Graphics Tweaks

[kram56]

Hi All,

 

I have 2 PC's, one which I use and one which my father uses.

 

My PC specs.

Windows XP Professionnel (build 2600) Service Pack 2

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ (Socket 939)

Asus A8R-MVP

1 Gig Corsair

MSI RX1950Pro (512 mo)

Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

 

My Fathers Specs.

Windows XP Professionnel (build 2600) Service Pack 2

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ (Socket 939)

Epox 9NDA3+

1 Gig Corsair

Radeon 9800 Pro (128 mo)

Hyundai Q17

 

OK the image on my PC is great (40 to 80 FPS). However, on the PC my father uses it's somewhat blurred, particularly the gauges and Hud in the cockpit (he gets about 25 to 35 FPS). With my fathers fading eyesight it's pretty tricky :cry:

 

Is there anything that can be tweaked to get the cockpit image a little more 'crisp':thumbup:

 

He's using:

 

AA - Quality mode

Antialiasing - 4x

AF - 4x with full trueliner

Texture Pref. - High Quality

MipMap - High Quality

 

Thanks for any suggestions :)

[britgliderpilot]

I'm unclear as to what you mean - are you talking about image quality, or framerate?

You seem to be mixing the two in describing the problem . .

 

 

You will get a lower framerate with a 128Mb 9800 Pro compared to an X1950, you can't avoid that - you'll just have to turn something down.

 

 

As for image quality . . . .

 

Well you're running a 22" screen and your dad's running a 17" screen - are they both on their native resolution?

On an LCD/TFT screen, every pixel is a physical object - running it at a different resolution to it's native resolution causes odd effects.

Should be 1280x1024 for your dad, 1,680x1,050 for you.

 

Checked for latest drivers?

 

It's also possible that when zoomed out (especially with the HUD lines), the size of pixels is greater than the size of the detail it's trying to show - which results in bad things happening.

Try zooming in a little and see if it sharpens up a bit.

[Kuky]

yeah definitely, make sure you specify native resolution for both PC's and naturally 22" compared to 17" gives much more viewing area so you get bigger image with more detail... maybe if your dad likes flying LockOn with you a lot, make him buy 22" as well and a video card to support it :D that way you can both enjoy the game without squnting. Oh and, it could also be his 17" is getting old... asking for replacement :D

[golfsierra2]

 

OK the image on my PC is great (40 to 80 FPS). However, on the PC my father uses it's somewhat blurred, particularly the gauges and Hud in the cockpit (he gets about 25 to 35 FPS). With my fathers fading eyesight it's pretty tricky :cry:

 

 

Try to swap the screens, just to see if the quality of one of them isn't good enough anymore.

If the picture appears sharp and crisp again with your father's rig but your SyncMaster attached to it, then it's the Hyundai that has to be replaced.

[RvEYoda]

Also early AA algorithms may add to the blurred feeling of HUDs and gauges

[kram56]

I'll try again, here are screen shots from the 2 PC's at the same moment in the same mission.........

 

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/Radeon9800pro.jpg

 

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/X1950Pro.jpg

 

On the better machine all the gauges are of a similar quality however, on the inferior machine the ADI, VVI and the clock are excellent but all the other gauges are blurred?

 

 

Incidentally I was running the 9800Pro on a resolution of 1024x768 (4/3), since I changed it to 1280x1024 (5/4) and from 16 bit to 32 bit it's much better:thumbup:

[159th_Viper]

On the better machine all the gauges are of a similar quality however, on the inferior machine the ADI, VVI and the clock are excellent but all the other gauges are blurred?

 

Might be a Silly Question, but is your Texture Quality set to Low in the LockOn Graphics Options? I get the exact same quality if the textures are set to Low - setting it to High would in all probability solve the issue if the Texture level is indeed the problem........

[TekaTeka]

Make sure Mipmap detail level is the highest; High Quality.

[kram56]

Low end PC graphics settings ....

 

Textures - Medium

Scenes - Medium

Terr Prld - 50km

Civ Traff - No

Water - Medium

Haze - Basic

Lights - None

Visb Rng - Medium

Effects - Low

Heat Blur - Off

Shadows - Active Planar

Color - 32 Bit

Resolut - 1280x1024

 

I should also maybe add that I access Lockon FC via LOCFG and that the settings are as follows;

 

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/LOCFGTextures.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/LOCFGstandard.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/LOCFGres.jpg

 

http://perso.orange.fr/paterson.mark/LOCFGCockpit.jpg

 

The MipMap is on its highest level :thumbup:

[kram56]

OK, I've just changed the "Planes Textures Quality" in LOCFG from medium to high and the cockpit and gauges look like a million dollars:smilewink:

 

Thanks for all your help guys :thumbup:

[Pilotasso]

I used the 9800 pro untill 2 months ago...it was awsome card for the pre historic age it had. LOMAC ran with sharp detail, never blurred, you should check your GFX settings and avoid third party tweaks. Never used on mine.

[kram56]

Thanks for the reassurance, I don't suppose you remember the settings that you used for your 9800Pro ?