Ground clutter density

[GeorgeLKMT]

Hey folks.

 

Is there any way to modify the ground clutter density (smallshit) to how it was pre-1.2.6? It looks horrible now. I guess they did that for performance reasons, but if I had FPS issues, I could have just disable it. And if I want my ground to be pretty, one chunk of grass every 10 meters doesn't help very much.

 

Thanks.

[-Ice]

+1 to this! Thanks!

[Milli]

Hey folks.

 

Is there any way to modify the ground clutter density (smallshit) to how it was pre-1.2.6? It looks horrible now. I guess they did that for performance reasons, but if I had FPS issues, I could have just disable it. And if I want my ground to be pretty, one chunk of grass every 10 meters doesn't help very much.

 

Thanks.

 

Not sure but this might of interest. Open the file "terrain.cfg.lua" which is found in this folder:

DCS World\Bazar\Terrain

 

Change the value of the "squareSize =" in line number 79.

 

This is the function it is apart of:

 

smallshit =

{

heightMapSize = 512;

files =

{

{

name = "grass";

texture = "SmallShit_Grass.dds";

slope = 0.8;

slopeDelta = 0.3;

layers =

{

{

squareSize = 150.0; <---- CHANGE THIS VALUE, FOUND IN LINE 79

scale = 1.0;

},

{

squareSize = 20.0;

scale = 1.0;

},

{

squareSize = 10.0;

scale = 0.8;

}

};

}

}

}

 

 

It may or may not work but I know that lowering the value 150.0 to 50 is used in the "Reduce Grass Density" mod that is somewhere on this forum. Increasing it might increase the amount of grass shown. Just an idea.

 

Hope it helps.

 

Regards,

Milli

[GeorgeLKMT]

squareSize only defines the size of square in which is smallshit dispersed. Higher value makes it then overlap onto runways and stuff... I tried to look in various configuration files but found nothing.

[Hamblue]

I was actually going to add a thread asking if they increased it.

I noticed that smoke and flames are much better and everything else in general.

If so maybe because they don't have to worry about 32 bit anymore?

[AtaliaA1]

Have you tried the DCSEnhancedTerrain-v1.1 available in the user files section of the downloads page?

[Nedum]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113910

 

Try this as suggested.

 

This Mod is a "must have"! :thumbup:

[GeorgeLKMT]

Great mod indeed, but replacement of ground textures won't resolve smallshit (grass, flowers, bushes) coverage :)

[Injerin]

Good replies thanks guys :)

[GeorgeLKMT]

Bump? Even local modders usually doing all sorts of magic don't know how to solve this? :(

[NRG-Vampire]

Bump? Even local modders usually doing all sorts of magic don't know how to solve this? :(

 

have you ever tried HJ's old settings ?

 

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=1187297&postcount=24

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=1191730&postcount=30

 

smallshit =

{

heightMapSize = 3072;

files =

{

{

name = "grass";

texture = "SmallShit_Grass.dds";

slope = 0.4;

-- slope = 0.8;

slopeDelta = 0.3;

layers =

{

{

squareSize = 20.0; --**200.0

scale = 1.6;

},

{

squareSize = 7.0; --**200.0

scale = 1.2;

},

{

squareSize = 3.0; --**90.0

scale = 0.8;

}

};

}

 

**************

DCS A-10C\MissionEditor\modules\dialogs \me_options_system.dlg

 

row 1235

 

["range"] =

{

[1] = 0,

[2] = 25000,

}, -- end of ["range"]

 

[GeorgeLKMT]

Thanks, Vampire. Editing those lines seems to work (I didn't touch range though, that's not importnant to me). But at the same time, I give up on this, because there must be something wrong with the simulator especially when I look at people complaining about poor performace lately.

 

I mean, even with these values, smallshit coverage is maybe 30% of how it was back then but fps are waaaaay lower.

 

I found some old screenshots from the last year when I was starting with DCS and fps counter reads 40-60 on them even when there are vehicles and clouds (AA was cranked up as well for those screenshots). Now with just clean map F11 view, sparser smallshit and lower antialiasing - 20fps.

 

So yeah - waiting for EDGE :noexpression:

 

 

Edit: I found old 1.2.5 files on my disk, installed, smallshit everywhere, 60fps. What happened ED? :(

Edited October 19, 2013 by GeorgeLKMT

[Milli]

 

Edit: I found old 1.2.5 files on my disk, installed, smallshit everywhere, 60fps. What happened ED? :(

 

Sounds interesting. Can you tell me what file or files to change? Is it the smallshit file found in one of the zip files?

 

Regards,

Milli

[GeorgeLKMT]

I meant that I installed 1.2.5 and had more fps than in 1.2.6 version, not that I changed any files.

[Katmandu]

Must be those vapour trail on wings ;) Seriously, I did not notice any graphical improvements in 1.26 that would justify the performance drop from 1.25... Graphics wise, I cant think of any other additions apart from the beautiful wing trails.

[Nate--IRL--]

It's a bug - it is not intentional.

 

Nate

[GeorgeLKMT]

It's a bug - it is not intentional.

 

Nate

 

Good to know! Thanks. Then I'll wait for a fix rather than trying to mess with configs now... ;)