2022 SR-71 performance improvement on older/ slower machines in P3D
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:54 pm
If anyone is struggling with performance issues with the new SR on older/slower machines where FPS takes a hit, and also photorealistic scenary takes a long time to load/ look blurry when flying, then I have found a way of improving performance.
Replacing the following section in the panel.cfg file has given me a massive FPS boost, and more importantly my Orbx scenary now looks great. With settings really low, I've gone from 50fps and blurry scenary to 150fps and crisp scenary.
High settings allow me to have circa 50-60fps and crisp scenary.
I'm slowly going to re-add sections that have been commented out (with //) and see which is the worst culprit for causing the problems, but I thought I'd share in case anyone else was having the same issue.
Generally however, the cockpit maps seems to be the biggest issue for some reason.
It does mean losing out on some of the new functionality, but performance is massively improved. One day I'll get round to building a better PC and enjoy everything as it should be.
Andy
//--------------------------------------------------------
//[Vcockpit01]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=512,512
//visible=0
//pixel_size=512,512
//texture=$SR71VC1
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!Map, 0,0,512,512
[Vcockpit02]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$SR71VC2
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!wide, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit03]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$SR71VC3
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!narrow, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit04]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$A12VC2
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!mirrorleft, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit05]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$A12VC3
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!mirrorright, 1,1,512,512
//[Vcockpit06]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=512,512
//visible=0
//pixel_size=512,512
//texture=$SR71VC4
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!Map_rso, 0,0,512,512
//[Vcockpit07]
//Background_color=231,227,231
//size_mm=1024,1024
//visible=0
//pixel_size=1024,1024
//texture=$SR71VC5
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_SLR, 1,1,1024,1024
[Vcockpit08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=1024,1024
visible=0
pixel_size=1024,1024
texture=$SR71VC5
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_exhaust_Smoke, 1,1,1,1
gauge01=Glowingheat_SR-71!shutdown1, 1,1,1,1
gauge02=Glowingheat_SR-71!shutdown2, 1,1,1,1
gauge03=Glowingheat_SR-71!STALL SHUTDOWN, 1,1,1,1
gauge04=Glowingheat_SR-71!stopwatch, 1,1,1,1
gauge05=Glowingheat_SR-71!rsostopwatch, 1,1,1,1
gauge06=Glowingheat_SR-71!teb_counter, 1,1,1,1
gauge07=Glowingheat_SR-71!Elevondroop, 1,1,1,1
gauge08=Glowingheat_SR-71!Switch, 1,1,1,1
gauge09=Glowingheat_SR-71!fueldumpcontroller, 1,1,1,1
gauge10=Glowingheat_SR-71!manualspikecontroller, 1,1,1,1
gauge11=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_master_caution_lamp, 1,1,1,1
gauge12=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_master_warning_lamp, 1,1,1,1
gauge13=Glowingheat_SR-71!A12_burner_LOGO, 1,1,1,1
gauge14=Glowingheat_SR-71!A12_burner_wing, 1,1,1,1
gauge15=Glowingheat_SR-71!fuel_transfer_fwd, 1,1,1,1
gauge16=Glowingheat_SR-71!fuel_transfer_aft, 1,1,1,1
gauge17=Glowingheat_SR-71!NWS, 1,1,1,1
gauge18=Glowingheat_SR-71!NWS_controller, 1,1,1,1
gauge19=Glowingheat_SR-71!Antiskid_controller, 1,1,1,1
gauge20=Glowingheat_SR-71!canopy_seal_controller_pilot, 1,1,1,1
gauge21=Glowingheat_SR-71!canopy_seal_controller_rso, 1,1,1,1
gauge22=Glowingheat_SR-71!FWD_transfer_controller, 1,1,1,1
//--------------------------------------------------------
Replacing the following section in the panel.cfg file has given me a massive FPS boost, and more importantly my Orbx scenary now looks great. With settings really low, I've gone from 50fps and blurry scenary to 150fps and crisp scenary.
High settings allow me to have circa 50-60fps and crisp scenary.
I'm slowly going to re-add sections that have been commented out (with //) and see which is the worst culprit for causing the problems, but I thought I'd share in case anyone else was having the same issue.
Generally however, the cockpit maps seems to be the biggest issue for some reason.
It does mean losing out on some of the new functionality, but performance is massively improved. One day I'll get round to building a better PC and enjoy everything as it should be.
Andy
//--------------------------------------------------------
//[Vcockpit01]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=512,512
//visible=0
//pixel_size=512,512
//texture=$SR71VC1
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!Map, 0,0,512,512
[Vcockpit02]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$SR71VC2
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!wide, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit03]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$SR71VC3
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!narrow, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit04]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$A12VC2
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!mirrorleft, 1,1,512,512
[Vcockpit05]
Background_color=231,227,231
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$A12VC3
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!mirrorright, 1,1,512,512
//[Vcockpit06]
//Background_color=0,0,0
//size_mm=512,512
//visible=0
//pixel_size=512,512
//texture=$SR71VC4
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!Map_rso, 0,0,512,512
//[Vcockpit07]
//Background_color=231,227,231
//size_mm=1024,1024
//visible=0
//pixel_size=1024,1024
//texture=$SR71VC5
//gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_SLR, 1,1,1024,1024
[Vcockpit08]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=1024,1024
visible=0
pixel_size=1024,1024
texture=$SR71VC5
gauge00=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_exhaust_Smoke, 1,1,1,1
gauge01=Glowingheat_SR-71!shutdown1, 1,1,1,1
gauge02=Glowingheat_SR-71!shutdown2, 1,1,1,1
gauge03=Glowingheat_SR-71!STALL SHUTDOWN, 1,1,1,1
gauge04=Glowingheat_SR-71!stopwatch, 1,1,1,1
gauge05=Glowingheat_SR-71!rsostopwatch, 1,1,1,1
gauge06=Glowingheat_SR-71!teb_counter, 1,1,1,1
gauge07=Glowingheat_SR-71!Elevondroop, 1,1,1,1
gauge08=Glowingheat_SR-71!Switch, 1,1,1,1
gauge09=Glowingheat_SR-71!fueldumpcontroller, 1,1,1,1
gauge10=Glowingheat_SR-71!manualspikecontroller, 1,1,1,1
gauge11=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_master_caution_lamp, 1,1,1,1
gauge12=Glowingheat_SR-71!SR-71_master_warning_lamp, 1,1,1,1
gauge13=Glowingheat_SR-71!A12_burner_LOGO, 1,1,1,1
gauge14=Glowingheat_SR-71!A12_burner_wing, 1,1,1,1
gauge15=Glowingheat_SR-71!fuel_transfer_fwd, 1,1,1,1
gauge16=Glowingheat_SR-71!fuel_transfer_aft, 1,1,1,1
gauge17=Glowingheat_SR-71!NWS, 1,1,1,1
gauge18=Glowingheat_SR-71!NWS_controller, 1,1,1,1
gauge19=Glowingheat_SR-71!Antiskid_controller, 1,1,1,1
gauge20=Glowingheat_SR-71!canopy_seal_controller_pilot, 1,1,1,1
gauge21=Glowingheat_SR-71!canopy_seal_controller_rso, 1,1,1,1
gauge22=Glowingheat_SR-71!FWD_transfer_controller, 1,1,1,1
//--------------------------------------------------------