suspect it is turning off the AA in game that helps with spotting contacts (and reducing the shimmering) but I find it difficult to tell what setting is best.

I must spend more time trying to make the game look its best than I do playing it, its like a mini-game all of its own but a frustrating and confusing one!

Septic.

DK_
Feb-07-2013, 14:28
As I understand it, this parameter when activated prevents an oncoming or departing aircraft from seeming to disappear momentarily as it transitions from pixel/LOD/pixel -- very disconcerting in a dogfight. On your system the fps loss is probably due to the extra video processing load on your GPU when this is activated.

Which conf file should be changed? I thought I had read in the past that there is more than one and a particular one has to be changed for the effect to be seen. Also, some time ago some said they used MeshShowLOD=8. I wonder what this does.

Thanks

Mastiff
Feb-07-2013, 23:42
Which conf file should be changed? I thought I had read in the past that there is more than one and a particular one has to be changed for the effect to be seen. Also, some time ago some said they used MeshShowLOD=8. I wonder what this does.

Thanks

The only file ini that is changed is the one in your user 1C softClub folder\

C:\Users\user(*name*)\Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover

making any changes to the one in your main game folder, is only over written by the one in the 1C SoftClub folder.

changing the to meshshowlod=8 will only cause you some anomalies.

DK_
Feb-08-2013, 12:01
Okay, thanks M.

9./JG52 Ziegler
Feb-22-2013, 11:30
Thanks for the tweaks Mastiff. Big difference for me but now SweetFx will not work? (Hangs up the launch). Truth be told, Sweet FX only seems to work when it wants on my rig. On the off occasion that it is working, and I'm happy, the next time I launch, I get the windows looing for a solution to why it won't launch on the next try.:grrr: If I have to choose one or the other, I'm staying with Mastiff's tweaks. Thanks to Muffin for talking me through it while in a mission:thumbsup:.

talesc
Mar-05-2013, 20:24
Hello Mastiff!

I do have a GTX 560 and i improved my dot visibility using your setup (no crashes here). The dots do not disapear easily at certain distance. Thank you! Keep coming with more hints.

S!

Mastiff
Mar-20-2013, 02:55
New beta drivers 314.14 has made a big improvment, higher frames scince the new TF patch
I turned the AA up to 16XQ and the scenes are way better.

Tvrdi
Mar-20-2013, 04:56
New beta drivers 314.14 has made a big improvment, higher frames scince the new TF patch
I turned the AA up to 16XQ and the scenes are way better.

Thanks for the tip. But already a new betas are out. Will try those. Its 314.21 now.

Foul Ole Ron
Mar-20-2013, 06:56
How far out are dots visible in COD anyway? Would think anything past 5-7 miles is pretty unrealistic when spotting a single fighter plane.

Sabre
Mar-20-2013, 08:35
Hello Mastiff

I'm looking to improve my set-up by trying these settings on my 560Ti card. I'm ok with changing the in game and control panel settings but I just wondered what were the main changes you made to the Conf file and what they achieve?

I assume I should be looking to mirror your settings in-game, control panel and conf file?

Regards
Sabre

Mastiff
Mar-20-2013, 18:35
Hello Mastiff

I'm looking to improve my set-up by trying these settings on my 560Ti card. I'm ok with changing the in game and control panel settings but I just wondered what were the main changes you made to the Conf file and what they achieve?

I assume I should be looking to mirror your settings in-game, control panel and conf file?

Regards
Sabre

under the pic is a config.ini txt file those are my settings.
Also I went back to 4xsssample and 8x csaa, as I noticed the higher settings cause the klingon cloaking devices to lod disapear.

Mastiff
Mar-23-2013, 22:04
bump

Mastiff
Mar-26-2013, 05:09
314.22 whql is working great.

Silver
May-08-2013, 23:28
In his settings, he has this:

MeshShowLod=1

Mine is at 0. I tried it and lost 20fps. What does that line actually do when set to 1? I really did not see any difference graphically.

using meshlod=1 is an old CoD hack that people initially started using to try and play around with improving aircraft LoD model visibility. i forget the exact technical detail of how it works, but in short it is a hack that is very indiscriminate (eg it doesnt just affect aircraft lod model's being drawn in the game) and has a major frame rate hit (as the OP noticed). it also had a number of other graphical artifacts it induced, cant exactly remeber what.

for people with monster pc's it might not matter using it (even if it has unwanted side effects on visibility of other objects), but it isnt a usable solution for most people who are simply trying to improve object visibility in-game. there have been lengthy discussions on this at 1C's forum, and the eventual conclusion for most people is that it is not a usefull solution to improve aircraft dot/lod visibility.

RattyB
Feb-17-2014, 12:52
Hi,

I'm new to all this. I've just installed the 3.0, 301 and 4.0 TF patches, and now I'm ready to tweak the graphics up. With the conf file mentioned in the OP of this thread....where do I place it! Apologies if I'm being thicker than a Whale omlette!

ATAG_Lolsav
Feb-17-2014, 13:00
Hi and welcome :)

you dont "place it". you have to edit the conf.ini file located in: C:\Mydocuments\YOURPCNAME\1c Cliffs of Dover - MOD

You should have 2 folders there. The one you want to go it has " -MOD" in the name.

Look ther for the conf.ini file

RattyB
Feb-17-2014, 17:06
Hi and welcome :)

you dont "place it". you have to edit the conf.ini file located in: C:\Mydocuments\YOURPCNAME\1c Cliffs of Dover - MOD

You should have 2 folders there. The one you want to go it has " -MOD" in the name.

Look ther for the conf.ini file

Marvellous! Many thanks!

I first came across this game when it came out. I tried it, found it to be wanting and shelved it. I've come back to it several years later and it seem to have improved!

RedBeard
Sep-19-2015, 15:26
Still working mastiff?

farley
Jan-29-2017, 09:08
Hi guys I have these setting now seem to make it much easier to spot LOD's and dots much better even against the ground. High end cards only.

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?p=496020#post496020

http://www.il2aceshigh.com/forum/m/3938980/viewthread/5690151-nvidia-settings-confini-ui-ingames

if you get anomalies it's best to run the REDSIT folder aps, dotnetfx40 and direct x c.

NVIDIA 313.96 are running great do a clean install with a driver sweeper and run it a couple of times. I had a hell of a time getting nvidia driver cleaned out.

NVIDIA
http://www.geforce.com/

driver sweeper
http://treexy.com/

Thank you for these settings Mastiff. This thread was started in 2013, and I'm wondering if there has been consensus reached on the best NVIDEA settings. In particular, i would like to decrease the shimmering that is seen in the distance. It seems to be a give up to get situation though, with one setting improving quality in one area, but decreasing it in another, for example, decreasing the ability to spot contacts.

ATAG_Ribbs
Jan-31-2017, 12:04
Bugger. I'm obsolete. I knew it - my wife hints as much on a regular basis.

Well if it makes you feel any better..The purple in your user name..Makes you Godlike status to us!.. S! kopperdrake!:thumbsup:

Cheers
Ribbs

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MichèG
Jul-05-2021, 03:06
...thank u to all of you. Now it works fine