FS9 Performance questions, blurries and stuff ...
^Lucifer^
> (1) There seems to be a porblem with translation ... I got that one
> slider which takes care of the number of autogen buildings/trees,
> however, the slider directly above this one doesn't seem to do
> anything ... the German mouse-hover-help says it also regulates the
> buildings???
Yes, I think the above slider controls the density of *default* objects like
the larger buildings, bridges, ships and carriers, etc, while the Autogen
slider sets the density of *autogenerated* objects like trees, houses and
power lines.
> (2) is it just me, or does the target framerate have no effect
> whatsoever on the distance at which ground textures get blurry?
Yeah... :(
It has effect on texture refresh speed but not on blurries.
> (3) what was that fs9.cfg parameter again, which sets the radius for
> which textures are loaded? I believe Katy has posted it once, can't
> seem to locate it :)
Try these
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1
TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.500000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4.500000
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Returns@blueyonder.co.uk Trebor
try this and mark it up as a favorite ...for reference.!!
By the way .....hows the Heli's going ??
Regards
Trebor
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> (trying to reduce blurries again, don't want to fly at 50 mph all time
> *g* ...)
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^Lucifer^
> mmm .. but isn't quicker texture refresh a way to "sharpen" blurries
> earlier?
I mean refresh from nothing (i.e. brown squares) to textures. Sometimes it
loads the lower mipmap so you see blurred textures, but I don't know why and
how to solve this problem :(
>> TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1
>> TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.500000
>> TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4.500000
>
> thx, but shouldn't the latter two be reversed?
Dunno, I found these in a forum and they work better than the default
settings :)
Tom Orle
Isn't that backwards??
Shouldn't default be smaller than extended??
I got 8 as the default and 16 in extended.
-=tom=-
Katy
13:24:13 +0100, in alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim you wrote:
>(trying to reduce blurries again, don't want to fly at 50 mph all time
>*g* ...)
>
>(1) There seems to be a porblem with translation ... I got that one
>slider which takes care of the number of autogen buildings/trees,
>however, the slider directly above this one doesn't seem to do
>anything ... the German mouse-hover-help says it also regulates the
>buildings???
First slider for all scenery objects but autogen
>(2) is it just me, or does the target framerate have no effect
>whatsoever on the distance at which ground textures get blurry?
On the distance? I don't know, it should help sharpen the texture more
quickly though...
>(3) what was that fs9.cfg parameter again, which sets the radius for
>which textures are loaded? I believe Katy has posted it once, can't
>seem to locate it :)
Check the FAQ, that FAQ, the FAQ, the.... <groan> <G>
(link below)
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^Lucifer^
> Isn't that backwards??
> Shouldn't default be smaller than extended??
Now I try ;)
John Ward
I hate to ask this question again, but what FAQ?? :-))
How's Derek's chair going?
Regards,
John
"Katy" <katy...@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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dmac
I think thats the one you were originally asking about. I keep mine pretty
high, around 4000 if I remember right, to help with blurry items.
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"Tina Fisher" <removethis....@liwest.at> wrote in message
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> I have now set my values to
>
> [TERRAIN]
> TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=100.000000
> TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000
> TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=100.000000
> TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21
> TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8
> TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=0
> TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1
> TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1
> TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=40
> TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=60
> TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=4
>
> improvement ... anyobody see any reason not to set the last three to
> even higher values?
>
> complicated stuff ...
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> flying a plane is no different than riding a bicycle,
> just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."
> ('Airplane!', 1980)
Oscar
Radius and Extended Texture Ring
Thanks Oscar
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Don Parker
> Hi Katy,
>
> I hate to ask this question again, but what FAQ?? :-))
>
Tom Orle
>>try this and mark it up as a favorite ...for reference.!!
>>
>>
>>Regards
>> Trebor
I love that link. Especially the following recommendation:
" I have a DX8 or DX9 card and set the water effects to high but still
cannot see water reflections?
You may need to set the language option in Windows to English via the
control panel."
Does that mean that water effects happen only in english speaking
countries?? ;-)
-=tom=-
John Ward
Errr, thanks for that - if Iever ask again, smack me in the mouth
please!
Just my quirky sense of humour...:-)
Regards,
John
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Katy
>Radius and Extended Texture Ring
I think Justin should explain, he knows what he's talking about DEM, I
am not sure I do... <G>
Henrik Dissing
>" I have a DX8 or DX9 card and set the water effects to high but still
>cannot see water reflections?
>
>You may need to set the language option in Windows to English via the
>control panel."
>
>Does that mean that water effects happen only in english speaking
>countries?? ;-)
Actually, yes.
I live in Denmark and normally have language options at "Danish". Before I
launch FS9, I change that to "English (United States)". If I forget, I don't
se any reflections in the water.
I wonder if anybody knows exactly why this is? Maybe a more convenient
work-around exists?
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(e-mail: hendis AT post DOT tele DOT dk)
Tom Orle
Now that is odd - is that documented anywhere?
Now I wonder if flying in some other countries, you may not get some
effects unless you switch to a specific, unrelated language ;-(
MS does some strange things at times ....
BTW - do you have the addon for the Oresundsbron bridge? It was for
FS2k2 but works nice in FS9. Have you driven over it yet? Must be an
interesting experience and is one of the things on my 'to do' list
next time I'm in Europe on a Eurail pass.
-=tom=-
John Ward
Have you tried downloading that Jaguar from Avsim/Flightsim, and seeing
if you can drive it over the bridge in the Sim'?
Regards,
John
"Tom Orle" <xspam...@att.net> wrote in message
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John Ward
Do you have a link to those Ruud Faber trees?
Regards,
John
"Tina Fisher" <removethis....@liwest.at> wrote in message
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> some other performance questions, if I may?
>
> (1) probably stupid question, but: does the aircraft type and/or
> detail has influence on performance, if you do not see the plane?
> (i.e. cockpit view, not spot plane or tower view?) probably not, but
> who knows ...
>
> (2) I love Ruud Faber's replacement textures ... no need for autogen
> trees any more ... I'd like to have the auto-gen buildings though ...
> any way to have auto-gen buildings but no auto-gen trees? (those are
> in one slider, right?)
>
> (3) there is a setting for view distance under "weather" ... is it
> just my imagination or is the view unlimited if weather is set to
> clear no matter which distance is set here?
>
> tvmia!
>
> <<< Tina >>>
Filipoff
>Hi Tina,
Well, it's week end, maybe trying another brand new add-on ? :-)
so if you don't mind...
> Do you have a link to those Ruud Faber trees?
R. Faber is making/giving out a.o. the commercial "FScene 2004" (next
to reality) ground textures add-ons
http://www.fscene.com
The trees are inside those files.
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John Ward
Gidday! :-)
Thanks for that, I'll go and check-out the scene there.
Regards,
John
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Tom Orle
Hey - there's an idea ;-))
No, I haven't downloaded any cars or boats yet.
Have you???
-=tom=-
John Ward
Just the Jag' - it's the only way I'll get to drive one! :-)
It's a bit of fun.
Regards,
John
"Tom Orle" <xspam...@att.net> wrote in message
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John Ward
> On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 07:49:09 +1000 there was darkness, "John Ward"
> <johnr...@optusnet.com.au> floated above the darkness and said :
>
> >Hi Tina,
> >
> > Do you have a link to those Ruud Faber trees?
> >
> >Regards,
>
> however from a certain altitude, those textures are better than trees
> - a lot better!
Henrik Dissing
>BTW - do you have the addon for the Oresundsbron bridge? It was for
>FS2k2 but works nice in FS9.
Yes, I have that one, but haven't yet installed it in FS9.
>Have you driven over it yet?
Yes.
>Must be an interesting experience and is one of the things on my
>'to do' list next time I'm in Europe on a Eurail pass.
If you like bridges, don't miss out on "Storebæltsbroen" (the Great Belt
bridge), which is even more impressive and, IMO, much prettier.
The link comprises the East Bridge, a 6,790 m long suspension bridge between
Zealand and the small island of Sprogø (1,624 m between the pylons), a 6,611
m long combined rail and road bridge between Sprogø and Funen and an 8,000 m
long immersed rail tunnel between Zealand and Sprogø
I think it's the second longest suspension bridge in the world. And it's all
ours. Half of the Øresund bridge is Swedish ;-)
BTW, there's a FS2002 freeware addon of that one too. May well work with
FS9.
Jarkko Hakkarainen
Strange, I live in Finland and I have language set at "Finnish". No
problem with water effects in FS9 - I get nice water reflections and
animations.
Jarkko
Filipoff
>Strange, I live in Finland
Strange indeed. ;-))
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Henrik Dissing
>Strange, I live in Finland and I have language set at "Finnish". No
>problem with water effects in FS9 - I get nice water reflections and
>animations.
Interesting clue. The language option actually initializes a wide range of
settings, such as decimal point character, currency, measure system,
date/time formats, etc.
Maybe a close inspection of these parameters will reveal where Finnish and
English (US) share a setting that is different in Danish. E.g. a quick
glance revealed that Danish, contrary to the other two, uses leading zero in
time format.
When I first heard about this work-around, my first guess was that it had
something to do with comma vs. period, but clearly this isn't the case.
Tom Orle
>If you like bridges, don't miss out on "Storebæltsbroen" (the Great Belt
>bridge), which is even more impressive and, IMO, much prettier.
..
>I think it's the second longest suspension bridge in the world. And it's all
>ours. Half of the Øresund bridge is Swedish ;-)
>
>BTW, there's a FS2002 freeware addon of that one too. May well work with
>FS9.
Would you happen to know the filename for it?
Searches on avsim produced no hits - not with 'æ' nor 'ae' in the
word. I couldn't get in to Flightsim.
-=tom=-
Tom Orle
>When I first heard about this work-around, my first guess was that it had
>something to do with comma vs. period, but clearly this isn't the case.
Henrik,
When you use Danish as the language - does FS9 use meters for
altitudes - either in ATC, the map or on acft panels?
-=tom=-
Henrik Dissing
>Henrik Dissing <so...@drowned.in.spam.invalid> wrote:
>>BTW, there's a FS2002 freeware addon of that one too. May well work with
>>FS9.
>Would you happen to know the filename for it?
>Searches on avsim produced no hits - not with 'æ' nor 'ae' in the
>word. I couldn't get in to Flightsim.
Go to http://www.fsnordic.net/ and follow this path:
File Library
Flight Simulator
Scenery
Denmark
Stora Baeltbron
Henrik Dissing
>When you use Danish as the language - does FS9 use meters for
>altitudes - either in ATC, the map or on acft panels?
No. To the best of my knowledge, this stuff can only be controlled from the
"International" setting within FS9.
Tom Orle
Thanks a bunch!!
Great site, which I immediately bookmarked.
My parents were from Estonia so I have an attachement to the Nordic
countries. I even speak the language, but there's not demand for that
here in Atlanta :-)
So far I've only made it to Denmark and Sweden in RL. But I'd like to
take a train accross these bridges coming from Germany to Helsinki,
and then the ferry to Tallin. One of these days ...
-=tom=-