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Sounds great - but I can't get it to work.

Here's what I have done:

1. Put the kegetys.dll and nossao directory into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover

2. Editted Launcher.ece.config in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover to add the lines

3. Made a desktop shortcut to Launcher.exe, right clicked it and added -mod-nossao to the larget line so it reads "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\Launcher.exe" -mod=nossa

When I then double click on the shortcut to launch, I get the Windows 7 "whirly circle" to show it's doing something, but this stops after two seconds and the game doesn't launch.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Nick

SSAO is a huge frame rate killer in every game I have seen it used. There is usually an option in graphic settings to turn it off. You mean it permanently enabled in COD?

Sounds like a broken shortcut. Maybe try using the Steam shortcut helper thing, i.e. right click in Steam on IL2, select 'Properties' and then on the 'General Tab' press 'Set Launch Options' and put this text in '-mod=nossao -mod=lowtex' (or just the first one, plus no quotes).

Make sure he Start in: line of the shortcut looks like this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\Launcher.exe" -mod=nossao -mod=lowtex

BTW as you can see I added the lowtex mod as well. Make sure you are using the appropriate drive letter - in this case "C:\"

Looks like it. In DX10 SSAO is a train-wreck in terms of benefit/cost, especially on NV200/ATI4/5000 cards. One of the better things about DX11 is the DirectCompute use of SSAO to actually make it worth it. Perhaps this is an oversight, perhaps due to the devs experimenting with DX11 as the original plan?

You did it AGAIN Kegetys! Nice work!
I tested only this SSAO thing and it really makes some differences.

Dont just look framerates, look for the differences between without this mod and with this mod.
These graphs are made with 1280x720 and 1920x1200. I didnt want them to be too big but You know the pairs on that graph.

Same problem as RocketDog. I edited through the Steam interface for the game launch options, didn't work. I also removed the launch options, and still no dice.

I took the SSAO download and had it replace the files in the CoD directory - which I assume is what we're supposed to do?

The noSSAO mod almost doubles my frame rate with almost everything high settings except buildings, shadows and shaders. I had 30 fps now I have 45 over a multiplayer map. Stuttering is still there but frame rate is way better.

Seriously, this should be included in the next patch.
Excellent work!!.

You have a new 'nossao' directory like here?

Don't know if this helps at all, but this is what I see in my application log:

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 4/9/2011 4:44:01 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Fohteeland
Description:
Faulting application name: Launcher.exe_Launcher, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4d6e3d08
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bdbdf
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000b727
Faulting process id: 0x97c
Faulting application start time: 0x01cbf6f6db5d4916
Faulting application path: d:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\Launcher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 19396f7c-62ea-11e0-bcfd-002618df6d13
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-04-09T20:44:01.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1891</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Fohteeland</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Launcher.exe_Launcher</Data>
<Data>1.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>4d6e3d08</Data>
<Data>KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
<Data>6.1.7600.16385</Data>
<Data>4a5bdbdf</Data>
<Data>e0434352</Data>
<Data>0000b727</Data>
<Data>97c</Data>
<Data>01cbf6f6db5d4916</Data>
<Data>d:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\Launcher.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
<Data>19396f7c-62ea-11e0-bcfd-002618df6d13</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

And:

Log Name: Application
Source: .NET Runtime
Date: 4/9/2011 4:44:01 PM
Event ID: 1026
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Fohteeland
Description:
Application: Launcher.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.IO.FileLoadException
Stack:
at eaTDGGiVSMTBXcIxSnE.QZHRGZiDUIQFBc3X8Pt.jMQP2qiVJ()
at maddox.Launch.gdBsT4sx8TDXBtoALM4()
at maddox.Launch.Program(System.String[])
at Launcher.Program.Main(System.String[])

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name=".NET Runtime" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1026</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-04-09T20:44:01.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1890</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Fohteeland</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Application: Launcher.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.IO.FileLoadException
Stack:
at eaTDGGiVSMTBXcIxSnE.QZHRGZiDUIQFBc3X8Pt.jMQP2qiVJ()
at maddox.Launch.gdBsT4sx8TDXBtoALM4()
at maddox.Launch.Program(System.String[])
at Launcher.Program.Main(System.String[])
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

I does not, that must have been my error.

I'll give it another shot. Thanks!

If You do everything like it was told it should work. I made mistake with Launcher.exe.config part. REMEMBER to write those addons just like in the readme (my mistake was <setting name="nativeDLL" serializeAs="string"> and the rightone is <setting name="nativeDLL" serializeAs="String">

Cool - it might be worth restoring any overwritten files first before popping that new directory in. In Steam you can do a:

Properties / Local Files / Verify Integrity of Games Cache

..and it'll put the originals back (after downloading differences)

It's all set now. Thanks FearlessFrog!

Shouldn't have overwritten the files, should have just dropped them in the folder as a new directory as FF stated.

Excellent work Kege! I noticed good improvement, over land i get now around 45 fps and the stuttering is a bit easier on the eye now
I really hope you come with more tweaks that help us low end users. Kippis!

That fixed it - thanks!

Nick

I added another mod added to the first post, "nomipmaps". It seems to help alot for the stuttering, although at the same time it makes the textures look quite badly aliased.

(I also get some random crashing at mission startup, not sure if it this mod or something else I broke)

Thanks! Works for slight improvement for me.

For those with launcher.exe.config problems - I found I had to add the new dll BEFORE the steam dll or I had a problem.

I was thinking the same thing when I watched that constant texture swapping that maybe that's responsible for the stutter. I will try your mipmap mod too. You should really post this to 1c forums too, it might prove invaluable.

"You should really post this to 1c forums too, it might prove invaluable."

Somebody already has pointed to this thread over there, just they are so fickle about mods .