hey all..

just got everything installed and patched to 4.11m

my rig can handle alot and would like to know of any config.ini tweaks that would give best eye candy. I've got resolution set to 1920X1080.

thanks!

Rig:
AMD Phenom II 980BE overclocked to 4.2ghz
8 gigs Ram
eVGA gtx 460 overclocked
TrackIR 5
Win 7 64bit
CH Products gear

backup your conf.ini and replace the opengl section with this one:

[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=0
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=0
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=0

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=1
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=1

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=3
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=3
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=17
Water=4
Effects=2
ForceShaders1x=0

PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0

Uh, not quite. Change all stipples to 0.

Stipple is a performance improving method for slower computers. It affects shadows negatively. Instead of using nice alpha blending on the polygon shadow, it uses a stipple pattern. If you want the "best" eyecandy, disable stippling.

http://wiki.polycount.com/TransparencyMap

This thing doesnt seem to play a role in my games visual appearance, I just tried with 0 and 1 and shadows looked the same, no pattern..maybe its for older cards.

btw this is from the manual:

Polygon stipple: Emulates shadow transparency in the absence of a stencil buffer.

Attempt stencil buffer: Utilize stencil buffer. The stencil buffer is used to make shadows
translucent, etc. It mostly works in 32-bit modes. It often produces a dramatic drop in the
frame rate on a number of older video cards. Recommended for GeForce3.

how do you get 1920x1080 res, I just found my 1946 DVD!

Interesting. I missed that part.

Will try TexFlags.PolygonStipple=0. I suppose there is no need for it in this day and age.

Thanks.


EDIT: Might be a placebo effect, but the overall image sharpness has gone up for me. Anyone else seeing this?

You need to edit the conf file manually.

[window]
width=1920
height=1080
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=0
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

Also if you are running windows 7 do not put it into the Progrm Files folders since you can have problems with Windows extra protection keeping you from altering the file.
By creating a Games folder you can bypass the extra security.
C:\Games\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\


Wide Screen Monitor Distortion: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3405440/Wide_Screen_Monitor_Distortion.html#Post3405440


Wheels

thanks all, finally got all the patches and conf.ini squared away , does 1946 always need the cd in the drive?

That depends on what version you bought. The European version required it to be left in the tray I am told but the US version, which I have, does not require it to be left in the tray.


Wheels

What about TexCompress? I had mine set to 1..Good idea?