My .CFG - Opinions?

[haztronic 1]

Hello everyone,

I am just in the middle of re-installing FSX after an issue made me uninstall everything. I kept important things like a copy of my old .cfg so I could scan it to find settings I liked etc. It was a bummer I had to uninstall FSX because it was running beautifully.

 

Anyway, I thought I'd take this chance because I am starting from scratch to see if anybody has opinions and suggestions for my .cfg.

 

It should also be stated that I do have a high powered system. 4.5ghz, i7 2600k, 580GTX, 2TB HD, 8GB RAM, Corsair H80 Cooling

 

Cheers

 

 

[DynamicHeadMovement]

HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000

LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000

LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000

MaxHeadAngle=5.000000

MaxHeadOffset=0.300000

RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000

RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000

YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000

[REALISM]

AutoCoord=False

AutoTrim=False

CrashDetection=False

CrashTolerance=0.000000

CrashWithDyn=False

GEffect=False

General=0.000000

GyroDrift=False

GyroEffect=0.000000

ManualLights=False

PFactor=0.000000

RealMixture=False

StressDamage=False

Torque=0.000000

TrueAirspeed=False

UnlimitedFuel=True

[Weather]

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=3

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

DisableTurbulence=0

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DynamicWeather=1

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MaxGustTime=500

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

MaxVarTime=50

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MinGustTime=10

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MinVarTime=5

THERMAL_VISUALS=0

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com

WeatherServerPort=80

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

[Misc]

Com_Rate=7

[Main]

FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.20

HideMenuFullscreen=1

HideMenuNormal=0

Location=200,40,1240,818,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=2

SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes

SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft

SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles

SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats

SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals

SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter

ProcSpeed=18701

PerfBucket=7

[bufferPools]

UsePools=0

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=1

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.0]

Mode=1440x900x32

TriLinear=1

[sOUND]

AmbientUI=0

AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000

PrimaryDevice={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

SOUND=1

SOUND_LOD=1

SOUND_QUALITY=2

UISound=1

VoiceDevice={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

[uSERINTERFACE]

Map_Orientation=2

OpenATCOnCreate=0

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=1

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1

PageID=1

SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0

SITUATION=FLIGHTS\OTHER\FLTSIM

[slewTextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

FuelPercentage=1,4

GForce=1,3

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=1

[AContain]

LabelColor=FFFF0000

LabelDelay=1000

ShowLabelAirline=0

ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0

ShowLabelAirspeed=0

ShowLabelAltitude=1

ShowLabelContainerId=0

ShowLabelDistance=1

ShowLabelFlightPlan=0

ShowLabelHeading=0

ShowLabelManufacturer=1

ShowLabelModel=1

ShowLabelTailNumber=0

ShowLabels=1

ShowUserLabel=0

[ATC]

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=1

COMM_MSG_AI_ATC_COLOR=FFFF7840

COMM_MSG_ATC_AI_COLOR=FF00FF00

COMM_MSG_ATC_USER_COLOR=FFB6FFB6

COMM_MSG_NONE_COLOR=FFFFFFFF

COMM_MSG_USER_ATC_COLOR=FFFFD21B

PilotVoice=0

ShowATCText=1

UsePilotVoice=1

[TextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

[Display]

ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64

ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

BLOOM_EFFECTS=0

ChangeTime=4.000000

InfoBrakesEnable=True

InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255

InfoOverspeedEnable=True

InfoParkingBrakesEnable=True

InfoPauseEnable=True

InfoSlewEnable=True

InfoStallEnable=True

InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0

InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0

NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64

NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40

TextureMaxLoad=30

TransitionTime=4.000000

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0

WideViewAspect=False

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask=14

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=1

MEASURE=0

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Current=Standard

Controls_Default=Standard

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

[slewTextInfo.3]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

FrameRate=2,1

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

Longitude=1,2

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

LoadWindow=1

SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1

STARTUP_DEMO=0

[PANELS]

DEFAULT_VIEW=1

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_OPACITY=100

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

QUICKTIPS=0

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0

[FACILITIES]

CITY=0

COUNTRY=0

GTL_BUTTON=1252

STATE=0

[TextInfo.3]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

FrameRate=2,1

FuelPercentage=2,4

GForce=2,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

Longitude=1,2

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

[PointOfInterestSystem]

CycleSetting=0

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[TERRAIN]

AUTOGEN_DENSITY=2

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

LOD_RADIUS=4.500000

MESH_COMPLEXITY=81

MESH_RESOLUTION=23

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT=2

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=28

WATER_EFFECTS=6

[sCENERY]

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=4

LENSFLARE=1

SmallPartRejectRadius=4.0

[GRAPHICS]

AC_SELF_SHADOW=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=0

ALLOW_SHADER_30=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

D3D10=0

EFFECTS_QUALITY=1

ForceFullScreenVSync=1

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

HIGHMEMFIX=1

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

NUM_LIGHTS=8

See_Self=1

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=4096

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

Text_Scroll=1

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693458432

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693458432

[TrafficManager]

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=2

AirlineDensity=0

FreewayDensity=11

GADensity=0

IFROnly=0

LeisureBoatsDensity=10

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=16

[MULTIPLAYER]

condAccoutPassword=0

[BimmerCop 332]

Set FPS limit to 30 and then set NI vsync to 1/2. If you get tearing, then just add DisablePreload=1 to the MAIN section of the cfg file. Other than that, you are good to go.

[haztronic 1]

What does NI vsync 1/2 do and where do I find it?

 

Thanks

[haztronic 1]

Thanks Word Not Allowed, going through it now. May I ask what "maximum pre-rendered frames = 1" means? I see it in you nvidiainspector settings. Mine is currently default selected to 3.

[6FingerSays 99]

Set FPS limit to 30 and then set NI vsync to 1/2. If you get tearing, then just add DisablePreload=1 to the MAIN section of the cfg file. Other than that, you are good to go.

 

Uh you don't have to set your frames to 30 I se mine to unlimited, and I get 10+ more frames than usual.

 

You don't have to follow this "Set your frames to 30!!!" craze.

[BimmerCop 332]

 

 

Uh you don't have to set your frames to 30 I se mine to unlimited, and I get 10+ more frames than usual.

 

You don't have to follow this "Set your frames to 30!!!" craze.

 

I can run unlimited and be in the 100s FPS but it's not about that.

[6FingerSays 99]

Your right it isn't, but when I comes to addons like the PMDG 737NGX, my frames will consistantly be in the 40's, rather then sometimes dip below 30 if I lock them at 30.

[BimmerCop 332]

Your right it isn't, but when I comes to addons like the PMDG 737NGX, my frames will consistantly be in the 40's, rather then sometimes dip below 30 if I lock them at 30.

 

The beauty of FSX tweaking! Hahaha What works for some, might not work for others. Now that you mention it, I'll probably be doing some experimenting myself with FPS unlocked and see if smoothness and IQ are affected. Since I don't use any addons such as the NGX because I am building a home cockpit, I wonder if i could get away with 60 FPS locked at lower IQ settings such as 4xAA and 2xSGSS... Hmmmmm See what you have done now! LOL

 

- Sent from my rooted, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE smartphone via Tapatalk because haters gonna hate.

 

 

[haztronic 1]

Word Not Allowed, whats the tweak which stops the black surface texture loading? Is it LOD? Because when I am panning outside my aircraft and just looking around I don't want to keep getting the black loading tiles on the surface, I didn't used to get that on my old FSX install.

[Swofford 155]

I had to bump my texturemaxload to 9 and that cured the black tiles. Not to be confused with texture_max_load.

[haztronic 1]

I don't seem to have a texturemaxload in my .cfg. I think I removed it after I saw a tweak somewhere a while back.

 

Does anybody also know what DisablePreload=0 does?

[OldMaintChief 7]

FSX is designed for fps to be locked at 40 and below. Unlimited is just for testing. 30 is the optimum since it is half the refresh rate of most monitors and should be the smoothest.

 

Some other settings might help:

 

[GRAPHICS]

HIGHMEMFIX=1

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024 //4096

 

[Terrain]

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT=10 //Default 30, white flash if too low

 

[Display]

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40 //80, 120

TextureMaxLoad=9 //30 3, 6,

 

Dave

[Swofford 155]

Add it to your display section. It cured the flashing black tiles completely for me. Give it a go. Set it at 9 to start.

[haztronic 1]

Ok Ill give it a shot. Man it was really bad a second ago, when I was on approach the flashing wouldn't stop. Strange. This is my first flight after a completely fresh fsx install.

 

Weird also how Dave you have swap_wait under graphics but in my .cfg its under terrain?

[Swofford 155]

Mine did it terribly as well when I first installed. That cured it hopefully it works for you.