Turning off Aero for CoD IL2

[Katana1000S]

Been reading that turning off Aero in win 7 (and Vista) gives a bit more performance for IL2 CoD, fair enough, was wondering if a batch file could be made to disable Aero then launch IL2 CoD, then when exiting the sim switches back on Aero, this is what FSX does in Win 7.

At the end of the day we use the comp for other things and Aero looks good

Might be a good idea to implement in a future CoD patch.

[Georgio41]

Since disabling mine, it seems to automatically kick in when I launch CoD in that I get a warning as the game fires up.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Katana1000S

Been reading that turning off Aero in win 7 (and Vista) gives a bit more performance for IL2 CoD, fair enough, was wondering if a batch file could be made to disable Aero then launch IL2 CoD, then when exiting the sim switches back on Aero, this is what FSX does in Win 7.

At the end of the day we use the comp for other things and Aero looks good

Might be a good idea to implement in a future CoD patch.

Locate launcher.exe in the main Cliffs of Dover directory under steamapps/common. Right click, compatability tab, check disable desktop composition.

Job done.

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by Dano

check disable visual themes.

Job done.

I could not record and play back recorded tracks when I did so in Win7-64. Be careful.

[Dano]

Originally Posted by Ataros

I could not record and play back recorded tracks when I did so in Win7-64. Be careful.

Sorry, my mistake, I meant disable desktop composition, not visual themes.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Katana1000S

Been reading that turning off Aero in win 7 (and Vista) gives a bit more performance for IL2 CoD, fair enough, was wondering if a batch file could be made to disable Aero then launch IL2 CoD, then when exiting the sim switches back on Aero, this is what FSX does in Win 7.

I disabled desktop composition on the .exe as described by Luthier and the game behaves exactly like FSX from simply doing this.

It reverts to aero on closing the game.

Can't say it visibly improved anything though.

[Georgio41]

So far this is pretty much the only mod I've made apart from the official patch and it made a huge difference to the fps/stutters on my comp.
I'm hoping that 1c take on board the work being done by individuals on the SimHq forums to optimise the game and produce a more detailed 'fixit' patch.

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I disabled desktop composition on the .exe as described by Luthier and the game behaves exactly like FSX from simply doing this.

It reverts to aero on closing the game.

Can't say it visibly improved anything though.

[IvanK]

Turning of Aero also results in image tearing when panning your view.

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by IvanK

Turning of Aero also results in image tearing when panning your view.

I had the same problem, and I can't say as I get why, but there you go.

[JG301_HaJa]

I think the reason for tearing when the disablecomposition switch is set is that the game
isn't really a full screen game. It's just a windows maximised option to fill the screen thus the graphics has to render everything on your desktop + Aero + game inducing performance hits.