Ground textures look AWFUL!

[Guest BRISTOL86]

Hi AllI was looking for some help from the knowledgeable masses on here!For as long as I can remember, my ground textures just look horrible.I have several add on products, a decent spec PC/graphics set up, and it's really bugging me!When in spot view mode, the ground/sea textures are blocky and awful, and take ages to render. Even when they fully "load" they still look pretty dreadful.I have no problems with the way aircraft detail etc looks so I presume it's some problem with my set up.Anyone able to help me solve the problem?I've attached some screenshots showing what I mean.This is when I first go into spot mode:Then after a while, some detail pops inAnd this one shows the blocky sea textures - horrible!

[FLEX1978 373]

Hi, post your fs9.cfgRegards

[Guest BRISTOL86]

Thanks, here is my fs9.cfg[PANELS]IMAGE_QUALITY=1UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0QUICKTIPS=1PANEL_MASKING=1PANEL_STRETCHING=1[Weather]WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1MinGustTime=10MaxGustTime=500MinGustRampSpeed=1MaxGustRampSpeed=200MinVarTime=5MaxVarTime=50MinVarRampSpeed=10MaxVarRampSpeed=75TurbulenceScale=1.000000DefaultVisibility=0DynWx_MedianDewPointSpread=10.000000DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMedianDewPoint=0.000500DynWx_MaxDewPointSpread=50.000000DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMaxDewPoint=0.000125DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMinDewPoint=0.100000DynWx_DryTempLapsePer1000Meters=9.000000DynWx_ProbCloudFormForDryTempLapse=0.000500DynWx_MoistTempLapsePer1000Meters=3.300000DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMoistTempLapse=0.040000DynWx_MaxProbCloudChangePerMinute=0.040000DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelMild=0.500000DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelNormal=1.000000DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelHigh=3.000000DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelExtreme=10.000000DynWx_TempChangePercentageForOvercastClouds=0.750000DynWx_TempChangePercentageForMinDewPoint=0.700000DynWx_MaxTempChangePerMinute=0.060000WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.comWeatherServerPort=80WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0DynamicWeather=0LOADWEATHER=1MAX_UNLIMITED_VIS=96560CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=33D_CLOUD_PERCENT=100DETAILED_CLOUDS=1CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7CloudsImpostorRingRadius=48000.000000DownloadWindsAloft=0DisableTurbulence=0[iNTERNATIONAL]ASLAT=2ASLON=1MEASURE=0[MISC]COM_RATE=7LOG_TIME=0FOREIGN_TRANSLATOR=0LOG_FILE=[sTARTUP]DEMO=0LOADSIM=1LOADWINDOW=1SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1STARTUP_DEMO=[GRAPHICS]FULL_SCREEN=1PERFORMANCE_MODE=0DEF_PERF_MODE=6TEXT_SCROLL=1AUTO_LOD=0DETAIL_TEXTURE=1WATER_EFFECTS=2TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_MAP=1TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS=1EFFECTS_QUALITY=2GROUND_SHADOWS=0SMOOTH_VIEW=1IMAGE_SMOOTHING=1TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=786432COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1LANDING_LIGHTS=1IMAGE_QUALITY=0TEXTURE_BLDG=1TEXTURE_GND=1TEXTURE_WATER=1AIRCRAFT_TEXTURE=2SEE_SELF=1TEXTURE_QUALITY=3LOD_TARGET_FPS=26NUM_LIGHTS=8[REALISM]INDASPD=0PFactor=0.500000Torque=0.500000GyroEffect=0.500000CrashTolerance=0.500000General=0.500000UnlimitedFuel=TrueTrueAirspeed=FalseAutoCoord=FalseRealMixture=FalseStressDamage=FalseGEffect=FalseManualLights=FalseGyroDrift=FalseCrashWithDyn=FalseCrashDetection=0[CONTROLS]KBDAIL=64KBDELEV=64KBDRUD=64PAN_RATE=400[uSERINTERFACE]MAP_ORIENTATION=2PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=0PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1SelectFlightLevel=0SelectFlightTitle=0PageID=3OpenATCOnCreate=0SITUATION=C:FS2004FLIGHTSotherFLTSIMDisplayFuelAsWeight=0[sOUND]SOUND=1SOUND_FADER1=0.600000SOUND_FADER2=0.490000SOUND_FADER3=0.750000SOUND_FADER4=0.490000SOUND_FADER5=0.490000SOUND_FADER6=0.490000SOUND_QUALITY=2[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA 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[Rocky_53 1,566]

From someone else next to EGGD, I have to admit as being in the dark when it comes to FS9, however, if your cfg was for FSX I'd ask what on earth is TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=25600! I suggest you delete your cfg. Let FSX build a new one, lock your frame rate to 25 ( for starters) then run with your autogen set at normal. See how that improves things.

[pgaudet 0]

Try changing / adding the following entries to the values shown below: If you need to add this line in I've put <------ Add, to the right of the entryTEXTURE_BLDG=3TEXTURE_GND=5 TextureMaxLoad=10 <--- Add this line in the [Display] section under TEXTURE_BANDWITH_MULTAdd the following 7 lines under the [DISPLAY] section as wellWideViewAspect=TRUE <--- If your monitor is widescreen oneUseDeviceTextureCache=1TextureThrash=1RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=0.8 //adjust values to suit your scale - the higher the values the bigger and brighter the lights appear - and vice versaRUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=0.8RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=0.8RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=0.8Change these values as shown to try out:TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=90.000000TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=0.000000TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=300.000000TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=14TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.500000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=9.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=4 Add this line under the [sCENERY] sectionFSM_TweakMode=Max QualityAlso - just as a test - reduce your Frame Rate limit down to 24 from 38 just to see what happens.Let us know how that works out for you.Thanks.

[HoratioWondersocks 4]

Textu re Bandwidth mult 23600The default is 10 And the max is 400My current is about 360So your setting is definitely wrong.

[Rocky_53 1,566]

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=786432 ?? I suggest you start from scratch...

[psolk 3,037]

Before you start changing everything and have no idea what real affect anything has I would start right here:TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=0.000000 TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=0.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=224the 0.00000 is wrong...

[Rocky_53 1,566]

Fellas there's so much wrong in this cfg that the best he can do is start afresh.

[psolk 3,037]

I don't suggest you start from scratch unless you have to otherwise you will be re-programming joysticks etc....Howard, when it comes to troubleshooting the motto is KISS Keep It Simple Stupid (not calling you stupid lol, that is the motto we as engineers live by when troubleshooting)So rather than going to the worst case scenario of starting from scratch first keep it simple...The two setting I pointed out above are blatantly wrong. let's start by correcting the obvious errors before we start suggesting someone blow away their entire .cfg.....BTW, the 400 number has been debated recently and I "believe" I run something like 25600 as well...Again, I see MAYBE 4 or 5 lines I would edit in his .cfg one at a time to try and isolate what is really going on, your knee jerk reaction to delete the .cfg as a first step is not the way I would go...

[psolk 3,037]

My Settings...MAX_UNLIMITED_VIS=96560CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=83D_CLOUD_PERCENT=100DETAILED_CLOUDS=1CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=8CloudsImpostorRingRadius=128000.000000_____________________________________________________________________[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570.0]Mode=1920x1080x32MipBias=6TriLinear=1[DISPLAY]UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=4000TextureMaxLoad=10RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=0.3RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=0.3RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=0.3RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=0.3WarnBadSecondary=0[TERRAIN]TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=100.000000TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=0.000000TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=200.000000TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.5TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=9.0TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=4

[HoratioWondersocks 4]

BISTOL!HelloThe best way out of this at the moment is to either delete (or remove to a safe place your current FS9 CFG .Restart FS9 (it will automatically create a new one)Be aware that when you restart FS9 the newly created CFG will restore all FS9 settings to there default's ....Be not alarmed its no big deal to re-set FS9 settings to your preferred choices .Take a quick flight and observe your texture loading/bluriness problems .If solved then your good to go ,if not then you have at least the option of restoring your original CFG if you want to.You could spend a lot of time phaffing about if you try altering various individual bits of your current CFG I reckon try a new CFG build first.Its quick and simple .Andy

[psolk 3,037]

Andy,Why would you have him go through the process of having to set everything back up when the default settings for FS9 are indeedTERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=0.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=0.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=224Which is what he has right now...So he is going to rebuild his entire .cfg, re-program everything and have the same settings controlling what we are trying to resolve. How is rebuilding his entire .cfg and re-programming everything easier than making 4 or 5 changes and seeing if he gets the intended results? A new .cfg is not quick and easy and you have to reprogram EVERYTHING, keystrokes, joysticks, buttons, .cfg customizations, display settings, it is like day 1... For me re-programming my joysticks alone is at least 30 minutes when he could just change the lines I suggested above and put 10 minutes into troubleshooting before starting from scratch...

[HoratioWondersocks 4]

Andy,Why would you have him go through the process of having to set everything back up when the default settings for FS9 are indeedTERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=0.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=0.000000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=224Which is what he has right now...So he is going to rebuild his entire .cfg, re-program everything and have the same settings controlling what we are trying to resolve. How is rebuilding his entire .cfg and re-programming everything easier than making 4 or 5 changes and seeing if he gets the intended results? A new .cfg is not quick and easy and you have to reprogram EVERYTHING, keystrokes, joysticks, buttons, .cfg customizations, display settings, it is like day 1... For me re-programming my joysticks alone is at least 30 minutes when he could just change the lines I suggested above and put 10 minutes into troubleshooting before starting from scratch...

Fair do's You obviously know more about it than me.By all means if your way is quicker then it would be sensible to follow you're advice.Not being an expert ,I have always just gone down the rebuild CFG route.I don't remember it being a long winded affair ,but no matter.If I should B****R up things in the future I shall be calling on you for advice. :wink:cheers a happy and FLIGHTY (run on older PCs please not an oil sheikh ) New year to ALL.Andy

[psolk 3,037]

Hehe, it wouldn't be the first PM I have responded to Andy!! :Nerd:Have a Happy and Healthy new year and here is to a prosperous 2012 to all of us!!!! :(-Paul