Guide To Realistic Lighting & Post Processing
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Are you doing this from the Launcher under Developer menu item?
You may have to go to settings and the Developer tab and check the box to enable Debug items.
You then apply the settings here --- per use and then ensure you've adjusted the level in-game.
You are correct that these settings aren't saved. This is something that will be implemented soon(tm).
I think this what I was after, dammit, ok so I have to redo it everytime. Thanks for confirming
Yup. It's a huge PITA.
Bringing this thread back to life instead of making a new one. Can anyone tell me what the highlighted three options do and their impact on performance? Also while im here when I run fraps it tells me TANE runs at 30fps, is there a way to bump this up?
Hi Scratchy.
The top two help with the performance.
Use multiple render threads sends more data to your video card and makes use of the multi-threading capabilities - the multiple cores in your video card.
Texture Streaming is an option that sends data to your video card in chunks, and may or may not be necessary for you. This helps with slower cards from what I remember.
Use PhysX simulation is for the particle collisions to work. This is so that smoke doesn't go through bridges and rain and snow doesn't go through tunnel roofs. Yes! Finally after 15 years we finally have dry tunnels.
Why you have 30 fps... V-sync is normally at the full rate of your monitor refresh, which is 60 fps. The full rate, or none for that matter, can cause a performance hit for many systems, so there is an option in T:ANE and other programs to run at half that or 30 fps, which is the default in T:ANE. So if you want your 60 fps, use the full rate instead.
How to get there:
When you start T:ANE, go to the Trainz settings in the launcher. On the first panel, you will see the various screen resolutions. To change these, you may or may not need to check the box for full screen (you do if you run windowed), after that find the same resolution you are using but with the full-sync instead of half-sync.
Hope this helps!
John
i am SO glad I came across this as it has solved one of my biggest issues with the built in lighting blowing out over light textures at 12 pm ( which occur about 90% of the time in the desert) this makes an incredible difference to noon day lighting.
Now, is there any way one can add moonlight ? , as i sorely miss being able to drive a train in the light of the moon with the reflections on the water of a lake...
Now, is there any way one can add moonlight ? , as i sorely miss being able to drive a train in the light of the moon with the reflections on the water of a lake...
It's a pity that some of the screenshots have disappeared. Has any suggestion ever been made about adding numbers to the colours in environment settings in the same way that Paintshop Pro displays the settings for the colour selected. this would make it easier to copy other people's settings.
Ken
Ken
Good point Ken. The UI for environmental settings hasn't changed in Trainz since the beginning. Bearing in mind how important ambient lighting, shadows and post-processing effects are to the 'look' of TANE - and the ability to fully exploit the new game engine - it's high time this was redesigned, eg. to use RGB numbers rather than highly inaccurate dials. Oh, and the ability to save post-processing savings.
Wonder if TS2018 will still be using the same UI for environmental settings as Trainz 2001?
Paul
Wonder if TS2018 will still be using the same UI for environmental settings as Trainz 2001?
Paul
We requested this in the Trainz Dev for this and other things which require settings and mouse movement like adjusting heights of scenery items. We were told it's possible to do, but we haven't seen anything like it.
My recommendation is to bring this topic up in the Suggestion Boxcar forum.