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[LoyalNine]

Is there any way to disable the other utilities in the DSC MAX? For instance I added my GF Keys and TS Overlay... I really dont want them on there but can't figure out how to remove them.

[Skypat]

if you want to change your custom utilities, just click again on the text below

if you want to remove a custom button utilities, DcsMax.ini is located in your personne application data folder

on vista

C:\Users\YOUR_ACCOUN_NAME\AppData\Roaming\DcsMax\D csMax.ini

 

just remove C1 to C3 line or Delete DcsMax.ini :D

 

[Path]

c1_exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\Copperhead\razercfg.exe

c2_exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\HOTAS\Foxy.exe

c3_exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\HOTAS\HOTASConfig.exe

[start]

tir=1

 

Is there any way to disable the other utilities in the DSC MAX? For instance I added my GF Keys and TS Overlay... I really dont want them on there but can't figure out how to remove them.

[skoiboy]

Anyway we can add an option to turn jitter on automatically?

[hassata]

what the heck is jitter :)

[sobek]

Jitter in digital signals is usually the deviation of the real sampling frequency from the ideal sampling frequency.

[Glowing_Amraam]

Or the camera shaking? Shift-J ...

[hassata]

You were right skypat-7800 gtx sli was limiting cpu, hence no fps increase with your utility. Upgraded to a 4850 X2 and now get an additional 10 fps minimum across the board (Vista 64 4 gigs ram), making this great sim even more amazing and playable. Many thanks for this great software.

 

like described in DcsMax readme.txt , people will see see few difference on XP system.

only people with XP64 may see some improvement (about 10%)

BTWi have some report about some improvement on XP32.

 

on vista64 (with 4 go RAM) the improvement is about 40-50% (C2D or C4D)

i can't talk about i7, i don't know.

but you need a 3D card which don't limit your CPU

 

best regards

Skypat

[advent_m]

Just marking the 'full screen' in the options menu gave me at least 10 fps increase in all viewing modes. I'm using DCSMax 1.4 with GF8800GT and C2D E6550 @ 2.33 GHz.

[Smoky]

Just curious.. why do you guys run in anything BUT full screen? Do a lot of you run BS and other games windowed? Why? Doesn't it distract from the immersion to have the Windows chroming surrounding your game?

[CyBerkut]

Some possibilities that come to mind:

 

- Teamspeak. Sometimes it is useful to see who is transmitting (ie. open mikes, or ppl you haven't learned to recognize by voice yet)

 

- Temperature monitoring. If you're on a machine with potential heat issues (ie. a laptop)

 

- Multiple screen users. Some of them have funky configurations and using windows may make things fit/work.

 

- Configuring / modifying controller setups.

 

- Reading manuals/tutorials/references.

 

- Following along with a video tutorial.

 

- Severe porn addiction. (Not to be taken as a recommendation... :smartass: )

 

- Maybe even somebody developing a TouchBuddy application (for BlackShark, not the porn...)

 

- Checking the affinity and core utilization to see if DCSMax (or the other affinity tools) are having the desired affect, etc.

Edited March 27, 2009 by CyBerkut

[joey45]

For the Teamspeak one - I have a keyboard {G15] with a builtin LCD and have a TS program for the LCD... Its also good for time keeping.

[Mr_Blastman]

Am I clear in understanding that the new patch will provide a huge improvement for XP users for multicore support finally?

[Dusty Rhodes]

Man I hope so but I don't recall ED mentioning fixing the multicore usage for XP. I might be wrong, but I just don't remember them mentioning it. Anyone got some info on this?

[Washer UK]

Just did a quick test on my comp, Vista 64 Q6600

dcs max all 4 cores 26 then 37 fps when tool kicks in

dcs max core 0,2 26 then 37 fps when tool kicks in

dcs max core 0,1 26 then 38 fps

dcs max core 0,1,2 26then 37 fps

dcsbs_affinity_tool 37 fps from instant aff set

 

Just a quick question to those in the know, if performance is the same on 2 cores as 4 would it be beneficial to run DCS on say core 0 and 1 and TrackIR TS Ect on cores 2 and 3?

Edited March 27, 2009 by Washer UK

[connos]

Just did a quick test on my comp, Vista 64 Q6600

dcs max all 4 cores 26 then 37 fps when tool kicks in

dcs max core 0,2 26 then 37 fps when tool kicks in

dcs max core 0,1 26 then 38 fps

dcs max core 0,1,2 26then 37 fps

dcsbs_affinity_tool 37 fps from instant aff set

 

Just a quick question to those in the know, if performance is the same on 2 cores as 4 would it be beneficial to run DCS on say core 0 and 1 and TrackIR TS Ect on cores 2 and 3?

 

Interesting, try it and post results. :thumbup:

[Washer UK]

The only way I would be able to do this is in task manager but ill give it a go

[Washer UK]

Ok the answer to my own question is no! I went through loads of processes and changed them to core 2 and 3 and left DCS on core 0 and 1 with no gain at all :(

[Smoky]

Of course not.

 

The only way you would notice a difference is if you had a core that was overloaded and then offloaded it to another core, assuming the processes you offload don't mind their affinity being dictated to them.

 

If you have a core running at 50%, then offloading 25% of those processes to another core will NOT yield a performance increase. The same amount of processing (buses, etc aside) is happening.

 

If you have an old PC that is running at 50% load and upgrade to a whiz-bang multi-core cpu then it is NOT the multi-core nature of the CPU that makes a single app perform "better". It is the new technology; faster cpu, bigger data pipes, etc that make the performance. Adding more cores for standard non-multithreaded Windows applications only allows you to run more non-multithreaded Windows applications at one time without taking a performance hit to any one of those applications (aka processes). That is the benefit of multi-core. Restate: Multi-core alone is not a performance benefit. Spreading out the load across cores alone will not improve performance.

 

When you use affinity tools like DCS max you *might* see *small* benefits (like 10fps here and there). Not because you are spreading the load, but more likely because you have moved processes to a less-burdened or "clogged up" core. Chances are that if you have a dual core, and an app runs better on two cores than one, but the first core was not running near 100% then there is prob a process running on that core that is mucking up the works. Optimizing your processes of the over-worked core can yield the same performance benefits of affinity tools.

 

So, if you use an affinity tool like DCSMax and see little to no performance increase, chances are that means that your system is running pretty clean already. In that case let Windows do its thing until you start loading up a bunch of new processes.

:joystick:

[JG14_Smil]

very nice app. works well with i7, 64 bit vista and separate parition for BS.

[experimental_pilot]

Will this do anything to help with a Pentium 4?

It has Hyper-threading.

[Washer UK]

Only multi core cpu's

[Skypat]

hello DcsMax 1.5 is out

 

1.5

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- Now you can select and launch a mission (solo mode) from DcsMax and you will be in cockpit few seconds later (You skip main menu)

 

http://www.checksix-fr.com/bibliotheque/index.php?Fichier=5777

 

first post updated

best regards

Skypat

[G3]

Skypat, a wonderful little app by the looks of it :thumbup:

just had a look and will be using this for sure when BS arrives

Edited March 30, 2009 by G3

[Skypat]

DcsMax 1.6

 

DcsMax will monitor/detect ALL the solo mission and ALL the campaign mission Launch

During the 'loading screen', DcsMax will replace 'ON THE FLY' the default mission skin by YOUR beloved skin !

Your WignMen will have also your skin :)

by 'ON THE FLY', i mean that all the mission files (in yours several folders) are not modified at all :)

DcsMax is only processing the TEMPorary mission file loaded by dcs.exe :)

 

now you don't need anymore to edit mission file to use your skin !

now you can fly all campaign mission with your beloved skin !

the quick launch mission will also use your skin :)

 

THIS WORKS for all missions launched by either DcsMax or by either BS official MAIN MENU :)

it's not an april fish at all, i waited April 2, 2009 (in france) to announce you :)

 

DcsMax 1.6 is out

now, ENJOY your beloved skin in ALL MISSIONS :)

 

http://www.checksix-fr.com/bibliotheque/index.php?Fichier=5777

 

best regards

Skypat

 

ps: first post updated

[Skypat]

1.6.1 is available

 

1.6.1

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- Recompilation to fix obvious bug

 

http://www.checksix-fr.com/bibliotheque/index.php?Fichier=5777