Wizard1393

If only I could darken JUST the trees, it would look so much better with deferred shading off. Also I could get some FPS back too with DS off. Sure it looks better with DS on, but on my GTX980 it's quite FPS taxing. I can't bring myself to fly with DS off now as the trees are way too bright in all hours of the day, tried both morning, noon and evening. Yes, I've cleared the shaders and everything.

Sounds like a memory leak.

Noticed the orange dot on the hud too in the Su-25. Also, the F-15 has a big green dot smack dab in the center of the HUD too. Annoying as hell, dunno if it's supposed to be there or not...

So, you turned off Vsync? :huh:

I just had a couple of hours in 2.5 so far, mostly testing and tweaking settings. To me it seemed like the "dirt and debris" effects are not visible if deferred shading is turned off. This might be why some people ask where the effects are? Can anyone confirm not visible "dirt and debris" explosion effects when DS is OFF? Or is it just me?

Oh ok then, my bad. :doh: Sounded like you were chasing FPS.

He obviously does not want to do that to save FPS. bbrz: Try starting from a different airfield at different time of day as suggested by Sith. This is not a "solution" but more like a workaround to see if you can get enjoyable results somehow, and to make clear it is not a bugged options.lua.

These settings gave good results for both visual quality and performance on my rig: No jaggies and performance is very good. In game: MSAA 2X Nvidia control panel: All settings application controlled exept: MFAA: enabled

Yeah the trees/lighting really do look like shit if you turn off deferred shading.

Have to agree. DCS 1.5.8 didn't look nearly as bad as 2.5 with Deferred Shading OFF. :( So looks like Deferred Shading is a must in 2.5... And with it ON, it really does look stunning. EDIT: Also, new explosion effects are missing when Deferred Shading is off.

Thanks, these settings worked well for me too on a GTX 980.

Thanks Dedde. I guess some people are just really good and fast doing this. :)

The Observer slots are the only way to do GCI/EWR right? Or are some people using other tools somehow for good GCI, like LotATC or something else? I don't really see how some people can have the GCI performance that they do, given how fiddly it is to keep clicking and dragging the ruler/distance tool to give BRA's. TLDR; Am I just sucking at GCI? :)

+1 It wasn't like this in 1.5.7. Came in 1.5.8.

I got that too when I upgraded to 1.5.8 stable from 1.5.7 stable. I fixed it by renaming the "Saved Games\DCS" folder to "DCS.backup", starting up DCS again, reconfigure general options for DCS and then import control profiles from DCS.backup folder. No more flickering, but the colors look really weird to me when above the cloud cover. Distant mountains look weirdly colored until you get closer and then they turn normal green gradually. Looks ugly as hell imho, not sure if it's supposed to be like that. Do u get that miscoloration too? Hard to see with all the flickering...

+1

Wow good find. It really does work. I don't always get the MP FPS choppiness, but when I do, this method really do work. Smooth AF after disconnect/reconnect.

You know the new Caucasus terrain will be available really soon™ with 2.5 and it will most possibly contain lots of new models for buildings and such? Just checking, so you're not wasting your own time on something that will be obsolete/unnecessary in a few weeks time.

Will 2.5 OB be released prior to 2.5 stable? Or is it the OB that will be released end of January?

Yes, needs another client for testing. Local hosting and testing is the same as SP.

I tried to use this tool today and it didn't work. This was after todays patch was applied. Built a FP and exported to cartridge when I was in the spectator slot. I can see that the init.lua file is indeed modified and my FP is in there. But when I load the cartridge in the Viggen it does not work. How can I further check what's wrong? EDIT: Got it working. Didn't know that you had to change the data cartridge number in the kneeboard... This should be put in the "Manual" included in the download package. :)

The file is located here: %userprofile%\Saved Games\DCS.openalpha\config\options.lua

Recently started flying the MiG-21bis again. Did anyone make a modded (current) DCE campaign for the MiG-21Bis and Caucasus? I know the Guardians of Caucasus is outdated.

Honestly, what felt really weird the instant you where in the air was that the stick no longer feels symmetric. Feels like theres a huge curve set on the pitch angle while the roll angle feels normal and it can be seen also when turning on the control monitor window. This all felt really awkward to me. Is it really supposed to be like this?