Novation what is your LOD set to, I'm assuming the max 6.5 that P3D allows? I have the same settings but when running photo scenery, the textures seem to be blurry at a much closer distance. How do you get your textures to extend so far out into the distance? Could you please post your P3D settings. Thanks for the help!

 

I have been running a LOD of 5.5 but I tend to use 'Wide View Aspect' which default zoomed ratio helps to make the distance look sharper... lower visability (30miles or less) helps too, and is more realistic.

 

Un-ticking 'Wide View Aspect' with a zoom level at .50 shows the distance is noticeably at a lower LOD...

 

Screenshot.

 

 

 

So, what happens if you extend the LOD in the cfg.? Does it not work at all beyond 6.5?

 

I find the texture loading better in P3D, getting a more consistant load-out of the LOD's... I would ofter get large chunks of low res scenery in FSX, even pushing the LOD out.

 

My settings.

 

 

 

[GRAPHICS]

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=2048

NUM_LIGHTS=4

MIPMAP_VC_PANELS=1

TESSELLATION=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

LENSFLARE=1

HDR=1

BLOOM_LEVEL=2

SHADOW_QUALITY=3

CONTENT_NO_SHADOW=0

INTERIOR_SHADOWS_CAST=1

EXTERIOR_SHADOWS_CAST=1

SIMOBJECT_SHADOWS_CAST=0

TERRAIN_SHADOWS_CAST=1

VEGETATION_SHADOWS_CAST=0

BUILDING_SHADOWS_CAST=1

CLOUD_SHADOWS_CAST=0

INTERIOR_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

EXTERIOR_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

SIMOBJECT_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=0

TERRAIN_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

VEGETATION_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=0

BUILDING_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

SHADOW_DRAW_DISTANCE_LOW=4000

SHADOW_DRAW_DISTANCE_MID=6000

SHADOW_DRAW_DISTANCE_HIGH=8000

SHADOW_DRAW_DISTANCE_ULTRA=12000

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_LOW=4

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_MID=5

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_HIGH=7

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_ULTRA=12

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_LOW=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_MID=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_HIGH=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_ULTRA=0.850000

EFFECTS_QUALITY=1

EFFECTS_DISTANCE=1

[DISPLAY]

SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=60

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30

TEXTURE_FILTERING=16

MSAA=8

SSAA=0

FXAA=0

VSYNC=1

TRIPLE_BUFFER=1

WideViewAspect=1

FullScreenExclusive=1

FullScreenAutoFill=1

[PANELS]

PANEL_OPACITY=0

[sCENERY]

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=5

[TERRAIN]

LOD_RADIUS=5.500000

TESSELLATION_FACTOR=85

MESH_RESOLUTION=25

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=27

AUTOGEN_VEGETATION_DENSITY=5

AUTOGEN_BUILDING_DENSITY=5

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

WATER_REFLECT_CLOUDS=1

WATER_REFLECT_USERAIRCRAFT=1

WATER_REFLECT_SIMOBJECTS=1

WATER_REFLECT_TERRAIN=1

WATER_REFLECT_AUTOGEN_VEGETATION=1

WATER_REFLECT_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS=1

WATER_REFRACT_CLOUDS=0

WATER_REFRACT_USERAIRCRAFT=0

WATER_REFRACT_SIMOBJECTS=0

WATER_REFRACT_TERRAIN=0

WATER_REFRACT_AUTOGEN_VEGETATION=0

WATER_REFRACT_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS=0

ENABLE_BATHYMETRY=0

WATER_CLARITY=30

WATER_DETAIL=4

[WEATHER]

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=6

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

OPTIMIZE_DENSE_CLOUDS=0

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=8

THERMAL_VISUALS=0

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DisableTurbulence=0

VolumetricFog=1

[TrafficManager]

AirlineDensity=20

GADensity=25

FreewayDensity=10

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=20

LeisureBoatsDensity=10

IFROnly=0

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=2

 

 

 

Thanks for the information. What zoom level do you usually fly at when in the VC and what zoom level do you use for your screenshots? Just wanted to make some comparisons.

Thanks for the information. What zoom level do you usually fly at when in the VC and what zoom level do you use for your screenshots? Just wanted to make some comparisons.

 

 

 

I think with Wide View on it would be .60 in the VC and maybe around .80 or .70 for external shots, but it does depend on the camera, as some AC's offer different views. To be honest I don't really look at the numbers, and use use what I need at the time.

Hi Novation,

 

I'm just upgrading to P3dv2, I have Horizon stuff on FSX, so did you use a migration utility for the scenery, and how did you install "revolution Autogen", their web site indicates FSX only.

 

Thanks

 

Ken