Blurry Textures w/ ATI9800XT

[RyanbATC]

What are your OTHER system specs?

[pAAvo T]

Sorry...don't know how I forgot to mention them;)

Alienware Area51
P4 3.0Ghz w/ HTT, 800FSB
1024MB DDR400 RAM
160GB RAID0 HD (2x80GB)
256MB ATI 9800XT (w/ 6xAA,16xAF)
Sounblaster Audigy 7.1 ZS Platinum Pro

[sfgiants]

in short.....even MS had blurry textures. FS9 will always crete blurries if you fly anything greater than a Cessna.

Tim

[RyanbATC]

But THAT is not normal, with a system like that, you textures should be popping in for like 100 nm out...sheeesh. Hmmmmm, how do other games perform?

[pAAvo T]

hmm don't have any other games...but again, I'm getting excellent fps on FS2004...Is there anything in the .CFG file anything to change? Sometimes the blurries are bad, sometimes not...mipmapping setting in FS is on 8..

[javelin]

Try adjusting your AA and AF rates in the sim.
Also, in the sim. adjust or do not use the options for the AA and AF rates. Adjust them in the CATALYST software suite. In other words let the card run the AA and AF rates not the sim.
I think that I have read in other posts that the card has the most control anyway not the sim.
Let me know how it works- been think about doing the experiment on mine just have not got around to it.
Thanks!
Cliff

[pAAvo T]

I have the AA & AF settings set in the Catalyst software...not from FS2004. Direct3D is set on custom> 6x AA, 16xAF...same with open GL.
Is it even possible to adjust AF settings in FS?

[javelin]

Good question?
I am not at my sim. computer but I guess I was think about the filter sittings- tri- bi etc.

[pAAvo T]

Hi to all..new in the forum. Have a problem with blurry textures in FS9 even when the fps are in the upper 40s...(pic included) I got all my settings maxed out (except visibility & cloud draw distance)
Here's my FS9.cfg file
[LANGUAGE]
DLL=language.dll
[PANELS]
IMAGE_QUALITY=1
UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0
QUICKTIPS=1
PANEL_MASKING=1
PANEL_STRETCHING=1
[Weather]
WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1
MinGustTime=10
MaxGustTime=500
MinGustRampSpeed=1
MaxGustRampSpeed=200
MinVarTime=5
MaxVarTime=50
MinVarRampSpeed=10
MaxVarRampSpeed=75
TurbulenceScale=1.000000
DefaultVisibility=0
DynWx_MedianDewPointSpread=10.000000
DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMedianDewPoint=0.000500
DynWx_MaxDewPointSpread=50.000000
DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMaxDewPoint=0.000125
DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMinDewPoint=0.100000
DynWx_DryTempLapsePer1000Meters=9.000000
DynWx_ProbCloudFormForDryTempLapse=0.000500
DynWx_MoistTempLapsePer1000Meters=3.300000
DynWx_ProbCloudFormForMoistTempLapse=0.040000
DynWx_MaxProbCloudChangePerMinute=0.040000
DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelMild=0.500000
DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelNormal=1.000000
DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelHigh=3.000000
DynWx_MultiplierForDynamicWeatherLevelExtreme=10.000000
DynWx_TempChangePercentageForOvercastClouds=0.750000
DynWx_TempChangePercentageForMinDewPoint=0.700000
DynWx_MaxTempChangePerMinute=0.060000
WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com
WeatherServerPort=80
WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0
DynamicWeather=2
LOADWEATHER=1
MAX_UNLIMITED_VIS=128747
CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=4
3D_CLOUD_PERCENT=100
DETAILED_CLOUDS=1
CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7
[INTERNATIONAL]
ASLAT=2
ASLON=1
MEASURE=0
[MISC]
COM_RATE=7
LOG_TIME=0
FOREIGN_TRANSLATOR=0
[STARTUP]
DEMO=0
LOADSIM=1
LOADWINDOW=1
SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1
[GRAPHICS]
FULL_SCREEN=1
PERFORMANCE_MODE=7
DEF_PERF_MODE=7
TEXT_SCROLL=1
AUTO_LOD=0
DETAIL_TEXTURE=1
WATER_EFFECTS=2
TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_MAP=1
TERRAIN_USE_VECTOR_OBJECTS=1
EFFECTS_QUALITY=2
GROUND_SHADOWS=0
SMOOTH_VIEW=1
IMAGE_SMOOTHING=1
TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024
COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1
AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1
LANDING_LIGHTS=1
IMAGE_QUALITY=0
TEXTURE_BLDG=1
TEXTURE_GND=1
TEXTURE_WATER=1
AIRCRAFT_TEXTURE=1
SEE_SELF=1
[REALISM]
INDASPD=0
[CONTROLS]
KBDAIL=64
KBDELEV=64
KBDRUD=64
[USERINTERFACE]
MAP_ORIENTATION=2
PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=1
PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1
SelectFlightLevel=0
SelectFlightTitle=10
PageID=4
OpenATCOnCreate=0
[SOUND]
SOUND=1
SOUND_FADER1=0.500000
SOUND_FADER2=0.100000
SOUND_FADER3=0.300000
SOUND_FADER4=0.800000
SOUND_FADER5=0.500000
SOUND_FADER6=0.800000
SOUND_QUALITY=2
[DISPLAY.Device.RADEON 9800 XT.0]
Mode=1152x864x32
MipBias=8
TriLinear=1
[DISPLAY]
UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=25
TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=60
[TERRAIN]
TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=70.000000
TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000
TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=100.000000
TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=19
TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8
TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=2
TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1
TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=0.000000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=0.000000
TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=0
[SCENERY]
IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=4
DYNAMIC_SCENERY=0
DYN_SCN_DENSITY=0
DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1
SUNGLARE=1
LENSFLARE=1
[AIRtoCONTAINER]
SIM1=Cessna Skylane 182R RG
SIM2=Learjet 45
SIM3=Schweizer 2-32 Sailplane
SIM4=Sopwith Camel
SIM5=Extra 300S
SIM6=Boeing 737-400
[APL]
CACHE_WAV_FILES=1
[TrafficManager]
TrafficDensity=40
IFROnly=0
EnableAirline=1
EnableGeneralAviation=1
[AContain]
ShowLabels=1
ShowUserLabel=0
ShowLabelManufacturer=1
ShowLabelModel=1
ShowLabelTailNumber=0
ShowLabelDistance=1
ShowLabelAltitude=1
ShowLabelAirline=0
ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0
ShowLabelFlightPlan=0
ShowLabelContainerId=0
ShowLabelAirspeed=0
ShowLabelHeading=0
LabelDelay=1000
LabelColor=FFFF0000
[SLEW]
MaxLateralRate=40000.000000
MaxVerticalRate=1000.000000
MaxPitchRate=360.000000
MaxBankRate=360.000000
MaxHeadingRate=360.000000
[VirtualCopilot]
VirtualCopilotActive=0

Anything wrong here? Any way to fix the problems Im having...?
Thx
-pAAvo T