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[New Day]

Is there a guide for what setting currently work for the user.cfg? I know there are a lot of old guides but I think a large number of settings was blocked by PGI so I don't know how helpful they will be, I might be wrong though.

[Nicholas Carlyle]

Yeah I'd love an updated guide since they just added new things.

[Opus]

I have several on our Lone Wolfs site, I'll have to share

My current file, with new film grain, and such added

built around my system: GTX580-4g: 12g ram: i7x 2.95Ghz

Spoiler

; mouse sensitivity
cl_sensitivity = 0.15
; mouse acceleration off
i_mouse_accel = 0
i_mouse_accel_max=0
i_mouse_smooth=0
con_restricted = 0

sys_MaxFPS = 120
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=0
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0.0
cl_fov = 81
; Main view frustum FoV
r_MultiGPU = 1
; Enable if SLI/CrossFire

r_MultiThreaded = 2
; 0=disabled, 1=enabling rendering in separate thread, 2(default)=automatic detection

sys_physics_CPU = 3
;CPU used for physics "-1"=No CORES "0"=CORE1, "1"=CORE2, "2"=CORE3, "3"=CORE4

sys_spec_GameEffects = 4
sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 4
sys_spec_Particles = 4
sys_spec_PostProcessing = 4
sys_spec_Shading = 4
sys_spec_Shadows = 4
sys_spec_Texture = 4
sys_spec_Environment = 4
; MSAA fix for ATI - toggle as needed. FSAA can work with injector.
r_PostMSAA = 0
r_PostProcessEffects = 0
r_FSAA = 0
;GameEffects (in cvars, does not load in, can be dropped from your user.cfg if desired, included for ;reference)
i_lighteffects = 1
;ObjectDetail (game decals, stuff loaded on top of terrain - fluff. cull to 0 for performance, or lower values for less view distance for that item)
e_ObjQuality = 4
e_DecalsAllowGameDecals = 1
e_DecalsLifeTimeScale = 1
e_DecalsOverlapping = 1
e_Dissolve = 2
e_LodRatio = 20
e_Lods = 1
e_LodMin = 0
e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp = 1
e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 1
e_ProcVegetation = 1
e_streamCgf = 0
e_VegetationBending = 0
e_VegetationMinSize = 0
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceCustomRatioMin = 0.5
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio = 1
e_ViewDistMin = 10
e_ViewDistRatio = 100
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 100
e_ViewDistRatioDetail = 80
e_ViewDistRatioLights = 100
e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 50
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistXY = 1536
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistZ = 96
e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist = 150
ca_AttachmentCullingRation = 200
ca_DrawFaceAttachments = 1
ca_useDecals = 1
es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 1
i_rejecteffects = 1
e_DecalsForceDeferred = 1
r_DrawNearZRange = 0.08
;Particles (quality of particle effects, explosions, jumpjets, etc.)
e_ParticlesQuality = 2
e_ParticlesLights = 1
e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 64
e_ParticlesMinDrawPixels = 1
e_ParticlesMotionBlur = 0
e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 1
r_UseParticlesHalfRes = 0
r_UseSoftParticles = 1
;Physics (physics. highly CPU intensive, lower for performance on dualcores.)
g_breakage_particles_limit = 64
g_joint_breaking = 1
g_tree_cut_reuse_dist = 0
e_CullVegActivation = 50
e_FoliageWindActivationDist = 0
e_PhysFoliage = 2
e_PhysOceanCell = 0.5
p_gravity_z = -36.3
p_joint_damage_accum = 2
p_joint_damage_accum_threshold = 0.2
p_max_MC_iters = 4000
p_max_object_splashes = 2
p_max_substeps_large_group = 3
p_num_bodies_large_group = 50
p_splash_dist0 = 7
p_splash_dist1 = 30
p_splash_force0 = 10
p_splash_force1 = 100
p_splash_vel0 = 4.5
p_splash_vel1 = 10
v_vehicle_quality = 3
es_MaxPhysDist = 100
es_MaxPhysDistInvisible = 25
;PostProcessing (colorgrading/Depth of field demand many FPS. set to 0 for FPS gains)
;HDR Eyeadaptationcache and postprocesscache can be set to 0 for high defaults, 2/4 for mediums, 30 for
;low end rigs...I cant tell any difference visually ingame, but these 2 settings are key to optimizing
;inclose mech lag/issues. Brightness offset the igher the more it darkens the HDR brightness. HDR helps make the game look good
;due to dropping other settings. Edge AA does not cost much, may want to try 1 or 2 as values. 1 is for normal edge
;AA, 2 is for laplace edge AA.
r_colorgrading = 2
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_EyeAdaptationBase = 0.1
r_EyeAdaptationFactor = 0.85
r_EyeAdaptationSpeed = 0.1
r_GlowAnamorphicFlares = 1
r_HDRBloomMul = 0.7
r_HDRBlueShift = 0
r_HDRBrightLevel = 0.85
r_HDRBrightOffset = 5
r_HDRBrightThreshold = 6
r_HDREyeAdaptionCache = 0
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0
r_HDRLevel = 3
r_HDROffset = 12
r_HDRRendering = 1
r_MotionBlurMaxViewDist = 0
r_PostProcessHUD3DCache = 0
r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred = 0
r_sunshafts = 1
r_UseEdgeAA = 0
r_MotionBlur = 0
; Quality default 2 - 3 = highest range is 1-4 I believe, not sure if 0 works or disables it yet, havent tried)
q_Renderer = 3
q_ShaderFX = 3
q_ShaderGeneral = 3
q_ShaderGlass = 3
q_ShaderHDR = 3
q_ShaderIce = 3
q_ShaderMetal = 5
q_ShaderPostProcess = 3
q_ShaderShadow = 3
q_ShaderSky = 3
q_ShaderTerrain = 3
q_ShaderVegetation = 3
q_ShaderWater = 3
;Shading (lowered from high setting of 16 to 12. lower more for FPS)
e_DynamicLightsMaxEntityLights = 8
e_GI = 1
;GI - Global Illumination (SSAO quality - subjective choices. go up to 4 or 8 for quality/amount etc, SSAO
;setting, bigger laser beams, more volumetric effects, little fps loss/some fps loss depending on machine)
e_GIAmount = 0.8
e_GIMaxDistance = 50
e_GINumCascades = 2
e_SkyType = 1
e_SkyUpdateRate = 1
e_TerrainAo = 1
e_TerrainNormalMap = 1
e_VegetationUseTerrainColor = 1
r_DetailNumLayers = 1
r_DetailDistance = 4
r_DetailTextures = 1
r_ssdo = 0
r_SSAO = 2
r_SSAOQuality = 3
r_SSAODownscale = 0
r_refraction = 2
r_ssreflections = 0
r_ssao_amount = 0.55
r_ssao_darkening = 1.8
;Shadows (gives shadows, if a little pixelated, without much FPS loss. Worth it for seeing your own mechs shadow if
;nothing else. set all to 0 for big FPS gains - but id recommend trying to keep it on, it doesnt seem a big FPS hit
;and does help the game look decent)
e_GsmCache = 1
e_GsmCastFromTerrain = 1
e_GsmLodsNum = 2
e_GsmRange = 5
e_ParticlesShadows = 0
e_Shadows = 1
e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 1.2
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 128
e_ShadowsOnAlphaBlend = 1
e_ShadowsResScale = 2
e_ShadowsTessellateCascades = 0
r_ShadowBlur = 0
r_ShadowJittering = 1
r_ShadowsMaskResolution = 0
r_ShadowsPCFiltering = 0
r_ShadowsUseClipVolume = 0
;Sound
s_MPEGDecoders = 64
s_Obstruction = 1
s_ObstructionAccuracy = 1
s_ObstructionUpdate = 0.1
s_SoundMoodsDSP = 1
s_VariationLimiter = 1
;Textures (adjust from 32 to 24 for fps gains, or lower.)
r_DynTexAtlasCloudsMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexMaxSize = 80
r_EnvCMResolution = 1
r_EnvTexResolution = 2
r_EnvTexUpdateInterval = 0.2
r_ImposterRatio = 2
r_TexSkyResolution = 0
r_TexAtlasSize = 1024
r_TexMinAnisotropy = 2
r_TexBumpResolution = 0
r_TexResolution = 0
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 0
r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 24
;Water (I've set most to 0 here, leaving some so water actually exists and still performs well)
e_WaterOceanFFT = 1
e_WaterTesselationAmount = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountX = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountY = 10
e_WaterTesselationSwathWidth = 10
r_WaterCaustics = 1
r_WaterReflections = 1
r_WaterReflectionsQuality = 2
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 1
r_WaterTessellationHW = 1
r_WaterUpdateDistance = 1
r_WaterUpdateFactor = 1
;Volumetric Effects (lighting, filler, colour. havent played with these much...feel free to experiment)
r_Beams = 2
r_BeamsDistFactor = 0.05
r_BeamsMaxSlices = 300
e_Clouds = 1
r_CloudsUpdateAlways = 0
changed (override) >
r_TexResolution = 1
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 2
changed (override) <
r_TexturesStreaming = 1

Edited by Opus, 29 April 2014 - 11:15 AM.

[Nicholas Carlyle]

Opus, on 29 April 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

I have several on our Lone Wolfs site, I'll have to share

Word to your mother.

[Candun]

how do you make a user.cfg file?

[Egomane]

Opus, on 29 April 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

I have several on our Lone Wolfs site, I'll have to share

My current file, with new film grain, and such added

built around my system: GTX580-4g: 12g ram: i7x 2.95Ghz

And now post an explanation what all these toggles are supposed to do and we'd have a thread I'd consider a pinning candidate.

[Opus]

Egomane, on 29 April 2014 - 11:19 AM, said:

And now post an explanation what all these toggles are supposed to do and we'd have a thread I'd consider a pinning candidate.

Candun, on 29 April 2014 - 11:17 AM, said:

how do you make a user.cfg file?

there are explanations there: http://mwomercs.com/...sys-spec-files/

as for the tweaks: http://www.tweakguid.../Crysis3_1.html

Edited by Opus, 29 April 2014 - 11:28 AM.

[Modo44]

Candun, on 29 April 2014 - 11:17 AM, said:

how do you make a user.cfg file?

Just make a plain text file with the name "user.cfg" in your "[MWO install dir]\MechWarrior Online" folder. Edit using any plain text editor, e.g. Notepad.

[RadioKies]

Opus, on 29 April 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

I have several on our Lone Wolfs site, I'll have to share

My current file, with new film grain, and such added

built around my system: GTX580-4g: 12g ram: i7x 2.95Ghz

Spoiler

; mouse sensitivity
cl_sensitivity = 0.15
; mouse acceleration off
i_mouse_accel = 0
i_mouse_accel_max=0
i_mouse_smooth=0
con_restricted = 0

sys_MaxFPS = 120
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=0
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0.0
cl_fov = 81
; Main view frustum FoV
r_MultiGPU = 1
; Enable if SLI/CrossFire

r_MultiThreaded = 2
; 0=disabled, 1=enabling rendering in separate thread, 2(default)=automatic detection

sys_physics_CPU = 3
;CPU used for physics "-1"=No CORES "0"=CORE1, "1"=CORE2, "2"=CORE3, "3"=CORE4

sys_spec_GameEffects = 4
sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 4
sys_spec_Particles = 4
sys_spec_PostProcessing = 4
sys_spec_Shading = 4
sys_spec_Shadows = 4
sys_spec_Texture = 4
sys_spec_Environment = 4
; MSAA fix for ATI - toggle as needed. FSAA can work with injector.
r_PostMSAA = 0
r_PostProcessEffects = 0
r_FSAA = 0
;GameEffects (in cvars, does not load in, can be dropped from your user.cfg if desired, included for ;reference)
i_lighteffects = 1
;ObjectDetail (game decals, stuff loaded on top of terrain - fluff. cull to 0 for performance, or lower values for less view distance for that item)
e_ObjQuality = 4
e_DecalsAllowGameDecals = 1
e_DecalsLifeTimeScale = 1
e_DecalsOverlapping = 1
e_Dissolve = 2
e_LodRatio = 20
e_Lods = 1
e_LodMin = 0
e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp = 1
e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 1
e_ProcVegetation = 1
e_streamCgf = 0
e_VegetationBending = 0
e_VegetationMinSize = 0
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceCustomRatioMin = 0.5
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio = 1
e_ViewDistMin = 10
e_ViewDistRatio = 100
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 100
e_ViewDistRatioDetail = 80
e_ViewDistRatioLights = 100
e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 50
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistXY = 1536
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistZ = 96
e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist = 150
ca_AttachmentCullingRation = 200
ca_DrawFaceAttachments = 1
ca_useDecals = 1
es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 1
i_rejecteffects = 1
e_DecalsForceDeferred = 1
r_DrawNearZRange = 0.08
;Particles (quality of particle effects, explosions, jumpjets, etc.)
e_ParticlesQuality = 2
e_ParticlesLights = 1
e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 64
e_ParticlesMinDrawPixels = 1
e_ParticlesMotionBlur = 0
e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 1
r_UseParticlesHalfRes = 0
r_UseSoftParticles = 1
;Physics (physics. highly CPU intensive, lower for performance on dualcores.)
g_breakage_particles_limit = 64
g_joint_breaking = 1
g_tree_cut_reuse_dist = 0
e_CullVegActivation = 50
e_FoliageWindActivationDist = 0
e_PhysFoliage = 2
e_PhysOceanCell = 0.5
p_gravity_z = -36.3
p_joint_damage_accum = 2
p_joint_damage_accum_threshold = 0.2
p_max_MC_iters = 4000
p_max_object_splashes = 2
p_max_substeps_large_group = 3
p_num_bodies_large_group = 50
p_splash_dist0 = 7
p_splash_dist1 = 30
p_splash_force0 = 10
p_splash_force1 = 100
p_splash_vel0 = 4.5
p_splash_vel1 = 10
v_vehicle_quality = 3
es_MaxPhysDist = 100
es_MaxPhysDistInvisible = 25
;PostProcessing (colorgrading/Depth of field demand many FPS. set to 0 for FPS gains)
;HDR Eyeadaptationcache and postprocesscache can be set to 0 for high defaults, 2/4 for mediums, 30 for
;low end rigs...I cant tell any difference visually ingame, but these 2 settings are key to optimizing
;inclose mech lag/issues. Brightness offset the igher the more it darkens the HDR brightness. HDR helps make the game look good
;due to dropping other settings. Edge AA does not cost much, may want to try 1 or 2 as values. 1 is for normal edge
;AA, 2 is for laplace edge AA.
r_colorgrading = 2
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_EyeAdaptationBase = 0.1
r_EyeAdaptationFactor = 0.85
r_EyeAdaptationSpeed = 0.1
r_GlowAnamorphicFlares = 1
r_HDRBloomMul = 0.7
r_HDRBlueShift = 0
r_HDRBrightLevel = 0.85
r_HDRBrightOffset = 5
r_HDRBrightThreshold = 6
r_HDREyeAdaptionCache = 0
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0
r_HDRLevel = 3
r_HDROffset = 12
r_HDRRendering = 1
r_MotionBlurMaxViewDist = 0
r_PostProcessHUD3DCache = 0
r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred = 0
r_sunshafts = 1
r_UseEdgeAA = 0
r_MotionBlur = 0
; Quality default 2 - 3 = highest range is 1-4 I believe, not sure if 0 works or disables it yet, havent tried)
q_Renderer = 3
q_ShaderFX = 3
q_ShaderGeneral = 3
q_ShaderGlass = 3
q_ShaderHDR = 3
q_ShaderIce = 3
q_ShaderMetal = 5
q_ShaderPostProcess = 3
q_ShaderShadow = 3
q_ShaderSky = 3
q_ShaderTerrain = 3
q_ShaderVegetation = 3
q_ShaderWater = 3
;Shading (lowered from high setting of 16 to 12. lower more for FPS)
e_DynamicLightsMaxEntityLights = 8
e_GI = 1
;GI - Global Illumination (SSAO quality - subjective choices. go up to 4 or 8 for quality/amount etc, SSAO
;setting, bigger laser beams, more volumetric effects, little fps loss/some fps loss depending on machine)
e_GIAmount = 0.8
e_GIMaxDistance = 50
e_GINumCascades = 2
e_SkyType = 1
e_SkyUpdateRate = 1
e_TerrainAo = 1
e_TerrainNormalMap = 1
e_VegetationUseTerrainColor = 1
r_DetailNumLayers = 1
r_DetailDistance = 4
r_DetailTextures = 1
r_ssdo = 0
r_SSAO = 2
r_SSAOQuality = 3
r_SSAODownscale = 0
r_refraction = 2
r_ssreflections = 0
r_ssao_amount = 0.55
r_ssao_darkening = 1.8
;Shadows (gives shadows, if a little pixelated, without much FPS loss. Worth it for seeing your own mechs shadow if
;nothing else. set all to 0 for big FPS gains - but id recommend trying to keep it on, it doesnt seem a big FPS hit
;and does help the game look decent)
e_GsmCache = 1
e_GsmCastFromTerrain = 1
e_GsmLodsNum = 2
e_GsmRange = 5
e_ParticlesShadows = 0
e_Shadows = 1
e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 1.2
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 128
e_ShadowsOnAlphaBlend = 1
e_ShadowsResScale = 2
e_ShadowsTessellateCascades = 0
r_ShadowBlur = 0
r_ShadowJittering = 1
r_ShadowsMaskResolution = 0
r_ShadowsPCFiltering = 0
r_ShadowsUseClipVolume = 0
;Sound
s_MPEGDecoders = 64
s_Obstruction = 1
s_ObstructionAccuracy = 1
s_ObstructionUpdate = 0.1
s_SoundMoodsDSP = 1
s_VariationLimiter = 1
;Textures (adjust from 32 to 24 for fps gains, or lower.)
r_DynTexAtlasCloudsMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexMaxSize = 80
r_EnvCMResolution = 1
r_EnvTexResolution = 2
r_EnvTexUpdateInterval = 0.2
r_ImposterRatio = 2
r_TexSkyResolution = 0
r_TexAtlasSize = 1024
r_TexMinAnisotropy = 2
r_TexBumpResolution = 0
r_TexResolution = 0
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 0
r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 24
;Water (I've set most to 0 here, leaving some so water actually exists and still performs well)
e_WaterOceanFFT = 1
e_WaterTesselationAmount = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountX = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountY = 10
e_WaterTesselationSwathWidth = 10
r_WaterCaustics = 1
r_WaterReflections = 1
r_WaterReflectionsQuality = 2
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 1
r_WaterTessellationHW = 1
r_WaterUpdateDistance = 1
r_WaterUpdateFactor = 1
;Volumetric Effects (lighting, filler, colour. havent played with these much...feel free to experiment)
r_Beams = 2
r_BeamsDistFactor = 0.05
r_BeamsMaxSlices = 300
e_Clouds = 1
r_CloudsUpdateAlways = 0
changed (override) >
r_TexResolution = 1
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 2
changed (override) <
r_TexturesStreaming = 1

No way this is going to work... If you have some settings in your user.cfg that PGI put in the blacklist they said recently that your whole user.cfg goes invalid.

So if they are right, I would like to know if your list is working and what specific commands invalidate the user.cfg.

All user.cfg commands are found via google as they are common CryEngine settings.

My cfg atm:

Spoiler

;============================ Render ================================
cl_fov = 65
r_DepthOfField = 0
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 100
e_MaxViewDistance = 2000
;See mechs from far away, even at low settings without them disappearing like bushes and rocks
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=1
;I like the cockpitglass, 0 for removal
HDRGrainAmount=0.0
;============================ Controller ================================
;Remove mouse smoothing/acceleration, protip-also disable it in windows
i_mouse_smooth = 0
i_mouse_accel=0

;============================ Other ================================
; Fix stuff with corrupted shaders, other possible shader crashing related stuff and non-critical faults
r_ShadersAsyncCompiling=0
sys_PakPriority = 0
sys_PakPriority 0
sys_PakValidateFileHash = 0

[Opus]

RadioKies, on 29 April 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:

No way this is going to work... If you have some settings in your user.cfg that PGI put in the blacklist they said recently that your whole user.cfg goes invalid.

all the tweaks still work go figure

Edited by Opus, 29 April 2014 - 11:33 AM.

[RadioKies]

Opus, on 29 April 2014 - 11:32 AM, said:

all the tweaks still work go figure

At least the cfg works... cant get in a drop since the new patch :/

[Featherwood]

Opus, on 29 April 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

I have several on our Lone Wolfs site, I'll have to share

My current file, with new film grain, and such added

built around my system: GTX580-4g: 12g ram: i7x 2.95Ghz

Spoiler

; mouse sensitivity
cl_sensitivity = 0.15
; mouse acceleration off
i_mouse_accel = 0
i_mouse_accel_max=0
i_mouse_smooth=0
con_restricted = 0

sys_MaxFPS = 120
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=0
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0.0
cl_fov = 81
; Main view frustum FoV
r_MultiGPU = 1
; Enable if SLI/CrossFire

r_MultiThreaded = 2
; 0=disabled, 1=enabling rendering in separate thread, 2(default)=automatic detection

sys_physics_CPU = 3
;CPU used for physics "-1"=No CORES "0"=CORE1, "1"=CORE2, "2"=CORE3, "3"=CORE4

sys_spec_GameEffects = 4
sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 4
sys_spec_Particles = 4
sys_spec_PostProcessing = 4
sys_spec_Shading = 4
sys_spec_Shadows = 4
sys_spec_Texture = 4
sys_spec_Environment = 4
; MSAA fix for ATI - toggle as needed. FSAA can work with injector.
r_PostMSAA = 0
r_PostProcessEffects = 0
r_FSAA = 0
;GameEffects (in cvars, does not load in, can be dropped from your user.cfg if desired, included for ;reference)
i_lighteffects = 1
;ObjectDetail (game decals, stuff loaded on top of terrain - fluff. cull to 0 for performance, or lower values for less view distance for that item)
e_ObjQuality = 4
e_DecalsAllowGameDecals = 1
e_DecalsLifeTimeScale = 1
e_DecalsOverlapping = 1
e_Dissolve = 2
e_LodRatio = 20
e_Lods = 1
e_LodMin = 0
e_MaxViewDistSpecLerp = 1
e_OcclusionCullingViewDistRatio = 1
e_ProcVegetation = 1
e_streamCgf = 0
e_VegetationBending = 0
e_VegetationMinSize = 0
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceCustomRatioMin = 0.5
e_VegetationSpritesDistanceRatio = 1
e_ViewDistMin = 10
e_ViewDistRatio = 100
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 100
e_ViewDistRatioDetail = 80
e_ViewDistRatioLights = 100
e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 50
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistXY = 1536
e_TerrainDetailMaterialsViewDistZ = 96
e_TerrainOcclusionCullingMaxDist = 150
ca_AttachmentCullingRation = 200
ca_DrawFaceAttachments = 1
ca_useDecals = 1
es_DebrisLifetimeScale = 1
i_rejecteffects = 1
e_DecalsForceDeferred = 1
r_DrawNearZRange = 0.08
;Particles (quality of particle effects, explosions, jumpjets, etc.)
e_ParticlesQuality = 2
e_ParticlesLights = 1
e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 64
e_ParticlesMinDrawPixels = 1
e_ParticlesMotionBlur = 0
e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 1
r_UseParticlesHalfRes = 0
r_UseSoftParticles = 1
;Physics (physics. highly CPU intensive, lower for performance on dualcores.)
g_breakage_particles_limit = 64
g_joint_breaking = 1
g_tree_cut_reuse_dist = 0
e_CullVegActivation = 50
e_FoliageWindActivationDist = 0
e_PhysFoliage = 2
e_PhysOceanCell = 0.5
p_gravity_z = -36.3
p_joint_damage_accum = 2
p_joint_damage_accum_threshold = 0.2
p_max_MC_iters = 4000
p_max_object_splashes = 2
p_max_substeps_large_group = 3
p_num_bodies_large_group = 50
p_splash_dist0 = 7
p_splash_dist1 = 30
p_splash_force0 = 10
p_splash_force1 = 100
p_splash_vel0 = 4.5
p_splash_vel1 = 10
v_vehicle_quality = 3
es_MaxPhysDist = 100
es_MaxPhysDistInvisible = 25
;PostProcessing (colorgrading/Depth of field demand many FPS. set to 0 for FPS gains)
;HDR Eyeadaptationcache and postprocesscache can be set to 0 for high defaults, 2/4 for mediums, 30 for
;low end rigs...I cant tell any difference visually ingame, but these 2 settings are key to optimizing
;inclose mech lag/issues. Brightness offset the igher the more it darkens the HDR brightness. HDR helps make the game look good
;due to dropping other settings. Edge AA does not cost much, may want to try 1 or 2 as values. 1 is for normal edge
;AA, 2 is for laplace edge AA.
r_colorgrading = 2
r_DepthOfField = 1
r_EyeAdaptationBase = 0.1
r_EyeAdaptationFactor = 0.85
r_EyeAdaptationSpeed = 0.1
r_GlowAnamorphicFlares = 1
r_HDRBloomMul = 0.7
r_HDRBlueShift = 0
r_HDRBrightLevel = 0.85
r_HDRBrightOffset = 5
r_HDRBrightThreshold = 6
r_HDREyeAdaptionCache = 0
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0
r_HDRLevel = 3
r_HDROffset = 12
r_HDRRendering = 1
r_MotionBlurMaxViewDist = 0
r_PostProcessHUD3DCache = 0
r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred = 0
r_sunshafts = 1
r_UseEdgeAA = 0
r_MotionBlur = 0
; Quality default 2 - 3 = highest range is 1-4 I believe, not sure if 0 works or disables it yet, havent tried)
q_Renderer = 3
q_ShaderFX = 3
q_ShaderGeneral = 3
q_ShaderGlass = 3
q_ShaderHDR = 3
q_ShaderIce = 3
q_ShaderMetal = 5
q_ShaderPostProcess = 3
q_ShaderShadow = 3
q_ShaderSky = 3
q_ShaderTerrain = 3
q_ShaderVegetation = 3
q_ShaderWater = 3
;Shading (lowered from high setting of 16 to 12. lower more for FPS)
e_DynamicLightsMaxEntityLights = 8
e_GI = 1
;GI - Global Illumination (SSAO quality - subjective choices. go up to 4 or 8 for quality/amount etc, SSAO
;setting, bigger laser beams, more volumetric effects, little fps loss/some fps loss depending on machine)
e_GIAmount = 0.8
e_GIMaxDistance = 50
e_GINumCascades = 2
e_SkyType = 1
e_SkyUpdateRate = 1
e_TerrainAo = 1
e_TerrainNormalMap = 1
e_VegetationUseTerrainColor = 1
r_DetailNumLayers = 1
r_DetailDistance = 4
r_DetailTextures = 1
r_ssdo = 0
r_SSAO = 2
r_SSAOQuality = 3
r_SSAODownscale = 0
r_refraction = 2
r_ssreflections = 0
r_ssao_amount = 0.55
r_ssao_darkening = 1.8
;Shadows (gives shadows, if a little pixelated, without much FPS loss. Worth it for seeing your own mechs shadow if
;nothing else. set all to 0 for big FPS gains - but id recommend trying to keep it on, it doesnt seem a big FPS hit
;and does help the game look decent)
e_GsmCache = 1
e_GsmCastFromTerrain = 1
e_GsmLodsNum = 2
e_GsmRange = 5
e_ParticlesShadows = 0
e_Shadows = 1
e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 1.2
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 128
e_ShadowsOnAlphaBlend = 1
e_ShadowsResScale = 2
e_ShadowsTessellateCascades = 0
r_ShadowBlur = 0
r_ShadowJittering = 1
r_ShadowsMaskResolution = 0
r_ShadowsPCFiltering = 0
r_ShadowsUseClipVolume = 0
;Sound
s_MPEGDecoders = 64
s_Obstruction = 1
s_ObstructionAccuracy = 1
s_ObstructionUpdate = 0.1
s_SoundMoodsDSP = 1
s_VariationLimiter = 1
;Textures (adjust from 32 to 24 for fps gains, or lower.)
r_DynTexAtlasCloudsMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexAtlasSpritesMaxSize = 24
r_DynTexMaxSize = 80
r_EnvCMResolution = 1
r_EnvTexResolution = 2
r_EnvTexUpdateInterval = 0.2
r_ImposterRatio = 2
r_TexSkyResolution = 0
r_TexAtlasSize = 1024
r_TexMinAnisotropy = 2
r_TexBumpResolution = 0
r_TexResolution = 0
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 0
r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 24
;Water (I've set most to 0 here, leaving some so water actually exists and still performs well)
e_WaterOceanFFT = 1
e_WaterTesselationAmount = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountX = 10
e_WaterTesselationAmountY = 10
e_WaterTesselationSwathWidth = 10
r_WaterCaustics = 1
r_WaterReflections = 1
r_WaterReflectionsQuality = 2
r_WaterReflectionsMinVisiblePixelsUpdate = 1
r_WaterTessellationHW = 1
r_WaterUpdateDistance = 1
r_WaterUpdateFactor = 1
;Volumetric Effects (lighting, filler, colour. havent played with these much...feel free to experiment)
r_Beams = 2
r_BeamsDistFactor = 0.05
r_BeamsMaxSlices = 300
e_Clouds = 1
r_CloudsUpdateAlways = 0
changed (override) >
r_TexResolution = 1
r_TexturesFilteringQuality = 2
changed (override) <
r_TexturesStreaming = 1

MWO uses modified by PGI CryEngine 3, from my experience - and I've played with CE3 SDK and MWO's user.cfg a lot, half of variables you are using are either ignored or locked in this version, surely it's not a problem, just FYI.

[Goose]

… So why do we have to beat around the bush for these? With all the server-side anti-cheats, wouldn't everybody win with an official list stuff that works, instead of guessing why Omicron says

[Warning] Unknown command: cl_fov
[Warning] Unknown command: d3d10_TripleBuffering
[Warning] Unknown command: d3d11_TripleBuffering
	d3d9_TripleBuffering = 1 [REQUIRE_APP_RESTART]

for working stuff, or wondering why

s_FileOpenHandleMax = 64

in user.cfg returns a

s_FileOpenHandleMax = 30

in Omicron.log.

Much better example of a lock-down

Edited by Goose, 01 May 2014 - 10:33 AM.

[Opus]

Featherwood, on 29 April 2014 - 01:21 PM, said:

MWO uses modified by PGI CryEngine 3, from my experience - and I've played with CE3 SDK and MWO's user.cfg a lot, half of variables you are using are either ignored or locked in this version, surely it's not a problem, just FYI.

yes, True but they never really said which ones are blocked/disabled > so I kept them all on. No Performance issues and I have noticed better FPS. "most" them them still work from what I am experiencing. I am constantly tinkering to see which ones do and don't work...

Edited by Opus, 29 April 2014 - 03:27 PM.

[Shamous13]

Here are all of Console Commands and Variables direct from cryengine. not all of them work and a lot of them are for development.

http://docs.cryengin...CRYAUTOGEN/Home

Edited by Shamous13, 30 April 2014 - 04:03 AM.

[Redshift2k5]

Modo44, on 29 April 2014 - 11:28 AM, said:

Just make a plain text file with the name "user.cfg" in your "[MWO install dir]\MechWarrior Online" folder. Edit using any plain text editor, e.g. Notepad.

You need to be careful of file extensions- In many cases, users will unwittingly create a filed named User.cfg.txt (named "user.cfg" with a hidden extension .txt) which won't work and they'll blame you.

Edited by Redshift2k5, 30 April 2014 - 05:07 AM.

[Modo44]

I described exactly what to do. When people ask "how do I mod my game", I expect them to first have general OS knowledge. But hey, you are welcome to sue me for not giving a ****.

Edited by Modo44, 30 April 2014 - 07:32 AM.

[Redshift2k5]

Sorry Modo, I don't mean it's your fault other users can't use the tools at their disposal.

But if you don't expect anyone to know how to mod a game, you'll be closer to the truth.

[n r g]

RadioKies, on 29 April 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:

No way this is going to work... If you have some settings in your user.cfg that PGI put in the blacklist they said recently that your whole user.cfg goes invalid.

So if they are right, I would like to know if your list is working and what specific commands invalidate the user.cfg.

All user.cfg commands are found via google as they are common CryEngine settings.

My cfg atm:

Spoiler

;============================ Render ================================
cl_fov = 65
r_DepthOfField = 0
e_ViewDistRatioCustom = 100
e_MaxViewDistance = 2000
;See mechs from far away, even at low settings without them disappearing like bushes and rocks
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=1
;I like the cockpitglass, 0 for removal
HDRGrainAmount=0.0
;============================ Controller ================================
;Remove mouse smoothing/acceleration, protip-also disable it in windows
i_mouse_smooth = 0
i_mouse_accel=0

;============================ Other ================================
; Fix stuff with corrupted shaders, other possible shader crashing related stuff and non-critical faults
r_ShadersAsyncCompiling=0
sys_PakPriority = 0
sys_PakPriority 0
sys_PakValidateFileHash = 0

did you mean sys_pakpriority = 0? also , do you need a space after the =, so it's = 0? or does formatting not matter?

[Bartholomew bartholomew]

Is there a simple one for just removing filmgrain and cockpit glass?

And radiokeys how many of those lines do you need for the mech rendering?