Long time no fly + aged user = please help!!

[Asheshouse]

Graphics problems like you describe are nearly always due to bad settings in conf.ini

Good info to be found here http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.ph...html#msg185327

Recommend Storbroer's suggested settings for nvidia

[Conte Zero]

thank you so much guys

TheGrunch, yes I Do have it in c:program files (x86) etc etc etc, and I've just read an interesting article saying that's a problem

can I freely move my Sturmo folder instead of reinstalling all thw game and tons of patches from 4.07 to 4.11.1 ???

Asheshouse, thank you too, I'm dedicating tonight to read that thread and practice with its instructions

your tips are really appreciated sirs

[TheGrunch]

Hi Conte Zero,
I don't recommend moving the folder as it is as the Windows registry will not be updated (although the game should still work fine by running the il2fb.exe file). If you want to move the game without losing any of your settings you could make a copy of your old IL-2 folder, uninstall and reinstall your game in a new location. Then you can copy the old folder directly over it to regain all your patches, etc.

One other thing to bear in mind is that if you edit conf.ini while the game is running, your edits will be lost when the game is closed, so always edit conf.ini while the game is not running.

[Cloyd]

IL2 doesn't make any registry entries. You can move it or copy it anywhere you'd like without problems.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by Cloyd

IL2 doesn't make any registry entries. You can move it or copy it anywhere you'd like without problems.

Ah, nice to know! Learn something new every day.

[Conte Zero]

Originally Posted by Cloyd

IL2 doesn't make any registry entries. You can move it or copy it anywhere you'd like without problems.

yes , actually I did it meanwhile, works just fine
I created a C: Games folder and put my sturmo folder in there

conf.ini now works fine, keeps my settings so the wide sreen issue was fixed

My major problem remains the graphic glitch, I ma posting two pics to give the idea. Clouds are ruined and planes are subject to sudden polygons "explosions" from certain angles in external views

[nic727]

Hi,

I have the same problem with clouds in OpenGL but not with the planes... I have texture flickering on the ground and forest. It's why I play in DirectX mode, but I think it's because you don't have a great graphic card or Il2 1946 doesn't support laptop card.

I run Il2 1946 on laptop too ---> Intel HD Graphics lol

I hope Daidalos will make a patch for laptop support.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Conte Zero

yes , actually I did it meanwhile, works just fine
I created a C: Games folder and put my sturmo folder in there

conf.ini now works fine, keeps my settings so the wide sreen issue was fixed

My major problem remains the graphic glitch, I ma posting two pics to give the idea. Clouds are ruined and planes are subject to sudden polygons "explosions" from certain angles in external views

It looks like either you have a driver compatibility problem or some sort of memory issue (VRAM). Do other 3D applications have any unusual flickering or problems like that or just IL-2? IL-2 is the only one to use OpenGL (regardless of if you select D3D or OpenGL, it's ultimately running OpenGL) but the GT 555m does support OpenGL 4.0 so it should be ok from a featureset point of view.

Running in Perfect Mode may actually solve this problem (I can't tell if you are or not). I recently went back to Excellent to test something and I have giant blocky terrain texture issues. In Perfect mode I have no problems.

[Conte Zero]

guys thank you

yes, at the moment I am in excellent, not perfect

there's a line in the conf.ini that grants access to the perfect mode, right? I have some tutorial saved and will give it a try tonight

the strange thing is that this game has already been on this machine. months ago I played with no problems but then I uninstalled due to the famous "paratroopers" error. I didn't know it was a known and solved problem

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by TheGrunch

Hi Conte Zero,
I don't recommend moving the folder as it is as the Windows registry will not be updated (although the game should still work fine by running the il2fb.exe file). If you want to move the game without losing any of your settings you could make a copy of your old IL-2 folder, uninstall and reinstall your game in a new location. Then you can copy the old folder directly over it to regain all your patches, etc.

One other thing to bear in mind is that if you edit conf.ini while the game is running, your edits will be lost when the game is closed, so always edit conf.ini while the game is not running.

IL-2 1946 only writes one line in the Windows registry and it's essentially worthless these days. So I'd say, move away. No problem.