12.11.2010, 00:17
8FS_austin,
I did notice your need to change your conf.ini file to the following settings:
1) Effects=0 (Just try it: If no difference, then return to Effects=1)
2) TexFlags.ClipHintExt=1 (Use with Clip Hint enabled in your setup.exe file/IL-2 Setup window.)
GTX 460 did have a major driver gliche which I learned while reading an article on it. Good for Jinxx to catch that. However, exactly when that major issue arrived - in what driver - is lost in my memory. Sometimes drivers are issued which only address slight issues. If you can find a past driver which is like this, then that probably is your best choice.
GTX 460 is good hardware and can render IL-2 nice. It is worth the effort to try to keep it for a while.
It sounds like you might have a system where the components can run certain games well, but not the very demanding IL-2 because of hardware semi-incompatibility... A test in comparing another game with IL-2 should eliminate IL-2 or system settings as an issue. If both IL-2 and another game suffer, even after reasonable graphics settings, then it could only be either the driver or a hardware issue.
Semi-incompatibility of Hardware
This simply means that the components of the computer are capable of functioning together but not at the optimum performance of the highest performing component in the system.
Examples of Semi-incompatibilty
I remember vaguely that I helped a guy about six months ago or so who did not have enough wattage for his new graphics card. Another guy had a single core CPU and a brand new high powered graphics card that he mated with it, for example. Everything in his computer system was running through his old single core CPU and his capable graphics card was made lack luster by this.
Are you running IL-2 in both cores or in the second core? You should try both of these settings in your conf.ini file. A few people get the best IL-2 operation in both cores, but usually the second core only gets the best IL-2 performance for a dual core.
Another thing to consider is that some of the mods available in the last year are too demanding for most systems. Even the creators of these mods often admit that (Thanks for admitting that, modders - it makes things much easier for process of elimination.)
Spits vs 109s has quite a demand on the graphics rendering, from what some people have written. Is it open to all mods? Servers which are open to high demand mods will require a monster graphics system. Were you able to run Spits vs 109s with good performance before this? Regardless, someone might have introduced a high demand mod into the mix. You might have done so unawares yourself. UP update might give you a more demanding thing, but I actually don't know about that.
Does your IL-2 run poorly both online and offline? A major difference would be a big clue.
You see by my examples that there really are many things to consider. Despite the reality that you believe everything to be the same as before, the effects indicate that some cause has changed things.
We are in the search for what specically caused the changes.
Fireskull
I did notice your need to change your conf.ini file to the following settings:
1) Effects=0 (Just try it: If no difference, then return to Effects=1)
2) TexFlags.ClipHintExt=1 (Use with Clip Hint enabled in your setup.exe file/IL-2 Setup window.)
GTX 460 did have a major driver gliche which I learned while reading an article on it. Good for Jinxx to catch that. However, exactly when that major issue arrived - in what driver - is lost in my memory. Sometimes drivers are issued which only address slight issues. If you can find a past driver which is like this, then that probably is your best choice.
GTX 460 is good hardware and can render IL-2 nice. It is worth the effort to try to keep it for a while.
It sounds like you might have a system where the components can run certain games well, but not the very demanding IL-2 because of hardware semi-incompatibility... A test in comparing another game with IL-2 should eliminate IL-2 or system settings as an issue. If both IL-2 and another game suffer, even after reasonable graphics settings, then it could only be either the driver or a hardware issue.
Semi-incompatibility of Hardware
This simply means that the components of the computer are capable of functioning together but not at the optimum performance of the highest performing component in the system.
Examples of Semi-incompatibilty
I remember vaguely that I helped a guy about six months ago or so who did not have enough wattage for his new graphics card. Another guy had a single core CPU and a brand new high powered graphics card that he mated with it, for example. Everything in his computer system was running through his old single core CPU and his capable graphics card was made lack luster by this.
Are you running IL-2 in both cores or in the second core? You should try both of these settings in your conf.ini file. A few people get the best IL-2 operation in both cores, but usually the second core only gets the best IL-2 performance for a dual core.
Another thing to consider is that some of the mods available in the last year are too demanding for most systems. Even the creators of these mods often admit that (Thanks for admitting that, modders - it makes things much easier for process of elimination.)
Spits vs 109s has quite a demand on the graphics rendering, from what some people have written. Is it open to all mods? Servers which are open to high demand mods will require a monster graphics system. Were you able to run Spits vs 109s with good performance before this? Regardless, someone might have introduced a high demand mod into the mix. You might have done so unawares yourself. UP update might give you a more demanding thing, but I actually don't know about that.
Does your IL-2 run poorly both online and offline? A major difference would be a big clue.
You see by my examples that there really are many things to consider. Despite the reality that you believe everything to be the same as before, the effects indicate that some cause has changed things.
We are in the search for what specically caused the changes.
Fireskull