Game Tweaks-Conf.ini

[choctaw111]

The old timers around for the original Il2 should remember this.  I did a LOT of testing and tweaking of a settings file not accessible in the sim but rather, a text file named "conf.ini".  There were all sort of values that could be changed to enhance the graphics, use the CPU in a certain way, etc.  I posted a lot of performance data back in the day and was a great help to others who wanted to increase frame rates, or just to push the graphics as far as possible.  Is there such a file in BOS?  I've looked through the file structure and don't see anything like that

[PA_Willy]

startup.cfg

Inside DATA folder.

[choctaw111]

3 hours ago, PA_Willy said:

startup.cfg

Inside DATA folder.

Thank you!  I'll check it out.  Hopefully it's similar and I'll know my way around.  Is there a thread about this?  I couldn't fine one

[JimTM]

44 minutes ago, choctaw111 said:

Thank you!  I'll check it out.  Hopefully it's similar and I'll know my way around.  Is there a thread about this?  I couldn't fine one

 

Try this google search:

site: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum "startup.cfg"

Edited January 21, 2023 by JimTM

[RossMarBow]

3 hours ago, choctaw111 said:

Thank you!  I'll check it out.  Hopefully it's similar and I'll know my way around.  Is there a thread about this?  I couldn't fine one

I have a thread you might want to check out
It explains all the settings

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by RossMarBow

[choctaw111]

12 hours ago, RossMarBow said:

I have a thread you might want to check out
It explains all the settings

 

Thanks!  This is of some help but I'm still not seeing some of the same entries that we had in original Il2 for graphics tweaks.  I'm hoping to learn as much and more for this sim as I did for the original

[Livai]

35 minutes ago, choctaw111 said:

not seeing some of the same entries that we had in original Il2 for graphics tweaks

 

You search something like this

 

filter_settings.inc

MipFilter=LINEAR;
MagFilter=LINEAR;
MinFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MaxAnisotropy=8;

 

-> change it to

 

MipFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MagFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MinFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MaxAnisotropy=16;

 

If you want more tweaks then you need Mods-On-Mode because inside their game files you find more to tweak

[choctaw111]

29 minutes ago, Livai said:

 

You search something like this

 

filter_settings.inc

MipFilter=LINEAR;
MagFilter=LINEAR;
MinFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MaxAnisotropy=8;

 

-> change it to

 

MipFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MagFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MinFilter=ANISOTROPIC;
MaxAnisotropy=16;

 

If you want more tweaks then you need Mods-On-Mode because inside their game files you find more to tweak

Mods-On-Mods?  That's new to me.  What is it?

Edited January 22, 2023 by choctaw111

[BlitzPig_EL]

Mods on mode.  It allows player made mods to be used.  Tinkering too much with the files is considered a modification.  This isn't IL2 1946, nothing is carried over from '46. You will find it does not work the same way as the old sim.  

[Livai]

24 minutes ago, choctaw111 said:

Mods-On-Mods?  That's new to me.  What is it?

 

How someone above me already said. Everything what is hidden inside the game files you need to unpack it and then you need Mods-On-Mode enabled to load these files.

 

You find inside the Game files more config.ini where you can edit these things

 

//Textures settings
    Filter=3
    texmipdown=0
    land_textures=0

//Quality
    shadows_quality=2
    shadows_dynamic=2,true,true        //Quality, InGameEnable, Smooth
    reflection=3
    grass_quality=7
    forest_quality=1
    landscape_parallax=1
    clouds_quality=3

//Distance
    objects_distance=1.0
    landscape_mesh_quality=1.0
    forest_distance=5

//Post effects
    post_effects_enable=true
    post_bloom_enable=true
    post_contrast=true
    post_sharpen=false
    post_drops_enable=true
    post_hdr=4
    saturation=1.0
    post_motion_samples=24;

//Screen depth, SSAO, SSR
    depth_res=1
    ssao_res=1
    ssao_samples=16
    ssr_samples=30

    clouds_samples=64

    effects_samples=1
[end]

 

This is just one example more you find here

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/forum/114-mods/

Edited January 22, 2023 by Livai

[RossMarBow]

None mentioned you won't be able to play on most multiplayer servers with mods on.