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SETTINGS
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#
# S T O P ! ! !
#
# This is X-Plane 10's settings file. This is NOT your preferences. You
# should not edit this file, delete it, or modify it in any way or X-Plane
# may stop working. If you do accidentally touch this file, simply re-run
# the updater to get a new clean file. Your preferences are in
# Output/preferences.
#
# This file contains low level tuning for X-Plane's rendering engine; it
# is set up by Laminar Research before X-Plane ships. Please close this
# file now!!
#
#
#
#
#
# Still here? You're a hacker? The documentation that follows is for
# the use of LR's internal dev team. You're welcome to poke at this file
# in the privacy of your own home, and if you find a tweak you like, you
# can email LR. But please:
#
# - DO NOT make an add-on that requires this file to be modified. The
# format is completely unstable and subject to change without notice.
# - DO NOT contact tech support or LR if you change this file and bad
# things happen*. If you tweak this, you're on your own.
#
# * Bad things include: X-Plane crashing, X-Plane hanging, X-Plane failing
# to start, rendering artifacts, your whole computer hanging, your
# computer catching fire, and highly trained monkeys stealing all of
# your underwear.
#
# You have been warned.
#
#
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# This file maps X-Plane rendering settings (as seen by the user) to art
# controls that actually affect the rendering engine. The file contains:
# - Basic UI info, e.g. the setting strings and tool tips.
# - Tables that map particular setting choices to particular art controls.
#
# Tables can key off 1 or 2 settings at the same time, and each setting can
# trigger multiple datarefs.
#
# Raw syntax
#
# SETTING <type> <ui> <name> <max>
#
# This defines a new setting. Type is one of DRAW or EFFECT to describe
# whether the setting is a 'thing' in the world or an effect applied to
# drawing. (X-Plane ignores this info right now.) UI is one of CHECK,
# POPUP or SLIDER and defines what UI the setting shows. NAME identifies
# the setting - this string must match the internal code in X-Plane's UI
# and cannot be changed. Max defines the maximum value - all settings
# are zero based.
#
# SETTING_NAME <human-readable name>
#
# This is the human readable name for the setting as shown in the
# rendering screen. The goofy punctuation helps x-Plane layout the text.
#
# SETTING_DESC <tooltip>
#
# This is the tooltip the user sees if they mouse over the UI.
#
# SETTING_DEFAULT <config> <value>
#
# This defines the default for a given hardware configuration. The
# configs can be dx9_lim, dx9, dx10, dx11.
#
# SETTING_1 <setting> <value> <dataref> <value> [<dataref <value> ...
[<dataref> <value>] ]
#
# This defines a table that maps a particular value for a particular setting to
a list of
# art control-value pairs. Each setting entry can control as many or as few
art controls as
# desired, and while it is a terrible idea to change an art control for SOME
values of a
# setting and not ALL of them, it isn't illegal.
#
# SETTING_2 <setting1> <value1> <setting2> <value2> <dataref> <value>
[<dataref <value> ... [<dataref> <value>] ]
#
# Same idea as above, but these art controls get these values when BOTH
settings have these values at the same
# time. This lets you build a 2-d grid of settings, or specialize one setting
based on another.
#
# REQUIRE_RELOAD [level edge] [conditionals] [NO_DSF]
#
# The scenery must be reloaded when this setting changes. If level edge is
provided, settings going from bleow
# This level to at-or-above this level causes a reload. If conditionals are
present, objects that use these
# conditionals are reloaded.
#
# If the NO_DSF tag is present, only OBJS are reloaded.
#
# REQUIRE_DX10 <value>
#
# This value or higher for the setting is only allowed if the user has a DX10
or better video card.
# This is used to disable HDR features on DX9 hardware.
#
# REQUIRE_64 <value>
#
# This value or higher for the setting is only allowed if the user is running
the 64-bit version of X-Plane.
# This is used to disable memory-intensive features on 32-bit builds.
#
# REQUIRE_SETTING <other setting> <min> <max>
#
# This setting is only available to the user when _another_ setting is is
within the range min/max.
# This is used to hide non-HDR-compatible features by requiring HDR be in the
range 1..1.
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_view_ind 1

SETTING_NAME |draw view indicator
SETTING_DESC This nifty little guy is a little orange plane that shows up in the
top of the screen when you hit the 'q' and 'e' keys in the cockpit to help orient
you.
SETTING_DEFAULT all 1
SETTING_1 renopt_view_ind 0 reno/draw_view_ind 0
SETTING_1 renopt_view_ind 1 reno/draw_view_ind 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_gload 1

SETTING_NAME |dim under high G-load or hypoxia
SETTING_DESC This will dim the view as you pull high-G or experience hypoxia from
not using the pressurization system (if equipped), simulating blackout.
SETTING_1 renopt_gload 0 reno/draw_gload 0
SETTING_1 renopt_gload 1 reno/draw_gload 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_planet 1

SETTING_NAME |draw hi-res planet textures from orbit
SETTING_DESC This will draw excellent, hi-res textures of the Earth as seen from
100,000 feet and higher... really nice for sub-orbital and orbital rendering... but
it takes an additional 36 meg of VRAM at max texture resolution, and some CPU as
well!
SETTING_DEFAULT dx9_lim 0
SETTING_1 renopt_planet 0 reno/draw_planet 0
SETTING_1 renopt_planet 1 reno/draw_planet 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_fire_ball 1

SETTING_NAME |draw forest fires and balloons
SETTING_DESC This will draw random forest fires, which you can put out by flying
over them in the Bombardier Seaplane and dropping flame retardant on them. Hot air
balloonists will also meander if the weather is nice.
SETTING_1 renopt_fire_ball 0 reno/draw_fire_ball 0
SETTING_1 renopt_fire_ball 1 reno/draw_fire_ball 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_deer_birds 1

SETTING_NAME |draw birds and deer in nice weather
SETTING_DESC This will draw flocks of birds around the airports. Fly your plane
through these flocks of birds, and nothing will happen to your plane at all. Try
it. It is perfectly safe.
SETTING_1 renopt_deer_birds 0 reno/draw_deer_birds 0
SETTING_1 renopt_deer_birds 1 reno/draw_deer_birds 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_boats 1

SETTING_NAME |draw aircraft carriers and frigates
SETTING_DESC This will draw boats and aircraft carriers.
SETTING_1 renopt_boats 0 reno/draw_boats 0
SETTING_1 renopt_boats 1 reno/draw_boats 1
SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_aurora 1
SETTING_NAME |draw Aurora Borealis
SETTING_DESC This will draw the Aurora Borealis at night in the Northerly
direction, when you are in the far-North Latitudes (above 60 degrees North
Latitude).
SETTING_1 renopt_aurora 0 reno/draw_aurora 0
SETTING_1 renopt_aurora 1 reno/draw_aurora 1
SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_for_05 5

SETTING_MENU none-sparse-populated-filled in-overgrown-tree hugger
SETTING_NAME |number of trees
SETTING_DESC This will control how dense the forests are compared to the actual
density found in reality. Enter a lower forest density for less trees, but more
frame-rate.
REQUIRE_RELOAD
SETTING_DEFAULT dx9 1
# These 3 settings control the fill levels of the
main forests. These settings control the presence of
annotated trees - use 0.0 or 1.0 These bring in the back-fill
trees in autogen - again use 0.0 or 1.0.
SETTING_1 renopt_for_05 0 reno/draw_for_05 0 forest/inn_ring_density 0.0
forest/mid_ring_density 0.0 forest/out_ring_density 0.0
ag/ann_shrub_density 0.0 ag/ann_tree_density1 0.0
ag/ann_tree_density2 0.0 ag/fill_shrub_density 0.0
ag/fill_tree_density1 0.0 ag/fill_tree_density2 0.0
SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_obj_06 6

SETTING_MENU none-default-a lot-tons-mega tons-too many-extreme
SETTING_NAME |number of objects
SETTING_DESC This will draw buildings, signs, and things like that all over.
REQUIRE_RELOAD
SETTING_1 renopt_obj_06 0 reno/draw_objs_06 0
SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_vec_03 3

SETTING_MENU none-default-tons-extreme
SETTING_NAME |number of roads
SETTING_DESC This will draw roads, railroad tracks, and the like.
REQUIRE_RELOAD
SETTING_1 renopt_vec_03 0 reno/draw_vecs_03 0
SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_car_05 5

SETTING_MENU none-Siberia Winter-Kansas Residential-Chicago Suburbs-New York
Burrough-Los Angeles Downtown
SETTING_NAME |number of cars
SETTING_DESC IF you have roads selected to the left, then we will let cars drive
around on them.
SETTING_1 renopt_car_05 0 reno/draw_cars_05 0
SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_lod_04 4

SETTING_MENU very low-low-medium-high-very high
SETTING_NAME |world detail distance
SETTING_DESC This will decide how much detail to give objects and other things in
the world, and from how far away these details will still be drawn.
REQUIRE_RELOAD
# Main bias for OBJ LOD on the main forests
LOD on annotations
LOD on backfill trees. 3-d
geom fade ratio AG tile distance bias terrain FAR texture crossfade bias
SETTING_1 renopt_lod_04 0 reno/LOD_bias_rat 5 forest/inn_ring_lod 3600
forest/mid_ring_lod 2700 forest/out_ring_lod 3600 ag/ann_shrub_lod
2000 ag/ann_tree_lod1 3600 ag/ann_tree_lod2 3600 ag/fill_shrub_lod 2000
ag/fill_tree_lod1 3600 ag/fill_tree_lod2 3600 terrain/fade_start_rat 0.75
ag/tile_lod_bias 0.72 terrain/composite_far_dist_bias 0.72
SETTING_1 renopt_lod_04 1 reno/LOD_bias_rat 3.375 forest/inn_ring_lod 4000
SETTING_1 renopt_lod_04 4 reno/LOD_bias_rat 1 forest/inn_ring_lod
10000 forest/mid_ring_lod 13000 forest/out_ring_lod 18000 ag/ann_shrub_lod
SETTING DRAW_APT POPUP renopt_apt_03 3

SETTING_MENU low-default-high-extreme
SETTING_NAME |runway and taxiway smoothness and lighting
SETTING_DESC This option add little bits of detail in many different places. It
looks good but needs a fast computer! This does things like draw the details of
each runway light, and add little bits of detail in many other areas as well.
REQUIRE_RELOAD
SETTING_1 renopt_apt_03 0 reno/draw_detail_apt_03 0
SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_wat_05 5

SETTING_MENU none-low-medium-default-advanced-complete
SETTING_NAME |water reflection detail
SETTING_1 renopt_wat_05 0 reno/draw_reflect_water05 0
SETTING TEXTURES CHECK renopt_comp_texes 1

SETTING_NAME compress textures to save VRAM
SETTING_DESC You should TOTALLY leave this ON! This will let you run quite a bit
faster at high texture resolutions and near very detailed custom scenery!
SETTING_1 renopt_comp_texes 0 reno/comp_texes 0
SETTING_1 renopt_comp_texes 1 reno/comp_texes 1
SETTING EXPERT CHECK renopt_sloped_runways 1
SETTING_NAME |runways follow terrain contours
SETTING_DESC You should TOTALLY leave this ON! It is fun and costs NOTHING in
speed. The only reason you would turn this off is to get X-Plane airports to be at
the same elevation as MICROSOFT FLIGHT-SIM AIRPORTS, which do NOT follow the
contour of the terrain as of this writing. This lets X-Plane aircraft and Microsoft
aircraft be in the same place on Squawkbox or other multiplayer environments.
SETTING_1 renopt_sloped_runways 0 reno/sloped_runways 0
SETTING_1 renopt_sloped_runways 1 reno/sloped_runways 1
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_volume_fog 1

SETTING_NAME |draw volumetric fog
SETTING_1 renopt_volume_fog 0 reno/draw_volume_fog01 0
SETTING_1 renopt_volume_fog 1 reno/draw_volume_fog01 1
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_per_pix_liting 1

SETTING_NAME |draw per pixel lighting
SETTING_1 renopt_per_pix_liting 0 reno/draw_per_pix_liting 0 shaders/faded_lod 0
SETTING_1 renopt_per_pix_liting 1 reno/draw_per_pix_liting 1 shaders/faded_lod 1
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_HDR 1

SETTING_NAME |HDR rendering
REQUIRE_DX10 1
REQUIRE_RELOAD 1 GLOBAL_LIGHTING
SETTING_1 renopt_HDR 0 reno/draw_HDR 0
SETTING_1 renopt_HDR 1 reno/draw_HDR 1
SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_shadows_06 6

SETTING_NAME |shadow detail
SETTING_MENU static-overlay-3d on aircraft-global (low)-global (medium)-global
(high)-global (melt your GPU)
REQUIRE_DX10 2
REQUIRE_RELOAD 2 GLOBAL_SHADOWS NO_DSF
REQUIRE_RELOAD 3 SCENERY_SHADOWS
SETTING_1 renopt_shadows_06 0 shadow/csm_split_exterior 0
shadow/csm_split_interior 0 shadow/last_3d_pass 2
caps/dynamic_shadow 0 shadow/csm/far_limit 5000
shadow/scenery_shadows 0 shadow/total_fade_ratio 0.7
SETTING_2 renopt_shadows_06 6 renopt_HDR 1 shadow/csm_split_exterior 5
SETTING_2 renopt_shadows_06 6 renopt_HDR 0 shadow/csm_split_exterior 4
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_scattering 1

SETTING_NAME |atmospheric scattering
REQUIRE_DX10
REQUIRE_SETTING renopt_HDR 1 1
SETTING_1 renopt_scattering 0 reno/draw_scattering 0
SETTING_1 renopt_scattering 1 reno/draw_scattering 1
SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_HDR_antial 6

SETTING_NAME |HDR anti-aliasing
SETTING_DESC This setting removes jagged lines in HDR mode. Note that regular FSAA
does not affect HDR rendering, so use this setting instead of FSAA.
SETTING_MENU none (fastest)-FXAA-2x SSAA+FXAA-4x SSAA-4x SSAA+FXAA-8x SSAA+FXAA
(highest quality)
REQUIRE_DX10 1
REQUIRE_SETTING renopt_HDR 1 1
SETTING_1 renopt_HDR_antial 0 hdr/fsaa_ratio_x 1 hdr/fsaa_ratio_y 1 hdr/use_post_aa
0
2
2
0
2
2
SETTING DRAW CHECK renopt_extended_dsf 1

SETTING_NAME |Extended DSF Scenery
SETTING_DESC This setting loads more DSF scenery to provide more realistic views at
high altitude.
SETTING_1 renopt_extended_dsf 0 geoid/extended_dsfs 0
SETTING_1 renopt_extended_dsf 1 geoid/extended_dsfs 1
REQUIRE_64 1
REQUIRE_RELOAD
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_bump_maps 1

SETTING_NAME |3-D bump-maps
SETTING_1 renopt_bump_maps 0 reno/use_bump_maps 0
SETTING_1 renopt_bump_maps 1 reno/use_bump_maps 1
SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_detail_textures 1

SETTING_NAME |gritty detail textures
SETTING_1 renopt_detail_textures 0 reno/use_detail_textures 0
SETTING_1 renopt_detail_textures 1 reno/use_detail_textures 1
SETTING DRAW CHECK renopt_static_acf 1

SETTING_NAME |draw parked aircraft at airports
SETTING_DESC This setting enables parked aircraft at airports
SETTING_1 renopt_static_acf 0 park/static_plane_density 0
SETTING_2 renopt_static_acf 1 renopt_obj_06 0 park/static_plane_density 1
REQUIRE_RELOAD
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# TIMEDEMOS
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#
# These drive the fps tests - settings not here will default based on GPU bucket.
# The fps test goals:
# 1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = very high stress test
# 4 = heavy on CPU light on GPU, 5 = heavy on GPU light on CPU
TIMEDEMO 1
DEMO_SETTING renopt_volume_fog 1
DEMO_SETTING renopt_shadows_06 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_per_pix_liting 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_HDR 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_for_05 1
DEMO_SETTING renopt_obj_06 1
DEMO_SETTING renopt_vec_03 1
DEMO_SETTING renopt_scattering 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_HDR_antial 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_extended_dsf 0
DEMO_SETTING renopt_lod_04 4
DEMO_SETTING renopt_static_acf 0
TIMEDEMO 2
TIMEDEMO 3
TIMEDEMO 4
TIMEDEMO 5
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# PRESETS
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# These drive the five preset buttons in the rendering settings.
PRESET 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_view_ind 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_gload 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_planet 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_fire_ball 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_deer_birds 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_boats 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_aurora 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_for_05 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_obj_06 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_vec_03 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_car_05 1
PRESET_SETTING renopt_lod_04 2
PRESET_SETTING renopt_apt_03 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_wat_05 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_comp_texes 1
PRESET_SETTING renopt_sloped_runways 1
PRESET_SETTING renopt_volume_fog 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_per_pix_liting 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_HDR 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_shadows_06 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_scattering 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_HDR_antial 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_extended_dsf 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_bump_maps 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_detail_textures 0
PRESET_SETTING renopt_static_acf 0
PRESET 1
PRESET 2
PRESET 3
PRESET 4
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# AREA-SPECIFIC SETTINGS MAPPINGS
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# These define what we mean by "world" and "visual effects" settings
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_for_05
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_obj_06
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_vec_03
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_car_05
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_lod_50
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_apt_03
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_wat_05
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_sloped_runways
SETTING_CATEGORY WORLD renopt_static_acf
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_view_ind

SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_gload
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_planet
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_fire_ball
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_deer_birds
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_boats
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_aurora
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_comp_texes
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_sloped_runways
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_volume_fog
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_per_pix_liting
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_HDR
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_shadows_06
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_scattering
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_HDR_antial
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_extended_dsf
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_bump_maps
SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_detail_textures

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SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_view_ind 1

SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_gload 1

SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_planet 1

SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_fire_ball 1

SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_deer_birds 1

SETTING DRAW_MISC CHECK renopt_boats 1

SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_for_05 5

SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_obj_06 6

SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_vec_03 3

SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_car_05 5

SETTING DRAW POPUP renopt_lod_04 4

SETTING DRAW_APT POPUP renopt_apt_03 3

SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_wat_05 5

SETTING TEXTURES CHECK renopt_comp_texes 1

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_volume_fog 1

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_per_pix_liting 1

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_HDR 1

SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_shadows_06 6

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_scattering 1

SETTING EFFECTS POPUP renopt_HDR_antial 6

SETTING DRAW CHECK renopt_extended_dsf 1

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_bump_maps 1

SETTING EFFECTS CHECK renopt_detail_textures 1

SETTING DRAW CHECK renopt_static_acf 1

SETTING_CATEGORY VISUAL_EFFECTS renopt_view_ind

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