PC Tsw 5 Enhancement | Lighting & Graphic Ep V2.3.0

As Quentin says, I’d start at 100% and assuming all is well work up in 10% increments until you find the limit. Depends if you’re using lossless scaling as well but that setup should be capable of a higher resolution than 1440p.

Goes without saying I would not suggest a screen percentage of 50% (720p).

 

I'm going to ask a silly question - Is there a way we can add screen percentage to the dynamic ini?
I find I want to use different percentages for different routes to maintain best performance - some older routes I can comfortably run at 200% - but newer routes I might need 125-150%...

I can change it in settings that's not an issue - but If I could set and forget that would be ideal.

 

I guess thats not possible... Its only game based not possible to setup every route in this way.

 

no idea
why not try it out?
r.ScreenPercentage=100

no idea if that works or not
never tried that

 

Logically this should work but I’ve never tried it, and don’t know if TSW would override it. Worth a go though.

 

I can confirm that the r.ScreenPercentage=*** command does work and could therefore be set on a route by route basis using the Godmode mod.

In game I have it set to 100% and in a busy Carlisle with everything on Ultra I get just under 60fps. As soon as I enter r.ScreenPercentage=200 into Shap's dynamic.ini and hit the run button it drops to around 20-25fps. Remove the command from the dynamic.ini and it shoots straight back to 60fps.

 

This does of course mean I now HAVE to spend a few days/weeks going through all my routes to play with this setting...... Cheers for that guys!!!!!

 

Apologies to all as not really related to Jetwash's mod in any way but something I thought may get more help in this thread as the mod in question is well known in here......

I have had the Better Shadows mod installed since release..... But I've noticed on the Riviera route I'm getting shadows from lineside shrubs and trees popping in really late like things used to be before the Better Shadows mod came along.

I've just fired up London - Brighton and the shadows are way off into the distance as they should be with the mod so the mod is working but not seemingly on the Riviera route and possibly the other TSW6 routes? Has something changed in TSW6/TSW6 routes?


Is anyone else notice/getting this?

 

I hadn’t noticed it to be honest, but then I’ve only run the route a few times (btw, props to Rivet as I think it’s their best UK route by a country mile)

 

I've popped a comment on the mod's page on TSW so hopefully Kat sees it..... I did notice someone had commented on there that the mod made no difference in TSW6 so they possibly were also running Riviera or one of the other new routes?

The section between Teignmouth and Newton Abbott on an autumn afternoon is a good example with shadows constantly popping in around 50-80 yds in front of the train.

 

YES!!
i can confirm this is happening to me too.
I came on here tonight to ask about this and you beat me to it.

 

Not particularly difficult though is it lol

 

When is the New Update coming out?

 

As became apparent today, I’ve been pretty busy and ‘otherwise occupied’. I’m afraid priorities have changed, but I still intend to update the mod. This was my baby after all, and I’ve poured a lot of work into it. However, I have a demanding full time job, my 3rd party role and a young family and there are only so many hours in a day.

I can’t be any more specific than ‘it will be out when it’s out’. Right now, as far as TSW goes, my 3rd party work has to come first I’m afraid.

 

I've done some more checking on the Riviera line shadows mod issue and it looks to be related to the "foliage.LODDistanceScale=" rather than the mod.

It was set to 3 in my dynamic .ini but i think because of the amount of foliage they have placed very close to the track on this particular route the shadows therefore become more noticeable when they also pop in late with the shrubs. Raising this value to anything above 5 removes the issue as the shrubs etc.... appear when they are further away and therefore the shadows do too.

 

Thanks both for the suggestion -

From my testing - it works when you apply it through the dynamic ini - but then very quickly it reverts to what's in your settings. (or at least based on what I can see through GPU usage).

 

It reverts back to the game settings and does not remember that dynamic engine settings do you mean?

 

Yes - sorry - exactly that

 

I was a little stunned that it was working but in the end it is not the case. Thats more in line what i already thought.

 

Did someone figured out how to disable distant fog in cloudy weather? Cause clouds doesn't mean fog(can someone deliver this message to DTG?).
TimeOfDaySystem.LowerHemisphereSunLightIlluminanceMult=0 helps only with sunny weather.

 

try out route annotations/live weather it wil reduce the over usage of mist
see PC - [app] - Tsw Route Annotations | Dovetail Games Forums

 

It’s coded into the core weather unfortunately

 

Quick question........

Does the info entered in the dynamic .ini overrule the info entered in the engine.ini if it is entered in both?

By this I mean if you use the Ultra version of this pack but one route struggles could you copy and paste the Medium or High engine.ini entries into that route's dynamic .ini along with it's dynamic .ini entries and therefore overrule the Ultra engine.ini info only when using that route?


Does that make sense?

 

Why you should do that? You can copy and paste different ini versions.... So High for route A and Medium for route B... Open the godmode.sav with a Notepad program and you can copy it easy...

 

Just FYI, I’ve done the TSW6 version of the mod but am sitting on it for the time being. I need to be 100% certain that I don’t inadvertently include something in there I shouldn’t.

 

I don't think you grasp what I'm asking.......

I know very well that you could have Ultra dynamic for some routes and High dynamic for some and medium dynamic for others.... (I already do this) But they all still use the same Ultra engine.ini settings in the engine.ini file...... So my question is could you copy and paste the engine.ini entries from either the High or Medium versions of the mod into a route's dynamic ini in Godmode and would it then overrule what the engine.ini settings say. So you have that single route run with the lower version of the engine.ini entries whilst all others would still run with the Ultra version without actually having to change the actual engine.ini file out when using that one route.


So the fully dumbed down question is if an entry is in both the dynamic.ini AND engine.ini but with a different value in each which one takes preference and is actually used.

 

Yeah i understand now what you mean. And i have no clue if this is working.

JetWash take your time better to have a full working product and good things takes time.

 

Can someone please remind me which command gives the lens flare effect?

 

It should be these:
r.DefaultFeature.LensFlare=1
r.LensFlareQuality=3

 

Don't blame you there. And I don't want the 3rd party side of this game to lose out on your talent, so thank you being cautions about that.
*patiently waiting and grateful for the time you've out into this*

 

Interesting, I hope this has something to do with your first joint product: TSW6 really needs some global enhancements. Looking forward to the release of the lighting pack anyway.

 

And as a final post script on my crashing issue, the crash no longer occurs at that part of the route near Rolfe Street after last week's update. Same Ultra ini settings and mods.

So all along it was the route, and not my CPU, mods etc.

 

Will there be a mod update for Stuttgart?

 

JetWash uploaded the new mod two days ago.

You can find it here.
https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/m...6-lighting-visual-quality-enhancement-v-tsw60

 

Yes, but Stuttgart left yesterday, that is, a day ago. I don't see this route in the description.

 

Copy the ini information from Frankfurt Fulda that will work perfectly I don't see why he should update his mod so fast.

 

some people are so impatient it is beyond belief jetwash does this in his own FREE TIME FOR FREE and you have people moaning a mod isnt updated instantly

 

JetWash just wanted to say a quick thank you once again for this game changing mod and the latest update. Finally got round to installing it on TSW 6 and it has completely got rid of some serious stuttering on the southern end of WCMLS. Runs like a dream now and of course, looks the part too. Thanks again.

 

Yes, I don’t really understand that either. I also don’t find it so necessary, because you can very simply take a version from another route. It’s not that complicated and it actually has no negative impact. I just do that myself, and for Stuttgart–Heilbronn it works perfectly.

I’d rather he focus on the upcoming route that he still has to finish. That’s more interesting to me, because it looks so good that it’s what I want more.

 

Excellent solution, thank you very much! Any flying trees?

Where did you see demands for an immediate update? If the author had replied that they would update the mod sometime later, that would have been completely acceptable to me. It's a free product, and I understand that. Perhaps the author himself or someone from the community would have suggested an alternative. That's exactly what happened. Thanks to those who responded, I can use the settings from Frankfurt-Fulda. Stop looking for negativity and crazy demands where there are none.

 

you said and I quote

“Yes, but Stuttgart left yesterday, that is, a day ago. I don't see this route in the description.”

That suggests that you went looking on the mod for a route that was released 1 day prior to your comment and came to the forums wanting an answer.
That shows you expected the mod to be updated that quickly

 

In addition to the Firefly stuff I’ve been away doing my actual job, am going to a friend’s funeral tomorrow (something I very much wish I wasn’t having to do) which is also 5hrs away from where I live, and I have a young family and a daughter who I’ve not seen for a few days. It’s also nearly Christmas in case that had escaped people!

It’s a question of priorities I’m afraid. When I get chance to update for the latest route I will, but in the meantime a bit of patience will be required. Thanks for your understanding.

In the meantime it sounds like one of the latter German routes (I’d suggest the last one to be released) will fill the void. It may well all be I would do now anyway.

 

JetWash, We have to remember that we all have a life outside of TSW and that is where priority lies. Have a most Happy Christmas and enjoy your family. The sim can wait until after January 1, 2026, much after.

 

Condolences, JetWash