Does the server determine the client's graph quality?

[uboats]

If I set the scene quality to low and close shadow and blur.

While the server map sets them on or high

 

How would the graph be rendered locally? Does it mean that

after I join the server, all the graphics are rendered with high scene and blur on, etc?

 

The reason is that I locally fly with high fps, while in virtual aerobatics, the fps is not good.

[BRooDJeRo]

In the mission option settings in the mission editor you can force set low, medium and high map detail settings which gives less to more buildings and obstacles. This should not have any effect to shader quality and other extra settings like HDR.

 

The reason your FPS is low on a certain server could have many reasons. The VA servers use custom inhouse code too that might work ok, but still have a certain impact on a client.

[Kuky]

Scenes are set either by mission itself (if forced within mission options), and if mission is not forcing it, setting for scenes will be used by the server (what ever option server has it set).

[ENO]

Not long ago forcing scenes used to cause instability- not sure if that ever got fixed or not so as a rule I don't force that setting on the missions I host.

[IvanK]

Does this explain for instance on the 159th server I get slightly lower res cockpit graphics esp in the MIG29 ? I get a slight degree of fuzziness to the cockpit instruments when Online in this server. If I exit and go into Offline Instant action mission cockpit instruments are razor sharp.

 

Also this is the Only server U get "Launch Authorised" audio so some extra stuff is going on in there.

Edited October 5, 2013 by IvanK