3 hours ago, Reset XPDR said:

For you to be achieving that you would have to be going into MSFS settings after you start a flight session and re-enabling dynamic settings because the first thing AutoFPS does is disable dynamic settings when a flight session starts, which it then restores to whatever you had it set to before you started your flight. Is this what you are doing?

Yes exactly. Although sometimes autofps disables it again, and I can’t figure out what triggers it. I just flew from IAH-DFW in the fenix with both simultaneously, and dynamic settings was never disabled again for the entire flight from departure to arrival. Now I’m flying DFW-IAH, and dynamic settings was disabled at some point after departure.

on another note, I think autofps does a much better job at reducing cloud quality. It doesn’t seem like dynamic settings touches the clouds.

Edited September 6, 2025Sep 6 by agent00729

On 9/6/2025 at 5:22 PM, agent00729 said:

Yes exactly. Although sometimes autofps disables it again, and I can’t figure out what triggers it. I just flew from IAH-DFW in the fenix with both simultaneously, and dynamic settings was never disabled again for the entire flight from departure to arrival. Now I’m flying DFW-IAH, and dynamic settings was disabled at some point after departure.

on another note, I think autofps does a much better job at reducing cloud quality. It doesn’t seem like dynamic settings touches the clouds.

The dynamic settings state is saved and then disabled at the start of a flight session and then restored from the saved state. If you re-enabled dynamic settings during the first flight, it would stay that way for that flight but on commencing the second flight it gets disabled again as previously described, so if you didn't re-enable it again in that second flight it would stay disabled, as you experienced.

I designed the control of dynamic settings on what I thought was a reasonable assumption that, like with all other AutoFPS controlled settings, the user would not be changing them mid flight session. With most other settings, AutoFPS would just override anything you changed anyway but with dynamic settings it is only checked on start and end of flight session.

In any case, this discussion with you has revealed to me that dynamic settings is much improved since MSFS 2024 was released so I may be able to replace the 50% LOD reduction that AutoFPS currently manages with it, ie. actually force enable instead of disable dynamic settings in a flight session, and provide a better overall experience. Leave it with me to see what I can come up with.

 

@Reset XPDR

What do Max/Set/Off mean in Auto Increase Clouds VRAM + .. ?

I could not find it in the manual.

I use GPU-Z ( TLOD min + … enabled )

Thanks 😃

1 hour ago, GSalden said:

@Reset XPDR

What do Max/Set/Off mean in Auto Increase Clouds VRAM + .. ?

I could not find it in the manual.

I use GPU-Z ( TLOD min + … enabled )

Thanks 😃

Auto Increase Clouds and VRAM + are two separate settings, as described in the readme as follows:

• Auto Increase Clouds
  • Auto increase cloud quality option with TLOD Min/Base + enabled.
  • Increases cloud quality by one level if not already at ultra and sufficient TLOD or FPS performance margin exists at the conclusion of the seek process. 
  • Removed immediately if the FPS cap is breached.

• VRAM+ setting:
  • MSFS 2024:
    • Expert mode:
      • Off: disables the feature completely.
      • Max: (default) uses the full settings reduction suite minus clouds (to minimise impact on user experience), max levels 2, floor lowest and recovery altitude ground.
      • Set: uses the shared auto settings reduction options that will now be shown, regardless of whether auto settings reduction is enabled or not.

 

I had to do a reinstall of the sim over the weekend, and for some reason now AutoFPS is giving me a maximum TLOD of 600, even though I’m maintaining about 80fps on an FSR3 target of 60. Before the reinstall it would happily bump it up to 900 as long as fps were over 60. 

I’m only using the default options (not advanced)and I don’t believe I changed any other settings, Dynamicnsettings is off in sim. It does say ‘FPS + Pri Day’ if that’s significant…

31 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

I had to do a reinstall of the sim over the weekend, and for some reason now AutoFPS is giving me a maximum TLOD of 600, even though I’m maintaining about 80fps on an FSR3 target of 60. Before the reinstall it would happily bump it up to 900 as long as fps were over 60. 

I’m only using the default options (not advanced)and I don’t believe I changed any other settings, Dynamicnsettings is off in sim. It does say ‘FPS + Pri Day’ if that’s significant…

Sounds like your default TLOD in MSFS is now lower than what it used to be. Since you are getting 33% lower max TLOD than before, increasing your default TLOD by 50% should get it back. eg. if your default TLOD is 200, increase it to 300. Make sure that you are not in a flight session when you change your default TLOD, otherwise it will not be permanently set.

Edited September 8, 2025Sep 8 by Reset XPDR

52 minutes ago, Reset XPDR said:

Sounds like your default TLOD in MSFS is now lower than what it used to be. Since you are getting 33% lower max TLOD than before, increasing your default TLOD by 50% should get it back. eg. if your default TLOD is 200, increase it to 300. Make sure that you are not in a flight session when you change your default TLOD, otherwise it will not be permanently set.

Thank you sir, and for such a quick response! That did the trick:)

@agent00729, and anyone else interested in our recent discussion of dynamic settings potentially being incorporated to work in AutoFPS as a hybrid auto settings control option, I have just released 0.4.5.6-test8, available here, that enables this feature. It’s currently experimental, so while the logic appears to activate as expected on my test bench, its practical value still needs thorough testing. You’ll need to enable it manually using the steps outlined below for it to operate.

Anyway, have a play with it and tell me what you think of it. You will probably want to have developer mode FPS view displaying to see what is happening with dynamic settings LOD reductions, even if just to confirm that dynamic settings is actually active when you expect it to be.

Test8:

• Added experimental support for hybrid MSFS-controlled dynamic settings and AutoFPS controlled auto settings reduction.
  • Enabled by setting ExperimentalFeatures to true in MSFS_AutoFPS.config in the app root install directory prior to running the app.
  • Utilises MSFS dynamic settings if currently enabled in MSFS settings, otherwise will revert to AutoFPS controlled LOD settings reduction.
  • Displays DynSet and the associated default MSFS target frame rate, including a descriptive tooltip, as the Reduce status in the Sim Values panel when in a flight session and not at a reduction level greater than LODs-only.
  • TLOD and OLOD values will also be shown with a "D" prefix and a descriptive tooltip when DynSet is active, even if auto settings reduction is not enabled in the app as MSFS dynamic settings will still be active.
  • DynSet and the associated default MSFS target frame rate may be changed at any time, even during a flight session, and the change will be reflected in the Reduce status display.
  • Unlike AutoFPS-controlled LODs reduction, the actual reduction amounts at any point in time is not reflected in the TLOD and OLOD display values as these are internal to MSFS and are currently only visible in Developer Mode FPS view.

 

 

 

I dont really get this, was AutoFPS not always dynamic? Or what is the meaning of this now explicitely named "dynamic" option? 

3 minutes ago, AnkH said:

I dont really get this, was AutoFPS not always dynamic? Or what is the meaning of this now explicitely named "dynamic" option? 

Was thinkng the same.

The app is great as it currently is. The more that will be added, the more the possibility that it starts working less good.

And imho using both the ingameDynamic settings + AtoFPS for the same outcome can only lead to less performance and perhaps less stability in certain situations.

As far as i read the latest message from Reset XPDR, you have to enable the experimental settings manually, so if you don't want to use it or test it, just leave the app as it is. 

To use the inbuild 2024 "dynamic" setting together with the app's "auto" setting was a special wish of another user. If there is no experimental work or developement, we would't be at the point AutoFPS has brought us during the last month...so, i trust in the carefull adoption the author is working on...and don't activate the new, experimental feature as i am on FS2020 🙂

The advantage of the MSFS inbuilt dynamic settings is that it is super responsive and reacts to performance metrics simply not accessible external to MSFS, and hence may offer a better settings reduction method for LODs than I could ever come up with. Couple this with the additional capabilities that AutoFPS has over dynamic settings, particularly in favourable performance conditions and managing settings beyond just LODS, and it could very well be the next leap in the app's capability. At face value, the concept very much deserves exploring.

 

As I have already indicated, It's just a trial at this time and if it doesn't pan out I will simply shelve it. If it is OK in some circumstances I might make it optional and if it is a significant improvement then it may be incorporated as the default method. As it currently stands, you have to enable experimental mode and turn on dynamic settings for it to work, so if you don't like it, it is simple enough to ignore. However, rather than just discount the concept, I'd rather users actually give it a go and tell me factually whether it is any good or not instead of just speculating that it won't be.

@Reset XPDR

Despite my scepsis I wanted to try this, but I cannot get it to work. 

 

Edited September 8, 2025Sep 8 by GSalden

16 minutes ago, GSalden said:

@Reset XPDR

Despite my scepsis I wanted to try this, but I cannot get it to work. 

When I run AutoFPS the Dynamic Settings box gets Unchecked.

Did you set ExperimentalFeatures to true when not running the app per the instructions? If the app was running when you changed it, it will not set correctly.

Edit: On second scan, it looks like you have modified the config file in the bin directory, which is the template config file used for initial installation only, not the app root directory per the instructions. Make the change to the one in the root directory.

Edited September 8, 2025Sep 8 by Reset XPDR

8 minutes ago, Reset XPDR said:

Did you set ExperimentlaFeatures to true when not running the app per the instructions? If the app was running when you changed it, it will not set correctly.

Yes, I first edited the config and then ran AutoFPS.

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Also when I run AutoFPS ( MS24 running) then the Dynamic Settings box gets automatically Unchecked.

If I then Check the box nothing happens.

Edited September 8, 2025Sep 8 by GSalden