DCS Optimized Textures Powershell Script

[zildac]

7 minutes ago, HoneyBadger said:

Oh, I thought I did have it installed because when I went to install it, this is what came up

Doing a repair didn't fix it.

[edit] I checked to see what version I have and yes, it indeed version 5, not 7, and yet the version 7 thinks I have 7 already:

Click Windows icon, start typing pow...and you should see a seperate icon to launch PS7, they can coexist

Edited September 29, 2024 by zildac

[HoneyBadger]

3 minutes ago, zildac said:

Click Windows icon, start typing pow...and you should see a seperate icon to launch PS7, they can coexist

 

That worked. I didn't realise version 7 was it's own program. I was right-clicking in the folder were the script is and launching Powershell from there and didn't have version 7 as an option in the right-click menu.

Edited September 29, 2024 by HoneyBadger

[zildac]

That worked. I didn't realise version 7 was it's own program. I was right-clicking in the folder were the script is and launching Powershell from there and didn't have version 7 as an option in the right-click menu.

Excellent

[Zyll]

hmm, is this working for anyone after today's DCS patch? I am stuck with an empty Temp folder. I've followed the correct steps, but it seems hung for me.

EDIT: disregard, I just needed to wait 10 minutes for it to start processing files. I guess its related to the exception file logic that must be running at the start.

Edited September 30, 2024 by Zyll

[zbysiek]

Why do you want tnullo run it again? Today's patch introduced cool tinted windows :kappa:

On 9/29/2024 at 11:15 AM, Nealius said:

Okay, it seems to work, but is it normal to skip a lot of the liveries? For example on the Hornet it only adjusts and exports three liveries. Some F-14B liveries get skipped as well (VF-102, among others). The texture sizes are also still 4k when running the coremods files, but they're reduced to 2k when running my saved games liveries. Shouldn't the coremods liveries be reduced to 2k as well?

 

I've taken a look and it's correct as is, most of these liveries do not contain roughmet or normal textures and just use the default ones.

[MAXsenna]

Why do you want tnullo run it again? Today's patch introduced cool tinted windows :kappa:
I've taken a look and it's correct as is, most of these liveries do not contain roughmet or normal textures and just use the default ones.

Are there any way to optimise the maps?

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[Zyll]

Run yesterday's DCS patch (allegedly).

Zyll @ TAW

[MAXsenna]

Run yesterday's DCS patch (allegedly).

Zyll @ TAW

I did. Only assets from Caucasus gets optimised. Funnfact though. I now have optimised cows.

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[zbysiek]

4 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

I did. Only assets from Caucasus gets optimised. Funnfact though. I now have optimised cows.

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Sadly only cows are optimizable without loosing quality. You could make medium terrain textures with this script if you really wanted tho, just need to adjust the whitelists

[bojote]

Do I need to run again after each update?

[zbysiek]

If you don't use a mod manager for it then absolutely yes.

If you use a mod manager not really. Ideally yes, if you don't experience any problems then no need though.

[MAXsenna]

If you don't use a mod manager for it then absolutely yes.

If you use a mod manager not really. Ideally yes, if you don't experience any problems then no need though.

It would depend on if ED/3rd parties releases new textures too I gather?

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[Alighierian]

I initially had some empty folders pop up after running the script.
However, after I grabbed the correct Powershell version (x64 in my case), it properly handled all files it found (no empty folders from what I can see).

 

Results are quite promising:
The actual FPS in this MP mission hasn't changed much, but the microstutters are significantly reduced.
I guess it was previously asking just a bit too much VRAM from my RX6800.

[zbysiek]

17 hours ago, MAXsenna said:

It would depend on if ED/3rd parties releases new textures too I gather?

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Yes

 

16 hours ago, Alighierian said:

I initially had some empty folders pop up after running the script.
However, after I grabbed the correct Powershell version (x64 in my case), it properly handled all files it found (no empty folders from what I can see).

 

Results are quite promising:
The actual FPS in this MP mission hasn't changed much, but the microstutters are significantly reduced.
I guess it was previously asking just a bit too much VRAM from my RX6800.

Interesting, so it did not work on a 32-bit Powershell 7.4?

[MAXsenna]

Wanna explore the option to try it on terrain. The whitelist is in the script, right?

[zbysiek]

On 10/6/2024 at 7:56 AM, MAXsenna said:

Wanna explore the option to try it on terrain. The whitelist is in the script, right?

Yeah, i recommend using visual studio code to edit it.

How is your guys performance after the recent update? I'm experiencing some issues and i don't know if it's due to this mod, as ED changed how VRAM is managed in the last update.

[Zyll]

I've had no issues with the latest patch and this mod.

Zyll @ TAW

[zildac]

6 hours ago, zbysiek said:

Yeah, i recommend using visual studio code to edit it.

How is your guys performance after the recent update? I'm experiencing some issues and i don't know if it's due to this mod, as ED changed how VRAM is managed in the last update.

I'm not seeing any issues, in fact performance is generally better and I re-ran the mod after a clean/repair and update.

[zbysiek]

I think the root cause of the issue was my GPU driver acting up, i had memory errors happen about 2-3 times since I bought this card and DDU fixes it every time, I hope it isn't dying.

 

I've uninstalled process lasso because I thought multicore finally behaves normal but apparently nope, above normal priority and unchecking some of your cpu cores is still increasing performance. (In my case CPU0, 11 cores remaining for DCS)

 

I'm gonna add things one by one to see if there's any issues, thanks for letting me know that this script doesn't cause any problems.

[zbysiek]

On 10/6/2024 at 7:56 AM, MAXsenna said:

Wanna explore the option to try it on terrain. The whitelist is in the script, right?

This should convert ALL textures.

Quote

# --------------- CUSTOMIZE HERE ---------------

 

# Textures below or at this size do not get compressed

$minTexSize = 2048

 

# 2 means divided by 2 on the X and Y axis, so 1/4 of the original resolution

$compressionRatio = 2

 

# Zip names that get searched recursively in the main directory

$whitelistedZipNames = @("*.zip")

# What to exclude from the above search

$blacklistedZipNames = @()

 

# All .zip files inside those folders get searched, even if they aren't in the whitelist above. This is a bypass in case the zip is not called like usual. Not connected to the function above.

$whitelistedFolders = @("*")

# What to exclude from the above search

$blacklistedFolders = @()

 

# Files inside .zips from above searches cointaining these filters get compressed.

$whitelistedFilesInZips = @(

    "*.dds",

    "*.tga",

    "*.jpg",

    "*.png",

    "*.bmp"

)

# What to exclude from the above search

$blacklistedFilesInZips = @()

 

# Loose file names cointaining these filters get compressed, they are searched recursively in the main directory. Simillary to $Folders, this is in case the files are not in a .zip like usual.

$whitelistedFiles = @(

    "*.dds",

    "*.tga",

    "*.jpg",

    "*.png",

    "*.bmp"

)

# What to exclude from the above search

$blacklistedFiles = @()

 

# --------------- CUSTOMIZE HERE ---------------

 

Edited October 17, 2024 by zbysiek

[YSIAD_RIP]

On 10/8/2024 at 2:03 AM, zbysiek said:

How is your guys performance after the recent update? I'm experiencing some issues and i don't know if it's due to this mod, as ED changed how VRAM is managed in the last update.

So far so good. I have a fresh 63GB MOD file. 

On a site note I am happy because I can install and uninstall the MOD in seconds using SLAM. 

[Quekel]

WOW! I added the ALL textures line in the script and the textures have reduced in 70% by size! 

[Quekel]

Did some quick testing, and the main map has some weird black areas... anyone knows why ? Will test other maps as well
 

Edited October 11, 2024 by Quekel

[Quekel]

Nevada = OK

Syria = OK

Persian gulf seems to have some colored buildings

 

 

Edited October 11, 2024 by Quekel

[MAXsenna]

@zbysiek Thank you. Tried it, and like you said. Made a mess of the ground textures. I did get 10-20% better frames and small reduction in VRAM usage. It just not worth it unless one knows exactly what files to compress i guess.

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