Maybe this isn't best for my first post, but hopefully it's fine.
I have an average PC. My games run quite well, never below 40 FPS. Except Euro Truck Simulator 2. For example: Assetto Corsa runs on 110FPS on almost Highest settings, The Forest: Minimum 40FPS on high settings.
I've been lurking on the SCS and Promods forums for like a year, but still nothing note-worthy improvement. I have tried everything just to improve the performance of this game. And I'm not just talking about the Promods areas here. The situation isn't different on the standard SCS map either.
But at the same time, I would like the game to look decent too. And, let's be honest; below high settings, the game isn't really pretty.
I'm using Next-Gen Graphic Mod by DamianSVW and reshade 3.4.1 (currently using evtevred's 'More realistic lighting 2'), because without this, the game looks grey-ish. I'm also using Anti-Aliasing through Nvidia Inspector, but it makes the game extremely blurry while using it with ReShade.
My graphics settings in-game:
Scalling: 100% (as I said before, I'm using the AA of Nvidia Inspector)
Vertical Sync: Enabled
HDR: currently off because of the ReShade preset I'm using, while using a different one it's enabled
MLAA: Of course it's disabled, it kills the performance a lot & It must be disabled in order to FXAA of ReShade to work (well FXAA doesn't really improve the AA either)
DOF: Enabled
Color Correction: Enabled, it's a recommendation of the Next-Gen Graphic Mod
Vegetation Detail: High
Grass Density: High (Yeah, i guess it should be on low, but the roadside vegetation on the Promods areas is so damn cool!)
Weather Quality: High
Reflection Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Medium
Mirror Quality: everything what is connected to the mirrors is low
Texture Quality: High
Anisotropic Filtering: I don't really know what this does, so it's on minimum most of the time.
Normal Mapping: Disabled
Secondary Vehicle Lights: Enabled
Headlights Distance: Medium
Pedestrians: Enabled
My mods -NOTE: I'm using all of them-
Promods, Rusmap, Ekeri trailers by Kast, VAK trailers by Kast, SCS Trailerpatch, Jazzycat's Motorcycle, Truck and Traffic Pack, HN immersive symbols, Scania S&R and T by RJL+ R4 modifications. MAN TGX E6 by MADster, two skins, 50K addons&wheels, P8 Scania accessories&lights, Hella Lights by Obelihnio, Sisl's Megapack, Next-Gen Graphic Mod (only vegetation), Realistic Graphics mod by Frkn64.
Am I using too many mods?
My PC specs:
4GB ram
Intel™ Core I3 550 3.2 Ghz (Yeah, it's ten years old, but does the job at other games really well)
ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050Ti 4GB (Could be bottlenecked by the CPU?)
Windows 10 Pro
The game is on the Hard Drive (C:), in order for the game to run a little better.
I have tried the following performance improving methods, with no luck or barely any difference:
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http://lowbudgetgamerpc.blogspot.com/20 ... ation.html
Tried to opitmize my game with this Guide.
Tried almost everything on the SCS forum on the 'Nvidia Inspector and the latest update' thread.
My currently modified Nvidia Inspector settings:
AA Compatibility: 0x080012C1
Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames: 8
Triple Puffering: On
AA Gamma Correction: On
AA Mode: Override any application setting
AA Setting: 2x Multisampling
AA Transparency Multisampling: Enabled
AA Transparency Supersampling: 2x Supersampling
Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance
Already tested these AA Compatibility settings:
0x000010C5
0x084012C5
0x000010C1
0x080012C5
As I said before, these settings with ReShade enabled makes the game extremely blurry. Without any AA the games looks extra sharp, but there are gigantic jaggies everywhere (scalling will totally eliminate my FPS)
So, a few FPS improving tips, or fresh Nvidia Inspector setting would be really welcomed.
Hopefully you haven't fall into boredom while reading this.
Thank you so much in advance, and keep truckin',
TheNuvolari
I think I'll upgrade my PC after Christmas!