Solution to Low resolution shadows

Hmmm, I was looking for why cockpit shadows are so pixelated, even on high settings, and came across this thread.

 

Strange that they don't just make a setting for it. It would take them 10 minutes max.

Very strange indeed......

Just wanted to say thanks for this and bump this thread. By far the best shadows I have been able to achieve in DCS World so far. Integrity check is a bummer, but hopefully ED will sort that out.

Just wanted to say thanks for this and bump this thread. By far the best shadows I have been able to achieve in DCS World so far. Integrity check is a bummer, but hopefully ED will sort that out.

Agreed, all they'd have to do is exclude shadows.lua from the IC, how hard could that be?

Or how hard can it be to include in the settings the ultra option,

wich seemingly, inexplicably, was removed.

Updated the release version yesterday. Still no way to select "ultra" in the settings.

Can somebody from ED explain me why there is a line "ultra" in the shadows.lua configuration file, but it doses not appear in the settings ???

Actually, you can use the "ultra" option...

Head to \DCSWorld\MissionEditor\modules\Options\optionsDb.lua, around line 206, add the line with 'ULTRA' (and don't forget to backup the original) :

graphics('shadows')    :setValue(2)    :combo({Name(_('OFF'))        :Value(0),
                                           Name(_('FLAT ONLY')):Value(1),
                                           Name(_('LOW'))        :Value(2),
                                           Name(_('MEDIUM'))    :Value(3),
                                           Name(_('HIGH'))        :Value(4),
                                           Name(_('ULTRA'))        :Value(5)
                                       }):low(1):medium(1):high(4):VR(3)

I haven't played in multiplayer yet, but the mp window doesn't detect integrity failure.

Actually, you can use the "ultra" option...

Head to \DCSWorld\MissionEditor\modules\Options\optionsDb.lua, around line 206, add the line with 'ULTRA' (and don't forget to backup the original) :

graphics('shadows')    :setValue(2)    :combo({Name(_('OFF'))        :Value(0),
                                           Name(_('FLAT ONLY')):Value(1),
                                           Name(_('LOW'))        :Value(2),
                                           Name(_('MEDIUM'))    :Value(3),
                                           Name(_('HIGH'))        :Value(4),
                                           Name(_('ULTRA'))        :Value(5)
                                       }):low(1):medium(1):high(4):VR(3)

I haven't played in multiplayer yet, but the mp window doesn't detect integrity failure.

Well, thank you very much, that worked perfectly, and was very easy,

provided a kind person like you finds it out and shares....

And even more inexplicable, being so easy to do, that ED took it away and did not put i back again. It takes literally 30 seconds....

Actually, you can use the "ultra" option...

Head to \DCSWorld\MissionEditor\modules\Options\optionsDb.lua, around line 206, add the line with 'ULTRA' (and don't forget to backup the original) :

graphics('shadows')    :setValue(2)    :combo({Name(_('OFF'))        :Value(0),
                                           Name(_('FLAT ONLY')):Value(1),
                                           Name(_('LOW'))        :Value(2),
                                           Name(_('MEDIUM'))    :Value(3),
                                           Name(_('HIGH'))        :Value(4),
                                           Name(_('ULTRA'))        :Value(5)
                                       }):low(1):medium(1):high(4):VR(3)

I haven't played in multiplayer yet, but the mp window doesn't detect integrity failure.

Fantastic discovery this works perfectly, I'd rep you if I could :thumbup:

And is there a performance drop with this mod?

And finally is there a mod similar that changes the external shadows for the better?

Thanks

Fantastic discovery this works perfectly, I'd rep you if I could :thumbup:

This procedure I wrote a long time ago on page 2.

Been doing this today, and found that with shadows with a value superior to 3072 the F18 DDI's screens get a ugly shadow in the screens. The upper the value, the biggest is the shadows in the screen. Maybe that's the reason for ED to remove the ultra setting..

DCS 2.5.5.32299 Open Beta

- Corrected shadows of external model from in-cockpit view, twice the size of before.

Is this mod still valid in 2.5.6?

I have noticed the jaggies back in the cockpit with it enabled...

thanks

Hi,

 

 

If you want to improve the resolution of in-cockpit shadows, edit the file

:\DCS World\Config\Effects\Shadows.lua

 

 

shadows =
{

   Nevada = {

       {   --flat only
1,
           {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000},  
           {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000}   
       },
       {   --low
16384,                              -- size of shadowmap
           {0, 0, 0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 7000},     -- split distances outside
           {0, 0, 0.02, 2.0,  20.0, 7000}      -- split distances in cockpit
       },
       {   --medium
16384,
           {0, 0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 7000}, 
           {0, 0.02, 2.0,  20.0, 130.0, 7000}  
       },
       {   --high
16384,
           {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000},   
           {0.02, 2.5,  25.0,  250.0, 1500.0, 7000}
       },
       {   --ultra
16384,
           {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000},   
           {0.02, 2.5,  25.0,  300.0, 2000.0, 7000}
       },

   },

   default = {

       {   --flat only
1,
           {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000},  
           {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7000}   
       },
       {   --low
16384,                                      -- size of shadowmap
           {0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 1000.0, 7000},    -- split distances outside
           {0.02, 2.0,  20.0, 130.0, 1000.0, 7000}     -- split distances in cockpit
       },
       {   --medium
16384,
           {0.02, 20.0, 70.0, 250.0, 1000.0, 7000},        
           {0.02, 2.0,  20.0, 130.0, 1000.0, 7000}
       },
       {   --high
16384,
           {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 400.0, 1500.0, 7000},   
           {0.02, 2.5,  25.0,  250.0, 1500.0, 7000}
       },
       {   --ultra
163842,
           {0.02, 25.0, 100.0, 500.0, 2000.0, 7000},   
           {0.02, 2.5,  25.0,  300.0, 2000.0, 7000}
       },

   },


};

Edit the Size of shadowmap at your will.

So how to change the resolution of ground object shadows?

Hey guys, I want to change one shadow issue - the swapping of the softer shadow to the more defined shadow on other aircraft? When I'm flying close formation, it's constantly swapping between the two on my lead, and looks horrible. Is there a way to make it only render the softer shadow? I figured out how to make the harder shadow draw at longer distance, but it absolutely kills framerates on the SC, where there are lots of aircraft in a close range.