[Tutorial] Better Graphics! (ENBSeries + FXAA Injector)

[Run1e]

* BACKUP YOUR LFS FOLDER BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. YOU WON'T REGRET IT IF YOU MESS UP! *


If anything is hard to understand I will try to re-phrase it, just drop a comment below! :)

Hey!

It's been a long time since I've been active in the [TC] community, and even the LFS community itself. :( But it's time to do something about that. :)

Here we will do two different things. First, we will use Nvidia Inspector to optimize our game. Secondly, we will install the ENB Series tool and the FXAA Injector for shaders and post processing, making our game look way better!




1. Use Nvidia Inspector to maximize performance!

Nvidia Inspector is a tool that sets all driver settings so that the game will run at its best without any graphical sacrifice. Sadly, as the name of the program suggests, it's only for Nvidia GPUs.


Click to download Nvidia Inspector..


Step 1. Open it and click the Driver button.



Step 2. Find "Live For Speed" in the dropdown menu.



Step 3. Click and navigate to LFS.exe

Step 4. Now press , and you're done!

Do this with all your games if you want to, I notice HUGE fps boosts in new demanding games!




2. Install ENBSeries and FXAA Injector!



ENBSeries is a tool that uses DirectX libraries to modify the ingame shaders and lightning.
FXAA Injector is an overlay (yes, like Steam or Xfire) and does not actually modify any game values or settings, but instead reads the image and modifies it.

Both ENBSeries and FXAA Injector are perfectly fine to use for LFS multiplayer in any server, and always will!

Note: The graphics enchancements will not be for everyone. If you can barely run the game at 60 fps, you probably shouldn't do this. But if you can run the game at over 100 fps steady, you shouldn't have ANY problem with this mod (Any Geforce GTX card or AMD equivalent should be enough). Also, I've talked with admins; all of the following mods are allowed on [TC] servers and will not get you banned.

Since ENBs are so hard to make, we are going to download a preset. You can search the web for ENBs yourself, but in this case we're going to use "Graphic Override" by Dave (wdowa94) which has all the files we need.


Click to download.


1. Extract the content of the "MAIN FILES" folder into your LFS directory. For example; C:\Program Files (x86)\LFS\

2. Extract one of the settings too. As far as I've seen, theres no significant graphical changes nor performance hits between the five presets, pick what you like.

3. RECOMMENDED: When you first install your ENB, it will have Ambient Occlusion (really demanding shadow algorithm) and a really annoying blur effect enabled. Please replace the ENBSeries.ini file in your LFS folder with this (clicky), thanks.

So your LFS folder should look something like this:




4. You're technically done, but you should download some texture packs and/or road textures. You can find some really nice road textures in the [TC] download section: http://city-driving.co.uk/downloads/ (opens new window).

Uninstallation: Delete the files you dropped into the LFS folder.


OPTIONAL: Some people don't like the FXAA antialiasing, so in Nvidia Inspector you can select between loads of different AA settings for better image quality.

For settings:

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Extreme settings:

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High settings:

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Recommended settings:

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Hope you guys enjoy your enhanced game! I really don't have alot more to add and its getting late.. :p

Cya on the servers! ~

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Run1e