SweetFX? Whats the current word on this?

[Original_Uwe]

So whats the word on sweetfx? I see a lot of disjointed unrelated posts regarding it with no finite intsructions.

Ive got 1.5 installed, but it sure does absolutly nothing on my end.

There are lots of pretty pics out there but no one wants to post their sweetfx files. What gives?

[71st_AH_Mastiff]

well mine our a result of gamma change in the startup confg file, from .80000 to .55000..

 

 

note pad ++ line 25 gamma = .55000

Edited April 8, 2015 by 71st_Mastiff

[Feathered_IV]

Make sure you turn off antialiasing in game. Otherwise you won't see a blummin thing.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

We had topics about it before and some people shared their config files apparently.

 

First of all get SweetFX 2.0. 1.51 is outdated and offers less options than 2.0. For Download link and instructions check this thread: http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/14425-bos-and-sweetfx/

Make sure you turn off antialiasing in game. Otherwise you won't see a blummin thing.

Not nessecary with SweetFX 2.0, it's fully compatible with ingame AA (I use ingame and SweetFX AA for maximised effect).

 

If you have 2.0 installed I can share my settings if you like.

Edited April 8, 2015 by Stab/JG26_5tuka

[VBF-12_Stick-95]

To be a little more specific to 5tuka, see the second link in post number 11 of the thread he mentions.

[6./ZG26_Emil]

well mine our a result of gamma change in the startup confg file, from .80000 to .55000..

 

 

note pad ++ line 25 gamma = .55000

 

Changed my gamma down to 0.6 and the sim looks completely different, I'm seeing stuff I never knew that was there!

 

I saw your tip on another forum so thanks!

[Original_Uwe]

We had topics about it before and some people shared their config files apparently.

 

First of all get SweetFX 2.0. 1.51 is outdated and offers less options than 2.0. For Download link and instructions check this thread: http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/14425-bos-and-sweetfx/

 

Not nessecary with SweetFX 2.0, it's fully compatible with ingame AA (I use ingame and SweetFX AA for maximised effect).

 

If you have 2.0 installed I can share my settings if you like.

Doesn't work on my system. It always comes up missing mscv110.dll. Tried both auto and manual installs.

 

Feathered thanks for the tip! SweetFx is working for me Now, it's just Fraking jagged!

 

I'm going to give the gamma drop a try, sounds like the ticket!

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Doesn't work on my system. It always comes up missing mscv110.dll. Tried both auto and manual installs.

Ok that's strange. Had no issues like that and it works perfectly fine for me

 

Well I don't think it's worth sharing my 2.0 settings than as they probably look different with 1.51.

Edited April 8, 2015 by Stab/JG26_5tuka

[Original_Uwe]

Yes it does seem rare.

Although a quick question, where did you install Sweetfx 2.0? Ive tried running it on the same drive as a seperate application like flight Fx, but I think that may be the issue.

[6./ZG26_Emil]

I really suggest changing the gamma down to ~0.6 separately from sweetfx just to see the difference because it looks insane and you might not even need sweetfx.

 

Looking down on Stalingrad for example is simply gorgeous and even the 'boring' snow drifts seem to come alive with texture.

[Original_Uwe]

I have but it makes the plaes and cockpits damn near black.

Stalingrad quick mission at 1300 and the landscape looks great but the plane...not so much.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

Yes it does seem rare.

Although a quick question, where did you install Sweetfx 2.0? Ive tried running it on the same drive as a seperate application like flight Fx, but I think that may be the issue.

You install it within the game file. The autoinstaller asks you to point it to the IL-2.exe and handles the rest. It will automaticly determine which direct x is used and where the files need to be put.

 

Incase you preferr the manual way it depends on which sweetFx version you're using. As for SweetFX 2.0 all files have to be placed within the IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad\bin\game folder.

Edited April 8, 2015 by Stab/JG26_5tuka

[6./ZG26_Emil]

I have but it makes the plaes and cockpits damn near black.

Stalingrad quick mission at 1300 and the landscape looks great but the plane...not so much.

 

Yeh I do fly with my cockpit lights on now lol

[Original_Uwe]

You install it within the game file. The autoinstaller asks you to point it to the IL-2.exe and handles the rest. It will automaticly determine which direct x is used and where the files need to be put.

 

Incase you preferr the manual way it depends on which sweetFx version you're using. As for SweetFX 2.0 all files have to be placed within the IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad\bin\game folder.

Ya Ive tried all that without luck. Ive tried installig it at every folder depth I can think of and still, no dice.

Missing MCSV110.dll always kills it.

 

FOUND FIX:

MCSV110.dll inicates a missing microsoft c++ Redistributable 2012.

 

Ive tried repairing it before without success but for some reason these files corrected it. Taken from the microsoft site, downloaded, installed and saved them onto my mediafire, se links:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/0z8vkxjxvgmo7lm/vcredist_x86.exe

http://www.mediafire.com/download/f64ap2tavng273o/vcredist_x64.exe

 

So ya, Id like to take a look at those settings 5tuka...

Edited April 8, 2015 by forsale

[Original_Uwe]

EDIT: I found 5tukas settings posted back in february.

My lord, it sure makes things nicer!

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

All good than    Here it is as promised! Hope you like it.

 

 

 

As you can see my goal was/is to improve the rather dull and liveless looking internal cockpit colours to appear more natural. It also improves scenery and ground visibility due to sharpening filters and adjusted gamma.

 

Install: Put both setting files into your IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad\bin\game\SweetFX folder and replace the old ones (make backups first if you want to keep default settings first.

 

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/4q8t8a6ac4nm988/SweetFX_2.0_settings_for_IL-2_BoS_by_5tuka.rar

Edit: See you found my older settings, well you can still give it a go whenever you like

Edited April 8, 2015 by Stab/JG26_5tuka

[Original_Uwe]

Thank you very much, I am giving them a try now.

[6./ZG26_Emil]

I looked at the Sweetfx webpage and there's a lot of choices to download. Which one do I need to install? I'm going to give this a go again.

 

Emil

[LLv24_Zami]

All good than    Here it is as promised! Hope you like it.

 

 

Nice settings, thanks for sharing! I am going to keep these for now

[AvengerSeawolf]

[Edited]

 

Whatever you had to say was lost in the rancor of your post.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Bearcat

[Original_Uwe]

[Edited]
The only thing responsible for your install is you. If you can't learn to use mods don't use em.
I'd venture a bet that you launch BoS from the launcher, and that it kept you from removing the d3d9.dll in the bin/game folder, as it does, but you were unaware of it.
How about you calm down, stop doing stupid stuff like uninstalling and take us through your install and removal process like a rational human.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Bearcat

[AvengerSeawolf]

[Edited]

 

Again .. whatever merit was in your post was lost in the rancor.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Bearcat

[Original_Uwe]

So your saying you failed to backup your install, and then failed to ensure all files of a mod (that gets installed in the main directory no less) were removed prior to starting, and then got mad because your poorly managed game failed to start?

 

Ok, thumbs up buddy. I guess that all the thousands of people who use sweetFX, flightFX, and SweetFX 2.0 are lying?

 

SweetFX works in il2 46, CoD, DCS, and this sim. Very well in fact. Your incompetence and intransigence are not a reflection of the mod, only of user error.

 

Now in the future, the correct way to do this is "hey guys! I tried the link but couldn't get it to work. I tried A, B, and then C but no dice. Can anyone help?" That story of approach will bring legions of people to help.

 

In the end this is what in the Army we called an "operator headspace and timing issue".

Edited April 9, 2015 by forsale

[Feathered_IV]

Hmm. I'm getting a game crash every time I try to exit with 2.0. Might need to go back to my old 1.4 and see if the error goes away.

[Mabroc]

1+ to what Forsale said. LEARN TO MOD FIRST. Make backups and overall RTFM! Which always says something about THIS IS SOMETHING YOU RISK TO DO!

 

And even if you f«;+d your install, just delete the folder and reinstall. Is not that hard to do it.

 

PD: by the way, Im using it without problems with the old Settings from Stuka, gonna try the new ones. Thanks Stuka

Edited April 9, 2015 by Mabroc

[AvengerSeawolf]

So your saying you failed to backup your install,

 

 Who told you that ? and why should I back up  my whole game?  that means that the other program is risky then... so then again better not to install...

 

 

 

 

then failed to ensure all files of a mod (that gets installed in the main directory no less) were removed prior to starting

 

Of it is to uninstall files every time a game starts due to another crappy s***t that's bugged in there, then   that confirms how s***t is the buggy progtam and harmfull too.

 

 

 

. Your incompetence and intransigence are not a reflection of the mod, only of user error.

 

 It is a buggy program whether you like it or not. Programs of the type  take these files from there put them there then do this and that are buggy like it or not but they are.

Now  blaming users for the incompetence of the programmers isn't smart at all.

 

 

 

 

all the thousands of people who use sweetFX, flightFX, and SweetFX 2.0 are lying?

 

 1st. Is not a matter of lying , and I never said that, actually not all PC's are the same, and you will have to respect that.

  and 2nd you cannot prove they are thousands.. Probably you live in a fantasy world of assuming this and that.

 

Personally I bet some go through hell to install the  bug in their PC's ,  wasting time over forums how to make it work, and that the only thing it does at the end  is something one can do from the  control panel  of a graphic card, more safe and less risky to mess up the game and the fps as well as I recon.

Sure thing is in my HEALTHY PC the crappy little program does not run and it may as well not run in many many others.so it is usefull to warn people before using  bug programs that interfere with graphics.  There are people out there that know very little about these, and won't find solutions even in forums ( well why they should anyway why should they waste their time  because of some incompetent programers who make buggy programs and put them on the net for free )  cause there too most have no useful knowledge at all, yet they behave like programers, that's a funny thing.

 

 

 

Now in the future, the correct way to do this is "hey guys! I tried the link but couldn't get it to work. I tried A, B, and then C but no dice. Can anyone help

 

 You obviously do not follow my posts so you can only assume .

Point is you seem not understand when something is worthy talked about in order to be improved and when something doesn't.

Now if you can have time to waste for anything to get fixed while it doesn't deserve that time is your way , not everyone's

Hmm. I'm getting a game crash every time I try to exit with 2.0. Might need to go back to my old 1.4 and see if the error goes away.

 

 Hey pal perhaps is better to get rid of that bug-fx, all I see over forums about it is problems. Trust your graphics card panel , make a profile for the game , adjust any contrast  gamma and  saturation you want ( cause that's all it does that litttle bug-fx) and you're done, safe and secure.

Make sure you turn off antialiasing in game. Otherwise you won't see a blummin thing.

 You won't see a blumming thing either, with this bug- program.

Edited April 9, 2015 by AvengerSeawolf

[AvengerSeawolf]

LEARN TO MOD FIRST. Make backups and overall RTFM! Which always says something about THIS IS SOMETHING YOU RISK TO DO!

 

 SO where in the instructions of the bugg program are all these written.

If you like wasting time it is you way. I prefer not to be a time waster.

Program should run  without serious problems if not at all.

And the only time spend should be the one to set it up and test it.

 I got better picture bu adjustng screen from  my graphic card  panel.

 

 

 

And even if you f«;+d your install, just delete the folder

 

 I did that still messed up  game and so on. SO as I sad I prefer not to be a time waster. Even if I answer your quotes..Perhaps will be useful for others  concerning the " Sweet -fx" bug program.

Edited April 9, 2015 by AvengerSeawolf

[LizLemon]

I've never heard of anyone complaining that sweetfx is buggy.

 

It is a piece of software that does exactly whats its intended to do provided that you can follow instructions.

 

You haven't provided any proof that it causes problems or has bugs, besides posting a bunch of buzzwords.

 

 Who told you that ? and why should I back up  my whole game?  that means that the other program is risky then... so then again better not to install...

 

 

 

 

 

Of it is to uninstall files every time a game starts due to another crappy s***t that's bugged in there, then   that confirms how s***t is the buggy progtam and harmfull too.

 

 

 

 

 It is a buggy program whether you like it or not. Programs of the type  take these files from there put them there then do this and that are buggy like it or not but they are.
Now  blaming users for the incompetence of the programmers isn't smart at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 1st. Is not a matter of lying , and I never said that, actually not all PC's are the same, and you will have to respect that.

  and 2nd you cannot prove they are thousands.. Probably you live in a fantasy world of assuming this and that.

 

Personally I bet some go through hell to install the  bug in their PC's ,  wasting time over forums how to make it work, and that the only thing it does at the end  is something one can do from the  control panel  of a graphic card, more safe and less risky to mess up the game and the fps as well as I recon.

Sure thing is in my HEALTHY PC the crappy little program does not run and it may as well not run in many many others.so it is usefull to warn people before using  bug programs that interfere with graphics.  There are people out there that know very little about these, and won't find solutions even in forums ( well why they should anyway why should they waste their time  because of some incompetent programers who make buggy programs and put them on the net for free )  cause there too most have no useful knowledge at all, yet they behave like programers, that's a funny thing.

 

 

 

 

 You obviously do not follow my posts so you can only assume .

Point is you seem not understand when something is worthy talked about in order to be improved and when something doesn't.

Now if you can have time to waste for anything to get fixed while it doesn't deserve that time is your way , not everyone's

 

 Hey pal perhaps is better to get rid of that bug-fx, all I see over forums about it is problems. Trust your graphics card panel , make a profile for the game , adjust any contrast  gamma and  saturation you want ( cause that's all it does that litttle bug-fx) and you're done, safe and secure.

 You won't see a blumming thing either, with this bug- program.

 

Which is so ignorant that it is obvious you haven't bothered to read what it does.

[Original_Uwe]

Hmm. I'm getting a game crash every time I try to exit with 2.0. Might need to go back to my old 1.4 and see if the error goes away.

A crash on exit?

What profile are you using? I had strange things happen when I accidentally mixed profiles among sweetFX versions.

 

Perhaps try installing the Microsoft redistributal files I posted, they made everything come together for me.

Edited April 9, 2015 by forsale

[=EXPEND=Dendro]

Does Sweet FX work with windows 8.1, I remember reading that it does not?

[Charlo-VRde]

Does Sweet FX work with windows 8.1, I remember reading that it does not?

 

 

I'm away from my gaming machine for awhile so can't offer any technical advice, but yes, SweetFX 2 works just fine on my Windows 8.1 install.  And as mentioned above, it works with in-game AA enabled.

[=EXPEND=Dendro]

Thanks Charlo, I will try again.

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

SweetFX 2.0 is in Alpha/Beta stage and every user is warned of it druign the installation and the first launch of the game. You have to agree the terms before using it, which you suposely did.

 

It might not work flawlesly for everyone though I've never heared of any case of failure so far. Anyway neither me nor the authors of SweetFX 2.0 are responsible for any kind of game crahses you may expirience.

Hmm. I'm getting a game crash every time I try to exit with 2.0. Might need to go back to my old 1.4 and see if the error goes away.

Be carefull to not mess with the file structure. I don't know th ecause of your issue but I suppose there might be leftovers of previous SweetFX version in your BoS file that may cause issues.

 

Mind that SweetFX 2.0 uses a different file structure and should only be installed on a clean game version. There must be no leftovers from previous versions of SweetFX left prior installation.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Stab/JG26_5tuka

[wellenbrecher]

I suddenly have this weird understanding for locking the graphic options...

No idea which posts in this thread might have given me that idea but... there it is. Weird, innit?

 

 

Anyways, cheers 5tuka. Will install that again, forgot to do that after I redid my system the last time.    

[AvengerSeawolf]

SweetFX 2.0 is in Alpha/Beta stage and every user is warned of it druign the installation and the first launch of the game. You have to agree the terms before using it, which you suposely did.

 

 

Where are these terms ?  there aren;t any terms there isn't any EULA. Only a read me file..lol

Which states  :

"  '--------------------------------------------------'

 

 - Version 1.5.1

 

SweetFX is a universal image improvement and tweaking mod,

that works with almost any 32bit (and hopefully soon 64bit) DirectX 9, 10 or 11 game or application.

 

It's goal is provide similar tools to games in realtime, as video processing software provides for movies and videos.

 

It runs on all Windows versions from Windows 2000 and up. Both 32bit and 64bit.

It works perfectly with all cards that can run DirectX9 games and support shader model 3. (that's all cards since the Ati Radeon X1xxx and Nvidia Geforce 6xxx series)

Some of the effects will even work on cards so old that they can only run shader model 2. (Ati Radeon 9xxx to X8xx series and the GeForce FX 5xxx series)

- there is a compability setting that enables support for these really old cards in /SweetFX/SweetFX_compatibility_settings.txt "

 

 SO it runs with my R7 260X or supposed to do so.. = NO risk.

 

 At the other hand lets look at the uninstalation notes 

"    /*-----------------------------------------------------------.   

  /                     Uninstallation                          /

  '-----------------------------------------------------------*/

 

1) Delete all the files you copied during the installation. "

 

  LMAO  cause that did not work. swwet bug fx has created some other files in the  user windows in C that you have to find out where they are and uninstall too. I had tto though away all this garbage from my PC to  have the BoS work again.

 

 

Mind that SweetFX 2.0 uses a different file structure and should only be installed on a clean game version. There must be no leftovers from previous versions of SweetFX left prior installation.

 

 

 That means you are doomed if you  forgot to find a crappy file from the program that's left over from a previous instalation... What a load of ....s...

 

 

Which is so ignorant that it is obvious you haven't bothered to read what it does.

 

 Ignorant is your opinion that  it does not respect someone's experience  who claims and blames by trial of that program...

 Apparently you have to admit that not all PC's are the same or will have the same responses to programs like these who are incomplete.

 Point is  you have 1) respect  that no pc's are same and program is incomplete and cna cause problems.

 2) Warn the people before using this. there is no warning on the read me file of the program , no EULA

And it is also ignorant to blame users rather than a bug program with insuffciient  potential.

 So where is the problem about warning people ??

Edited April 9, 2015 by AvengerSeawolf

[AvengerSeawolf]

 

 

You haven't provided any proof that it causes problems or has bugs, besides posting a bunch of buzzwords.

 

 

 Yes I should  make a video of the pc screen of how the game crashes after installation. SO you call me a liar ?  what's your problem ?   You like people to have problems from the bugg crap program ?

[wellenbrecher]

You likely buggered something up during the install and then did even more mistakes during the uninstall, calm down man. There's no shame in that and getting angry about it will not help you or anyone avoid those mistakes in the future either. 

 

SweetFX works perfectly fine for dozens upon dozens of games and thousands upon thousands of users. In some cases some additional trickery is required (CloD and that nefarious Windows update they keep sneaking in again and again...) but as a rule of thumb, when installed right it works.

 

 

 

Somebody else already told you this:

Tell us what you did during install and during uninstall and folks can tell you what you did wrong.

[AvengerSeawolf]

You likely buggered something up during the install and then did even more mistakes during the uninstall, calm down man.

 

 I am calm and I have not buggered anything. I have though to warn other users of problems this bug program may  cause to their PC's .

 Been installing PC programs since 1998 know how it works with such programs. They can cause problems and that's all. It is hit or miss either they work or not.

They are not certified anyway, nor something  serious.

 

 

 

Tell us what you did during install and during uninstall and folks can tell you what you did wrong.

 

 Installed as per instructions.   Added the game to the list and  so on and then the game was blocked. But then even if I  removed the game from the list the mess still exists. Uninstalled the whole thing and  deleted any file it had modified or created. reinstalled from the main installer the game and everything ok again. So no need to bother as I know that this is a crappy program ( for me at least and that's enough) and definitely can cause same or other problems to other people as well.

 But even when you want to bother in order that I spend my time telling this and that  on what did during install and then you do anything to prove me that I did something wrong ( that I didn't anyway) that won't work either.

 Still missing that part of the EULA agreement of that program that says  " Instal at your own risk"  though, so where is it written ? instal at you own risk... as someone else mentioned before...

Edited April 9, 2015 by AvengerSeawolf

[6./ZG26_5tuka]

That's because I was talking about SweetFX 2.0. I though I had mentioned this several times.

 

There is no need to deinstall the game if files are damaged. Just delete all SweetFX files and your "update" folder, than hit the launcher and let it download the damaged / deleted files again. Easier and less time consuming then a complete reinstall.

 

Again, this is the very first case I've heared of sth like this. All other erros I know of where caused by wrong file placement inside the game folders leading to crashes.

[AvengerSeawolf]

 

 

There is no need to deinstall the game if files are damaged. Just delete all SweetFX files and your "update" folder, than hit the launcher and let it download the damaged / deleted files again. Easier and less time consuming then a complete reinstal

 

 I did not did complete uninstall of the game of course . Only the files of the bug program and what other files had modified. Then I have run the main installer of the game and  after that instal  the game was  and is OK.