LOD > 2.0 + true Ultra Setting - is it possible after the ultra setting bug?

Go on fly under these bridge you can do it. I know i did 2 days ago

I use also track ir opensource, and the fun with i found when flying around Los Angeles area. Between some Mountains i saw this crossroad bridge with different intersections coming together,(i can not recall how they name these things) but i decide to dive underneath it and it feit so immersive that i duck instantly while pulling up from the dive and in top window i saw some of this bridge thing. Futher down the road i tried the same when i seen this small fly-over and decide to go underneath, which would work if it was not for the truckdriver that came up ahead, the bugger damaged my landing gear and flight was instantly over which,
Reminding me of an old MOD song about Harry and how he got in his car and turned the key, starting up and heading down the L.A.i.
I believe he drove volkswagen rabbit and thats putting in to harry’s cheap habit.
He’s death now harry, hè cant Come back he would still be alive i he had drove a caddilac.
Im glad this is a simulator and can do this over and over again trying to learn from the mistakes i make.

If you say custom and set to ultra settings, I’ll agree.

If you say, Preset Ultra, i won’t.

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In that case you don’t even need to write protect it. Just set the settings you want in the config file, making sure it is set to “Custom”, and you’re done.

Another way to think about it is if you are setting things by hand in the text file, why would you even visit the graphics options in the sim? You’ve already set what you want.

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I set ultra inside the game and changed preset name to Custom in CFG file.

If the preset is named ULTRA in the CFG file, any changes to the LOD have no effect on the graphic quality

Yes you are right, changing usercfg.opt is useless if you toggle Ultra–>Low–>Ultra, I have had a good laugh reading this thread :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Pleased to have been able to entertain you.

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When I do this and save it when I go into the sim and leave the sim to check file it appears to duplicate it

If you go to Properties and:
Change the Box (check it) for “Read Only”
Then Apply and OK

There is no way you will have a duplicate.

Thanks will try that!

Still running like this here…

{Video
Adapter “NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060”
Monitor 0
Windowed 1
FullscreenBorderless 1
Resolution 5760 1080
FullScreenResolution 5760 1080
PrimaryScaling 1.000000
SecondaryScaling 1.111111
PrimaryScalingVR 1.000000
SecondaryScalingVR 1.000000
VSync 1
HDR10 0
Raytracing 1
PosX 43
PosY 16
}
{Graphics
Version 1.1.0
Preset Custom
{Texture
MaxAnisotropy 16
Quality 1
}
{SuperSampling
SuperSampling 4
}
{Terrain
LoDFactor 4.000000
}
{OffscreenTerrainPreCaching
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{ObjectsLoD
LoDFactor 4.000000
}
{Shadows
MaxSliceCount 4
Size 1024
DLightContributionCullingThresholdS0 0.100000
DLightContributionCullingThresholdS1 0.100000
DLightContributionCullingThresholdS2 0.100000
DLightContributionCullingThresholdS3 0.100000
OmniContributionCullingThreshold 0.000000
}
{HeightFieldShadows
Enabled 1
Size 512
}
{SSRaytracedShadows
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{Water
FFTSize 512
}
{VolumetricClouds
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{VolumetricLights
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{SSR
Enabled 1
HalfRes 0
Quality 3
}
{WindShield
Quality 3
}
{SSAO
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{AA
Enabled 1
Type 2
}
{Bloom
Enabled 1
}
{DOF
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{MotionBlur
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{Buildings
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{VegetationLarge
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{VegetationSmall
Enabled 1
Quality 3
}
{TextureSynthesis
Quality 3
}
{PostProcess
Enabled 1
EyeAdaptation 1
ColorGrading 1
Sharpen 1
Fringe 1
LensDistortion 0
Dirt 1
LensFlare 1
FilmGrain 1
Vignette 1
LensBlurMultiplier 1.000000
FringeMultiplier 1.000000
}
{VectorDataTessellation
Enabled 1
Quality 3

…never set it to read only, as long as I dont touch the low/med/high/ultra slider it’s fine.

I also always forget my community folder though there isnt much in it :wink:

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I have to mention a big butt … not mine I’ve been low carb a few months

bigbutt

That line is important, if it reads anything other than custom and you do not save the file as read only you may have issues

Thanks for sharing.

Do you simply untick as “read only” then edit the settings within the file followed by save and thick “read only” again?

This requirement did not change for 1.19.8.0,

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I dont mess with it, leave it as is.

By default it is not read only.

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Ok. Don’t mess with it.

Keep your crummy graphics.

I’m just trying to inform users of options, if they want them.
If they are as happy as you are, then fine.

I appreciate the advice im just not sure I am doing it right.

Untick “read only”
Edit Configfile
Save
Thick “read only”

I think its right. When I entered the sim it initially reset all my graphic settings so exited the sim once again and re checked and seemed to be ok.

Checked file and the amendments seemed of change.

Bar the lod is there any further settings you suggest changing in the config?

No. the 2 mentioned are the only one I change.

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Thank you.

Am I following the correct procedure?

I don’t set the file to read only, and my custom settings remain. The trick is to not adjust settings via the GUI. I changed the scenery caching to Ultra, and the file was updated with the new setting, but my LOD 5 settings were still there, because I didn’t touch that particular slider.