Myron's Engine.ini Settings

I decided to upload my current Engine.ini settings to Train Sim Community which includes some visual changes aswell as a few performance and QoL improvements. I highly recommend using DX12 (DirectX v12)

I will throw in every line here, with an explanation underneath it:

r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
r.GTSyncType=1
r.OneFrameThreadLag=1
performance and render stuff. I recommend leaving it in, somewhat improves FPS

ts2.save.CheckpointsEnabled=0
disables checkpoints. removes short freeze when completing a task (as it doesn't save your progress anymore)

r.Shadow.DistanceScale=10
r.ShadowQuality=8
r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=10
r.Shadow.MaxResolution=8192
r.Shadow.MaxCSMResolution=4096
r.Shadow.TransitionScale=5
r.Shadow.SpotLightTransitionScale=6144
shadow stuff. renders shadows farther, scales up their resolution etc. funnily enough: when turning shadow quality off in the game settings under advanced settings, shadows are still being casted with these commands. or probably due to commands below but this is still cool.

r.ViewDistanceScale=2
rendering of basically everything in a specified radius. 2 means its multiplied by the default radius. can be increased but could at some point decrease FPS. can be decreased but could at some point look ugly

foliage.LODDistanceScale=5
foliage.DitheredLOD=1
foliage LOD stuff. pushes up the level of detail of trees/bushes so they have a better quality when farther away. gets rid of trees popping into view when changing their detail level. can be increased, but decreases FPS.

r.MaxAnisotropy=16
a texture thing. idk what it does. see JetWash's graphics improvements mods where I took some of these commands from

r.AllowLandscapeShadows=1
r.DistanceFieldShadowing=1
r.DFDistanceScale=10
r.DFFullResolution=1
shadows casted by the landscape and something about distance and field. probably holds together the landscape shadows.

r.SSGI.Enable=1
r.SSGI.HalfRes=1
r.SSGI.Quality=3
some small shadow render thing. creates additional shadows for example when a pillar is besides a train, looking at it directly at the side of the train casts a dark area at the spot on the train where the pillar is standing next to it. not affected by sunlight, which is why it improves some shadow rendering in stations with ceilings, where no sunlight enters.

r.TonemapperGamma=2.5
r.Color.Max=1
r.Color.Mid=0.5
r.BloomQuality=1
r.MaterialQualityLevel=1
higher gamma, color changes, better bloom quality (I believe) and better material quality level.

r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier=0.4
darkens shadows and night light, which is much more realistic. can not be used with Foobian's Godmode, as it will reset the value to 1.0. you can use the slider of this command which is included in godmode, however it was too annoying for me, so I got rid of it.

gm.AutumnTreeMuliplier=0.8
renders autumn trees less autumny

grass.CullDistanceScale=5
self explanatory

ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSize=0.5
ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSpawnMultiplier=5
personal preference: halves the size of steam loco's particles, and spawns five times the amount of those particles. looks quite better to me.

ts2.dbg.Camera.MaxLinearDistance=50000
ts2.dbg.Camera.MaxHorizontalDistance=50000
ts2.dbg.Camera.MaxVerticalHeight=50000
ts2.dbg.MaxFreeCameraDistance=200000
ts2.dbg.Camera.CameraBoomMaxLength=4000
GREATLY increaes camera distances. you can fly much higher, and much farther using the 3 cam, and a farther distance to the train using the 2 cam. invisible walls can still cut the distance a bit but it's not too bad.

r.LightMaxDrawDistanceScale=100.0
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.00
renders train lights farther. probably only passenger lighting, as the KWG ICE 3's headlight cone still disappears on short distances.