SH3 Video Settings Question
 

In SH3, under Video Settings, what type of change will happen if I select yes for Synchronized?

How do you guys have yours set?

Thanks

I believe Synchronized applies only for Online matches :timeout:

I personally have it un-checked since I don't play online with GWX 3.0

Synchronized forces the video to refresh at the native refresh rate of your monitor. Leave it unchecked unless you have video problems.

i think that (...can't express this right in...english), when you are looking at a 3d screen , the ''sync'' is correcting the vertical 'brakes' of the screen. note that ''sync'' is a fps 'killer' when is on

Thanks guys!!

I wasn't sure if I should have "that" selected or not!!

vSync "on" forces the graphics card to display the screen image at the same rate (fps) as your monitor's refresh rate (typically 60-75Hz). As your monitor cannot display individual frames any faster than it can refresh, there really isn't any point in having vSync "off" except to massage the ego! :DL I normally run at about 150-200 fps in external views and 400-600 fps inside the boat, but as my monitor has a 60Hz refresh rate, it's all but meaningless in terms of image quality. If you really want to improve fps rates under extreme conditions (the massive explosions that sometimes occur when a ship is sinking is a good example) lower the particle density setting to about ⅔ (60 in the SH3 options). It has almost no affect on the look of SH3, but stops the pretty severe fps drop from happening (on my machine at least). The plus side of having vSync enabled is that it stops the horizontal "tearing" that is sometimes evident. Stand on the bridge when in port (lots of stuff happening in-game, ships moving around, aircraft flying over etc etc) then pan round to the left or right fairly quickly. You may notice that the screen image appears to "tear" at places across the screen as one part of the monitor is still displaying one "frame" while the other part of the monitor is still displaying the previous "frame". If this is severe enough to be distracting or annoying, then enable vSync and that should stop happening. My installation of SH3 doesn't have that problem to any great extent, so I've left vSync "off", but in my Morrowind installation it was pretty bad, so I've forced vSync on through nHancer and it now runs at an almost constant 50-60 fps regardless of what is happening onscreen - with no tearing. Apologies in advance to all the computer gurus out there for my over-simplification, my level of expertise is about as low as my years of age are high! :DL

KeybdFlyer,

Thanks a bunch for taking the time to explain everything and also for using the KISS method. :arrgh!:

I agree; those of us in the heartland move a bit slow at times.

Don't know what the http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...s/KISSlogo.jpg method is, but I'll assume it's a good thing :D Hope it helped though and that you're now out hunting!

KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid!

Ah! That's what I get for not being native-born American; a total lack of knowledge in the use of acronyms! Thanks for the info! :DL

Heartland=Midwest (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri) Most of the old NorthWest Territory we stole for the Native Americans ("Indians")