Screen Res and performance

[SEE]

I installed at 1280 X 720 on a widesecreen (same as desktop) and just goodenough for channel dogfights.

Changed my monitor to 4 x 3 and changed desktop to 1024 x 768, ammended cnfg to match - launched game and crashed to desktop. Re-launched and now loads but fps unplayable. There is something amiss here with screen res and changing it .....

[schnorchel]

Originally Posted by SEE

I installed at 1280 X 720 on a widesecreen (same as desktop) and just goodenough for channel dogfights.

Changed my monitor to 4 x 3 and changed desktop to 1024 x 768, ammended cnfg to match - launched game and crashed to desktop. Re-launched and now loads but fps unplayable. There is something amiss here with screen res and changing it .....

yes, why people forget the fact that we only run @1024X768 when il2 released. So I think that we should criticized COD @ 1280X800 rather than higher reolution.

[Brain32]

Originally Posted by schnorchel

yes, why people forget the fact that we only run @1024X768 when il2 released. So I think that we should criticized COD @ 1280X800 rather than higher reolution.

Bah, my crappy old 17" CRT monitor doesn't offer more than 1024x768 with satisfactory refresh rate. I play everything in 1024 and it's still bad...

Criticism is pointless now anyway, time to wait for new patch, then we will see how things go...

[SEE]

The strange thing is that it runs better in widescreen at higher res than 4 x 3 in lower res.....

Swapping over to a 4 x3 monitor with lower res setting, I have a choice of resolutions in video options menu but FPS drops and 'Mirrors' no longer toggle but simply stop updating the view in them. In wide screen only one resolution is shown, better fps and the mirrors dissappear when toggled.

[schnorchel]

Originally Posted by Brain32

Bah, my crappy old 17" CRT monitor doesn't offer more than 1024x768 with satisfactory refresh rate. I play everything in 1024 and it's still bad...

Criticism is pointless now anyway, time to wait for new patch, then we will see how things go...

No, CRT is the best for combat simulation. LCD is the crap for such game. the best selection is SONY FW900.

[jt_medina]

Originally Posted by schnorchel

No, CRT is the best for combat simulation. LCD is the crap for such game. the best selection is SONY FW900.

I think you haven't seen yet Il2 cod on a 42 inches LED screen...you'd cry like a baby.

[Strike]

I went from 1920x1080 with 1x AA and slightly low FPS when looking forwards in the cockpit to 1600x900 supersilky smooth with 4x AA Can I tell the difference, yes... Does it matter when I get smooth gameplay? No!

Flying over land now with mid/high settings is also a breeze!