FPS saver macro for Cataclysm

[outdrsyguy1]

great post, thx, will definately implement

[MiRai]

Any idea if you can use a /console command to disable the "Reduce input lag" option?

I don't know the command but, what would be the point of doing this on the fly? The Reduce Input Lag option when enabled hammers
my FPS (as its tooltip states) in certain situations on my Q9550 system, hence, I leave it disabled all the time with no desire to ever
turn it back on.

[Ualaa]

Testing this out now; in Dalaran it seems to add 1.5 seconds to my swap speed.

[Fef]

Testing this out now; in Dalaran it seems to add 1.5 seconds to my swap speed.

Depending on your configuration (in particular video card, I guess), you might want to adjust some of your high settings.

/console shadowMode 1
/console waterDetail 3
/console sunShafts 2
... are the ones having the most effect on my system (even though there is not much water in Dalaran, so it should not have an effect). Try ShadowMode 0, it should make quite a big difference.

[Vociferate]

How do you go about setting this up?

I tried making an ATG and doing it through the Character Slots.

The closest I got was getting the High Settings to work, but not setting the slaves to a low threshold.

[Ualaa]

Create a mapped key, called High Settings, and another called Low Settings.
Have them both target the current window.
And do keybind > warcraft macro actions, putting high settings in one and low settings in the other.

Take your window swap mapped key (the one which is auto run, when you switch leaders/slots).
And then have it do High Settings (Target: Current Window) and Low Settings (Target: Window All Without Current).

[Ualaa]

Depending on your configuration (in particular video card, I guess), you might want to adjust some of your high settings.

/console shadowMode 1
/console waterDetail 3
/console sunShafts 2
... are the ones having the most effect on my system (even though there is not much water in Dalaran, so it should not have an effect). Try ShadowMode 0, it should make quite a big difference.

I'll try that..
Using a GTX275 for a 2560x1600 screen, so lower settings should help some.

[Ualaa]

Usually play with view distance and spell effects maximized, everything else down rather low.
And then limit main screen FPS to 60 and slaves to 20 FPS.

I've lowered most of the settings, for the main screen.
But now dynamically have maximum view distance on the active toon.
And much lower view distance on the slaves (minimal).

Overall, my graphics are a bit higher on the main, then before.
And I can switch from any toon, to any other and retain the higher settings.
Also the switch speed is instant, as before.

Still tinkering around, but am currently using (as my Higher Settings):
/console farclip 1250
/console groundEffectDensity 64
/console groundEffectDistance 260
/console environmentDetail 40
/console particleDensity 100
/console shadowMode 0
/console waterDetail 0
/console reflectionMode 0
/console sunShafts 0
/console basemip 1
/console terrainMipLevel 1
/console projectedTextures 0
/console weatherDensity 0
/console componentTextureLevel 2
/console textureFilteringMode 1
/console Sound_EnableAllSound 1

[Unded]

Usually play with view distance and spell effects maximized, everything else down rather low.
And then limit main screen FPS to 60 and slaves to 20 FPS.

I've lowered most of the settings, for the main screen.
But now dynamically have maximum view distance on the active toon.
And much lower view distance on the slaves (minimal).

Overall, my graphics are a bit higher on the main, then before.
And I can switch from any toon, to any other and retain the higher settings.
Also the switch speed is instant, as before.

Still tinkering around, but am currently using (as my Higher Settings):
/console farclip 1250
/console groundEffectDensity 64
/console groundEffectDistance 260
/console environmentDetail 40
/console particleDensity 100
/console shadowMode 0
/console waterDetail 0
/console reflectionMode 0
/console sunShafts 0
/console basemip 1
/console terrainMipLevel 1
/console projectedTextures 0
/console weatherDensity 0
/console componentTextureLevel 2
/console textureFilteringMode 1
/console Sound_EnableAllSound 1

Ualaa a bit more detailed for those of us new to ISboxer-I want to "tweak" my settings to run 5 accounts from from one computer until I can get funds to upgrade "main" computer-have been running two computers for now. Can you "walk us through" exactly where and what t do?

[Vociferate]

Create a mapped key, called High Settings, and another called Low Settings.
Have them both target the current window.
And do keybind > warcraft macro actions, putting high settings in one and low settings in the other.

Take your window swap mapped key (the one which is auto run, when you switch leaders/slots).
And then have it do High Settings (Target: Current Window) and Low Settings (Target: Window All Without Current).

Not sure if I am making it correctly.

Here is what I have done:

2 Key Maps:

High Graphics
Low Graphics

No Hotkey

Action:
New WoW Macro --> Hot key --> Ctrl + Shift + Delete --> High Settings
New WoW Macro --> Hot key --> Alt + Shift + Delete --> Low Settings

F5-F9 are the keys to select my slots, set up under the Character Sets.

F5 Slot 1
F6 Slot 2
F7 Slot 3
F8 Slot 4
F9 Slot 5

So, I made the new Mapped Keys:

F5 Graphics High -> F5 Hot Key -> New Keymap Action Do --> High Settings: Current Window
F5 Graphics Low -> F5 Hot Key -> New Keymap Action Do --> Low Settings: All other Windows

And I repeat that for F5-F9.

Will it not work, because of how many times I have used the Fx keys to set the graphics? Because something isn't working and I am just so unsure.