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[Uakari]

Thanks, helped all a bit.
Only Solaris City is still nearly unplayable.

So weird that disabling the HUD gives me 10 FPS...

[MrVaad]

For the Flash HUD part you can use :
sys_flash_newstencilclear=1

For the 3D HUD postprocess:
r_PostProcessHUD3D=0
or if you want to keep postprocess in the 3D HUD:
r_PostProcessHUD3DCache=2

And you can try to disable the glass and the monitors (MWO settings)

Edited by MrVaad, 03 January 2019 - 04:46 AM.

[Uakari]

Used the sys_flash and the Hud=2 Command.
What does it do? I did not notice any HUD differenced in game.

Also I ask myself if my PC really is making all changes. I used all those Water .cfgs, but water still looks the same to me, has nice sun reflections, waves, and so on.

[MrVaad]

sys_flash_newstencilclear should improve the hud performance impact (most visible with the battlemap)
r_PostProcessHUD3DCache=2 slows down the postprocess effects if you keep postprocess enabled

But disabling glass and monitors should have a bigger impact.

if you are already using low settings for ENVIRONMENT, those water settings won't do much difference.

Edited by MrVaad, 03 January 2019 - 08:03 AM.

[Uakari]

ok thanks.

[Larsh]

Hey Narc Bait, thanks for the config. I had posted here last week about some things I changed, but took it back after finding some issues. But, I changed a few things / added a few things recently that really helped me out. Just wondering what your take is.
I posted a video with brief explanation and gameplay examples can be found here:



--; *************************

--; * ENVIRONMENT *

--; *************************

e_ViewDistRatioVegetation = 50 -- 40) low / 60) med / 90) high / 100) very high

e_VegetationSprites = 1

e_vegetation_static_instancing = 1

r_VegetationSpritesTexRes = 32 -- 64) normal

e_VegetationBending = 0 -- 0) low + med / 1) high --turns off moving vegetation

--; *************************

--; * GAME *

--; *************************

g_battleDust_enable = 0

--; *************************

--; * PARTICLES *

--; *************************

---e_Particles = 1 -- 1) normal

e_ParticlesLod = 0.5 -- 1) normal

--e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 32 -- 32) low / 64) med / 128) high / 160) very high

e_ParticlesMinDrawPixels = 1.5 -- 1.5) low / 1) med + high

--e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 1 -- 2) normal - dynamic

--r_UseParticlesGlow = 1 -- 1) normal

r_UseParticlesHalfResForce = 0 -- 0) normal / 1) force particles half res - can go weird if you double half res ...

--r_UseSoftParticles = 0 -- 0) low / 1) med

e_ParticlesCullAgainstViewFrustum = 1

e_ParticlesLights = 1

e_ParticlesPoolSize = 0

e_ParticlesPreload = 1

e_ParticlesQuality = 2 -- 1) low / 2) med / 3) high / 4) very high / 0) super high / 5) disable

e_ParticlesShadows = 0

--; *************************

--; * SHADOWS *

--; *************************

e_GsmCache = 1

r_FogShadows = 0

e_ShadowsCastViewDistRatio = 0.8 --This setting controls the distance to which you can view shadows cast from most objects. The lower the setting, the less objects will cast shadows, which can improve performance at the cost of realism.

e_ShadowsResScale = 5

e_ShadowsMasksLimit = 1 -- Maximum amount of allocated shadow mask textures

--This limits the number of shadow casting lights overlapping

--0=disable limit(unpredictable memory requirements)

--1=one texture (4 channels for 4 lights)

--2=two textures (8 channels for 8 lights), ...

e_ShadowsMatTexRes = 1024

e_shadowsPoolSize = 2048

--; *************************

--; * RAIN *

--; *************************

r_Rain = 1

--r_RainAmount = 1

--r_RainLayersPerFrame = 2

r_RainMaxViewDist_Deferred = 40

r_RainMaxViewDist = 25

--r_RainDistMultiplier = 1.5

-; *************************

--; * SNOW *

--; *************************

r_Snow = 0 --1 for snow on / 0 for snow off

--r_SnowFlakeClusters = 32 --Thought this would control snow density but this needs looked at

--r_SnowHalfRes = 1 --Forces snow to be half res

Edited by Larsh, 22 January 2019 - 08:41 AM.

[Yiryi-Sa]

NARC BAIT, on 25 January 2017 - 04:39 AM, said:

FX processors default to 4 threads ... when it should be 8 ... and the devs have stated, that they only test intel ( maybe intel provide the hardware or whatever ) ... its been a long standing issue, that's never been tracked down properly, across multiple cryengine games ....

having 4 threads stalls some, the load drops off NVidia GPU's, and they clock down ... that's a symptom of the problem, which is only present in network play, it doesn't happen in the testing grounds because less threads are needed ....

anyway, if a few other people with FX's could test this out, we all might greatly appreciate it, in an empty user.cfg file, insert this

sys_job_system_max_worker = 8

looking around ... I'm pretty sure a proper code fix has been implemented in cryengine V ... and seriously, this has been an issue that's gotten a lot of people, to play something else ....
[/spoiler]

Does this work in MWO's current build?

Also, I'm a little peeved that there are no instructions on where to put the user.cfg or tuning.cfg file, or whether the lines need to have spaces or not between the "=" symbol. For example, which of the following is proper:

"sys_job_system_max_worker = 8"

or

"sys_job_system_max_worker=8"

Or, does it not matter? I, too, am running an FX-8320 and this does not seem to work whether in DX11 or DX9 mode.

Edited by Yiryi-Sa, 28 January 2019 - 12:45 PM.

[MrVaad]

it does not work because in this cfg
sys_job_system_enable = 0

Which is sad because the job system is used by every engine in the CryEngine (particle engine, physics engine, animation engine, rendering engine etc).
Jobs are "temporary task" launched by those engines, and can be completed at "the pace needed" without blocking/slowing the calling engine (particle, physics etc). When the job is complete, the worker is free again.

Also 8 is the default value on PC for sys_job_system_max_worker.
I would suggest trying 12 or 16. It's a maximum, so the game will only use what it needs

And don't worry about the spaces, it works with or without

Edited by MrVaad, 28 January 2019 - 01:49 PM.

[Yiryi-Sa]

MrVaad, on 28 January 2019 - 01:13 PM, said:

it does not work because in this cfg
sys_job_system_enable = 0

Which is sad because the job system is used by every engine in the CryEngine (particle engine, physics engine, animation engine, rendering engine etc).
Jobs are "temporary task" launched by those engines, and can be completed at "the pace needed" without blocking/slowing the game. When the job is complete, the worker is free again.

Also 8 is the default value on PC for sys_job_system_max_worker.
I would suggest trying 12 or 16. It's a maximum, so the game will only use what it needs

Other than trying 12 or 16, do you have any other suggestions? How can I test/be assured that MWO is reading the config file?

[MrVaad]

Set shadows to at least medium in MWO then add this to your user.cfg

e_Shadows = 0

Launch the game, If your shadows are disabled in game, then the user.cfg is used

And put sys_job_system_enable = 1 or remove the line from the user.cfg (it's enabled by default)

Edited by MrVaad, 28 January 2019 - 01:59 PM.

[MechsForTheMechGods]

Hey, trying to figure out how to have the lighting effects from having "Effects" and "Particles" on very high. Like the laser glow on a mech (not damage glow, but the green light from a M laser for example) and how the cockpit lights up when firing. In game settings don't allow for minimal particles with good lighting effects.

I figure there are multiple settings that work together for this.

Edit: Figured out a way to get what I want. Effects and Particles on very high in-game, and a bunch of options turned off for particles e.g. draw count, motion blur, shadows.

What I have atm, not sure if sys_preload does everything that is below it (in regards to preload/precache)
Other settings are all low except very high textures, medium shadows.

sys_preload = 1
e_AutoPrecacheTexturesAndShaders = 1
e_PrecacheLevel = 1
e_PreloadDecals = 1
e_PreloadMaterials = 1
--Particles
e_ParticlesPreload = 1
e_ParticlesShadows = 0
--e_ParticlesLightsViewDistRatio = 512
e_ParticlesMaxScreenFill = 32
e_ParticlesMotionBlur = 0
e_ParticlesObjectCollisions = 0
e_ParticlesSoftIntersect = 0
r_UseParticlesHalfRes = 0
--r_UseParticlesHalfResForce = 1
r_UseSoftParticles = 0
r_UseParticlesRefraction = 0
--HUD
sys_flash_newstencilclear=1
r_PostProcessHUD3D = 0
--Other
r_ColorGrading = 0
r_ssdo = 0
r_ssao = 0
e_TerrainLodRatio = 1
r_DeferredShadingEnvProbes = 0
r_ShadowsDepthBoundNV = 1

Edited by MechsForTheMechGods, 04 February 2019 - 05:25 AM.

[AgBaphomet]

MechsForTheMechGods, on 04 February 2019 - 03:22 AM, said:

[...]

sys_preload = 1
e_AutoPrecacheTexturesAndShaders = 1
e_PrecacheLevel = 1
e_PreloadDecals = 1
e_PreloadMaterials = 1
--Particles
e_ParticlesPreload = 1
[...]

Have you noticed any significant benefits in performance from these "Preload"-commands?

[MechsForTheMechGods]

AgBaphomet, on 05 February 2019 - 10:32 AM, said:

Have you noticed any significant benefits in performance from these "Preload"-commands?

Not sure, as I also turned some things up aswell. I was thinking more along the lines of reducing stutter with those options, but not sure if they worked or if they are just already enabled.

[LordNothing]

what would be the best settings for maximum visibility on a fairly high end rig (8086k, 1060, ram to spare), especially at range? ive found that in a lot of situations where there is long range trading involved many times the enemy will blend in so damn well with the background that i end up missing more and end up loosing trades over it. ive seen other players hit these low contrast targets time and time again in spectator mode and often wonder what the hell video settings they are running.

[AgBaphomet]

I assume they played on really low settings.

I used to play this game on relatively low settings as well, for a while. Everything on low or off, except for Textures and shadows.
On some occasions, i was able to spot enemys behind cover, because the buildings or rocks weren't even rendered by the game... although hitting them was impossible, of course.

[Seelenlos]

Hi,

is anyone active on this post:

if yes:

1.
I don't get the point:
are the command with:
--e_xxx
or without:
e_xxx

2.
Is there a way to open a console Command in MWO to test the settings?

I read at some donno page that the commands can be tested in the console!
so
1. how to open console
2. can the commands be tested before entering in user.cfg

Regards

[MrVaad]

Seelenlos, on 04 September 2021 - 09:43 AM, said:

...

Hi, the console is disabled in MWO. You cannot open it.
putting '--' or ';' before a line will make the game ignore the line.

You can create a file "tuning.cfg" next to your user.cfg file.
Add this line into it : exec user.cfg

This way, the game will reload your user.cfg each time you start a new map (in training grounds or a match)

[Seelenlos]

MrVaad, on 06 September 2021 - 11:33 AM, said:

Hi, the console is disabled in MWO. You cannot open it.
putting '--' or ';' before a line will make the game ignore the line.

You can create a file "tuning.cfg" next to your user.cfg file.
Add this line into it : exec user.cfg

This way, the game will reload your user.cfg each time you start a new map (in training grounds or a match)

Hi, MrVaad,

first many thanks for your efforts.

And thx for the hint.
It is sad they deactivated it!

As I have read, this way there is a lot of poking around, as with the CLI we could extract all the commands MWO support and do not bloat the user.cfg.

Anyways I wanted to hint that enabling Tessellation makes of MWO a FULLY NEW GAME !!!!
e_Tessellation = 1
(and if you look at the sky now you see that all the planets we fight are all around the same Gas-Giant ! )

If you could also give me the hint:
What are the needed keys to show the farthest items in game. It must not be crisp (if then more better) but I want to see all object in a game. They must not be high quality, and if the more ok.

2 Things I experimented:
1. ; battlegrid_minimap_style = 1 <- VERY BAD IDEA. DO NOT USE !!!

2. ;r_AntialiasingMode = 11 <- does it have any effects? I didn't see any difference on 4 K

Regards

[Ignatius Audene]

"What are the needed keys to show the farthest items in game. It must not be crisp"

Big no says coc