wolle Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I searched the forum and found some threads on this topic, but couldn't find real answers. The server graphics settings (texture, scenes, water etc.) are forced on all the clients. That seems rather bad, since if the server uses high settings clients with lower end computers cant use it (because of bad FPS), whereas if the server uses low settings people who have a higher end system wasted their money. I do not understand why not every client can choose his/her preferred settings in MP. Or is their a way of letting clients choose their settings? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core I7 4820K @4.3 GHz, Asus P9X79 motherboard, 16 GB RAM @ 933 MHz, NVidia GTX 1070 with 8 GB VRAM, Windows 10 Pro
Blooze Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 The only graphics settings that can be forced on clients are scenes and civilian traffic and both of those can be unchecked allowing those settings to be determined by the client as well. However, the weather is determined by the host and that can be more taxing on performance than anything else. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
wolle Posted August 13, 2013 Author Posted August 13, 2013 The only graphics settings that can be forced on clients are scenes and civilian traffic and both of those can be unchecked allowing those settings to be determined by the client as well. However, the weather is determined by the host and that can be more taxing on performance than anything else. Hi Blooze, Thanks for your answer. Which checkboxes are you referring to? The ones in the mission editor? They are all unchecked (see attachment), but still if I use one of my computers as the server and the other as a client, the client one will have the graphics setting of the server computer, no matter what the settings are on the client. To put my point in perspective, this is a link to another forum post with the same issue as mine http://www.ru.wiki.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=102859 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel Core I7 4820K @4.3 GHz, Asus P9X79 motherboard, 16 GB RAM @ 933 MHz, NVidia GTX 1070 with 8 GB VRAM, Windows 10 Pro
Blooze Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 This attachment should clarify things. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Blooze Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) One more illustration. I am grateful that you have brought this up. I have been hosting missions for quite some time and never realized until now that by having this checked in my options I was unintentionally forcing my settings on the clients regardless of the options I chose in the ME. My graphics settings are on high so it's no wonder that those with weaker PCs were complaining about frame rates. I would never have realized this without making an attempt to answer your question. Live and learn eh? Edited August 14, 2013 by Blooze [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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