A way to change some of the colours in Cliffs Of Dover.

Les · #1 11-25-2012, 08:53 PM

Glad you got it working Arthur. I haven't tried the FXAA or SweetFX utilities in IL-2:1946, but I don't think it will work, unless you run the game in DX mode and not the OpenGL mode that it's mainly designed for.

archermav · #2 11-27-2012, 01:11 PM

Gents,
Some nice looking screens on this thread. I think I've got the SweetFX working (well, there is a difference when I press pause/screen etc) but not to the level shown on some screens here. I'm also reading about the DX10. I've taken a look in my confi file and cannot find the render DX10 file anywhere. Slightly OT I know, but what am I missing? I'm running a 6950 card.

Thanks

Les · #3 11-27-2012, 07:21 PM

Archermav, if you've installed SweetFX and are seeing any change at all, then it probably is working. The difference between the default settings I've included and the original game might not be that noticeable in some cases. Others have posted screenshots here using different settings that they've made for themselves. If they've shared their settings you might want to try them out too.

In regards to DirectX10, I don't think you're missing anything. As I understand it, the game is DirectX9 only.

archermav · #4 11-29-2012, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Les

Archermav, if you've installed SweetFX and are seeing any change at all, then it probably is working. The difference between the default settings I've included and the original game might not be that noticeable in some cases. Others have posted screenshots here using different settings that they've made for themselves. If they've shared their settings you might want to try them out too.

In regards to DirectX10, I don't think you're missing anything. As I understand it, the game is DirectX9 only.

Les,
Nice to know, thanks.

andrea78 · #5 11-29-2012, 05:46 PM

I tried "SweetFX_by_CeeJay.dk SMAA_PRESET_ULTRA using Les Neutral6 Settings" and it is awesome. Clod is graphically more attractive without losing the realistic look... great works!

Hemo · #6 11-30-2012, 03:22 PM

Just downloaded and applied Les's SweetFX modified files. "Works a treat", as they say in Old Blighty, or Oz, or wherever they say that.

However, as I was trying it out on a quick mission free flight in a Hurricane over the coast of England, I noticed there is still considerable flickering jagginess at certain spots, most notably the Chain Home radar towers on the coast, and also a little at the edges of the cockpit windows. I tried disabling anti-aliasing in the game video menu (someone said to do this), but it didn't seem to change. Should I be disabling anti-aliasing in the game video options? Or is something tweakable that would improve this in SweetFX?

Many thanks for your files, Les!

Hemo

Les · #7 11-30-2012, 10:38 PM

Thanks Andrea.

Hemo, as far as I know, the SweetFX anti-aliasing effectiveness is at it's maximum with the settings you're using. I tried turning all the SMAA settings up even further but it didn't make any difference.

I think the general consensus is that regular anti-aliasing is limited by the game to something that looks like 2XAA, regardless of what you set your video card to use. When using the SweetFX SMAA, I can't see much if any difference with the in-game anti-aliasing turned off or on, but I leave it on anyway. It's also been shown that some jaggies do remain even when using the SweetFX SMAA, so it's not just you, but I don't know of any solution.