Bad Case Of The Blurries

[2legitoquit 0]

Hey guys,

 

My FS9 has a bad case of the blurries. It happens everywhere and is just a huge nuisance. Below is my FS9.CFG:

 

 

[PANELS]

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0

QUICKTIPS=1

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

 

[Weather]

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

MinGustTime=10

MaxGustTime=500

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MinVarTime=5

MaxVarTime=50

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

DefaultVisibility=0

DynWx_MedianDewPointSpread=10.000000

DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMedianDewPoint=0.000500

DynWx_MaxDewPointSpread=50.000000

DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMaxDewPoint=0.000125

DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMinDewPoint=0.100000

DynWx_DryTempLapsePer1000Meters=9.000000

DynWx_ProbCloudFormForDryTempLapse=0.000500

DynWx_MoistTempLapsePer1000Meters=3.300000

DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMoistTempLapse=0.040000

DynWx_MaxProbCloudChangePerMinute=0.040000

DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelMild=0.500000

DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelNormal=1.000000

DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelHigh=3.000000

DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelExtreme=10.000000

DynWx_TempChangePercentageForOvercastClouds=0.750000

DynWx_TempChangePercentageForMinDewPoint=0.700000

DynWx_MaxTempChangePerMinute=0.060000

WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com

WeatherServerPort=80

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

DynamicWeather=2

LOADWEATHER=1

MAX_UNLIMITED_VIS=160934

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=6

3D_CLOUD_PERCENT=90

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7

CloudsImpostorRingRadius=86400.000000

 

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=1

MEASURE=0

[MISC]

COM_RATE=7

LOG_TIME=0

FOREIGN_TRANSLATOR=0

LOG_FILE=

 

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

LOADSIM=1

LOADWINDOW=1

SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1

STARTUP_DEMO=

 

[GRAPHICS]

FULL_SCREEN=0

PERFORMANCE_MODE=0

DEF_PERF_MODE=7

TEXT_SCROLL=1

AUTO_LOD=0

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

WATER_EFFECTS=2

TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_MAP=1

TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS=1

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

SMOOTH_VIEW=1

IMAGE_SMOOTHING=1

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

TEXTURE_BLDG=1

TEXTURE_GND=1

TEXTURE_WATER=1

AIRCRAFT_TEXTURE=2

SEE_SELF=1

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

LOD_TARGET_FPS=21

NUM_LIGHTS=6

 

[REALISM]

INDASPD=0

PFactor=0.000000

Torque=0.000000

GyroEffect=0.000000

CrashTolerance=0.000000

General=0.000000

UnlimitedFuel=True

TrueAirspeed=False

AutoCoord=False

RealMixture=False

StressDamage=False

GEffect=False

ManualLights=False

GyroDrift=False

CrashWithDyn=False

CrashDetection=0

 

[CONTROLS]

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

PAN_RATE=400

[uSERINTERFACE]

MAP_ORIENTATION=2

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=1

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1

SITUATION=

PageID=3

OpenATCOnCreate=0

SelectFlightLevel=0

SelectFlightTitle=0

 

[sOUND]

SOUND=1

SOUND_FADER1=0.500000

SOUND_FADER2=0.100000

SOUND_FADER3=0.300000

SOUND_FADER4=0.800000

SOUND_FADER5=0.500000

SOUND_FADER6=0.800000

SOUND_QUALITY=2

[DISPLAY.Device.AMD Radeon HD 6670.0]

Mode=1920x1080x16

TriLinear=1

MipBias=6

 

[DISPLAY]

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=200

TextureMaxLoad=10

 

[TERRAIN]

TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=88.000000

TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000

TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=200.000000

TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21

TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8

TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5

TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1

TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.0000000

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4.5000000

TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=5

 

[sCENERY]

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=5

DYNAMIC_SCENERY=0

DYN_SCN_DENSITY=0

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

SUNGLARE=1

LENSFLARE=0

[AIRtoCONTAINER]

SIM1=Cessna Skylane 182R RG

SIM2=Learjet 45

SIM3=Schweizer 2-32 Sailplane

SIM4=Sopwith Camel

SIM5=Extra 300S

SIM6=Boeing 737-400

[APL]

CACHE_WAV_FILES=1

 

[TrafficManager]

TrafficDensity=70

IFROnly=0

EnableAirline=1

EnableGeneralAviation=1

[AContain]

ShowLabels=1

ShowUserLabel=0

ShowLabelManufacturer=1

ShowLabelModel=1

ShowLabelTailNumber=0

ShowLabelDistance=1

ShowLabelAltitude=1

ShowLabelAirline=0

ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0

ShowLabelFlightPlan=0

ShowLabelContainerId=0

ShowLabelAirspeed=0

ShowLabelHeading=0

LabelDelay=1000

LabelColor=FFFF0000

 

[sLEW]

MaxLateralRate=40000.000000

MaxVerticalRate=1000.000000

MaxPitchRate=360.000000

MaxBankRate=360.000000

MaxHeadingRate=360.000000

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=1

[MULTIPLAYER]

ALWAYS_SHOW_INITIAL_DIALOG=1

SESSION_NAME=My Session

PLAYER_NAME=Unnamed Pilot

GUARANTEED_MESSAGES=0

MAX_PLAYERS=8

MAX_OBSERVERS=0

TICKS_PER_SYNC=90

PACKETS_PER_SEC=4

COLLISION_SECS=2

FOLLOWING_MULTIPLIER=5

ALLOW_PLANE_MODEL_SEND=0

ALLOW_PLANE_MODEL_RECEIVE=0

ALLOW_TEXTURE_SEND=0

ALLOW_TEXTURE_RECEIVE=0

MAX_SEGMENT_SIZE=100

MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_SEC=1

CONNECTION_TYPE=0

PROTOCOL_SELECTION=0

ALLOW_DESCRIPTIVE_SEND=1

ALLOW_DESCRIPTIVE_RECEIVE=1

AUTOPILOT_LOCK=0

DISTANCE_DISPLAY=0

ADF_TRACK=0

ALLOW_NAME_TAG_DISPLAY=1

CLIENT_CONNECT_USE_CUSTOM_PORT=0

CLIENT_CONNECT_PORT=23456

CLIENT_HOST_USE_CUSTOM_PORT=0

CLIENT_HOST_PORT=23456

HOST_CONNECT_USE_CUSTOM_PORT=0

HOST_CONNECT_PORT=23456

 

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=1

 

[ATC]

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=1

UsePilotVoice=1

ShowATCText=1

PilotVoice=1

 

[MAIN]

HideMenuNormal=0

HideMenuFullscreen=1

Location=145,31,1884,569

Maximized=0

 

[FACILITIES]

COUNTRY=

STATE=

CITY=

GTL_BUTTON=6225

 

[FlightPlanMap]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=1

SHOW_VORS=1

SHOW_NDBS=1

SHOW_APPROACHES=1

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=1

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=1

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=0

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=0

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

show_waypoints=1

show_airways=1

show_markers=1

show_volume_boundaries=1

show_ac_twr=1

[WEATHER_MAP]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=0

SHOW_VORS=0

SHOW_NDBS=0

SHOW_APPROACHES=0

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=0

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

[WeatherAreaMap]

show_airports=0

show_waypoints=0

show_airways=1

show_vors=0

show_ndbs=0

show_markers=0

show_volume_boundaries=0

show_ac_twr=1

[KEYBOARD_MAIN]

SELECT_1=49,8

SELECT_2=50,8

SELECT_3=51,8

SELECT_4=52,8

MINUS=189,8

PLUS=187,8

ZOOM_1X=8,8

SOUND_TOGGLE=81,8

ENGINE=69,8

SIM_RATE=82,8

XPNDR=84,8

SLEW_TOGGLE=89,8

EGT=85,8

SMOKE_TOGGLE=73,8

STROBES_TOGGLE=79,8

PAUSE_TOGGLE=80,8

PAUSE_TOGGLE#1=19,8

ATC=192,8

ATC#1=145,8

ADF=65,8

VIEW_MODE=83,8

HEADING_GYRO_SET=68,8

DME=70,8

GEAR_TOGGLE=71,8

ANTI_ICE_TOGGLE=72,8

JET_STARTER=74,8

JOYSTICK_CALIBRATE=75,10

ALL_LIGHTS_TOGGLE=76,8

SITUATION_SAVE=186,8

VIEW_WINDOW_TO_FRONT=222,8

AP_MASTER=90,8

FREQUENCY_SWAP=88,8

COM_RADIO=67,8

VOR_OBS=86,8

BAROMETRIC=66,8

NAV_RADIO=78,8

MAGNETO=77,8

BRAKES=190,8

SPOILERS_TOGGLE=191,8

SITUATION_RESET=186,10

FLAPS_UP=116,8

THROTTLE_FULL=115,8

THROTTLE_INCR_SMALL=114,8

THROTTLE_DECR=113,8

FLAPS_DOWN=119,8

THROTTLE_CUT=112,8

VIEW=111,8

ELEV_TRIM_DN=36,8

ELEV_DOWN=38,8

INCREASE_THROTTLE=33,8

AILERONS_LEFT=37,8

CENTER_AILER_RUDDER=12,8

AILERONS_RIGHT=39,8

ELEV_TRIM_UP=35,8

ELEV_UP=40,8

DECREASE_THROTTLE=34,8

VIEW_FORWARD=38,41

VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT=33,41

VIEW_RIGHT=39,41

VIEW_REAR_RIGHT=34,41

VIEW_REAR=40,41

VIEW_REAR_LEFT=35,41

VIEW_LEFT=37,41

VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT=36,41

VIEW_DOWN=12,41

RUDDER_LEFT=45,8

RUDDER_RIGHT=135,8

BRAKES_LEFT=122,8

BRAKES_RIGHT=123,8

AP_ATT_HOLD=84,10

AP_LOC_HOLD=79,10

AP_APR_HOLD=65,10

AP_HDG_HOLD=72,10

AP_ALT_HOLD=90,10

AP_WING_LEVELER=86,10

AP_BC_HOLD=66,10

AP_NAV1_HOLD=78,10

EXIT=67,10

ABORT=3,10

READOUTS_FLIGHT=90,9

PANEL_TOGGLE=219,9

VIEW_MODE_REV=83,9

PANEL_LIGHTS_TOGGLE=76,9

LANDING_LIGHTS_TOGGLE=76,10

PARKING_BRAKES=190,10

MINUS_SHIFT=189,9

PLUS_SHIFT=187,9

FLAPS_INCR=118,8

FLAPS_DECR=117,8

PROP_PITCH_LO=115,10

PROP_PITCH_INCR_SMALL=114,10

PROP_PITCH_DECR=113,10

PROP_PITCH_HI=112,10

MIXTURE_RICH=115,11

MIXTURE_INCR_SMALL=114,11

MIXTURE_DECR=113,11

MIXTURE_LEAN=112,11

SCRIPT_EVENT_1=219,10

SCRIPT_EVENT_2=221,10

YAW_DAMPER_TOGGLE=68,10

CENTER_NT361_CHECK=57,11

CLOSE_VIEW=221,8

NEW_VIEW=219,8

NEW_MAP=221,9

NEXT_VIEW=9,10

PREV_VIEW=9,11

VIEW_TYPE=83,10

VIEW_TYPE_REV=83,11

RADIO_VOR1_IDENT_TOGGLE=49,10

RADIO_VOR2_IDENT_TOGGLE=50,10

RADIO_DME1_IDENT_TOGGLE=52,10

RADIO_ADF_IDENT_TOGGLE=53,10

GEAR_PUMP=71,10

SPOILERS_ARM_TOGGLE=191,9

PITOT_HEAT_TOGGLE=72,9

AP_AIRSPEED_HOLD=82,10

AUTO_THROTTLE_ARM=82,9

AUTO_THROTTLE_TO_GA=71,11

LANDING_LIGHT_UP=38,11

LANDING_LIGHT_DOWN=40,11

LANDING_LIGHT_LEFT=37,11

LANDING_LIGHT_RIGHT=39,11

LANDING_LIGHT_HOME=12,11

PAN_RESET=46,9

KNEEBOARD_VIEW=121,8

MP_PLAYER_CYCLE=84,11

MP_PLAYER_SNAP=70,11

MP_GO_OBSERVER=79,11

MP_CHAT=221,11

MP_ACTIVATE_CHAT=13,8

PANEL_1=49,9

PANEL_2=50,9

PANEL_3=51,9

PANEL_4=52,9

PANEL_5=53,9

PANEL_6=54,9

PANEL_7=55,9

PANEL_8=56,9

PANEL_9=57,9

AP_MACH_HOLD=77,10

VIEW_FORWARD_UP=38,42

VIEW_FORWARD_RIGHT_UP=33,42

VIEW_REAR_RIGHT_UP=34,42

VIEW_REAR_UP=40,42

VIEW_REAR_LEFT_UP=35,42

VIEW_FORWARD_LEFT_UP=36,42

VIEW_UP=12,42

INVOKE_HELP=191,10

INVOKE_HELP#1=191,11

TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_LABELS=76,11

ENGINE_AUTO_START=69,10

INC_COWL_FLAPS=86,11

DEC_COWL_FLAPS=67,11

USER_INTERRUPT=27,8

AILERON_TRIM_LEFT=37,10

AILERON_TRIM_RIGHT=39,10

RUDDER_TRIM_LEFT=45,10

RUDDER_TRIM_RIGHT=135,10

TOGGLE_FLIGHT_DIRECTOR=70,10

TOGGLE_AFTERBURNER=115,9

TOGGLE_MASTER_BATTERY_ALTERNATOR=77,9

TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_EXIT=69,9

PANEL_HUD_TOGGLE=87,8

SNAP_TO_PANEL=45,41

MARKER_SOUND_TOGGLE=51,10

TOGGLE_WATER_RUDDER=87,9

TOGGLE_PUSHBACK=80,9

KEY_CHASE_VIEW_NEXT=87,10

KEY_CHASE_VIEW_PREV=87,11

HEADING_BUG_SELECT=72,11

ALTITUDE_BUG_SELECT=90,11

CHASE_VIEW_TOGGLE=81,10

EYEPOINT_UP=13,9

EYEPOINT_DOWN=8,9

EYEPOINT_RIGHT=13,11

EYEPOINT_LEFT=8,11

EYEPOINT_FORWARD=8,10

EYEPOINT_BACK=13,10

EYEPOINT_RESET=32,8

AIRSPEED_BUG_SELECT=82,11

TOGGLE_TAILWHEEL_LOCK=71,9

ROTOR_BRAKE=66,9

ROTOR_CLUTCH_SWITCH_TOGGLE=190,9

ROTOR_GOV_SWITCH_TOGGLE=188,9

VIRTUAL_COPILOT_TOGGLE=88,11

VIRTUAL_COPILOT_ACTION=88,10

[KEYBOARD_SLEW]

SLEW_TOGGLE=89,8

SLEW_ALTIT_UP_FAST=115,8

SLEW_ALTIT_UP_SLOW=114,8

SLEW_ALTIT_FREEZE=113,8

SLEW_ALTIT_DN_FAST=112,8

SLEW_ALTIT_PLUS=81,8

SLEW_ALTIT_MINUS=65,8

SLEW_PITCH_DN_FAST=119,8

SLEW_PITCH_DN_SLOW=118,8

SLEW_PITCH_FREEZE=117,8

SLEW_PITCH_UP_FAST=116,8

SLEW_PITCH_PLUS=57,8

SLEW_PITCH_MINUS=48,8

READOUTS_SLEW=90,9

SLEW_BANK_MINUS=36,8

SLEW_AHEAD_PLUS=38,8

SLEW_BANK_PLUS=33,8

SLEW_LEFT=37,8

SLEW_FREEZE=12,8

SLEW_RIGHT=39,8

SLEW_HEADING_MINUS=35,8

SLEW_AHEAD_MINUS=40,8

SLEW_HEADING_PLUS=34,8

SLEW_RESET=32,8

TOGGLE_AIRCRAFT_LABELS=76,11

EYEPOINT_UP=13,9

EYEPOINT_DOWN=8,9

EYEPOINT_RIGHT=13,11

EYEPOINT_LEFT=8,11

EYEPOINT_FORWARD=8,10

EYEPOINT_BACK=13,10

[MAPVIEW_MAP]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=1

SHOW_VORS=1

SHOW_NDBS=1

SHOW_APPROACHES=1

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=1

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=0

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=0

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

show_flight_history=1

 

 

I will post some pics too. BTW: The blurries happen for water too.

[N60JBravo 27]

More important than posting pics or your fs9.cfg is posting your system specs.

 

regards,

Joe

[2legitoquit 0]

Alright, here are my system specs:

 

 

Intel Core i5 2500 K

ATI Radeon 6670

8GB Ram

1TB Hard Drive

[2legitoquit 0]

Any help guys? This is a big problem

[N60JBravo 27]

[DISPLAY.Device.AMD Radeon HD 6670.0]

Mode=1920x1080x16

TriLinear=1

MipBias=6

 

[DISPLAY]

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0

Try locking your frames to 30 and your display settings should be 32bit, not 16bit.

 

Your hardware should be more than sufficient.

 

Does this happen everywhere? Try testing someplace you have no addon scenery for.

 

Also try testing with all AI turned off.

 

Knowing your specs, a couple screenshots might help.

 

regards,

Joe

[Jeff H 63]

Following on with what Joe said, try this:

 

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=100
TextureMaxLoad =10
[TERRAIN]
TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=90.000000
TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000
TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=200.000000
TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21
TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8
TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5
TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1
TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=9.5.000000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=9.0000000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=4

 

FYI, the TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT and TextureMaxLoad changes won't do anything for you unless you lock your framerate down to 30 or so.  These settings work together.  Start with 100 x 10.  If you still see stuttering/blurries, drop from 100 to 80 and/or drop the TextureMaxLoad down from 10 to 9.  You have to play with these numbers to find the sweet spot for your system.  No higher than 120 for the bandwidth multi when 10 is set for maxload.
This works great with Nvidia cards.  Not sure on how it will do with ATI cards.  YMMV.  :smile:

[ematheson 19]

Here's a thought - you might try it.

MAX_DEM_AREA might be tied with TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=, TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=, and TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=. The formula for finding areas of circles, of course, is piR^2... so with the numbers you have posted there, you're requesting the sim to load textures out to an area of 3117 units - but you're limiting your max DEM resolution to 200 units. Perhaps, if you bump up your max DEM area to, say, 3200, that would cover all the sharp textures you're requesting.

With default values, DEM_MAX_AREA is set to 100 - which allows only a radius of about 5 units to be at max sharpness beneath the aircraft.... and to tell the truth, no matter how I've messed with TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=, TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=, and TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=, I've never seen a difference in where the blurriness begins. I have seen it's severity reduced by playing with TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=, but never entirely removed. I'm seeing it utterly moved using an increased MAX_DEM_AREA=... but it does seem to massively increase system work loads. With MAX_DEM_AREA=1000, I'm seeing a loss of maybe 10 FPS in general. Increasing that level to 8000 more than halved my FPS - but it also meant that there wasn't a blurry anywhere in sight...

[HaraldG 559]

Interesting thought and test results! I meant to have once learned that while the TERRAIN... values define the radius of texture sharpness, MAX_DEM_AREA defines the radius of highest LOD level only for terrain mesh. And this (at least) really does it, as I tested at several mountainuous regions.

 

EDIT: Sorry, this post would have fitted better into ematheson's new thread...