Juksen Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Hi, If you want to improve the resolution of in-cockpit shadows, edit the file :\DCS World\Config\Effects\Shadows.lua shadows = { Nevada = { { --flat only 1, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000}, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000} }, { --low 16384, -- size of shadowmap {0, 0, 0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 7000}, -- split distances outside {0, 0, 0.02, 2.0, 20.0, 7000} -- split distances in cockpit }, { --medium 16384, {0, 0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 7000}, {0, 0.02, 2.0, 20.0, 130.0, 7000} }, { --high 16384, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 250.0, 1500.0, 7000} }, { --ultra 16384, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 300.0, 2000.0, 7000} }, }, default = { { --flat only 1, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000}, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000} }, { --low 16384, -- size of shadowmap {0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 1000.0, 7000}, -- split distances outside {0.02, 2.0, 20.0, 130.0, 1000.0, 7000} -- split distances in cockpit }, { --medium 16384, {0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 1000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.0, 20.0, 130.0, 1000.0, 7000} }, { --high 16384, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 250.0, 1500.0, 7000} }, { --ultra 163842, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 300.0, 2000.0, 7000} }, }, }; Edit the Size of shadowmap at your will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-watermanpc Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) Thanks! Edited August 21, 2018 by watermanpc Take a look at my MODS here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Dot Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I just registered on the forum to say; thank you very much. The cockpit is so much nicer now :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Setting is for a map of Nevada? MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lixma 06 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I plugged the 'ultra' numbers into the 'high' preset but couldn't see any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitherb Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Excuse my ignorance, what exactly are we supposed to change and by how much? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Dot Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I put 8196 into the "size of shadowmap" for the "high" preset (replacing the default 3072). Both for the Nevada part and for the default part. Then choose "high" for my shadow setting in game. It's getting overwritten each update, so you have redo it when updating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) Parameter change works, the shadows can look pretty as I remember v1.5 and older. new Edited November 2, 2018 by petsild MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJaromir Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I put 8196 into the "size of shadowmap" for the "high" preset (replacing the default 3072). Both for the Nevada part and for the default part. Then choose "high" for my shadow setting in game. It's getting overwritten each update, so you have redo it when updating. And isn't possible to save this to "%userprofile%\saved games\dcs\config" folder? Just like you want to make fps limit, then you create in the notepad++ the "autoexec.cfg" file there and write in it: "options.graphics.maxfps = 120" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 It is true that the mod will disable multiplayer. MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lixma 06 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) Yes, unfortunately it fails the multiplayer integrity check. Looks great, though. e: and murders your FPS. Edited November 3, 2018 by Lixma 06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toutenglisse Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 thanks Juksen. Messing a bit with these settings in VR gives good results : I modify "low" slot and I paste in it "ultra" shadowmap (4096) and "medium" split distances (from caucasus settings - to both caucasus and nevada). (file applied with jsgme) In result I keep the same performances than before (original "medium") but with crisps shadows in cockpit (4096 in VR is very good so I stick with it, while 8192 seems perfect but with a higher load on hardware). I'ts a big plus to have nice shadows in cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 This topic move - DCS Wishlist? MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Oi, nice! The ugly cockpit shadows has always been a peeve of mine Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I came together with a colleague on the trick. It's about improvements to the existing shadows, High to Ultra, you just need to manually change the settings, which the game officially does not yet offer. There is a need in the saved games file options.lua change the value of the Shadows on the 5 which is Ultra. Do not be discouraged in the menu of the detail settings you will point Shadows 0. This has the advantage that :) the integrity check will be fine. Comparison of the parameter: --high 3072, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 250.0, 1500.0, 7000} --ultra 4096, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 300.0, 2000.0, 7000} MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac5 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Much better, thanks! But "Ultra" does not appear in the settings, so I modified "High" to: 8192, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 300.0, 2000.0, 7000} Mainboard: ASUS Maximus X Hero Intel Z 370 CPU: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.0 GHz Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3000 Graphics Card: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Monitor ASUS PA 329 32" @ 4K 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 256 GB 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 4 TB Windows 10 - 64 V. 2004 CH Pro combatstick, throttle and pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Tried 8192 in VR, shadows are finally gorgeous! But is there a way to pass IC? I replaced all the resolutions with 8192 in the shadow.lua file... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 The slightest edit Shadows.lua does not pass the IC. Other option than Ultra shadows doesn't exist. MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 that's a pity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrosko Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Is there any chance ED can add this option properly in game? Win 10 64//4.5g i7 Kaby Lake//gtx Titan x pascal//16gb 3200ram//Asus Maximux Hero IX//Oculus Rift// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrosko Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) I came together with a colleague on the trick. It's about improvements to the existing shadows, High to Ultra, you just need to manually change the settings, which the game officially does not yet offer. There is a need in the saved games file options.lua change the value of the Shadows on the 5 which is Ultra. Do not be discouraged in the menu of the detail settings you will point Shadows 0. This has the advantage that :) the integrity check will be fine. Comparison of the parameter: --high 3072, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 250.0, 1500.0, 7000} --ultra 4096, {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000}, {0.02, 2.5, 25.0, 300.0, 2000.0, 7000} where is the options.lua to be found? Edit: found it in Users\username\Saved Games\ for future reference. Edited January 27, 2019 by nrosko Win 10 64//4.5g i7 Kaby Lake//gtx Titan x pascal//16gb 3200ram//Asus Maximux Hero IX//Oculus Rift// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac5 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Is there any chance ED can add this option properly in game? V E R Y good question! :thumbup: As for version stable 2.5.4 the option ultra is not present in the game settings. Mainboard: ASUS Maximus X Hero Intel Z 370 CPU: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.0 GHz Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3000 Graphics Card: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Monitor ASUS PA 329 32" @ 4K 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 256 GB 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 4 TB Windows 10 - 64 V. 2004 CH Pro combatstick, throttle and pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applesinduck Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Can we get ED to skip the integrity check for shadow.lua? The other great idea is we should be able to put high res cockpit shadow and ignore the rest. Intel Core i5 2500K, 12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3, Z68X-UD3-B3, GTX 1080 (ZOTAC International), SSD 850 EVO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonnieRock Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 ED, May we have the "Ultra " setting enabled in the options menu please? I use the ultra settings but 8192 instead of 4096 Happy Simming, Monnie Rack Rig: Rosewill RSV-L4000 | Koolance ERM-3K3UC | Xeon E5-1680 v2 @ 4.9ghz w/EK Monoblock | Asus Rampage IV Black Edition | 64GB 2133mhz | SLI TitanXP w/ EK Waterblocks | 2x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB | Seasonic 1000w Titanium | Windows 10 Pro 64bit | TM Warthog HOTAS w/40cm Extension | MFG Crosswind Rudders | Obutto R3volution | HP Reverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac5 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 ED, May we have the "Ultra " setting enabled in the options menu please? I use the ultra settings but 8192 instead of 4096 Happy Simming, Monnie Yesssssssssssssssssss May we please? :thumbup: I also use the ultra (well, high, because ultra does not appear) settings 8192 instead of 4096 Mainboard: ASUS Maximus X Hero Intel Z 370 CPU: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.0 GHz Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3000 Graphics Card: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Monitor ASUS PA 329 32" @ 4K 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 256 GB 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 4 TB Windows 10 - 64 V. 2004 CH Pro combatstick, throttle and pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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