has anyone tried any of this.. wiht better results?
How do I improve the graphics?
As I said, GSCE will never look as good as new engines like AC or Project Cars, but you can make it look quite nice indeed with some small tinkering. Since the rF1 engine is already a bit old, it does a bad job at detecting new graphics hardware, so it's highly recommended that you manually configure most graphic settings.
Note: Most of these tips also apply to games like rFactor and Race07, since they share the same engine!
- First of all, run GSC Config.exe from the main game folder. You want to select DX9 (not "Auto"), and you actually want to turn anti-aliasing off. Then run the game itself and, in the graphic options, turn Anisotropic Filtering off. Why? Because you get better results if you force those settings through your graphic card's software.
- So, if you have nVidia (I don't have AMD, but I assume the procedure is somewhat similar), you can open your nVidia control panel, go to Manage 3D settings, select the Program Settings tab, and add the gsc.exe file if it's not already there. Then change the AA/AF settings to your liking.
- A better choice for nVidia users, however, is to use
nVidia Inspector, a 3rd-party program that gives you more freedom to change settings. Assuming you've installed it, run it, click on the little tool button next to "Driver Version", select the Game Stock Car profile, and make the changes there. Here are my settings for my good old 560ti, if you want something to base your choices on:
inspector.jpg
- Final step: go to your game folder, find config.ini and open it in Notepad. Most of the settings here are supposed to be autodetected by the game, but it won't do that properly. Basically, you want to edit these lines so they look like this:
SystemRAM=16384
VideoRAM=1024
ObjDetail=5
TexDetail=5
RunBenchmarks=0
FSAA=0
ShaderLevel=3
(CHANGING THIS MAKES NO ODDS TO ME!!)-dan
Change the system and video RAM to something, in MB, that fits your computer, of course. Also, the Player and Track detail lines might be missing, but you can add them above "ShaderLevel".
Important note: unfortunately, the config.ini settings *will* be reset whenever you (a) run GSC Config.exe, (b) update the game, or (c) update your video drivers. Reconfiguring it every time is annoying, but worth it. This can be prevented by setting your config.ini to read-only, but that might cause issues when the game is patched.
- Reiza has released an
official SweetFX plugin for the game. The improvements are very subtle, but seem to be worth it.
That's basically it. If you want more detailed/advanced information, reading
this thread at RaceDepartment is recommended.