shadows off-dubbled my framerate!

[David198502]

i had that flickering too.but i have to admit that it looked better with shadows on.but now im able to play over big cities.its soo much smoother now,that every motion from either my view inside the cockpit,or from other planes look totally different.also the tracers are now much better visible and with a longer range.it just looks more convincing when its about combat.its much easier to aim as well.i just wonder why i believed the manual and let the shadows on all the time.i tweaked around with my settings for days,but never considered to turn the shadows off.trees and grass have only a minor impact on my performance.and i have to confess that i like the grass feature.