Forcing HDR settings in multiplayer

[Invisibull]

Hi folks, in the interest of realism i'm considering attempting to force HDR on, on my P-51D server. Do i need to add a file to my integrity check list (if so, which file?), or is there some easier way of accomplishing this? Whether the client uses cold, warm or normal is of no importance to me, just as long as some form of HDR is being used.

 

Thanks,

Bull

[Nate--IRL--]

Not Possible to enforce that setting - sorry.

 

Nate

[Invisibull]

Thanks for your super quick response, Nate. Do you know which file within DCS World reflects my HDR settings? Graphics.cfg doesn't seem to.

[Mustang]

Do you know which file within DCS World reflects my HDR settings? Graphics.cfg doesn't seem to.

 

Check your options.lua in C:\Users\<name>\Saved Games\DCS\Config folder, open with notepad++ and check line 42:

 

["HDR"] = 3, (this is warm HDR, 2 is normal and 1 is cold)

[Nate--IRL--]

IIRC it is Options.lua in C:\Users\<Username>\Saved Games\DCS\Config

 

Nate

[Invisibull]

Yes, I know about that one, Mustang. That's why I asked specifically about within my DCS World folder. I can't do an integrity check outside that folder afaik.

[Inseckt]

just curious: How does HDR affect realism?

[159th_Viper]

just curious: How does HDR affect realism?

 

Sun glare?

[Invisibull]

Yes, sun glare. During WW2, the plane with the sun to his back was far harder to spot, and so had a huge advantage. "Beware of the Hun in the Sun." In my opinion, HDR is a step in the right direction in emulating the kind of harsh glare pilots had to deal with back then.

[Inseckt]

Sun glare?

 

ahh, haven't tried playing without HDR since I was back, so I didn't know, but that is indeed a game-changer. The mission "hideout" is actually very difficult because of this (if you follow the intended ingress route from IP), as the HUD becomes almost completely invisible because of the suns reflection of the mountains..

[mjeh]

that said, the current glare is a bit hyperactive imo

[159th_Viper]

that said, the current glare is a bit hyperactive imo

 

The issue with 'Cold' has been reported.

[mjeh]

oh, good to hear :) cold looks best by far imo

[bn880]

Just note that HDR can cause more CTDing on some systems, it does for me. I crash about 20x more in MP with HDR on than HDR off, and this with the GPU running nice and cool.

 

I do however like the HDR effect in DCS, and hope I can turn it back on in 1.2.3.

[Invisibull]

Haven't had a single crash using HDR - lucky i guess. Mjeh, I agree that the cold setting looks the best by far. You should be blinded when looking toward the sun, and that's what the cold setting simulates imo.