Falcon 4:AF

[Ramstein]

Since our bud Frugal isn't back yet.. (sad.. :cry: ) I will bring this up here... I fired up my old Falcon 4:Allied Froce and ahve noticed it's starting to look old with my computer upgrades. I thought it still looked fantastic. (I mean the aicraft..) after all these years. of course the terrain has been looking old for a long while. Even with High-Tiles..,

 

I have upgraded a few parts,, every now and then, but the aicraft graphics are looking old,,

 

what settings are you other F4 pilots using?

 

you can see my compter specs in my sig..

[Prophet4no1]

I crank up the AF to 16X. I can't use AA though. Every time I do all 3D images in the menues disaper. Like the recon screens, loadout, and so on.

[Boberro]

Ramstein do you limit to only F4:AF or whole Falcon family (FF5, RV ect) ?

 

I fly FF 5.3 and almost full on high except Aniso and A-Aliasing cos I have only 7300 GT :(

[Ramstein]

I really don't fly it much,, I owned the orignal F4 from the 1990's and the original manual. I got tired of it and flew all of everything and every map from 1997 till recent. But, I still have it and occaisonally fly a bit..

 

I just wanted to know if others are seeing the graphics get old, and if they have found anything to make it look newer.. it's starting to look old... it really does fly great though..

 

:pilotfly:

[Boberro]

I had abandomed Allied Force and moved to Free Falcon, where a graphic is really much prettier than in AF with rest things as realism saved ;]

[Eddie]

I crank up the AF to 16X. I can't use AA though. Every time I do all 3D images in the menues disaper. Like the recon screens, loadout, and so on.

 

 

Very easily solved this one. All you need to do is a line to your bfops.cfg file to force software redering of the UI.

 

I can't remember the exact code but I'll get it for either tonight when I finnish work of tommorrow afternoon.

 

Once this is done you can happily run as much AA as you like :D

[A.S]

I crank up the AF to 16X. I can't use AA though. Every time I do all 3D images in the menues disaper. Like the recon screens, loadout, and so on.

 

create textfile in mainfolder (battlefield operations)

 

add line:

 

set g_bForceSoftwareGUI 1 //default = 0 <<< this ONE

set g_bNoRPMOnHUD 0 //default = 1

set g_bEPAFRadarCues 1 //default = 0

set g_fRadarScale 0.750000 //default = 1.000000

set g_fCursorSpeed 3.500000 //default = 1.000000

set g_bUse3dSound 1 //default = 0

set g_bOldSoundAlg 1 //default = 0

set g_bMFDHighContrast 1 //default = 0

set g_fMfdTransparency 30.000000 //default = 50.000000

set g_nSoundSwitchFix 0 //default = 3

 

(the other lines are optional)

 

save and rename it to BFops.cfg

 

this will solve your AA bugs....typical for Nvidia ...use 2x or 8xQ AA ...and you are good to go.

Depending on your system, i suggest using only HAL instead of T&L and HAL... if you system is really weak..use 16bit textures (not resolution, that still 32bit).

Anisotropic Filtering enabled INGAME and application controled on gfx-card settings !

MIpmaps ON.

 

...enjoy.

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2010 by A.S

[asparagin]

and while you are at making the .cfg file you may want to add also this line:

set g_nShowAVTRStatus 0

then when you will fire up acmi you don't need to see "recording" written in red.

[Prophet4no1]

Thanks for the fix! Awesome sauce!

[Steel Jaw]

AF is bloody ugly and lacks complexity and I cannot deal with it. Its OF or nothing (soon the new BMS!).

[Cyb0rg]

Sadly had to left AF (after 2-3 years of intensive flying ^^ ), cause 2d pit it's a no go for me anymore, also the ground (even with tom's hitiles) it's too basic and repetitive. (still, imo the best campaign online i ever try and best immersion)

OF it's not stable and a mess if you try online fly. FF has good graphics but same problem with bugs, also if you like to fly online - forget. No one is flying FF online.

 

So now (while waiting for A-10) i am a rotor head. :smartass:

 

Meanwhile... and cause of all this bad talk about silent hunter V, had to dive in this and try it :smilewink: .. learning the basics now :book: .. sadly theres isn't any server online (at least to my knowledge).But the water is just fantastic.

 

So, i start by an f-16 moved to BS and now iam in a sub... if ED don't release a-10 soon, i'll end playing sims! :D

 

:pilotfly:

Edited March 13, 2010 by Cyb0rg
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