Use this thread to list tips and tricks to get best performance/framerates?
 

Well there are a lot of threads with lots of questions but maybe this thread could be used to add tips and tricks which users have tried and succeeded with to increase performance without the quality suffering?

I think also as the US is about to get this, it would be a good thread to go with for those who have had issues and also managed to tweak their systems.

Now there will of-course be the jokers who may say "don't install it" or "buy RoF instead", but I would hope (looks through Rose tinted glasses) that this thread could at-least be given a chance to develop?

So with that hope in mind;

I read one such example for Windows 7 64-Bit was to "Disable Desktop Composition" by Right-Clicking the Launcher.exe, choosing "Compatibility" then selecting the above option, then click "Apply".

This gave me a few more frames, although I still get Micro stutters during gameplay, some of which make the propeller freeze (so I can see it as if the engine was off) and then it's back to normal.

However, this is just a start point so if anyone has any tips or tricks to get more frames, better lighting, better draw distance, etc,etc this could be a good thread to share them in?

Cheers, MP

Perhaps a list of the most important options and how to set them, ordered from makes most difference to least difference.

I guess I have a medium spec PC. Will it run OK?

i7-860 2.8 Ghz
4 GB RAM
ATI 4870 1 GB
W7 64-bit

Any specific tips for me, I'll probably get the game tomorrow.

edit: good initiative btw!

Most is textures. next is trees. the rest don't affect FPS too much

Lower the resolution... Stutters and lags all over the place at 1920*1080 for me even with settings on medium but smooth at 1600*900 with most on high.

Game settings to reduce/turn off for highest performance gain:
SSAO, shadows, landscape shading, texture quality, landscape details.

More tips here http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...4&postcount=13

Turn off mirror. It is useless anyway at the moment and saves me 5 to 10fps.

Fly RoF instead????????????

Yes, good one. Turning it off gives me 15-20 extra.

Has anyone actually gotten SLI working? I know there's a few threads that show screen shots of both cards doing stuff, but has anyone gotten a true performance increase with it?

If so what drivers/settings are you using?

The less you have on your desktop the better your fPS will be.

I only have Windows 7 Basic and the recycle Bin on the desktop.

Your desktop is always on behind your SIM.