Configuration Specs for higher end PCs

mongoose

mongoose

SOH-CM-2023
Having just upgraded to win 10 and with a new VR capable video card, I am wondering what should be the config settings in cfs3config,exe. Specifically under
overrides
Texture info
Texture limits
z bias.

Last time I looked at that was about 6 years ago!

Current specs

OS: Win10 Professional 64 bit
Intel(R) Core(TM) 17-2600 CPU 2 3.40GHz 3.70GHz
RAM 16Gb DDD3 (2 X 8Gb)
MB: Asus M4N68T-MV2
Vid Card: NVidia Gforce GTX 970
C Drive: Crucial CT128M4SSD2 128 GB Internal Solid State Drive
D Drive ITB Samsung HD103SJ 32M 7K OEM
E Drive: 2 x Seagate BarracudaGreen 2TB Hds in RAID
Power: PSU Seasonic X750 Gold 750W
Monitor: 46” Samsung 630 LED LCD + 2 x 27"Acer
Track IR5.

 
CFS3 Configuration

There are at least two: Com-Central.net and Regshanger.net, The Garage Corner.

They are different but you need a CFS3 "expert" to explain why. Good Luck!
 
config settings

mongoose said:
Well I assume someone messes with the config other than not showing intro film??:wavey:
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Hi Mongoose,
I have some config settings which I've uploaded at SOH - prob under cfs3 other. Includes config settings and other bits for ETO 1.50. There have also been threads around z bias. I have been trying some radically altered z bias settings based on some old threads but have not been too systematic about it across my six or seven installs.

HH reported good things from my uploaded settings.

Also hasn't majormagee included some stuff under the knowledgebase sticky? I really like his Nvidia Inspector settings for supersampling and MSAA. they are here in the threads IIRC the knowledgebase sticky.

Sorry gotta run,

D
 
Can't wait to build my own rig then i can play at max settings .....a couple a thousand and i can start.Buying all the hardware at the same time.
 
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Daiwilletti said:
Hi Mongoose,
I have some config settings which I've uploaded at SOH - prob under cfs3 other. Includes config settings and other bits for ETO 1.50. There have also been threads around z bias. I have been trying some radically altered z bias settings based on some old threads but have not been too systematic about it across my six or seven installs.

HH reported good things from my uploaded settings.

Also hasn't majormagee included some stuff under the knowledgebase sticky? I really like his Nvidia Inspector settings for supersampling and MSAA. they are here in the threads IIRC the knowledgebase sticky.

Sorry gotta run,

D
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I have had a look around but unless I'm missing something I can't find anything but the post based on the DX9 SDK. If you know an actual config setting let me know.
 
<Config>
<FileVersion val="60"/>
<Adapter val="0"/>
<Device val="0"/>
<Mode val="37"/>
<MultisampleType val="D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE"/>
<VendorId val="4318"/>
<DeviceId val="5056"/>
<VersionNumberLowPart val="858168"/>
<VersionNumberHighPart val="655378"/>
<TextureLimits>
<aircraftmodels Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<compositeterrain Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<compositeterrainsource Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<effects Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<hud Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<nonaircraftmodels Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<precompiledterrain Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<shadows Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<ui Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
<uncategorized Scale="0" MaxDim="0"/>
</TextureLimits>
<ConfigOverrides>
<DisableWarningBoxes val="n"/>
<DisableSound val="n"/>
<DisableIntroMovie val="y"/>
<DisableMovieUI val="n"/>
<DisableUIAnimations val="n"/>
<SafeMode val="n"/>
<NoDXT1 val="n"/>
<NoDXT3 val="n"/>
<NoDXT5 val="n"/>
<DisableIndexBuffers val="n"/>
<DisableVertexBuffers val="n"/>
<Disable1600x1200 val="n"/>
<Disable1280x1024 val="n"/>
<Disable1024x768 val="n"/>
<DualPassRender val="n"/>
<HighResolutionZBuffer val="y"/>
<TerrainDetailTexture val="y"/>
<DisableWindowed val="n"/>
<DisableValidateDevice val="y"/>
<DisableWriteOnlyVB val="n"/>
<DisableWriteOnlyIB val="n"/>
<DisableTriangleStrips val="n"/>
<UnsupportedHardware val="n"/>
<UnsupportedDriver val="n"/>
<DisableCompositeTerrainTextureMips val="n"/>
<DisableCompositeTerrainTextures val="n"/>
<DisableCompositeGroundPlaneTextures val="n"/>
<DisableCompositeAircraftTextures val="n"/>
<DisableScenery val="n"/>
<DisableEnvironmentMapping val="n"/>
<DisableShadows val="n"/>
<DisableWhiteOut val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainLighting val="n"/>
<DisableSceneryLighting val="n"/>
<DisableSun val="n"/>
<DisableStars val="n"/>
<DisableRenderText val="n"/>
<DisableLabels val="n"/>
<DisableTacticalDisplay val="n"/>
<DisableTargetCone val="n"/>
<DisableHUD val="n"/>
<DisableChat val="n"/>
<DisableAdvisor val="n"/>
<DisableSimWarnings val="n"/>
<DisableTimeCompress val="n"/>
<DisableWeather val="n"/>
<DisableClouds val="n"/>
<DisableBlendToOffscreen val="n"/>
<DisableClear val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainRender val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainUpdate val="n"/>
<DisableSceneDBRender val="n"/>
<DisableWaterRender val="n"/>
<DisableWaterShorelineRender val="n"/>
<DisableWaterReflectionRender val="n"/>
<DisableWaterAnimationRender val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainTextureRingBlend val="n"/>
<DisableFog val="n"/>
<DisableRain val="n"/>
<DisableTexturedAlphaMaterial val="n"/>
<DisableShellCasings val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainDiffuseLighting val="n"/>
<DisableTerrainDecalRender val="n"/>
<DisableVCFog val="n"/>
<DisableInCloudEffect val="n"/>
<DisablePropDiscs val="n"/>
<CompositeAircraftTextureBudget val="10240"/>
<CompositeAircraftTextureMaxDim val="4096"/>
<CompositeAircraftTexturePool val="D3DPOOL_DEFAULT"/>
<CompositeAircraftTextureUsage val="D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET"/>
<CompositeTerrainTextureBudget val="five"/>
<VertexBufferPool val="D3DPOOL_DEFAULT"/>
<IndexBufferPool val="D3DPOOL_DEFAULT"/>
<PreCompiledTerrainTextureBudget val="five"/>
<UserShadowTextureBudget val="1"/>
<AIShadowTextureBudget val="30"/>
<ObjectShadowTextureBudget val="500"/>
<UserShadowSize val="512"/>
<AIShadowSize val="512"/>
<ObjectShadowSize val="512"/>
<MaxParticles val="2000000"/>
<ZBiasBitsResolution val="15"/>
<ZBiasTerrainDecal val="0"/>
<ZBiasWaterPolyNear val="1"/>
<ZBiasWaterPolyFar val="0"/>
<ZBiasWaterLineNear val="1"/>
<ZBiasWaterLineFar val="0"/>
<ZBiasFlatEffects val="25"/>
<ZBiasShadow val="0"/>
<ZBiasTerrainAlphaNear val="0"/>
<ZBiasTerrainAlphaFar val="0"/>
<ZBiasObject val="0"/>
<ZBiasObjectFar val="0"/>
<ZBiasEffects val="1"/>
<ZBiasClouds val="1"/>
<TerrainVertexBufferCapacity val="65536"/>
<TerrainIndexBufferCapacity val="65536"/>
<VertexCacheSize val="64"/>
<BackClipDist val="128748"/>
<InteriorWaterLoadingFactor val="1"/>
<WaterDetailTextureSize val="5"/>
<WaterElevationBias val="4"/>
<WaterElevationBiasFactor val="0.5"/>
<NearPassBackClipDist val="1000"/>
<FarPassNearClipDist val="10000"/>
<FogStartDist val="10000"/>
<CloudScale val="10"/>
<TerrainBestImageQuality val="0"/>
<MaxLandClassVariations val="0"/>
<TerrainMaxBlenderInstPerFrameNear val="8192"/>
<TerrainMaxBlenderInstPerFrameFar val="8192"/>
<SceneryTriangleBudget val="five"/>
<TerrainTriangleBudget val="five"/>
<MaxModelLOD val="100"/>
<FullscreenSwapEffect val="D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD"/>
<CompositeTerrainTexturePool val="D3DPOOL_DEFAULT"/>
<CompositeTerrainTextureUsage val="D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET"/>
<TextMaxTextures val="0"/>
<OverallGraphicDetail val="5"/>
<AircraftDetail val="5"/>
<SceneryDetail val="5"/>
<TerrainDetail val="5"/>
<EffectsQuality val="5"/>
<CloudsQuality val="5"/>
</ConfigOverrides>
</Config>
 
Thanks I'll give those a go. While I am here, has anyone worked out how to use multiple monitors with CFS3; I don't mean just one big screen on 3 monitors but say a map on one side monitor and maybe the TAC on another?
 
I notice majormagees composite aircraft texture butget is high (10240). It occurs to me that the high setting might help me with my problem of some textures on airfighter55's vehicles from showing :173go1: Sorry - this post is somewhat off topic.
 
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