Very disappointed in 1.50 graphics update

[Marc Collins]

The only thing that saved this game from the dustbin for me was the special NVIDIA Profile Inspector settings to get rid of all the shimmering that spoiled the otherwise decent graphics. Now, we have improved lighting and some other nice effects, but the Inspector settings no longer work, so it's back to horrid shimmering no matter what other settings or combination of settings or config file adjustments are used. The shimmering ruins the aesthetic look and immersion of the game and apparently SMS chooses not to disclose the necessary insider information, so users are left to trial-and-error a zillion possible game bit codes to maybe get back to where we were prior to 1.50.

Sad...very sad.

[Wolfgang]

Have you tried to adjust the AA in the game now that this has been reworked? Because I can not see any shimmering on my end at all.

[AyMazingATS]

First off since you made config.cfg file changes with Nvidia Profile Inspector you will want to delete this file.

The game will create a new one upon launching. Set your graphics up again. You can browse through the tooltips too.

This is how I have my game set up. Using an EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 12GB.

After initial graphics set up go back to the config.cfg file in Documents/American Truck Simulator folder with notepad and make the following changes:
uset r_buffer_page_size "30"
uset t_averaging_window_duration "240" <-- set to you monitor default refresh rate
uset t_averaging_window_length "120" <-- set to double the fps that I locked the game to which is 60.

My in game graphics settings are at Ultra(Mirror distance is high). Individual settings are:
Refresh rate: Default Refresh
V-Sync - Disabled
FPS Limit: 60 <--Reason for this is because high framerates don't matter I choose to go for smooth and steady rates instead. Plus GPU never goes over 50°C with this.

Scaling: 400% <-- personal preference
AA: TAA
TAA Tuning: Adaptive Clarity
TAA luma sharpening: 1.50
SSAO: Disabled

Individual graphics below this is personal preference along with having SSAO on. I hate the screen door look it shows on trucks like the W900 where you can see the hood so I disable it. SSAO is also known to eat up frame rates.

You may see some shimmering off in the distance but it is nowhere close to what it was before.

[Etny2k]

The 400% and TAA did it for me. Just need powerful parts to do it.

[LarryA]

Maybe system specific had the same issue as Mark Collins.
May be system specific.
Deleted multimon config file, config and game.log files. When ATS is launched will create new file structures. Allow a few minutes in game.

followed AyMazingATS instructions above. Same settings IN Game.
Graphics Ultra and High.

Test for Microstuters. Location Complicated load out of Port Angeles Wa, to anywhere Your Choice. Area out of Port Angeles is a complicated area. Hard on system resources.

Monitor 32 inch flat screen 4 K Monitor 144Hz. GPU Evga 3080 TI.

Have A Great Day

[michaelrecomes]

I have max settings and use TAA I believe it is in the game settings over three 32inch curved screens and graphics are awesome. Must be system setup.
I havent used Nvidia inspector since FS10. Also keep Nvidia updated to latest.
Running FS 2020 at max and it too awesome graphics. Maybe get rid on NI try without. Dont know anyone using that anymore.

[mojo_musica]

You cannot just set all graphics settings at "ultra" if that is what you used in ver. 1.49, they will not work any longer.

The game has a completely new grphics rendering engine and you'll need to change your settings to find the optimum configuration for whatever hardware you run it on.

Older GFX cards may not be able to run it at excessive detail and scaling levels, or with some mods that cause fps problems.
Aim for a capped frame rate of 60 fps running smoothly with no lagging or stuttering that looks good to you, there is no point in trying to run at 120 fps, it isn't a shooter game.
There are many threads on here addressing this, some with suggested settings, but every PC is different, you have to find your own sweet spot.

The game runs perfectly and looks amazing, if you take the time and effort to find the settings that are right for YOUR system. You cannot expect anyone to provide you with them, every PC is different.
You set them yourself in ver. 1.49, why can't you manage to that in ver. 1.50?

[James]

Originally posted by Etny2k:

The 400% and TAA did it for me. Just need powerful parts to do it.

Same here, no more shimmering. Not even in VR.
If you have a heavily modified config.cfg, then it may be a good thing to start over with a default config.cfg.

[Marc Collins]

Originally posted by AyMazingATS:

First off since you made config.cfg file changes with Nvidia Profile Inspector you will want to delete this file.

The game will create a new one upon launching. Set your graphics up again. You can browse through the tooltips too.

This is how I have my game set up. Using an EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 12GB.

After initial graphics set up go back to the config.cfg file in Documents/American Truck Simulator folder with notepad and make the following changes:
uset r_buffer_page_size "30"
uset t_averaging_window_duration "240" <-- set to you monitor default refresh rate
uset t_averaging_window_length "120" <-- set to double the fps that I locked the game to which is 60.

My in game graphics settings are at Ultra(Mirror distance is high). Individual settings are:
Refresh rate: Default Refresh
V-Sync - Disabled
FPS Limit: 60 <--Reason for this is because high framerates don't matter I choose to go for smooth and steady rates instead. Plus GPU never goes over 50°C with this.

Scaling: 400% <-- personal preference
AA: TAA
TAA Tuning: Adaptive Clarity
TAA luma sharpening: 1.50
SSAO: Disabled

Individual graphics below this is personal preference along with having SSAO on. I hate the screen door look it shows on trucks like the W900 where you can see the hood so I disable it. SSAO is also known to eat up frame rates.

You may see some shimmering off in the distance but it is nowhere close to what it was before.

Nowhere near what it was before AFTER applying the Inspector settings, or compared to the Default. Because I had rock solid, zero shimmering with 1.49 and prior using the well-known Inspector hacks. Now, it is probably better than the old default, but I want it to be as good as it was, not worse, even if worse is an improvement for those not using the hacks.

[steven777]

This game still looks like it was released in 2016.
Eight years of improvements and this is the level we are at.
Just tried 1.50 with VR and Triple monitors.
Quite an achievement really to achieve so little in so long.

[AyMazingATS]

Originally posted by steven777:

This game still looks like it was released in 2016.
Eight years of improvements and this is the level we are at.
Just tried 1.50 with VR and Triple monitors.
Quite an achievement really to achieve so little in so long.

1.50 is nearly pixel to pixel identical to 1.49. This is just the first step in the rendering changes as this particular part of the game engine was replaced.

Some of you people are expecting things to just change overnight. Therefore it is pretty evident that most people don't have any idea how game development even works.

You can't judge this game to extremely large studios with 1000+ program coders. Do you all go complain to Giants Software for basically doing no changes to Farm Sim graphics wise? Probably not.

[BlackJakSchelack]

Maybe because some of us are older, I'm 54, but I am quite happy with the look of this game. I can appreciate how far games have come. It is not perfect, I would prefer scenery get loaded in at a further distance but I am getting a smooth 60 fps with 171 Active Mods. A couple vehicles and trailer parts are pink but I am still hunting down the Mod responsible. I just found the culprit, Sun Valley Car Carrier for ATS 1.49. I really like that Mod, I hope it gets updated. I really like what SCS has done with night time and their sky boxes are way better along with long shadows and updated AA.

[Greyhawke]

Originally posted by Marc Collins:

. . .
Nowhere near what it was before AFTER applying the Inspector settings, or compared to the Default. Because I had rock solid, zero shimmering with 1.49 and prior using the well-known Inspector hacks. Now, it is probably better than the old default, but I want it to be as good as it was, not worse, even if worse is an improvement for those not using the hacks.

Well, I for one am glad that SCS Software wants to do what is best for the majority of players instead of what is just best for you. Throwing shade at the dev's and being blatantly inconsiderate of anyone else with a different setup at the same time . . .

https://youtu.be/puwoUKhZQbg?si=0Z4zcLfpjbiCs1lV

[Oz Gaming]

Originally posted by Marc Collins:

The only thing that saved this game from the dustbin for me was the special NVIDIA Profile Inspector settings to get rid of all the shimmering that spoiled the otherwise decent graphics. Now, we have improved lighting and some other nice effects, but the Inspector settings no longer work, so it's back to horrid shimmering no matter what other settings or combination of settings or config file adjustments are used. The shimmering ruins the aesthetic look and immersion of the game and apparently SMS chooses not to disclose the necessary insider information, so users are left to trial-and-error a zillion possible game bit codes to maybe get back to where we were prior to 1.50.

Sad...very sad.

Some people just like to complain about anything and everything. Got no time for people like you.

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by steven777:

This game still looks like it was released in 2016.
Eight years of improvements and this is the level we are at.
Just tried 1.50 with VR and Triple monitors.
Quite an achievement really to achieve so little in so long.

Ah, yes. The simple fix of:

{if(grapics=bad)
 dont( )}

That works all the time as better graphics are as easy to do as flipping a switch. /s

[Marc Collins]

Simple question, folks. Are the old NVIDIA Inspector "trick settings" still needed to rid the game of the awful shimmering and pixel side-step movement when the truck is in motion that the game has long been known for? Or, is there a way to replicate the same stability with the new built-in options or config file changes?

All I have reported is that when I updated, the graphics have deteriorated. As others have pointed out, there is not supposed to be a dramatic change in 1.50. All the more reason to be disappointed if there is a degradation.

Instead of blathering on about philosophical positions, useful replies would include whether you were using the Inspector hacks previously and confirming whether you now have superior or inferior (or the same) graphics quality as in 1.49 and prior. With some details...

If you weren't using the Inspector hacks, or are happy with all manner of graphical artifacts (that prior could only be eliminated with a painstaking process not available in the options of the game), then do everyone a favour and don't bother replying with your off-topic rants.

Thanks to those above who gave specific pointers I should investigate.

For example, just found this YT video describing: "I also use the TAA ANTIALIASING Version 10 with DLSS of Snowy Moon which in my opinion is very good to avoid the annoying shimmering phenomenon typical of ATS."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBDM_PUc64o