Thanks for the post, danlisa. I don't care much for AF - only helps when looking along the length of the boat so the holes in the side of the casing don't become a blur - but 2x AA is nearly essential for me. It makes a huge graphical improvement with little difference to performance in practically all games. 4x on the other hand is quite a killer and not worthwhile on my card.
To be honest, the only reason I haven't well-tested different settings is due to the time it takes to load SH3. I don't mind the load times at all (just 1 min to the menu + 2-3 minutes to campaign), but for graphics testing it's a bit of a nuisance. That said... I think I can change settings on the go with Alt-Tabbing :hmm:
I don't want to reduce the ship/aircraft/U-boat texture quality. After all there's only one U-boat and convoys don't pose such a problem for me either (maybe a little slow down, but no view/mouse lag). The command room is the main problem and no ships are rendered there. Due to the 'specific bearing causing lower frame rates' issue you mentioned, I feel the crew might be responsible. They're the only consistent thing through all the scenes. Ah, must be Bernard
I'll try to do a little testing later and post back if I find anything useful - don't hold your breath
