This sim is flyable with a "Low Specs PC"

[RickRuski]

I have just received my C.O.D through the mail in the last couple of days and have spent not a lot of time experimenting with settings but have it flyable. This gives me a lot of encoragement to be patient and let the guys and gals at 1C do their stuff. Here are my pc specs: -

E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.4 gig
6gig ram
550w p/s
9600gt 1gig ram
2x HDD (1 x 1Tb--1 x 320gig) both are partitioned

C.O.D is installed on drive "I" a dedicated "Steam" drive of 200g (this is the only instal in that drive)

I am getting fps over water of 30--35 fps and over land 20--25 fps.

Here are my video settings: -

AA= off
Model details=high
Blds=medium
Land=Medium
Forest=Medium
Visual=High
Texture=High
Damage=Medium
Bld. amount=Low
Shading=Medium

Grass=off
Shadows=off
Roads=on

Some of you are going to say why don't you upgrade your pc (basically it is too expensive in NZ to up grade to a top end pc, probably about $3000-00NZD. I hope to do slower changes and upgrades as the game gets optimised).

This post is to give encouragement to people like myself not to give up on this sim, try some tweeking of your own. looking at a lot of moans from many it nearly put me off buying this, but I'm glad I have. Lets be more patient and let the people at 1c bring this sim to its full potential. I seem to remember when R.O.F was first released there were similar cries of dispair, but after some time of optomizing it is now regarded as amazing graphically.

[RE77ACTION]

You could even get an extra FPS by setting your model detail to medium. It makes the 'wire frame' of the planes less complex and thus visually less smooth. But I personally find the degradation of graphics minor. I even think I like it better because model detail on high makes the planes too 'plastic' for my taste. But hey, probably lots will disagree...

[RickRuski]

Thanks for that RE77, tried that but it made no difference to fps. Will keep trying diferent settings to get the best I can. looking forward to the next patch, hoping there will be some more optimization. One of the biggest killers to fps that I have found on my system is clouds, have that turned off except when flyng channel missions.

[Buchon]

Interesting to everyone to know is under what resolution are you running IL2COD on that system.

[RE77ACTION]

Model detail medium vs high gave me about 5% extra FPS in the Black Death track. And because I don't mind the difference in graphical quality, it's a good tradeoff for me. The difference should be most noticeable when dog fighting with lots of planes. And in these situation it's nice to have the game as smooth as possible.

According to the CloD manual, model detail has a strong influence on performance. I personally think that clouds and shadows have the biggest impact. In your case, these are (mostly) off already.

Today I've tried the beta patch (ver 1.00.14413). I think it could possibly improve performance for most people. So now and then the frame rate is fractionally lower than before but on the other hand higher above big cities. Most important is that it runs MUCH smoother. The look and feel of the game have improved a great deal (more than the frame rate would suggest).

[Sokol1]

Bld. amount=Low

You test in Unlimited?

In my low end system (C2D@2.6Gha/4Ram/Gf250GTS1Gb) @ 1200x1024(60Hz)
I don see negative difference in performance using Unlimited, and building pop-up is low.

Sokol1

[RickRuski]

Hi Sokol,
I'm running windows 7 64bit @ 1280x960 with a 19'' monitor. My system is dx11 but my graphics card is not. I would like to hear from anyone who has made an upgrade from dx10 to a dx11 card and found an improvement in fps (not just one or two but at least 5fps). I know through testing that if I run without "cockpit on" I will get a fps jump upward of about 10fps both over land and water. Another thing is combat height, the higher you are during combat the better. As most of the combat with bombers wasn't at ground level my system seems to be handling things ok. Sure I do have some minor stuttering down low when trying to finish off the enemy who is trying to escape but that is short lived as we gain height. During WW2 most of the combat was up high anyway, I can remember British people saying that most times they couldn't see the aircraft just the trails of the dogfights up high.
If your going to fly low sight seeing you probably won't last long anyway.

I'm also running the "beta patch"

[Rickusty]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

I have almost the same system as you, without the 1TB drive (2x 320GB)and a 9800GT 1GB.

I'm running 1680x1050 Vsync on, AA on, with only Models and Damage on high, rest low or very low, and I'm getting around the same performance FPS wise. Get the latest beta patch, it might have killed multiplayer, but it improved my single player a good bit.

Same here. Very good FPS all around.
CDE7500
4 gb RAM ddr2800
GTS450

Multiplayer has become unplayable though.

[RickRuski]

Have just found about a 5fps rise with one little change. When you launch your mission with cockpit "on" you can see most of your dash board, in the bf109 though the gunsight reticile is off set. Hit "Shift-F1" not only will it give the 109 reticile centre but also about 5fps increase (at least it does with my system) with all cockpit views.

Don't know if anyone else has found this, it certainly helps with a low specs pc flyability.

[Blackdog_kt]

Why should we lie? If it works it works, if it doesn't then it doesn't.

Maybe we should try a fund raising and buy you airline tickets to come visit some of us and see it for yourself