2. Administrators fruitbat Posted April 10, 2011 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Hi guys, here is a little walk through, of how to install the mods for clod, which give a significant improvement in fps, and in smoothness. It really makes a big difference on my system, and across the board from all who try from reading the various forums. its a little bit complicated, but i shall try to make it as easy as poss with a step by step guide with pics and everything! first you need to download these 5 things, http://dangerdogz.com/forums/files/file/490-il2cod-sfsmod11zip/ http://dangerdogz.com/forums/files/file/489-launcherexeconfig/ http://dangerdogz.com/forums/files/file/491-lowtex7z/ http://dangerdogz.com/forums/files/file/492-nomipmaps-modzip/ http://dangerdogz.com/forums/files/file/493-nossao-modzip/ (thanks rog for uploading to the vault ) Step 1. first extract the il2cod-sfsmod11.zip to desktop. inside will be a 'kegetys.dll' file. this need s to be copied into here, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover as shown below, keep this window open. Step 2 extract the launcher.exe config that you downloaded. in the above screenshot, you will see there is already one there, cut that one out, and place somewhere safe, and replace with the one you downloaded, as this has the entries needed already done for you. (thanks to Jedi ) Step 3 extract the 3 mod folders that you downloaded, 'lowtex', 'nossao' and 'nomipmaps' copy these into the same place, you can see them in the above screenshot. Step 4 open steam, click on library, right click on 'il2 sturmovk cliffs of dover' and click properties, click 'set launch options', and add this text as shown, -mod=nossao -mod=nomipmap -mod=lowtex and thats it, start game Some other tips that improve performance, 1) disable windows aero (you can do this by adding the text -disablecomposition in the launch options as shown below, will turn it off when you start the game, and back on when you exit.) full text to insert will be, -disablecomposition -mod=nossao -mod=nomipmap -mod=lowtex 2) disable trees and turn down buildings to low 3) and although this looks pretty, turn off shadows, its a big fps hit. I can now fly at a much higher res, with better fps and it running much smoother. Its still nowhere near perfect, but its a massive step forward, hope this helps, FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PropNut Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Great tutorial FB, many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Or we could do it even easier and combine 5 downloads into one easy to install zip file. Just download this CODmods.zip Go into your Cliffs of Dover install directory (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover) rename your Launcher.exe.conf to something like xLauncher.exe.conf extract the CODmods.zip file you just downloaded into the same COD install directory when prompted select yes to overwrite Then change your Steam settings as Fruitbat posted starting in step 4. See easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted April 13, 2011 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Good work chaps. excellent stuff. Jabo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Now getting 60 over water and 50 over land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted April 13, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Or we could do it even easier and combine 5 downloads into one easy to install zip file. Even easier if someone were to upload that to our own vault so we don't have to use megaupload. Seems daft paying for web space and bandwidth only to use some add ridden site When I get home I'll pull it down and upload, my work proxy deems that site dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Or we could do it even easier and combine 5 downloads into one easy to install zip file. Even easier if someone were to upload that to our own vault so we don't have to use megaupload. Seems daft paying for web space and bandwidth only to use some add ridden site When I get home I'll pull it down and upload, my work proxy deems that site dodgy Tried that, wouldn't let me for some reason. Told me there was an error. Possibly permission issue maybe? I tried upload something else earlier and wouldn't let me. Pictures seem to upload fine though. I figured you'd move it to the vault anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted April 13, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Tried that, wouldn't let me for some reason. Told me there was an error. Possibly permission issue maybe? I tried upload something else earlier and wouldn't let me. Pictures seem to upload fine though. I figured you'd move it to the vault anyway. Thanks! I would not have spotted that, been sweating buckets over a weird email server issue and managed to break the web server too. Got it working again, but file system permissions (well the user dangerdogz.com runs under) got screwed up. Found and reported a bug, and hopefully got it corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Kool, thanks Rog, you do a great job keeping up with all our issues. Uploading to the vault was of course my first choice but it was something like 2 am EST when I uploaded that. Just wanted to get it posted and hit the hay. Not a huge accomplishment by any means but figured it would simplify the process further. By the way thanks to Kev for the legwork and tutorial. Installing the mods seemed to improve my game a bit however that last update for COD gave me that dreaded micro stutter everyone was talking about and seems like it's still with me even after these fixes. If they could get that ironed out I think we'd be in good shape. Well, at least for me and the others who the patch didn't help. Funny thing is I didn't seem to be getting the stutter before the patch but maybe just didn't notice as much with the framerates jumping all over the place like they had been. FPS is much stabler now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted April 13, 2011 Author 2. Administrators Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 ha, i'm all for making it simpler, should of thought of that myself really nice work mayhem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted April 13, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Happy to report, since my last post, finally nailed the upload problem. All groovy now I hope.. And uploading the All-In-One now to the vault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 No no no, thank YOU Fruity! You da man as it were. Not trying to step on any toes here just trying to contribute what little I can bring to the table. You might want to edit the first part of your tute though and include the new zip download. I tested it on my own install so it should work 100% as long as its unzipped to the install directory correctorly. Glad you got it sorted Roger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I just got home last night, and tried this today. I don't see any noticeable improvement on my end. But I did notice this. http://dangerdogz.com/forums/gallery/image/1252-pilot-reflection/ http://dangerdogz.com/forums/gallery/image/1251-pilot-reflection-close-up/ I also noticed he is not animated, that would impress me, if he was. Going to go look and see if he changes as you change your uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted April 14, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Err.. I like the way you attached those Toad... how did you do that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 LOL your kidding right? copy pasted the link is all, the forum did the rest. What I'm wanting is to make this album http://dangerdogz.co...-il2-screenies/ Best I can tell is I have to delete it and re-upload it and make sure it has this one http://dangerdogz.co.../album/35-toad/ as the parent album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted April 14, 2011 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 LOL your kidding right? copy pasted the link is all, the forum did the rest. What I'm wanting is to make this album http://dangerdogz.co...-il2-screenies/ Best I can tell is I have to delete it and re-upload it and make sure it has this one http://dangerdogz.co.../album/35-toad/ as the parent album. You should be able to create a new sub-album, then move all images into it. Also (but may be bugged) you should be able to move this album too: Then: Should get the drop down there, hopefully it shows your main Album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG1_Luckystrike Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hi there, i cant download the mod file: An Error Occurred Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information. [#10869] You do not have access to this section of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hi there JG1. Although you have registered on our site with us you don't automatically get full access to stuff like our download vault or teamspeak details. I rather feel this CloD mod has now been superceded by the last official patch. If you have the game installed Steam will have updated your game already. Another official patch will be released by the CloD devs later this week. Are you interested in flying with us? If so tell us a little about yourself and I'm sure our glorious leader BG will be along soon to welcome you. We don't mind people joining us who are also members of other squads. Several of us are. We seem to be flying just about everything at the moment on just about every night of the week too If you want an idea of what flying with the Dogz is like then check this thread out; My link Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 After the latest patch, I am now getting 70 frames over water and 60 over land. Smooth as silk and no stutters. It updated the latest patch as soon as I signed in on steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hmm, my Steam isn't updating, I just tried the verify thing and it says its all ok. But I'm still on the older version. Going to leave Steam up and go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Arthur Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 @Toad, latest patch containing force-feed back support, etc. is still in Beta. Should be on Steam early this week. I'm pretty sure Oleg said a couple of years ago that if you could play IL-2 on perfect settings, fairly maxed out then CoD would be playable at least on medium settings. I think they've acheived that now. I think that the performance/graphical issues have been sorted for the time being. They should now concentrate on the clunky horrible, counter-intuitive GUI and then go on a general bug fixing spree. I'm very pleased that force-feedback support has now arrived. Infact I'm now very pleased with it, period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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