Does anybody knows where exactly this line should go in the FS9.cfg? Under what 'section'?Michael J.

i got this info from the tips and tricks sectionIn your fs9.cfg, under your display graphics cards:(DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X.0)Mode=1024x768x32TriLinear=1TextureAGP=0 <------------------------- Add this line

>>TextureAGP=0 <------------------------- Add this lineThanks but not sure I want to add the above line. That would effectively cancel any AGP, right? Also I can see from some posts by Greg (SoarPics) that he has got the TextureAGP set to 1.Michael J.

Michael, Congratulation for your new system :)To your main question about PanelAsTexture=0See your FPS with 3rd party panel with PanelAsTexture=0 and with PanelAsTexture=1, In my case and many others, with PanelAsTexture=0 the FPS with 2d panel on 3rd party aircraft have doubled if not more and had increase with default fs2004 panel as well.Example with a gforce 4 ti 4200(DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X.0)Mode=1024x768x32TriLinear=1Panelastexture=0 <------------------------- Add this line-Not recommend to add TextureAGP=0, it disable the agp and it is enabled by default without add this line.-Others tipsWhen I change my view, I get weird ground texture color, or slow panning block texture poping. fs9.cfg UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=25 TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40 <--------- increase it, 200, 300, I use 400, more the texture will get faster to the hardware card, if you found stutter from the change reduce the value.-Enable the T&L in fs2004-Leave your clouds draw distant to 30 mile.-Sight Distant to 60 mileLess blurry on groundSet slider to terrain texture and quality to MAX.fs9.cfg unders terrain,TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS: 9.500000TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS:4.500000Use anasotropy 4x or higher on your display video driver setting.-In you bios, you AGP aperture should not exceed 128MB, recommended 64MB-Use the latest chipset driver for your motherboard. ThanksChris Willis[link:fsw.simflight.com/FSWMenuFsSim.html]Clouds And Addons For MsFs

One thing to add regarding Panelastexture=0--if you use the default AA in MSFS vs. leaving it off there and overriding it with your own driver settings, you may be unable to see the panel unless you're in windowed mode.I've turned this switch off (I was the one who originally suggested it in the forums) in favor of something else I discovered which optimizes performance in 2-d panel view. Many panels include overheads which you can turn on and off (light switches, engine on/off switches, etc....). I turn these off and easily see a boost of 4-5 fps on my slower system. And since you can turn them on when you need them, nothing is sacrificed in functionality. Examples of panels like this are the default 737, 747 and 777 panels.-John

Thanks Chris. I am going through various tweks and trying to see what works and what doesn't for me.Michael J.WinXP-Home,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8, Radeon X800 Pro,WD 36GB Raptor,1 GB PC3200 http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg

Chris-I have the following in the 'display.cfg' file. Is this correct if I have an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro?Thanks a lot,Howard ATI Radeon Win2k/XP;----------------------------------------------------------------------[ati2dvag.dll]Disable=1PanelAsTexture=0AntiAlias=0[ati2dvag.dll.1]MinDriverRev=5.13.01.3102Disable=2[ati2dvag.dll.2]MinDriverRev=6.14.0001.6307PanelAsTexture=2;----------------------------------------------------------------------; ATI Radeon DDR Win2k/XP;----------------------------------------------------------------------[00001002:00005144:ati2dvag.dll]RenderToTexture=0[00001002:00005144:ati2dvag.dll.1]MinDriverRev=6.14.0010.6343RenderToTexture=2 ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 2k/XP;----------------------------------------------------------------------[00001002:00004E44:ati2dvag.dll]Disable=1[00001002:00004E44:ati2dvag.dll.1]MinDriverRev=6.14.0001.6307Disable=2;----------------------------------------------------------------------; ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 9x;----------------------------------------------------------------------[00001002:00004E44:ati2drag.drv]Disable=1[00001002:00004E44:ati2drag.drv.1]MinDriverRev=4.14.0001.9088Disable=2

Hi Howard,The Display.cfg is not used by the sim except for setting the default display settings the first time you installed FS9. The sim used Display.cfg (and other look-up tools) to see your hardware and then comes up with what it believes is the best settings for your particular hardware. After that it does nothing.As a test remove the Display.cfg (save it to a safe place if you're unsure) and then go fly. You'll notice no difference in the sim.Greg

Greg--Actually, I've seen some of the settings in the display config override the display section of the fs9.cfg and also not get referenced there. The FS9.cfg maintains the user selectable display options (i.e. Render to Texture), although you can still put undocumented features (like PanelAsTexture) in either the display.cfg or fs9.cfg.-John

Thanks Greg-Could you tell me what I should enter in the fs9.cfg file for the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro card.Thanks, Howard

Agreed John, but Howard's 9800 Pro isn't even included in the Display.cfg. Which means it would fall under the catch all section titled "ATI Radeon DDR Win2k/XP". This just makes a simple driver call for the DirectX API based upon the fact that all such ATI cards use the "ati2dvag.dll". For day to day use the Display.cfg does nothing for us... just that first install and hardware config look up.Cheers,Greg

Howard... here's mine now that I installed the latest Omega 2.5.76 drivers a couple days ago.(DISPLAY.Device.RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition (Omega 2.5.76) .0)Mode=1280x1024x32TriLinear=1Not much to it. Of greater importance is how you have your video card configured in it's desktop tweaker. What tweaker are you using (ATI's old Control Panel, their new CCC, or Radlinker)?GregEdit: To replace the square brackets with parenthesis.

Greg-I am still using the control panel. Do you recommend the Omega's?Thanks,Howard

I do, Howard. And the reasons are varied... first, the Omega's are very good drivers. He works with the approval and acceptance of ATI. I believe he might actually be one of their valued beta-testers (not sure, but it wouldn't surprise me). With his latest driver release (2.5.76) Oemga dropped the standard ATI Control Panel in favor of Radlinker. Radlinker use to be an optional install (that far too few used) with the Omega's, but now it is a required install. In short, Radlinker is now Omega's default tweaker. And this is a great choice by Omega... Radlinker offers an easy to use interface and makes it easy to set some very important parameters for the video card.For more info on this please peruse this thread (specifically the second half of my post #6 with regard to AF): http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...g_id=3522&page=Hope this helps,Greg

Greg, thanks and I will read that thread. Do you suggest adding that section to the fs9.cfg, and if so, how would it read if I am using the latest Catalyst drivers, for now?Also, what are your suggested settings for AA and AF in the control panel? Attached are my current settings.Thanks again,Howard