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3 | These are raw pastes (not edited) from threads and such, so anything referring to images (obviously) isn't here. I've posted the link to a couple screenshots (before/after on the second guide) for reference. | |
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7 | Original Optimization Guide (credit to an anon): | |
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9 | I hope somebody reads this and thinks it's useful ;_; | |
10 | If you want your game to be a LOT smoother: | |
11 | Make sure "Video Memory" in Video Options is set to Default, not Very High. Very High = 512MB VRAM, while Default detects your video card's full VRAM. | |
12 | Nvidia users: Go in your control panel, in the profile for Arma 2 OA, set the following: | |
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14 | Ambient Occlusion - Off | |
15 | Anisotropic Filtering - Application controlled | |
16 | AntiAliasing Gamma Correction - On | |
17 | AntiAliasing Mode - Application controlled | |
18 | AntiAliasing Setting - Application controlled | |
19 | AntiAliasing Transparency - Off | |
20 | Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames - 0 | |
21 | Multi-Display/GPU Accelaration - Single Display | |
22 | Performance Mode | |
23 | Power Management Mode - Prefer Maximum Performance | |
24 | Texture Filtering Sample Optimization - On | |
25 | Texture Filtering Negative LOD Bias - Allow | |
26 | Texture Filtering Quality - High Performance | |
27 | Texture Filtering Trilinear Optimization - On | |
28 | Threaded Optimization - Auto | |
29 | Triple Buffering - Off | |
30 | Vertical Sync - Off | |
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32 | ATI Users: Just find the equivalent in your control panel | |
33 | Now go to My Documents/ArmA 2, open up the file called "<profilename>.ArmA2OAProfile" Change these lines to the following: shadingQuality=0 fovTop=0.975 fovLeft=1.55999999 mouseSmoothing=1 | |
34 | Enjoy zero mouse lag, higher FPS, and being able to see more. | |
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38 | Making DayZ Look/Perform Better (also credit to an anon): | |
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40 | I've spent some time going through arma 2's config files and video settings, to get the game working smoothly with good graphics. | |
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42 | just using high settings rapes your fps, but there's a very good compromise you can reach | |
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44 | for the record, my specs are: i7 920 4ghz, hd6950, 8gb ram, SSD | |
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46 | this is the game on playable settings: shitty AA, awful shadows, etc, etc | |
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48 | >cont'd | |
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50 | And this is the game on my settings, with 40-70fps. Good AA, good shadows, good foliage. So, here's how you do it: | |
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52 | in my documents\ARMA2OA.cfg, set the following: | |
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54 | AToC=6; | |
55 | PPAA=1; | |
56 | PPAA_Level=1; | |
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58 | AToC controls anti-aliasing on foliage. setting it to 6 disables AA on grass, which gives you a massive performance boost. the PPAA commands enable a very light, basic FXAA, which gives you back AA on the grass, and finishes off other details in-game. Combining FXAA + normal AA = more fps, looks better. | |
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60 | Then, use the following settings in-game: | |
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62 | Anti-Aliasing: HIGH. low and normal look worse and don't improve your performance | |
63 | Video Memory: default. this makes it use all your vram | |
64 | Object detail: very low to normal. I recommend low. this setting will always rape your fps, so go easy on it. it pretty much only affects grass. | |
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66 | shadows: this one is important. look at the two screenshots, and notice how the trees actually cast shadows when I have this set to high. when it's on normals, trees just cast a square block as their shadow. it looks awful. one of the biggest visual improvements you can make. set it to high | |
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68 | post-processing: low. setting it to normal adds SSAO, which also kills performance | |
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70 | Before: http://s8.postimage.org/jri4xhvbn/2012_06_27_00019.jpg | |
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72 | After: http://s17.postimage.org/vs5gx7ut9/2012_06_27_00020.jpg | |
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76 | How to adjust your FoV (aka, how to cure ArmA2 tunnel vision!) (http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/ug6wu/how_to_adjust_your_fov_aka_how_to_cure_arma2/): | |
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78 | Hi r/DayZ - I'm sure many of you have noticed that the default FoV in ArmA 2 is pretty damn narrow. You can sort of solve this by double tapping numpad "-", but that doesn't work with weapons with scopes, and in my opinion is TOO wide of an FoV, which results in weird fisheyeing and a lower framerate. Yesterday I finally overcame my laziness and decided to manually tweak my FoV, and was annoyed by how I couldn't find a comprehensive guide. So I pieced together what I could, and figured I'd share it with reddit. ArmA2 uses a "vertical FoV" system, like Bad Company 2, which puts an additional hurdle in the process of adjusting your FoV. In addition, it uses radians! So, here's what you do: | |
79 | 1) Go to My Documents/ArmA 2/ and open up USERNAME.ArmA2OAProfile in notepad. Scroll to the very bottom and you'll see two values, fovTop and fovLeft. | |
80 | 2) Calculate what vertical FoV corresponds to your desired horizontal FoV using this calculator. Make sure the "resolution" information is correct! | |
81 | 3) Take that number, go to Google, and search "X degrees in radians" to convert it. It should be a small number, between .5 and 1.5 in all likelihood. Round it off at the hundredths - I hear ArmA will chop off any digits after that anyway. | |
82 | 4) Enter that value as fovTop in notepad. | |
83 | 5) Using a calculator, divide that number by the second number in your aspect ratio - in my case, 16:10, so I divide it by 10. Then multiply it by the first number, in my case 16. Now enter that number for fovLeft, and round it the same way (leaving only 2 digits after the decimal point). | |
84 | Boom! Load up ArmA 2 and witness how much more you can see. I also encourage you to bind a thumb button to the Freelook command, as it also helps with situational awareness. I'm a stickler for Hardcore servers, but many of my friends couldn't bear the lack of third person until I walked them through this. Now they feel totally aware of their surroundings, and we don't have to worry about campers using 3rd person to look around/over cover. | |
85 | - | I hope I helped, and please let me know if I did anything wrong. I'm a Computer Science / Game Design student and even I am confused by ArmA's convoluted FoV system. |
85 | + | I hope I helped, and please let me know if I did anything wrong. I'm a Computer Science / Game Design student and even I am confused by ArmA's convoluted FoV system. |
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87 | Calculator: http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php |