I wonder, since the shadows in msfs2024 is a bit blurry even in 2048, I have tried to change the resolutin in user.opt cfg to 4096, but there is no change in the sim, still reads 2048... (but i reads 4096 in user.opt cfg...) What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Per

Have you tried enabling ray traced shadows? This option makes shadows much sharper without having to use extreme resolution settings.

1 hour ago, buspelle said:

I wonder, since the shadows in msfs2024 is a bit blurry even in 2048, I have tried to change the resolutin in user.opt cfg to 4096, but there is no change in the sim, still reads 2048... (but i reads 4096 in user.opt cfg...) What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Per

In the sim this is a predefined, static list of values. Thus there is no 4096 value available. 

2 hours ago, tymk said:

Have you tried enabling ray traced shadows? This option makes shadows much sharper without having to use extreme resolution settings.

That’s only inside the cockpit

5 hours ago, buspelle said:

I wonder, since the shadows in msfs2024 is a bit blurry even in 2048, I have tried to change the resolutin in user.opt cfg to 4096, but there is no change in the sim, still reads 2048... (but i reads 4096 in user.opt cfg...) What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Per

I am using 6144 and it sticks for me.

5 hours ago, buspelle said:

I wonder, since the shadows in msfs2024 is a bit blurry even in 2048, I have tried to change the resolutin in user.opt cfg to 4096, but there is no change in the sim, still reads 2048... (but i reads 4096 in user.opt cfg...) What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Per

Remember that in the sim's user interface the highest value it shows is 2048, but for example I run 6144 and it is staying in the usercfg.opt file.   On a major sim update you may need to double-check your usercfg.opt to make sure it wasn't overwritten but otherwise, it stays for me.

I'm not a VR user so I am no expert on their setups, if you run VR, you may need to set it in the (GraphicsVR section as well but I'd check with VR people on that.

4 hours ago, pemigris said:

In the sim this is a predefined, static list of values. Thus there is no 4096 value available. 

Q8Pilot is using 4096, but perhaps that has changed?  (Q8Pilot is a youtube who did a vid about it)

26 minutes ago, Mace said:

Remember that in the sim's user interface the highest value it shows is 2048, but for example I run 6144 and it is staying in the usercfg.opt file.   On a major sim update you may need to double-check your usercfg.opt to make sure it wasn't overwritten but otherwise, it stays for me.

I'm not a VR user so I am no expert on their setups, if you run VR, you may need to set it in the (GraphicsVR section as well but I'd check with VR people on that.

Set mine to 6144 back when we were still in SU2. Update to SU3 didn't change it.

Yes, but how do you guys do to KEEP the value? Mine reads 4096 in the opt.cfg, that is correct, BUT in the sim, the value i STILL 2048 (the value i see in general settings...)

So what am I doing wrong???

Edited October 3, 2025Oct 3 by buspelle

1 hour ago, buspelle said:

Yes, but how do you guys do to KEEP the value? Mine reads 4096 in the opt.cfg, that is correct, BUT in the sim, the value i STILL 2048 (the value i see in general settings...)

So what am I doing wrong???

I would try to change the setting within the sim to let's say 1024 so that the usercfg.opt changes to 1024 and then when you close your sim again do the edit to 4096 and save the file again followed by a new startup of the sim. After that it is important to not alter the shadow setting again and it hopefully should stick. Also verify that it is not the VR section of the settings you are changing it in since it is easy to scroll past the settings for non VR mode. 

If it doesn't work you could copy in the part of the usercfg you are doing the edit just to confirm that it is indeed the correct shadow setting you are editing. 

Edited October 3, 2025Oct 3 by Benjamin H

Thanks, but I have tried that, but I will give it a go once again! I get back and report the status! 👍

1 hour ago, buspelle said:

Yes, but how do you guys do to KEEP the value? Mine reads 4096 in the opt.cfg, that is correct, BUT in the sim, the value i STILL 2048 (the value i see in general settings...)

So what am I doing wrong???

As I said in my earlier post, it will show 2048 in the UI, what is in the usercfg.opt is what matters

13 hours ago, buspelle said:

I wonder, since the shadows in msfs2024 is a bit blurry even in 2048, I have tried to change the resolutin in user.opt cfg to 4096, but there is no change in the sim, still reads 2048... (but i reads 4096 in user.opt cfg...) What am I doing wrong?

Regards

Per

Make sure that the below line in Usercfg.opt reports "Custom" and not one of the presets (Ultra, High, Medium...)

In MSFS if a preset was selected, all the settings below it were reset at sim startup.

}
{Graphics
    Version 1.1.0
    Preset Custom
 

2 hours ago, Mace said:

As I said in my earlier post, it will show 2048 in the UI, what is in the usercfg.opt is what matters

Can't speak for 2024, but in 2020 the UI says 4096. If that is the case, a simple comparison between two screenshots in the cockpit of first setting 512 followed by editing the file to 4096 and start the sim again in the same scenario to verify if the shadows are indeed set to 4096 since the difference between those two are significant.

So if the value in the sim reads 2048, and i have changed it to 4096 in user opt.cfg, the actual value IS 4096? Even if the sim settings still show 2048?

In msfs 2020 i saw the correct value, 4096, that i had written in user cfg.opt, also appeared inside the sim settings...

So maybe 2024 is different then? 

I look at the screen shadow more closely next time i start up the sim 2024! 👍🙏