Help with Nvidia settings for new card

[Smothers]

Hey all,
I just bought a new desktop comp and monitor and am open to any settings suggestions to get the most out of the graphics for playing AH.  Its a cyperpower pc, Intel Core i5 processor, 32 GB ram, GeForce rtx 4060 vid card, Acer 31.5 XZ2 curved monitor.
I've been messing with the numerous settings in the Nvidia control panel but haven't managed to get the graphics just right.  I have the clouds looking great, but the overall terrain while flying looks like it can be improved. The lower part of the monitor looks really good but the middle to top part of the view of the terrain (land and water) starts to look less sharp and appears to have a sheen that flickers or looks like its moving kinda like the sun shining on water.  My frame rate is great so not concerned with performance. I know I can keep trying new settings and will eventually get there, but with so many settings and possible combinations it's taking a long time and is a bit frustrating.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.  Thx

[JimmyD3]

Smothers, we have a player named Animl that has an excellent tech site as it relates to AH3 and Nvidia. Here is the link;

"https://animl-aw.com/"

[Bizman]

Back in the day Skuzzy said that AH graphics are designed to use the default settings of any video card - in Nvidia control panel that means "application controlled" for most settings which in turns means that all settings are done in within the game. At least that method doesn't interfere with other graphics in your computer.

That said, Animl has good tips on his site.

Lastly, familiarize yourself with the settings of your monitor! For home office use a neutral preset is good, but for gaming you may want a more vivid colour scheme.

[SNO]

Along with these suggestions look in the game under options, graphics then check and uncheck the different settings to tailor to your liking. The lens flare, shadows, and I think antaliasing affects what you listed.

[Smothers]

Thanks for the suggestions and link to Animl's website, lots of info there!  I will try changing all the nvidia settings to application-controlled that have it as a choice and see how well that works AND play with the game graphic option check boxes. 

[Animl-AW]

Well remember thise are nVidia settings, however some may be found and apply in AMD.
Some quality settings can cause stuff like flicker/glitter effect.

AH should run just fine on application controlled.
If vsync us disabled you’ll get monster fps, but it should be clamped off at 80-120.

Other than that AH usually runs fine on defaults. Usually my settings spy to low fps.

[emelialucass]

I'll adjust all the NVIDIA settings to application-controlled where possible and experiment with the game graphic option checkboxes to see how it performs.

[Animl-AW]

All depends what your issues are and your goal.

Nvidia settings will override AH settings.
2 key settings is Anti-aliasing (AA), let AH control that if its checked in AH.

V-Sync, off will deliver higher FPS, however you may see tearing. Setting it in Nvidia to Fast is the same as off, but prevents tearing.

In Nvidia set a limit on Frame Rate to match refresh rate on you monitor. Any frames higher than your refresh rate will be discarded, making you card run harder and hotter for no increase past that. A cooler card runs better, heat will wear it out.

[Bizman]

That "emelialucass" is most likely a bot. Or should we say an AI operated virtual person.

[1ijac]

Another thought would be how far in the distance you see not as defined as terrain closer to your plane.  You can adjust that with sliders in AH.

One-eye

[Animl-AW]

That "emelialucass" is most likely a bot. Or should we say an AI operated virtual person.

Ya know, I just don't look for what some see as obvious. You've a sharper eye than me on that

[Bizman]

Ya know, I just don't look for what some see as obvious. You've a sharper eye than me on that

Here's what made me think of a bot:

• First post ever
• Not referring to their experience in AH
• Not even mentioning AH in the post
• Neatly summarized all the hints and tips from the history of AH3 into one sentence - not a bad thing per se but for a first-poster it sounds too well put
• Linking to a browser game in their signature
• Having become suspicious I finally googled for that name to find out that it had been activated on several platforms during this year.
• I then asked if they could be a bot and the AI answer was tempted to believe it were possible although not similarly to a spam bot. Today the answer was a bit different.

Obviously I don't go through this kind of procedure for each and every new member in the community, only the ones that chime in a bit (too) late, providing a generic summary instead of a new point of view to the issue at hand.

[Randy1]

I agree with just going the default setting on your new GPU.  Work the AH setting first.  Beware each map can require different setting so try to find a compromise.

Especially watch out for Ground Clutter.  Even with a 4080, I cannot run Ground Clutter on every map.  Environmental setting is very demanding.

[popeye]

I recently had to reset Anisotropic Filtering to eliminate psychedelic moire patterns on the Marston mat runways.  Setting to "4X" from "Application-controlled" seems to do the trick.

[Animl-AW]

I recently had to reset Anisotropic Filtering to eliminate psychedelic moire patterns on the Marston mat runways.  Setting to "4X" from "Application-controlled" seems to do the trick.

what also may solve this is use application-controlled on anti-aliasing in Nvidia and let Ah control that, make sure it's checked in AH Graphic Detail.