nuNce Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Hi there, just bought BS2 and I'm disappointed by the overall framerate, since to me graphic quality is the same (maybe even worse considering I've modded my old BS1 install). One thing I've noticed is that when buildings are involved frame rates drop down dramatically. So I zoomed into the buildings and I've noticed that they draw shadows, even though I've put mine to low. In BS1 putting shadows to low would make only your A/C project them, instead on DCS BS2, shadows on low still make all objects and aircrafts (at least stationary ones) to draw shadows I don't want to see. Is there any cfg fix? Thanks!
nuNce Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 Bump, still can't play the game cause of this. Any suggestions?
EtherealN Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I'm not the LUA genius, but if you open C:\Games\DCSBS2\Config\terrain\low.lua (Change as necessary for your install location, there is also medium and high, depending on which one you are using) and go to lines 95, you'll find something called flat_shadow. Might be the one. There is also a lot of other things you can change in there that go above and beyond what can be edited in the options screen, though the exact meaning of the variables can sometimes be a bit obscure. Note that you should always keep a backup as well, in case a change you make breaks something or causes unexpected effects. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
213 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 first of all, the graphics are definitely better. there isn't any debate. whatever your problem with the graphics is has to be on your end. consider updating. blackshark 2 works best with 64 bit operating system, a quadcore and anything above 460 gtx. 1gb of video ram is a must for this game. barring some special circumstance, it's almost always outdated hardware that is the cause for people's performance problems.
msalama Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 called flat_shadow. Might be the one. Putting both values to 0 indeed does disable all shadows. Thank you Sir, that was a good find :thumbup: The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
msalama Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 NOPE, SORRY, IT DOESN'T!!! I was just stupid and tested where there was no direct light and thus no shadows either :music_whistling: The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
nuNce Posted January 13, 2012 Author Posted January 13, 2012 first of all, the graphics are definitely better. there isn't any debate. whatever your problem with the graphics is has to be on your end. consider updating. blackshark 2 works best with 64 bit operating system, a quadcore and anything above 460 gtx. 1gb of video ram is a must for this game. barring some special circumstance, it's almost always outdated hardware that is the cause for people's performance problems. Well, BS1 with all the high quality mods is not so far away from BS2 to me. Still can't BS2 to run well with a similar graphical quality. Being able to disable shadows would allow many people to run the game properly, and I can't see any reason not to do so by ED. That said, not everyone has 700€ to buy a brand new pc. I'm running on a Phenom II x4 965, a HD5770 1gb and 8gigs of ram on Win7 x64. It's a fairly average pc.
riboyster Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I agree, and have been flailing with the same problem in A-10C. -SnakeShit [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Peace through Superior Firepower EVERYTHING YOU'LL EVER NEED FOR LOMAC: http://flankertraining.com/ironhand/news.html
Terrorvogel Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 With my Matrox Triplehead and GTX 580@6320x1050 it really makes no fun anymore. Very poor framerates and not really playable for me. With BS1 there was/is no problem with that high resolution. Same for A-10C too. I do really hope there will be a solution soon... Regards Terrorvogel ASROCK X79 Extreme11 (WC), i7-4930K (WC), 32GB G.Skill TridentX, Vertex 3 120GB, GTX 980ti, 3x 39,5" Philips 4K, TrackIR 5, TM Warthog with PeterP´s FFB2 Mod, 2xSaitek Throttle, 2x Thrustmaster Cougar MFD Bezel, Simped Vario Pedals modded with toe brakes, Opencockpit Cards, 4x Soundcard, 2x Buttkicker Gamer 2, 4x GTX 950 with tons of touchscreens...
vortex360 Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 With my Matrox Triplehead and GTX 580@6320x1050 it really makes no fun anymore. Very poor framerates and not really playable for me. With BS1 there was/is no problem with that high resolution. Same for A-10C too. I do really hope there will be a solution soon... Regards Terrorvogel Respectfully the answer is to settle for a lower resolution.
nuNce Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 Respectfully the answer is to settle for a lower resolution. No cost for ED to include an option to fully disable shadows. I highly prefer playing with no shadows at full resolutions than the opposite.
Heli Shed Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 With my Matrox Triplehead and GTX 580@6320x1050 it really makes no fun anymore. Very poor framerates and not really playable for me. With BS1 there was/is no problem with that high resolution. Same for A-10C too. I do really hope there will be a solution soon... Regards Terrorvogel turn off HDR Come pay us a visit on YouTube - search for HELI SHED
jib Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Turning textures to medium makes a massive difference in the smoothness to me, I have nearly everything else set to high and even the lod multiplier to x5 Mods I use: KA-50 JTAC - Better Fire and Smoke - Unchain Rudder from trim KA50 - Sim FFB for G940 - Beczl Rocket Pods Updated! Processor: Intel Q6600 @ 3.00GHz GPU: GeForce MSI RTX 2060 6GB RAM: Crucial 8GB DDR2 HDD: 1TBGB Crucial SSD OS: Windows 10, 64-bit Peripherals: Logitech G940 Hotas, TrackiR 5, Voice Activated commands , Sharkoon 5.1 headset. ,Touch Control for iPad, JoyToKey
lanmancz Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Is it possible to have shadows set on low but still have cockpit shadows on ? I noticed that cockpit shadows don't show unless the shadow setting is on med/hi. Edited January 30, 2012 by lanmancz [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Elite, Intel i9 9900K, Fractal Design Kelvin S36, Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP Extreme, 32GB DDR4 HyperX CL15 Predator Series @ 3000 MHz, Kingston SSD 240GB (OS), Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 NVMe (sim), Fractal Design Define R5 Black Window, EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2, Win 10 Home x64, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals, Thrustmaster MFD Cougar Pack, TrackIR (DelanClip), 3x 27" BenQ EW2740L, Oculus Rift S
wasted Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 BUMP :) So nothing new about possibility of disabling shadows at all?
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