Read the manual....and reap the benefits (Version 2.6)

[SteveFx 258]

You should leave them ticked which is the default.

 

They don't do anything useful - test feature is something I use to test new features prior to release before I actually change the GUI. Disabling the shader size check prevents the check on shader size which is there to prevent black screens.

[Lucass 3]

Thank you, Steve. I was sure that by default they are unchecked - evidently I turned them off but don't remeber that :unsure:

[fullmetal02 23]

I have 2.4? When did 2.6 come out? How do I update manually?

[MarkW 1,491]

I have 2.4? When did 2.6 come out? How do I update manually?

 

Just log into your account at FlightSimStore and re-download it.    Log In -> My Account -> My Orders -> My Download Files.  The user interface at FlightSimStore completely blows (and I have told them as much in writing) so don't expect so see an actual version number but the file there is the latest and should be 2.6.

[Fi5kuS 57]

SGSS kills FPS for me, not matter if I have version 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6. 

 

Im using 3x DSR with only 2x AA (supersample) and the picture quality is amazing! Even though Im using a ultra-wide screen I have little or no loss of FPS with this.

[Ericd 4]

I have to admit, I have never really understood the best way to setup Steve's DX10 Fixer despite having read the manual when it first came out.  With the release of version 2.6, I took the time to go through the manual step by step and setup Nvidia Inspector, FSX and the Fixer to best suit my current sim setup (i.e. the addons I have like Orbx, etc.).

 

First of all I realized that my NI settings, which were up to date based on the latest "How To" document that I downloaded from the DX10 subforum at SimOuthouse, was quite different to the recommendations from Steve.  I have adjusted them according to Steve's recommendations with the exception of going with 8xSGSS vs. the 4xSGSS in the manual's example.

 

After going through everything, I fired up my sim with FSDT Vancouver, Orbx scenery and the PMDG777.  

 

...I was absolutely shocked....

 

      - The sim was first of all exhibiting higher framerates than I had previously.  A nice surprise.

      - Shimmering.....gone.

      - AA......beautiful.

      - Lighting, shading, water, clouds.   All excellent in terms of visual quality.

     

 

Any issues:

     - Bloom lights on AI planes are a bit big....I need to check my settings.

     - ORBX street lights are also a bit big, again I need to double check my settings and experiment with an adjustment.

 

 

So I guess my advice is to set aside 45 minutes, work your way slowly through the manual and enjoy the results.  Hopefully you all have the same great results I have seen.

 

p.s.  I will take some screenshots and post my settings, although I think you need to setup based on your specific sim rather than copy what I have.

sounds great, but how do I find Steve's fixer

[onebob 125]

sounds great, but how do I find Steve's fixer

Steve' s posted on his web site that its unavailable for a short time in January, so keep alook out there, ( Steve's FSX Analysis) . And no doubt it will be announced here as well.

Bob

[Ericd 4]

ok thanks.

[Angelo Cosma 61]

Can anyone post what settings play well to achieve results similar to the OP, with DSR enabled and what AA AF etc VSYNC settings they used.  

[Angelo Cosma 61]

bump.

[MarkW 1,491]

I will post my CFG file later on tonight so you will have all of my settings then from CFG, NI and Fixer.

[Angelo Cosma 61]

Excellent thank you!

[MarkW 1,491]

Here is my fsx.cfg file as of today.

 

[bUFFERPOOLS]

UsePools =0

 

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask = 14

 

[GRAPHICS]

HIGHMEMFIX = 1

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672

Texture_Max_Load =2048

D3D10=1

NUM_LIGHTS=8

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=0

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

AC_SELF_SHADOW=1

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

See_Self=1

Text_Scroll=1

MultiSamplesPerPixel=8

MultiSampleQuality=8

SHADER_OPTIMIZE = 1

SHADER_PARTIAL_PRECISION = 1

ForceWindowedVsync = 1

 

[sOUND]

AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000

SOUND_FADER1=1.000000

SOUND_FADER2=1.000000

SOUND_FADER3=1.000000

SOUND_FADER4=-0.500000

AmbientUIMusic=FSX01

PrimaryDevice={DEF00000-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}

VoiceDevice={DEF00002-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}

SOUND=1

SOUND_QUALITY=2

SOUND_LOD=0

UISound=0

AmbientUI=0

 

[Display]

ChangeTime=4.000000

TransitionTime=4.000000

ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64

NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64

InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0

InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0

InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoBrakesEnable=False

InfoParkingBrakesEnable=False

InfoSlewEnable=True

InfoStallEnable=True

InfoOverspeedEnable=True

BLOOM_EFFECTS=1

SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=160

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=31

WideViewAspect=True

ForceVCShadowMap=1

InfoPauseEnable=True

 

[Main]

SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes

SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft

SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles

SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats

SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals

SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc

SimObjectPaths.6=SimObjects\UT2 Aircraft

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter

ProcSpeed=19004

PerfBucket=7

HideMenuNormal=0

HideMenuFullscreen=1

Location=18,8,1891,1032,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=0

FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.16

DisablePreload=1

 

[PANELS]

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

DEFAULT_VIEW=0

QUICKTIPS=1

PANEL_OPACITY=100

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0

DisablePreload = 1

 

[Weather]

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

MinGustTime=10

MaxGustTime=500

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MinVarTime=5

MaxVarTime=50

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com

WeatherServerPort=80

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

DynamicWeather=0

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DisableTurbulence=0

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=3

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7

THERMAL_VISUALS=0

 

[AccelerationPack]

ControlsFirstRun=0

HomePageFirstRun=0

 

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Default=Standard

Controls_Current=Standard

JOYSTICKS=0

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

 

[TextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

 

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

GForce=1,3

FuelPercentage=1,4

 

[TextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

GForce=2,3

FuelPercentage=2,4

 

[slewTextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

 

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

 

[slewTextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

 

[uSERINTERFACE]

SITUATION =C:\Users\Mark\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYXU Baron Default

PageID=1

OpenATCOnCreate=0

SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=0

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1

Map_Orientation=2

ShowAllACPaintSchemes=1

SelectAircraftManufacturer=All

SelectAircraftPublisher=Captain Sim

SelectAircraftType=All

DisplayFuelAsWeight=1

 

[DynamicHeadMovement]

LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000

LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000

RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000

YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000

RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000

MaxHeadAngle=5.000000

MaxHeadOffset=0.300000

HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000

 

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=0

 

[ATC]

ShowATCText=0

COMM_MSG_NONE_COLOR=FFFFFFFF

COMM_MSG_ATC_USER_COLOR=FFB6FFB6

COMM_MSG_USER_ATC_COLOR=FFFFD21B

COMM_MSG_ATC_AI_COLOR=FF00FF00

COMM_MSG_AI_ATC_COLOR=FFFF7840

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=0

UsePilotVoice=0

PilotVoice=0

 

[PointOfInterestSystem]

CycleSetting=2

 

[sCENERY]

LENSFLARE=0

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=4

 

[TrafficManager]

AirlineDensity=20

GADensity=0

FreewayDensity=0

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=0

LeisureBoatsDensity=0

IFROnly=0

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0

 

[TERRAIN]

LOD_RADIUS=5.500000

MESH_COMPLEXITY=100

MESH_RESOLUTION=23

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=28

AUTOGEN_DENSITY=2

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

WATER_EFFECTS=4

 

[AContain]

ShowLabels=0

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

 

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=1

MEASURE=0

 

[REALISM]

PFactor=1.000000

Torque=1.000000

GyroEffect=1.000000

CrashTolerance=1.000000

General=1.000000

UnlimitedFuel=False

AllowEngineDamage=False

TrueAirspeed=False

AutoCoord=False

RealMixture=True

StressDamage=False

GEffect=False

ManualLights=True

GyroDrift=True

CrashWithDyn=False

CrashDetection=False

AutoTrim=False

 

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=1

 

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1

STARTUP_DEMO=

LoadWindow=1

 

[FACILITIES]

COUNTRY=

STATE=

CITY=

GTL_BUTTON=1232

 

[Misc]

Com_Rate=7

 

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.0.0]      //  Main FS Screen

Mode=1920x1080x32

Anisotropic=1

AntiAlias=1

 

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.0.1]      // Second Screen for 2D panels

Mode=1280x1024x32

 

[FlightPlanMap]

LineWidth=2

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=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

show_waypoints=1

show_airways=1

show_markers=1

show_volume_boundaries=1

show_ac_twr=1

 

[MAPVIEW_MAP]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=0

SHOW_VORS=1

SHOW_NDBS=1

SHOW_APPROACHES=0

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=0

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=0

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=0

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=0

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=0

show_flight_history=0

 

 

[Trusted]

*****Removed*****

 

[MULTIPLAYER]

condAccoutPassword=0

VoiceVolume=-1.000000

[Fi5kuS 57]

 

Here is my fsx.cfg file as of today.

 

 

Mark, I assume you are perfectly happy with your setup as it is, but have you tried unlimited FPS? I'm also using the DX10 Fixer and the difference is night and day. When running DSR however, I need to set Vsync to adaptive, or else FPS gets locked to 30 while running full screen.

[MarkW 1,491]

Mark, I assume you are perfectly happy with your setup as it is, but have you tried unlimited FPS? I'm also using the DX10 Fixer and the difference is night and day. When running DSR however, I need to set Vsync to adaptive, or else FPS gets locked to 30 while running full screen.

 

I have a long time ago and for some reason was convinced by comments on the boards that it was not as good as 1/2 refresh rate.  I should give it a try again and see if I can tell the difference.