[cjramze]

Hi All,
Myself and three friends have spent the best part of the evening tweaking the config files to achieve the best results, However when we compare it to videos we've found on youtube they are pale in comparison.
We are all using high end PC's with good Nvidia cards.
Example mines a

AMD 965 3.4GHZ @ 4.0GHZ
Nvidia 285GTX 1GB
4GB DDR3

I've set all the graphics to full in the ingame menus, Realising they were rubbish my friends an I spent the past 4 hours tweaking the config, however this is the first time I've done anything like this and most of variables are lost on me and we dont really know the maximum values. We've read many a guide and to be honest at 4am we are all very confused.

We are basically looking at a config that sets all items to the maximum and gains us as close as possible to visuals seen here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfUt8OaHHW8

We see that the modding community here is vast and we are willing to try any mods but are at a loss at where to start! and how to install them. I first played this game back in 2001 however after my joystick broke I never bought it again but I specifically remember smoke trails on my machine guns and thats something thats missing from our game.

All three of us have now bought joysticks to accompany this game and we've got 4 more players on the way.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

[cjramze]

Here is my config.
Ever since I altered it my Field of View seems very narrow, Like its constantly zoomed, Any Ideas?
[il2]
title=Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles
hotkeys=HotKey game

[window]
width=1920
height=1080
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=0
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

[GLPROVIDER]
GL=Opengl32.dll

[GLPROVIDERS]
Open GL=Opengl32.dll
DirectX=dx8wrap.dll

[NET]
speed=25000
routeChannels=0
serverChannels=3
localPort=21000
remotePort=21000
SkinDownload=1
serverName=LadiesOfTheNight
serverDescription=
remoteHost=82.6.51.60
localHost=
socksHost=
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=0

[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=10.0
nearMaxLagTime=2.0
cheaterWarningDelay=5.0
cheaterWarningNum=-1

[chat]
region=(dx=0.6921875,dy=0.071666665,x=0.0,y=0.0)

[game]
Arcade=0
HighGore=1
mapPadX=0.66875
mapPadY=-0.047222223
viewSet=33
Intro=0
NoSubTitles=0
NoChatter=0
NoHudLog=0
NoLensFlare=0
iconTypes=3
eventlog=eventlog.lst
eventlogkeep=0
3dgunners=1
SubTitlesLines=5
HakenAllowed=1
ClearCache=0
TypeClouds=1



[HotKey game]
PrintScreen=ScreenShot
P=pause
Pause=pause

[HotKey gui]
Escape=activate

[HookViewFly Config]
timeFirstStep=2.0
deltaZ=10.0

[HookView]
MouseLeft=Len

[HookView Config]
AzimutSpeed=0.1
TangageSpeed=0.1
LenSpeed=1.0
MinLen=1.0
DefaultLen=20.0
MaxLen=3000.0
Speed=6

[HotKey builder]
MouseLeft=objectMove
MouseRight=popupmenu
Enter=freeView
Shift MouseLeft=worldZoom
Alt MouseLeft=select+
Alt MouseRight=select-
Alt Ctrl=unselect
PageDown=change+
PageUp=change-
End=change++
Home=change--
Ctrl MouseLeft=insert+
Insert=insert+
NumPad-0=insert+
F=fill
Ctrl MouseRight=delete+
NumPad.=delete+
Delete=delete+
Backspace=cursor
Tab=cursor
F10=land
F11=onLand
NumPad-=normalLand
NumPad+=toLand
NumPad-5=resetAngles
NumPad-8=resetTangage90
NumPad-7=stepAzimut-5
NumPad-4=stepAzimut-15
NumPad-1=stepAzimut-30
NumPad-9=stepAzimut5
NumPad-6=stepAzimut15
NumPad-3=stepAzimut30

[MouseXYZ]
F1=SpeedSlow
F2=SpeedNormal
F3=SpeedFast
MouseRight=XYmove
F4 MouseRight=Zmove
MouseMiddle=Amove
F5 MouseRight=Amove
F6 MouseRight=Tmove
F7 MouseRight=Kmove

[MouseXYZ Config]
RealTime=1

[HotKey Console]
Shift Tab=Activate
[Console]
HISTORY=1024
HISTORYCMD=1024
LOAD=console.cmd
SAVE=console.cmd
LOG=0
LOGTIME=0
LOGFILE=log.lst
LOGKEEP=0

[sound]
SoundUse=1
SoundFlags.reversestereo=0
SoundFlags.hardware=1
SoundFlags.forceEAX1=0
RadioFlags.Enabled=1
RadioFlags.PTTMode=0
RadioFlags.PlayClicks=0
MasterVolume=3
MusicVolume=1
ObjectVolume=13
VoiceVolume=5
MusState.takeoff=1
MusState.inflight=1
MusState.crash=1
MusFlags.play=0
SoundEngine=1
SoundMode=3
Speakers=1
SamplingRate=2
NumChannels=3
ActLevel=0
MicLevel=0
[sound]
SoundUse=1
SoundEngine=1
Speakers=1
Placement=0
SoundFlags.reversestereo=0
RadioFlags.Enabled=1
RadioEngine=2
MusicVolume=1
ObjectVolume=13
MusState.takeoff=1
MusState.inflight=1
MusState.crash=1
MusFlags.play=0
MasterVolume=14
Attenuation=7
SoundMode=3
SamplingRate=2
NumChannels=3
SoundExt.occlusions=0
SoundFlags.hardware=1
SoundFlags.streams=1
SoundFlags.duplex=1
SoundExt.acoustics=0
SoundExt.volumefx=0
SoundFlags.voicemgr=0
SoundFlags.static=1
VoiceVolume=5
Channels=2
SoundExt.extrender=0
SoundFlags.bugscorrect=0
SoundSetupId=8
ActivationLevel=0.02
Preemphasis=0.85
RadioLatency=0.5
AGC=1
PTTMode=1
SoundFlags.UseRadioChatter=0
SoundFlags.AutoActivation=0
RadioFlags.PTTMode=0
RadioFlags.PlayClicks=0
ActLevel=0
MicLevel=0
SoundFlags.forceEAX1=0

[rts]
;ProcessAffinityMask=1
mouseUse=2
joyUse=1
trackIRUse=1
DisableIME=0
locale=

[rts_mouse]
SensitivityX=1.0
SensitivityY=1.0
Invert=0
SensitivityZ=1.0

[rts_joystick]
X=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Y=0 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 0
Z=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
RZ=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
FF=0
U=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0
V=0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0

[Render_DirectX]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=2
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=1
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=0
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=0
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=0
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=0
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=0
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=0

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=2
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=4
ForceShaders1x=0
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0

[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=1
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=1

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=1
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=1

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=3
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=3
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=17
Water=4
Effects=1
ForceShaders1x=0

PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0
TypeClouds=4

[DGen]
MissionDistance=40
RandomFlights=1
MaxFLAK=5
AirIntensity=Medium
GroundIntensity=Medium
Maxbomberskill=1
CampaignMissions=Normal
CampaignAI=Normal
CampaignLength=VeryLong
SlowFire=1
PromotionRate=1.0

[GF_Mastiff]

run your setup Icon and set the video id to Max

and then run your game and go into the settings to make sure you have advanced graphics set to perfect and excellent..
Also in your Nvidia settings you should check your setting there too.

[Render_OpenGL]
TexQual=3
TexMipFilter=3
TexCompress=0
TexFlags.UseDither=1
TexFlags.UseAlpha=0
TexFlags.UseIndex=0
TexFlags.PolygonStipple=1
TexFlags.UseClampedSprites=0
TexFlags.DrawLandByTriangles=1
TexFlags.UseVertexArrays=1
TexFlags.DisableAPIExtensions=0
TexFlags.ARBMultitextureExt=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineExt=1
TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1
TexFlags.VertexArrayExt=1
TexFlags.ClipHintExt=0
TexFlags.UsePaletteExt=0
TexFlags.TexAnisotropicExt=1
TexFlags.TexCompressARBExt=1

TexFlags.TexEnvCombine4NV=1
TexFlags.TexEnvCombineDot3=1
TexFlags.DepthClampNV=1
TexFlags.SeparateSpecular=1
TexFlags.TextureShaderNV=1

HardwareShaders=1

Shadows=2
Specular=2
SpecularLight=2
DiffuseLight=2
DynamicalLights=1
MeshDetail=2
VisibilityDistance=3

Sky=2
Forest=3
LandShading=3
LandDetails=2

LandGeom=2
TexLarge=1
TexLandQual=3
TexLandLarge=1

VideoSetupId=2
Water=2
Effects=2
ForceShaders1x=0
PolygonOffsetFactor=-0.15
PolygonOffsetUnits=-3.0

[JG3_VonHahn]

What different in the video than yours?

By now I think you just play on the wrong map. While SMolensk is a boring green grassland the normandy maps are great colorful agriculture like in the video. Just try the Normandy map.
You dont have it in QMB so create a mission in the FMB or install QMB+ from this side.

and @ cjramze

If i am correct field of view is the same as zoom. You add the pixels from outside the screen inside and so the other pixels must jiggle to the middle. Thimk about what happens so, its zoom.



HOPE MY ANSWERS ARE HELPFUL

[Saburo Sakai]

Actually, field of view is the amount of view you see, IE;- i look straight ahead and see the cockpit , larger FOV and i see the lead edges of the wings, even larger and i see the wings in full etc etc etc. ( not saying i can see the whole thing, just as example)

[F22-Raptor-2006]

If you go to desktop, right click and go to Nvidia control panel, you can do more there than you'll do in the config file itself as long as your game is put on perfect mode etc... Put your antialiasing up to full 16x. Anisotropic filtering up to 16x Antialiasing transparency on supersampling. Texture filtering up to High quality. You can also put vertical sync on and also triple buffering since you have a good card as well. That should get you with good smooth graphics.

[Fisneaky]

Have you toggled " Shift F1" ? May be in gunsight view.

[cjramze]

Thanks for all the replys guys, Their most helpful.
I've just woken up (Hard night of tweaking) and I've really enjoyed playing around with the game!

I'll try your suggestions and get back to you ASAP.
Any Recommended Mods? I heard a video on the internet with new engine sounds. Sounded fantastic.

[cjramze]

If you go to desktop, right click and go to Nvidia control panel, you can do more there than you'll do in the config file itself as long as your game is put on perfect mode etc... Put your antialiasing up to full 16x. Anisotropic filtering up to 16x Antialiasing transparency on supersampling. Texture filtering up to High quality. You can also put vertical sync on and also triple buffering since you have a good card as well. That should get you with good smooth graphics.

I've just tried this, Also I'm going to try the config suggested and make sure I'm not zoomed in.
If i cant get it to work I'll take a screenshot to show you what I mean. Just incase its something I've done. Which it probably is!

Thanks again!





Edit:

logged into the game< I've gone to quick mission builder and I'm currently just setting up.

when I select map I only have a few options

Okinawa
coral sea
Pacific islands
smolensk
moscow 1
crimea
kuban
bessarabia
mto
slovakiaw
slovakias


I don't have the option for a normandy

I'll try crimea for now.

[HGuderian]

If I remember right Normandy isn't by default but there's modded ones (as ASH or LAL_Rone and also Gilb winterized)...so take a look at map's forum section and find them.

It's more easy (if you've not alredy do) to install one of the actual packs you'll see around - AAA1.2 - HSFX4.1 (online dedicated) - UP2.0 (wich have hsfx but is more oriented to offline).

Cheers

[JG3_VonHahn]

I already said you wont have it in Quick Mission Builder (QMB)
so no need to panic. Just make a small test mission in full Mission Builder. (FMB)

If you dont know how
http://www.il2-fullmissionbuilder.com/index.php
And start with getting started section.
Good Luck

[cjramze]

Thanks for the replies, I attempted to use the builder without reading the guide.
Not as user friendly as I hoped so Its going to be a bit of reading of that guide I think! Thanks for the link.
Myself and friends host the server on our machines and play the game at the same time, It seems to be lag free and pretty responsive.
I'm currently downloading the "Ultr@pack V2.0"

Anything I should watch out for upon install?

[F22-Raptor-2006]

Thanks for the replies, I attempted to use the builder without reading the guide.
Not as user friendly as I hoped so Its going to be a bit of reading of that guide I think! Thanks for the link.
Myself and friends host the server on our machines and play the game at the same time, It seems to be lag free and pretty responsive.
I'm currently downloading the "Ultr@pack V2.0"

Anything I should watch out for upon install?

if you have 1.8 installed already and have added stuff to the mods folder it will get wiped out. If you want the stuff in your mods folder you must either copy it to some other location or cut and paste it somewhere else. JSGME should also have all mods deactivated, so everything on the left side before you install.

[cjramze]

Thanks for the replies, I attempted to use the builder without reading the guide.
Not as user friendly as I hoped so Its going to be a bit of reading of that guide I think! Thanks for the link.
Myself and friends host the server on our machines and play the game at the same time, It seems to be lag free and pretty responsive.
I'm currently downloading the "Ultr@pack V2.0"

Anything I should watch out for upon install?

if you have 1.8 installed already and have added stuff to the mods folder it will get wiped out. If you want the stuff in your mods folder you must either copy it to some other location or cut and paste it somewhere else. JSGME should also have all mods deactivated, so everything on the left side before you install.

I've not used this before, I take it theres some sort of Mod Switching application that comes with it that tells IL2, What to load and what not to load upon loading?
Once its downloaded I'll go all out and see what works and what doesnt :-)
I'm using IL2 4.09 at the moment.

[F22-Raptor-2006]

Thanks for the replies, I attempted to use the builder without reading the guide.
Not as user friendly as I hoped so Its going to be a bit of reading of that guide I think! Thanks for the link.
Myself and friends host the server on our machines and play the game at the same time, It seems to be lag free and pretty responsive.
I'm currently downloading the "Ultr@pack V2.0"

Anything I should watch out for upon install?

if you have 1.8 installed already and have added stuff to the mods folder it will get wiped out. If you want the stuff in your mods folder you must either copy it to some other location or cut and paste it somewhere else. JSGME should also have all mods deactivated, so everything on the left side before you install.

I've not used this before, I take it theres some sort of Mod Switching application that comes with it that tells IL2, What to load and what not to load upon loading?
Once its downloaded I'll go all out and see what works and what doesnt :-)
I'm using IL2 4.09 at the moment.

Well you need to download and install Ultrapack 1.8 first then you can install Ultrapack 2.0 because 2.0 is a patch.