Hey everyone,

 

I've been getting a lot of private messages lately regarding my FS9 settings. So I'll just post them here. 

 

In addition to the settings, some essential addons for FS9:

 

To see all this in action, you can see some of my FS9 videos here: http://www.youtube.com/fengdesigns

 

Ok, addons:

 

- Max everything within FS9 (except Mipmap to 5 to avoid shimmering)

- FSGenesis

- Active Sky (see my custom ini below)

- GE Pro

- HD Clouds v2 from Pablo (free here at Avsim)

- RealSky for sunsets, sunrise, etc.

- UT USA, Canada, Europe

- My treegen (free here at Avsim)

- Imagetool to convert huge textures down (you don't notice a difference but it greatly increases FPS). Use this batch file below to convert the textures:

 

Convert.bat (but in same folder as imagetool.exe, then move big BMP texture files, they are usually 4K in size, into the same folder and run the batch file)

 

 

@ECHO off

cls

ECHO Convert textures to DXT3 format for this aircraft

ECHO -------------------------------------------------

ECHO.

ECHO Note - DXT3 is a 'lossy' compression format - some quality is traded for a

ECHO more efficient texture file.

ECHO Most textures convert very well, but some can become a bit blotchy or grainy.

ECHO Colours and shades can often be slightly altered in DXT3.

ECHO Once converted, top quality can't be regained by converting back to 32-bit.

ECHO Mip maps are lower resolution copies of the original texture. Some grapics

ECHO cards don't work well with them and some don't work well without them!

ECHO.

ECHO 1. Quit without converting anything

ECHO 2. Convert all textures to DXT3 (Mip Maps)

ECHO 3. Convert all textures to DXT3 (No Mip Maps)

ECHO.

set choice=

set /p choice=Enter 1, 2 or 3 :

if not '%choice%'=='' set choice=%choice:~0,1%

if '%choice%'=='2' goto DXT3M

if '%choice%'=='3' goto DXT3NM

goto end

:DXT3NM

IMAGETOOL -r -brief -DXT3 -detail -nomip -nowarning -e bmp *.bmp

goto end

:DXT3M

IMAGETOOL -r -brief -DXT3 -detail -nowarning -e bmp *.bmp

goto end

rem Run 'IMAGETOOL -?' to get a full list of the parameter options available

goto end

:end

 

enbseries.ini

 

 

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=0

InitProxyFunctions=0

ProxyLibrary=

 

[GLOBAL]

UseEffect=1

AlternativeDepth=0

AllowAntialias=1

BugFixMode=0

SkipShaderOptimization=0

QuadVertexBuffer=0

EnableShaders_3_0=1

AdditionalConfigFile=enbseries2.ini

ForceNVidiaCard=false

ForceNVidiaCaps=false

CyclicConfigReading=false

 

[EFFECT]

EnableBloom=1

EnableOcclusion=0

EnableReflection=0

EnableMotionBlur=0

EnableWater=0

EnableShadow=0

DepthBias=0

EnableDepthOfField=0

EnableAmbientOcclusion=false

EnableSkyLighting=true

UseOriginalPostProcessing=false

 

[iNPUT]

KeyUseEffect=08

KeyBloom=66

KeyOcclusion=79

KeyReflection=82

KeyCombination=16

KeyShadow=83

KeyWater=87

KeyScreenshot=44

KeyShowFPS=106

KeyAmbientOcclusion=121

 

[REFLECTION]

ReflectionPower=0

ChromePower=0

UseCurrentFrameReflection=0

ReflectionQuality=0

ReflectionSourceSpecular=10

ReflectionSourceTFactor=0

UseAdditiveReflection=1

ReflectionDepthBias=0

UseLowResReflection=0

ReflectionSinglePass=1

UseEnvBump=0

EnvBumpAmount=100

EnvBumpOffset=100

ReflectionFlip=0

 

[bLOOM]

BloomPowerDay=15

BloomFadeTime=500

BloomConstantDay=1

BloomQuality=3

BloomScreenLevelDay=35

BloomCurveDay=0

BloomPowerNight=3

BloomConstantNight=5

BloomCurveNight=1

BloomScreenLevelNight=20

BloomAdaptationScreenLevel=40

BloomAdaptationMultiplier=99

BloomAllowOversaturation=1

BloomMaxLimit=100

BlueShiftAmount=1.0

Radius1=4.0

Radius2=4.0

Contrast=1.0

 

[sSAO]

UseFilter=1

OcclusionQuality=2

FilterQuality=2

DarkeningLevel=18

BrighteningLevel=15

IlluminationLevel=5

AdditiveIlluminationLevel=20

UseAmbientOcclusion=0

UseIndirectLightning=0

FadeDistance=50

UseIndirectLighting=1

UseForAlphaTest=1

UseForAlphaBlend=1

 

[colorCORRECTION]

DarkeningAmountDay=21

ScreenLevelDay=30

ScreenLevelNight=15

DarkeningAmountNight=5

GammaCurveDay=1

GammaCurveNight=1

ColorSaturationDay=1

ColorSaturationNight=-2

UsePaletteTexture=0

 

[PLUGIN]

WeatherMod=0

 

[WATER]

UseWaterDeep=0

WaterDeepness=20

WaterQuality=0

 

[sHADOW]

ShadowFadeStart=40

ShadowFadeEnd=80

ShadowAmountDay=60

ShadowAmountNight=30

ShadowScreenLevelDay=60

ShadowScreenLevelNight=20

ShadowQuality=0

UseShadowFilter=0

FilterQuality=1

ShadowBlurRange=30

CharacterShadowMultiplier=1.0

CarShadowMultiplier=1.0

 

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=0

MaxAnisotropy=8

ForceDisplayRefreshRate=0

DisplayRefreshRateHz=60

ForceDisplaySize=false

ForceAntialiasing=false

AntialiasingQuality=2

AntialiasingUpScale=1.0

DisplayWidth=1024

DisplayHeight=768

 

[MOTIONBLUR]

MotionBlurQuality=0

MotionBlurVelocity=20

MotionBlurRotation=4

 

[PERPIXELLIGHTING]

SpecularColorMin=0

SpecularColorMax=100

SpecularColorMultiplier=100

SpecularGlossinessMin=0

SpecularGlossinessMax=100

SpecularGlossinessMultiplier=100

 

[DEPTHOFFIELD]

DOFQuality=0

DOFNumberOfPasses=1

DOFFocusRange=50

DOFBlurinessRange=5

 

effect.txt  (save the following into a file called effect.txt and put in root directly as enb)

 

 

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

//http://enbdev.com

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

/*

THIS IS HLSL FILE FORMAT FOR EXECUTING ADDITIONAL

POST PROCESSING EFFECTS. MAKE THE COPY BEFORE CHANGING IT!

*/

 

//enable blurring, useless, disabled at all

//#define EBLURRING

 

//enable sharpening

#define ESHARPENING

 

//if defined, color sharpen, otherwise sharp by gray

#define ESHARPENINGCOLOR

 

//enable noise in dark areas

#define ENOISE

 

float SamplingRange=1.5; //sharpening or blurring range

float SharpeningAmount=2.0;

float ScanLineAmount=0.0;

float ScanLineRepeat=1.0; //0.5, 0.3333, 0.25, 0.125, so on

float NoiseAmount=0.0;

 

#define E_SHADER_3_0

 

//keyboard controled variables

float tempF1;

float tempF2;

float tempF3;

float tempF4;

float tempF5;

float tempF6;

float tempF7;

float tempF8;

float tempF9;

float tempF0;

 

//global variables, already set before executing this code

float ScreenSize; //width of the display resolution (1920 f.e.)

float ScreenScaleY; //screen proportions (1.333 for 1920/1080)

 

//textures

texture2D texColor;

texture2D texNoise;

 

sampler2D SamplerColor = sampler_state

{

Texture   = <texColor>;

MinFilter = LINEAR;

MagFilter = LINEAR;

MipFilter = NONE;//NONE;

AddressU  = Clamp;

AddressV  = Clamp;

SRGBTexture=FALSE;

MaxMipLevel=0;

MipMapLodBias=0;

};

 

sampler2D SamplerNoise = sampler_state

{

Texture   = <texNoise>;

MinFilter = POINT;

MagFilter = POINT;

MipFilter = NONE;//NONE;

AddressU  = Wrap;

AddressV  = Wrap;

SRGBTexture=FALSE;

MaxMipLevel=0;

MipMapLodBias=0;

};

 

struct VS_OUTPUT_POST {

float4 vpos  : POSITION;

float2 txcoord : TEXCOORD0;

};

 

struct VS_INPUT_POST {

float3 pos  : POSITION;

float2 txcoord : TEXCOORD0;

};

 

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

//

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

VS_OUTPUT_POST VS_PostProcess(VS_INPUT_POST IN)

{

VS_OUTPUT_POST OUT;

 

float4 pos=float4(IN.pos.x,IN.pos.y,IN.pos.z,1.0);

 

OUT.vpos=pos;

OUT.txcoord.xy=IN.txcoord.xy;

 

return OUT;

}

 

float4 PS_PostProcess(VS_OUTPUT_POST IN, float2 vPos : VPOS) : COLOR

{

float4 res;

float4 coord=0.0;

 

coord.xy=IN.txcoord.xy;

float4 origcolor;

 

coord.w=0.0;

 

origcolor=tex2Dlod(SamplerColor, coord);

 

// coord.x=IN.txcoord.x-(1.5/ScreenSize);

// float4 lshift=tex2Dlod(SamplerColor, coord);

// coord.x=IN.txcoord.x+(1.5/ScreenSize);

// float4 rshift=tex2Dlod(SamplerColor, coord);

 

float2 offset[8]=

{

 float2(1.0, 1.0),

 float2(-1.0, -1.0),

 float2(-1.0, 1.0),

 float2(1.0, -1.0),

 

 float2(1.41, 0.0),

 float2(-1.41, 0.0),

 float2(0.0, 1.41),

 float2(0.0, -1.41)

};

int i=0;

 

float4 tcol=origcolor;

float invscreensize=1.0/ScreenSize;

//for (i=0; i<8; i++) //higher quality

for (i=0; i<4; i++)

{

 float2 tdir=offset.xy;

 coord.xy=IN.txcoord.xy+tdir.xy*invscreensize*SamplingRange;//*1.0;

 float4 ct=tex2Dlod(SamplerColor, coord);

 

 tcol+=ct;

}

tcol*=0.2; // 1.0/(4+1)

//tcol*=0.111; // 1.0/(8+1)  //higher quality

 

/*

//not interesting

#ifdef EBLURRING

//blur

res=tcol;

#endif

*/

 

//sharp

#ifdef ESHARPENING

 

#ifdef ESHARPENINGCOLOR

//color

res=origcolor*(1.0+((origcolor-tcol)*SharpeningAmount));

#else

 //non color

float difffact=dot((origcolor.xyz-tcol.xyz), 0.333);

res=origcolor*(1.0+difffact*SharpeningAmount);

#endif

 

//less sharpening for bright pixels

float rgray=origcolor.z; //blue fit well

//float rgray=max(origcolor.x, max(origcolor.y, origcolor.z));

rgray=pow(rgray, 3.0);

res=lerp(res, origcolor, saturate(rgray));

 

#endif

 

//grain noise

#ifdef ENOISE

float origgray=max(res.x, res.y);//dot(res.xyz, 0.333);

origgray=max(origgray, res.z);

coord.xy=IN.txcoord.xy*16.0 + origgray;

float4 cnoi=tex2Dlod(SamplerNoise, coord);

res=lerp(res, (cnoi.x+0.5)*res, NoiseAmount*saturate(1.0-origgray*1.8));

#endif

 

res.w=1.0;

return res;

}

 

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

//

//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

technique PostProcess

{

   pass P0

   {

 

VertexShader = compile vs_3_0 VS_PostProcess();

PixelShader  = compile ps_3_0 PS_PostProcess();

 

DitherEnable=FALSE;

ZEnable=FALSE;

CullMode=NONE;

ALPHATESTENABLE=FALSE;

SEPARATEALPHABLENDENABLE=FALSE;

AlphaBlendEnable=FALSE;

StencilEnable=FALSE;

FogEnable=FALSE;

SRGBWRITEENABLE=FALSE;

}

}

 

ASv6.ini (after editing, write-protect file or ActiveSky will remove the custom edits. Also, make sure you have a powerful PC, these settings are very demanding on the GPU).

 

 

[General]

WindowPosX = USE YOUR CURRENT VALUES

WindowPosY = USE YOUR CURRENT VALUES

DefaultWeatherFolder = PASTE YOUR OWN PATH

SuppressionCeiling = 10000

SurfaceWindLimit = 20

FS9Path = PASTE YOUR OWN PATH

PersonalAppDataFolder = PASTE YOUR OWN PATH

CloudLayerLimit = 20

LocalSuppressionRange = 100

MinimumVisibility = 0

MaximumVisibility = 29

LastPlanFolder = NONE

AutoVasFrequency = 0

AutoVasStrength = 0

TurbulenceFrequency = 30

DefaultStartupLocation = 4s2

DefaultGraphicsFullTheme = 

DefaultGraphicsCirrusTheme = 

AutoSubmitGraphicsTheme = False

IncreasedWake = False

DisableWindsAloft = False

ForcePrimaryServer = False

ForceSecondaryServer = False

GEProAutoSubmit = False

SkyOverride = GEPRO

FavorCumulus = False

ForceRoutePressure = False

ForceLowestCeiling = True

UnpauseOnReadyStatus = False

DisableWriteThrottle = False

DisableProcessThrottle = False

ForceTstormsWithCB = True

AutoSetFSTime = True

IgnoreFSLocationUntilReady = True

AutoConvertPlanFiles = True

AutoRefreshAI = True

DisableVisGraduation = False

ExtendedThrottling = False

ForceRouteAloftTemp = False

OfflinePlayback = False

EnableVAS = False

AutoGenVAS = False

ForceDestinationWeatherZone = False

PreventIcing = False

OnlineUpdates = True

ExtendedDestinationWindsForce = False

DisableAllGroundUpdates = False

GlobalWrites = False

DepictFS9HazeLayer = False

ExtendTstormLayers = True

DisableDirectWindControl = False

VoicePlayback = False

LocalSuppression = True

StartupSound = False

DisableGroundUpdates = False

UseProxyServer = False

FogLayerGeneration = True

UpdateSuppression = False

OvercastEnhancement = True

IgnoreFSReadyStatus = True

FSUIPCWindSmoothing = True

LimitSurfaceWinds = False

LimitCloudLayers = False

AutoGlobalWriteToggle = True

RainWithTS = True

DisableUpperLayerGeneration = False

VisibilitySmoothing = True

DisableMessages = True

AutoTimeZoneDetection = True

UpdateInterval = 15

VATSIMData = False

ZuluConversion =  8

AloftPredictability = 100

WindDriftRate = 0

MaxCloudThickness = 70000

MinStratusSeparation = 100

TAFProcessing = False

EnforceVisibilityLimits = True

WakeTurb = False

StartPaused = False

UseSystemTime = True

DisableCAVOKClouds = False

ProxyAddress = NONE

 

 

that's all  

 

-feng

 

 

Interesting ... thank you.

Thanks so much for sharing!

THANK YOU!

Feng you need to try SweetFX... Thanks for posting this.

 

I'm surprised you didn't mention Zinertech's water which it appears you have installed (maybe you have something else). REX is essential as well, don't know if have any of that thrown in there.

 

I'd recommend people get Zinertech's Airport Environment to liven up those default buildings. REX's runway/taxiway textures are better though and I'd recommend putting those back after Zinertech's AE is installed.

Feng,

 

I've tried a lot of different ENB settings and haven't like any of them but yours comes closest (along with the AS6 settings) to actually looking like the real thing. Awesome work there, and thanks.

 

Dillon,

 

Have you tried Airport Environment Upgrade ( a free pkg here at AVSIM) ? I did purchase the Zinertech Airport Environment and as nice as it was, I still went back to AEU7.

ENB...new to me...do I need to download enb first or just copy/paste? Can you give me an ENB101 overview? I noticed your C90 video and the sweetfx.txt attachment...where do I put those entries?

 

Appreciate some basics.

 

Thanks

Rich Perry

Thank you! Didn't know about the "sharpening" feature of ENB. I'm using now.

Feng,

 

I've tried a lot of different ENB settings and haven't like any of them but yours comes closest (along with the AS6 settings) to actually looking like the real thing. Awesome work there, and thanks.

 

Dillon,

 

Have you tried Airport Environment Upgrade ( a free pkg here at AVSIM) ? I did purchase the Zinertech Airport Environment and as nice as it was, I still went back to AEU7.

 

 

I actually have the free package located here on Avsim installed but thought the Zinertech package would be easier for people to get into.  As far as ENB settings Feng helped allot of us out as it is hard to find that sweet spot.  I opted to have no effect at night as it took away too much from what's already there.  Here's my settings for you to try:

 

 

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=0

InitProxyFunctions=0

ProxyLibrary=

 

[GLOBAL]

UseEffect=1

AlternativeDepth=1

AllowAntialias=0

BugFixMode=0

SkipShaderOptimization=0

QuadVertexBuffer=0

EnableShaders_3_0=1

UseMRTRendering=0

AdditionalConfigFile=enbseries2.ini

 

[EFFECT]

EnableBloom=1

EnableOcclusion=0

EnableReflection=0

EnableMotionblur=0

EnableWater=0

EnableShadow=0

DepthBias=0

EnableDepthOfField=0

 

[iNPUT]

KeyUseEffect=123

KeyBloom=120

KeyOcclusion=121

KeyReflection=122

KeyCombination=16

KeyScreenshot=45

KeyShadow=119

KeyWater=118

KeyShowFPS=106

 

[REFLECTION]

ReflectionPower=0

ChromePower=0

UseCurrentFrameReflection=0

ReflectionQuality=0

ReflectionSourceSpecular=0

ReflectionSourceTFactor=0

UseAdditiveReflection=0

ReflectionDepthBias=0

UseLowResReflection=0

ReflectionSinglePass=0

UseEnvBump=0

EnvBumpAmount=0

EnvBumpOffset=0

ReflectionFlip=0

 

[bLOOM]

BloomPowerDay=20

BloomFadeTime=900

BloomConstantDay=1

BloomQuality=0

BloomScreenLevelDay=35

BloomCurveDay=0

BloomPowerNight=3

BloomConstantNight=5

BloomCurveNight=1

BloomScreenLevelNight=20

BloomAdaptationScreenLevel=80

BloomAdaptationMultiplier=10

BloomAllowOversaturation=0

BloomMaxLimit=100

 

[sSAO]

UseFilter=1

OcclusionQuality=2

FilterQuality=0

DarkeningLevel=30

BrighteningLevel=30

IlluminationLevel=30

AdditiveIlluminationLevel=30

UseAmbientOcclusion=1

UseIndirectLightning=1

FadeDistance=50

UseIndirectLighting=1

UseForAlphaTest=1

UseForAlphaBlend=1

 

[colorCORRECTION]

DarkeningAmountDay=21

ScreenLevelDay=30

ScreenLevelNight=0

DarkeningAmountNight=0

GammaCurveDay=1

GammaCurveNight=0.5

ColorSaturationDay=0

ColorSaturationNight=0

UsePaletteTexture=0

 

[PLUGIN]

WeatherMod=0

 

[WATER]

UseWaterDeep=0

WaterDeepness=20

WaterQuality=0

 

[sHADOW]

ShadowFadeStart=0

ShadowFadeEnd=0

ShadowAmountDay=0

ShadowAmountNight=0

ShadowScreenLevelDay=0

ShadowScreenLevelNight=0

ShadowQuality=0

UseShadowFilter=0

FilterQuality=0

ShadowBlurRange=0

 

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=0

MaxAnisotropy=4

ForceDisplayRefreshRate=0

DisplayRefreshRateHz=60

 

[MOTIonblur]

MotionblurQuality=0

MotionblurVelocity=0

MotionblurRotation=0

 

[PERPIXELLIGHTING]

SpecularColorMin=0

SpecularColorMax=100

SpecularColorMultiplier=100

SpecularGlossinessMin=0

SpecularGlossinessMax=100

SpecularGlossinessMultiplier=100

 

[DEPTHOFFIELD]

DOFQuality=2

DOFNumberOfPasses=1

DOFFocusRange=50

DOFBlurinessRange=10

Those ENB settings look pretty good on my rig, Dillon.  I haven't used it much in the past, as I thought the effect was too strong, but those settings strike a nice balance.  And thanks to Feng for posting your settings as well.  Old FS9 can still look amazing with the right addons and tweaks.  

And same from here too , can I just copy/paste the enb.ini text from the topic starter?. I doubt. As I take a look my own enb text, it´s a lot shorter and it´s missing a lot of some entries. Or maybe I just change the same entries we both have.... ?

 

So, some basic advice would be nice for us not-so-guru people :rolleyes:

To use ENB:

 

- Download the d3d9.dll from the author's website (sorry, can't remember the link, just google it). There are many versions depending on the game. I'm still using a super old one from GTA. The date of this dll is 4/13/2009. You can try others. Almost all of them will work, but some might crash your game or produce weird artifacts.

- Copy my text and save the file as "enbseries.ini"

- Copy the effect.txt and save as "effect.txt" This is a sharpen feature. It's optional and some of the newer injectors has this built in. But since I'm on an old DLL, I need this file

- Put all 3 files (d3d9.dll, enbseries.ini and effect.txt, into the root folder of FS9 - basically, where your FS9.EXE is located)

- Then start the sim and see if you like the result.

 

- Depending on your PC, ENB will effect your FPS. If you have a powerful GPU (probably anything above a GTX 280 or similar, then you won't notice any fps drop)

- Graphics also vary depends on your PC setup and screen resolution. I'm running FS9 at 2560x1600 res, so I get to "see more" of the environment. This has a huge increase in quality imo.

 

Hope that helps.

 

ps. ENB works on almost all 3D games using DirectX 9 (won't work on DX11). I'm using the same settings for my ARMA 2, Fallout 3, Oblivion, XCOM, etc.

 

-feng

Feng

 

Thanks very much...will give it a go. Appreciate the overview.

 

Rich

Do you remember at least the name of the zip file? Or will the installer included in Pablo Díaz' HDE clouds be enough?

Created the .ini and .txt files and put them in FS9 root directory. When I try to run FS9 I get an error box that says my "current directx is incompatible with directx9...please run FS9 startup or download from microsoft"

 

I checked dxdiag and I have directx11. When I try and install directx9.0c I get ..."a newer version of directx has been detected...installation not required..."

 

So, how do I run ENB with directx11? or, how do I rollback to 9?

 

THanks

Rich