4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[nic727]

I run DirectX for the moment and I tried OpenGL. I have OpenGL 2.1 and it's doesn't work very well. I think they have to fixe somethings in 4.13m, because that's what I have even If I change the conf.ini

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3241/82129175.png
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3658/87745346.png
I don't really understand my strange line in the cloud.

I have an integrated Graphic card and I run the game at 40-50 fps without problem and just want to have 3D water with water=3, but nothing work. I just think that could be easier to put the option in the game instead of conf.ini and don't block the option that you card might not support.

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EDIT :

Just for fun I run a benchmark software and lol. I run at 6fps (Unigine Heaven) in directX 9 mode. I run that with Antialiasing x8...
Just to say that IL2 require a lot less graphic power and I have Opengl 2.1 (the test require OpenGL 4.0 to run the test in OpenGL) and Il2 1946 need to have a forced antialiasing like this test. My graphic card can't support natural antialiasing and just work with forced game antialiasing... (I discovered that with this test, because antialiasing look working.



I'm sure that Il2 1946 in OpenGL 2.1 can be run at 40fps on my small graphic card. I know that's not a gaming graphic card, but Il2 1946 work very well.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by nic727

I run DirectX for the moment and I tried OpenGL. I have OpenGL 2.1 and it's doesn't work very well. I think they have to fixe somethings in 4.13m, because that's what I have even If I change the conf.ini

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3241/82129175.png
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3658/87745346.png
I don't really understand my strange line in the cloud.

I have an integrated Graphic card and I run the game at 40-50 fps without problem and just want to have 3D water with water=3, but nothing work. I just think that could be easier to put the option in the game instead of conf.ini and don't block the option that you card might not support.

nic, the problem isn't the game in this instance. It's your graphics card. Integrated graphics... probably a Intel HD 3000? 4000? They are great for hardware acceleration of HD movie streams (depending on the generation) and they work well enough to handle Windows Vista/7/8's needs but in-games they do not have the necessary features. Intel HD's have always had extremely poor OpenGL support and mediocre Direct3D support.

nVidia still maintains the best OpenGL support and AMD is also pretty good. Any dedicated graphics card is a must for something like IL-2 if you want to turn on the features. Perfect mode won't work for you simply because your card does not have the graphical capabilities - it's more than frames per second. The architecture and specific graphical capabilities are important too.

Here's an analogy... you're doing a rally race on rough terrain (IL-2). The Intel HD has two wheel drive (2WD). Dedicated cards have all wheel drive (AWD) with terrain rated tires.

If you can, do yourself a favour and find a decent dedicated graphics card. A low to mid end model will run IL-2 just fine without the graphics artifacts and utilizing most or all of the features in perfect mode.

[nic727]

I know, but I will certainly buy another laptop at the end of the year. What do you think about this one? http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-17r-se-7720/pd with Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB

or a 15r special edition with Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GB

What is the best choice?

[CWMV]

Best choice is to build a tower, any reason to restrict yourself to a laptop?

[nic727]

I dont have too much space and a laptop is really nice and usefull.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by nic727

I dont have too much space and a laptop is really nice and usefull.

A mini-tower isn't much bigger than a laptop and there are ways you can mount it below a desk (either directly underneath or attached to the legs). The monitor can be mounted on wall. There are also racks to mount a mini-tower directly behind the monitor, which is another way of saving space.

At the very least, get a full keyboard to attach to your laptop (along with a graphics card which can support perfect mode).

[shelby]

check AI on hurricane mkI, ki-45 and spitfire

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by nic727

I know, but I will certainly buy another laptop at the end of the year. What do you think about this one? http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-17r-se-7720/pd with Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB

or a 15r special edition with Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GB

What is the best choice?

From this benchmark list: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...ist.844.0.html

The GT 650M is quite a bit faster in their benchmark. Benchmarks aren't always indicative of real world but it's close enough. The dedicated mobile graphics card isn't going to be as good as a comparable desktop level card... but given that space and mobility are useful to you. That Dell with the 650M would be a fair bit better than the Intel HD and it supports graphical standards that IL-2 would work with better than the Intel one. I don't see any reason why that wouldn't handle Perfect mode.