LOD problem solved, a.k.a. disappearing contacts!

[Bussard_1]

HR_Nagflar,
Thanks for that, off to experiment.
What affect do you think the rest of that section might have;

"MeshStatics=3
MeshStaticsDetail=1
SimpleMesh.QTNoCompose=0
MeshFirstLod=0
MeshShowLod=1"

I'll not touch the others, but in particular, perhaps, MeshFirstLod=0 might work in unison with MeshShowLod=1 .

Again thanks.

[Sokol1]

A briefly test with "German Attack Bridge" mission confirm this - the DOT no longer disappears momentarily at ~3 KM.

Sokol1

[jimbop]

Yep, initial test confirms. Good job!

Sticky thread and default this value in next patch please.

[ATAG_Keller]

Originally Posted by cheesehawk

I've never had ghosts in SP, have you tested this in MP yet?

Yeah, will Steam see this as an exploit?

[Al Capwn]

This indeed does help, awesome find! Although, I must say I get a rather large performance hit.

Running the 'Black Death' track, I saw as much as a 33% frame rate drop and lots of stuttering. A good example being when the airfield is being bombed, looking up at the HE111's; I normally get 30-34fps however, with this enabled I get 19-23.

But I can't help but use it, thanks for the find!

[Ailantd]

Originally Posted by Al Capwn

This indeed does help, awesome find! Although, I must say I get a rather large performance hit.

Running the 'Black Death' track, I saw as much as a 33% frame rate drop and lots of stuttering. A good example being when the airfield is being bombed, looking up at the HE111's; I normally get 30-34fps however, with this enabled I get 19-23.

But I can't help but use it, thanks for the find!

I suspect this make the high poly model viewed at far distances, working fine but overloading the gpu. It´s not the fine solution, only a temporal workaround for high end systems or for play with only a few aircraft. I would like to know how this impact fps with large bomber formations... It may be unplayable.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by Keller

Yeah, will Steam see this as an exploit?

No, it will not.

[IvanK]

Back to MeshShowLod=0 for me.

You do get earlier pickups ... or a bigger initial dot. Also I find Aircraft ID can be made earlier. I did get a lot more stutter from time to time which I presume is being caused by additional graphical detail being loaded.

I set it back to zero and re tested ... much smoother play for me.

[GOZR]

IMO dots of aircraft for example should be completely independent from graphics settings. To be fair to all .

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by GOZR

IMO dots of aircraft for example should be completely independent from graphics settings. To be fair to all .

Agree totally.

I was on ATAG comms last night and was shocked at how low some folks are running their resolutions just to "see" contacts better.