Clouds and explosions

[+Viggen 523]

So, since I started using the new patch, the stock clouds and effects have done a number on my FPS. Smoke from explosions and factories have also done a number, which makes me amazed that the Phantom's smoke trails haven't. Even on low settings. What INI could I edit to help with this so I'm doing better than 5FPS during a bombing raid?

Edited February 1, 2009 by JA 37 Viggen

[+Stary 2,426]

So, since I started using the new patch, the stock clouds and effects have done a number on my FPS. Smoke from explosions and factories have also done a number, which makes me amazed that the Phantom's smoke trails haven't. Even on low settings. What INI could I edit to help with this so I'm doing better than 5FPS during a bombing raid?

 

Viggen, using the CAT extractor, extract from your FlightData.cat file "particlesystem.ini",

 

and try lowering the values in red:

 

[ParticleSystem]

MaxParticlesPerEmitter=512

MaxEmitters=2048

MaxEffects=1024

MaxFields=128

AdditionalEffectsFolder=Effects

 

it's on top of the file, reduce them by half:

 

[ParticleSystem]

MaxParticlesPerEmitter=256

MaxEmitters=1024

MaxEffects=512

MaxFields=128

AdditionalEffectsFolder=Effects

 

As for clouds, maybe try removing/renaming "environmentsystem.ini" from flight folder, DS mod has Widesky version included if i'm not mistaken

[Viper6 3]

So, since I started using the new patch, the stock clouds and effects have done a number on my FPS. Smoke from explosions and factories have also done a number, which makes me amazed that the Phantom's smoke trails haven't. Even on low settings. What INI could I edit to help with this so I'm doing better than 5FPS during a bombing raid?

Viggen just out of curiousity what vid card are you using

[+Viggen 523]

I don't even know the specs of my PC Viper. Where could I find them?

[Viper6 3]

I don't even know the specs of my PC Viper. Where could I find them?

Start, Run, then type;dxdiag you will see tabs at the top open display and you will see your card

[+Viggen 523]

Not sure if this is right but: Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller

 

 

And the clouds, and now the F-4's smoke trails, are causeing most of the problems.

[Viper6 3]

Not sure if this is right but: Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller

 

 

And the clouds, and now the F-4's smoke trails, are causeing most of the problems.

is that in the display tab?

[+Viggen 523]

Yes

[Viper6 3]

turn down the ini for the smoke emitter for the exausts as Stary recommended.

[+Viggen 523]

I already have. Didn't work so well, so I'll need to again.

[Fubar512 1,350]

Not sure if this is right but: Intel® 82865G Graphics Controller

 

 

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...14234155AAZ6Duz

[Viper6 3]

Yes

then you have on-board graphics which are not as good as a 'card' if you have a slot on your motherboard for a card; AGP,PCI or PCI-Express then you can buy a card if not then you will have to turn down some of the things that are causing you low FPS.

[+Viggen 523]

I knew it was a piece of crap, but not that bad. There isn't a slot either. I'm happy I'm saving up for a new PC in anycase.

[Fubar512 1,350]

There isn't a slot either. I'm happy I'm saving up for a new PC in anycase.

 

What make and model PC is it? I have a Radeon 256 mb X800 series AGP card that you can have, if you have the slot for it.

[+Viggen 523]

Dell Dimension 3000

Pentium 4 CPU at 2.80GHz

510MB RAM

 

 

Clearly something that should have died out before it was purchased in 2005.

[Fubar512 1,350]

Dell Dimension 3000

Pentium 4 CPU at 2.80GHz

510MB RAM

 

 

Clearly something that should have died out before it was purchased in 2005.

 

It wasn't a bad system back in its day, other than the fact that it really was not designed as a gaming rig. Unfortunately, it has no open AGP slot, just integrated video (on the AGP bus), and three PCI slots.

[+Viggen 523]

I'm pretty sure a laptop I've been looking at would be able to run DS better than this.

[Viper6 3]

It wasn't a bad system back in its day, other than the fact that it really was not designed as a gaming rig. Unfortunately, it has no open AGP slot, just integrated video (on the AGP bus), and three PCI slots.

the pci slots can hold a graphics card. if you do get a card make it is a card for the PCI slot then disable the on board graphics also ad as much ram as you can Edited February 1, 2009 by Viper6

[Nixou 25]

I thought PCI graphic cards were not used anymore since Cristopher Columbus?

Edited February 1, 2009 by nixarass

[Viper6 3]

I thought PCI graphic cards were not used anymore since Cristopher Columbus?

I thught the AGP slot was not used any more mine has two PCI-Express slots(SLI) and it is new

[Nixou 25]

Yea lol but PCI express and PCI have just nothing to see, two different things ;)