1946 +4870 +water (help)

[genbrien]

k, thx for ur answer. I'm gonna wait for BoB then....

[IceFire]

The ATI cards are still likely not capable of rendering in the method used in Water=3 and 4. That was a nVidia specific extension. I don't think they ever added it later in the ATI cards. It was never part of the standard DirectX 9.0 package so it was never supported by anyone except nVidia. Stupid I know.

Water=2 is nearly as good and renders far faster.

As for the Config.ini...no I don't see anything that'd make a big difference.

What I'd focus on is your Anisotropic Filtering and Anti-Aliasing settings. See how high you can set both of those while still maintaining a high FPS. These are not game settings...these need to be enabled in the Catalyst Control Centre. I haven't used it in years so I can't tell you what its all about but I imagine there are application specific settings just like in the nVidia Control Panel.

[genbrien]

The minute I put the 4870, I put the max AA on Il2... so 24x + 16As
And I noticed something.... for Il2 and Mass Effect (maybe other games but I didnt tes) There is new ligh effect with the 4870. My old card was a 8800 GTS and when I put the new one, if U fired in IL2, I can now see the light of the guns on the fuselage... I think it was there but not as much as with the 4870. It makes the game even more amazing. But it's my first ATI card and I found the Nvidia control center way easier than the CCC. Anyway, thx

EDIT: I'd like to say that BoB will be awsome. 2-3 years after BoB wil be so F**** CRAZY. Nothing to add!

[BadAim]

I'm very impressed with the image quality on my 4850, but it's not particularly fast with the AA and AF cranked up, and the long sight distance too. Overall, I like the experience though.

Thanks for the info Ice, I thought it was just a shader 3.0 thing, but then again, special Nvidia only extensions don't suprise me either. Can't we all just get along?

[WTE_Galway]

Probably stating the obvious ....

But providing your not playing online upgrade to 4.09b will improve lots of visual stuff.

[tagTaken2]

Originally Posted by BadAim

I'm very impressed with the image quality on my 4850, but it's not particularly fast with the AA and AF cranked up, and the long sight distance too. Overall, I like the experience though.

I've had a couple of glitchy things pop up with 4850... have you experienced anything? Probably once in every hour of playing, the screen will go a bit psychedelic for a fraction of a second. Just wondering if anyone else has.

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by tagTaken2

I've had a couple of glitchy things pop up with 4850... have you experienced anything? Probably once in every hour of playing, the screen will go a bit psychedelic for a fraction of a second. Just wondering if anyone else has.

Yeah, me too! I have been considering sending the thing back. That is curious.

[Golden_Eagle_FM]

In short best cards for IL2 are Nvidia cards, stop.
Gold

[fugufish]

Originally Posted by tagTaken2

I've had a couple of glitchy things pop up with 4850... have you experienced anything? Probably once in every hour of playing, the screen will go a bit psychedelic for a fraction of a second. Just wondering if anyone else has.

Hi all,

First post but felt the need to reply...

Yes, I've seen the millisecond glitch, I thought it was texture corruption on my 4870. Happened twice in about an hour of play. I played IL2 years ago but didn't feel like reinstalling in Vista 64 until I saw the complete package on Steam for $9.95.