Anti-Aliasing

[jimmyshand]

Now I've got a new PC I'm considering experimenting with the AA settings in the game.

Would someone mind giving a laymans guide to what they all mean?! There's FXAsomething, SSAsomething and lots of variations thereof. Which setting gives the best visuals, SSA or FXA and which number setting thereof?

I want to give my new hardware a serious test by bumping up to the best possible setting but I don't know which of the options in the game is the best possible setting!

Any help much appreciated.

[Kernow2]

FXAA + 2 x 2 SSAA gives good visual results - there's been a more detailed post on settings very recently - but be warned it can have a big hit on your system in scenery dense areas especially with overhead line equipment.

G.

[37114]

I've found custom settings to be problematic. I was experiencing SBH errors while driving on a scenario I'd created on WCML North last week which is something I've very rarely experienced. I did the standard cache clearance and verified files and still was getting the same issue. I then reset the graphics settings to one of the defaults and hey presto problem solved.

[jimmyshand]

Is the 2x2 SSA better than 8xMSA?

[Trev123]

I just run mine at the default setting for my computer. Most games these days if not all determine the settings for your computer by analysing your computer specs during installation.

[gptech]

jimmy, I can't find a link to it and short on time but do a forum search for wooley's old thread regarding the graphics options. It's for one of the older versions of the game but the principles still hold--it holds recommendations and links to documents that explain the terms properly.

Gary

[Juanillo99]

Is the 2x2 SSA better than 8xMSA?

Anti-aliasing options from lowest to highest:

1. FXAA + 4 x MSAA (Less quality - More FPS)
2. FXAA + 8 x MSAA
3. FXAA + 1 x 2 SSAA
4. FXAA + 2 x 1 SSAA
5. FXAA + 2 x 2 SSAA
6. FXAA + 2 x 3 SSAA
7. FXAA + 3 x 2 SSAA
8. FXAA + 3 x 3 SSAA (More quality - Less FPS)

[jimmyshand]

Is the 2x2 SSA better than 8xMSA?

Anti-aliasing options from lowest to highest:

1. FXAA + 4 x MSAA (Less quality - More FPS)
2. FXAA + 8 x MSAA
3. FXAA + 1 x 2 SSAA
4. FXAA + 2 x 1 SSAA
5. FXAA + 2 x 2 SSAA
6. FXAA + 2 x 3 SSAA
7. FXAA + 3 x 2 SSAA
8. FXAA + 3 x 3 SSAA (More quality - Less FPS)

Perfect thank you.

I've settled on 2x2 SSAA which gives me great visuals with not too much of a dent in performance.

[DavidVI]

Bare in mind when it says 3x3 for example, it is rendering your screen at 3 times the width and 3 times the height then squashing it to fit your monitor. This is a massive performance hit as it's rendering a massive picture.. but it does clean up the jagged lines. :p I don't know what hardware could handle 3x3.. it's not very optimized.