bkthunder Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Hi, performance issues can have many reasons, so it is a bit difficult to say what causes the problem in your case. The DLC is a bit more hardware hungry than the vanilla version due to its high res textures. Your graphic card and the lack of video memory could be the reason but that is just guessing. In general disabeling the mirrors, civ traffic and reduce the trees vis have huge impact on performance. Best, SW Should've specified I'm talking about a big FPS drop between your terrain v. 1.1 and v2.4. For now I went back to 1.1. and it's smooth as butter, but wth 2.4. I just get half the FPS, so I was wondering if there was maybe a version with lower-res noise or just lower visibility to get better performance. Windows 10 - Intel i7 7700K 4.2 Ghz (no OC) - Asus Strix GTX 1080 8Gb - 16GB DDR4 (3000 MHz) - SSD 500GB + WD Black FZEX 1TB 6Gb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starway Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Should've specified I'm talking about a big FPS drop between your terrain v. 1.1 and v2.4. For now I went back to 1.1. and it's smooth as butter, but wth 2.4. I just get half the FPS, so I was wondering if there was maybe a version with lower-res noise or just lower visibility to get better performance. There are no changes on the config file from version 1.1 to 2.4 except the repeat value of the noise texture. In version 1.1 the concept was to use a 4K noise texture in combination with a high repeating value. In the later versions I switched to the concept of using 8K noise with less repeatings. I am sure your graphic card struggels with the 8k textures. So the only working solution in your case is to go back to the earlier versions. Best, SW System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkthunder Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 There are no changes on the config file from version 1.1 to 2.4 except the repeat value of the noise texture. In version 1.1 the concept was to use a 4K noise texture in combination with a high repeating value. In the later versions I switched to the concept of using 8K noise with less repeatings. I am sure your graphic card struggels with the 8k textures. So the only working solution in your case is to go back to the earlier versions. Best, SW Ok, well, thanks for the info, I'l stick to 1.1 for high flying and barthek for choppers :joystick: Windows 10 - Intel i7 7700K 4.2 Ghz (no OC) - Asus Strix GTX 1080 8Gb - 16GB DDR4 (3000 MHz) - SSD 500GB + WD Black FZEX 1TB 6Gb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JABO2009 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 hello , I did latest DCS update and reinstalled Starway mod, for perfomance reasons, I only installed starways terrain mod up to Version 1.1, but no more grass is appearing... what could be the reason ? I checked the settings in the GUI, grass is at medium distance, so its definately ON, but not showing... Intel I7 - 10700 K @ 3,80GHz / 64 GB DDR3 / RTX 3090 / Win 10 Home 64 bit / Logitech X56 HOTAS / HP Reverb G2 Running DCS on latest OB version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMIK Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Okay, these textures are awesome. I'm gonna give you the money you deserve for it. Is there any ongoing discussion/updates going on that I'm missing. The file I downloaded was version 2.5 but the thread only mentions up to 2.4? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperwolfpk5 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I think 2.4 is actually 2.5 Win10, Intel 3rd Gen. Core i7 3.8Ghz, 20GB ram, Nvidia Geforce 1060 6GB Opentrack (Download it from HERE), PS3 Eye, Saitek x52-pro Joystick, DIY Rudder Pedals, Google Cardboard with DCS World English is not my native language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starway Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Okay, these textures are awesome. I'm gonna give you the money you deserve for it. Is there any ongoing discussion/updates going on that I'm missing. The file I downloaded was version 2.5 but the thread only mentions up to 2.4? Thank you so much! I think 2.4 is actually 2.5 That is right. I was renaming it to avoid any confusion with the upcoming official 2.5 version of the Caucasus map but I am afraid I caused more irritation than avoiding them. System: Intel Core i5 3570K | GTX 980 OC | 16 GB DDR3 1600 | 500 GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmijnen Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I am deeply enjoying this mod and the prettiness it brings, great for helicopter pilots who like to take it low. Modules: too many System: I7-7700K, GTX 2080 Super, 64GB DDR4, 500GB SSD, 3TB HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1942 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Right you are! I am deeply enjoying this mod and the prettiness it brings, great for helicopter pilots who like to take it low. Starway's efforts in this area of our enjoyment are simply amazing, and so much worth whatever he charges for them. Once one has flown over "Starway Country", every other seems somehow bland. Intel i5-4690K Devil's Canyon, GForce TitanX, ASUS Z-97A MB, 16GB GDDR3 GSkill mem, Samsung SSD X3,Track IR, TM Warthog, MFG Crosswind pedals, Acer XB280HK monitor,GAMETRIX KW-908 JETSEAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redacuragsr Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I hope that we will still have the option to use this when 2.5 comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I hope that we will still have the option to use this when 2.5 comes out. The DCS Community was amazing enough to provide enough funds to Starway to make him work on a compliant version for 2.5. https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BravoFoxTrt Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Awesome news, thanks for the Tip. MSI R9 280X 6GB x2 Crossfire /ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Mobo/AMD FX 4170 Bulldozer 4core CPU/RAM Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB/ Corsair RM 1000WATT PSU/Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit/ X52 & CH Pedals/ MSI DS502 GAMING Headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfert Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Donated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Awesome news, thanks for the Tip. And in case you didn't, donations are still opened. :music_whistling: :thumbup: https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorDoc4781 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 donation made, downloading now...Thanks Starway appreciate your hard work and skills.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GurbY Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 What confuses me the most is that Starway almost made it to the official ED Mod section, but somehow (because of security restriction) bounced off. And now the integrity check is running, it gives you a red shield if you have Starway's texture active... Very, very weird, ED... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFox500 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 What confuses me the most is that Starway almost made it to the official ED Mod section, but somehow (because of security restriction) bounced off. And now the integrity check is running, it gives you a red shield if you have Starway's texture active... Very, very weird, ED... The only file that does that is the shadows.lua, if you delete that file it wont IC you. I forget the position of this file but if you search it it wont be hard to find. 1 PC Specs: i7 4790 (non K), MSI GTX 980, 1TB Seagate HDD, 32GB Crucial DDR3-1600MHz RAM, 3 Samsung 1920x1080 monitors, EVGA 850W G2 PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GurbY Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 The only file that does that is the shadows.lua, if you delete that file it wont IC you. I forget the position of this file but if you search it it wont be hard to find. OK tnx; will certainly try that one. However, it still is weird.. You should expect that ED would take this one as "trusted"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cro_mig_21 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 There seems to be a problem with forests since the latest Open beta 1.5.5 update..namely..there aren't any. Seems like all the areas where the forests should be are empty. Here are a few screens to show the problem..nothing to do with preload radius, trees visibility or visibility distance. This is the area around senaki where there should be a forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG-Vampire Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Missing all the trees ? All forests ? Maybe it's not Starway's fault. Maybe ED changed the scene files or others. Or the materials/textures of tree models. I guess only. Not tried yet. Still downloading the update of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cro_mig_21 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I suspect it has to do something with the new options...now you can have terrain shadows in 3 choices..off, default, flat...I think all the terrain mods have to be updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson241 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 What Option are you using for the Terrain shadows? I flew with "Default" and I see large groups of trees in the Free Flight - SU25T mission. Not sure if those are "forests" but it looks like in your screen shots that you have groups of trees and also areas where there should be trees but no trees are there. Hard to tell without side by side screen shots of the same area. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 3rd Mar Div RVN '66-'67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Did you uninstall the mod, run repair, update, then reinstall the mod, or just update w/ it installed? Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cro_mig_21 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 OK, found the culprit...its Mustangs no tree shadows mod...I tried without using this and all terrain mods work as they should. Too bad it aint compatible anymore since I would really like to retain shadows of objects and tree clusters and loose the shadows in forests..now I only have the option to turn terrain shadows off completely because when flat is activated I get stutters above forests..I hope Mustang can do something about it and update the files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cro_mig_21 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Now, the strange thing is if I select the Terrain shadows off option, the shadows are still present when using Starways mod EDIT: OK...now things get even stranger...disabled all mods, ran a repair, tried to switch between the 3 terrain shadow options on vanilla installation and no change...the shadows are always present..guess a reinstall then Edited November 4, 2016 by cro_mig_21 OK...now things get even stranger...disabled all mods, ran a repair, tried to switch between the 3 terrain shadow options on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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