OK - a bump of that topic and a
huge warning!
[SpA]UndeadDruid told me that he was unable to spray spraypaints after using the Tweaker! Even after "restoring the original settings"! Since many of them "stick" to config.cfg or settings/user.scr after being invoked once.
After deleting pretty much all the configs (config.cfg and even settings.scr and user.scr) the problem was solved.
Also, I found out that the tweaker will NOT restore your old autoexec.cfg or, in fact, your old settings, after writing its own - it overwrites it and deletes everything later... Why it doesn't append e.g. a *.bak extension to the old autoexec.cfg and config.cfg instead is beyond me.
This time I really delved deep into what the Tweaker does.
I'll list all the variables the Tweaker uses when you check them all (you can simply open autoexec.cfg after using it):
Code:
r_fastzreject 1 //Alternative Z-Buffer algorithm. Use -1 for enabling it only with compatible hardware otherwise it might DECREASE PERFORMANCE.
mat_disable_bloom 1 //Pretty clear - disable bloom effect
mat_specular 0 //Disables reflections e.g. on glass
r_3dsky 0 //Disables any 3D skyboxes which results in epic shittyness - check it out on 2fort -.-
r_dynamic 0 //Disables dynamic lighting, huge performance gain
r_shadows 0 //No shadows
mat_dxlevel 81 //Always uses DirectX 8 rendering for epically shitty looks ;-)
muzzleflash_light 0 //No muzzle flashes (on enemy models)
cl_ejectbrass 0 //No shells are ejected when firing (on enemy models)
cl_show_splashes 0 //No "splash" effects, e.g. in water or pretty rocket explosions
r_decals 0 //Maximum amount of decals, e.g. bullet holes, on world objects (globally)
mp_decals 0 // "Custom" decal limit (e.g. Sprays). Why not LOWER it (as well as r_decals) instead? Why isn't this a separate option? (UndeadDruid's problem)
r_drawmodeldecals 0 //No decals on models (e.g. blood) - takes away much of TF2's "charm"
r_waterforceexpensive 0 //Disables water (light) reflections (makes it look crappy)
r_waterforcereflectentities 0 //Disables water reflecting objects, good for performance
cl_phys_props_enable 0 //Disables physics on props (e.g. bottles etc.)
cl_ragdoll_collide 0 //Do ragdolls, well, collide or can you simple walk "through" them.
cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0 //After what amount of time do ragdolls fade
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0 //Disables ragdoll physics and again takes away much of the game's "charm"
cl_forcepreload 1 //Actually useful - loads [b]all[/b] the data BEFORE starting to play. Will lengthen load times but reduce stutters/hickups
cl_showfps 1 //Just shows the FPS
Be SURE to check out what they do (type them in in Google if you must ^^) before setting any of them and changing them manually (simple pasting them into team fortress 2 -> cfg -> autoexec.cfg) while being aware of their impact on the game is WAY safer (since you don't delete/overwrite anything and can still have your personal cfg).
The Tweaker does nothing except changing these settings and it doesn't even use many other "hidden" tweaks that can improve performance.
This time my intention really IS to say:
DO NOT use the program, especially if you don't know what you're doing! And Shizz, please don't encourage people to download it! It can mess up your settings without a proper working option to restore them! (Stating it as clearly as possible now so that I'm not being misunderstood like in the Spray guide, where my intentions were completely different. If you want to get mad at me then this is the more appropriate topic. ;-)
I STRONGLY recommend listening to someone who explains things in greater detail (the Tweaker "lies" a bit to the users and treats them like idiots without doing anything "magical") and since some people take me for a smartass trying to prove something use e.g. this reference written by another guy:
http://whisper.ausgamers.com/wiki/index ... xec_Tweaks
And in general read this page (applies to TF2 as well!):
http://whisper.ausgamers.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
It doesn't come with a pretty GUI and checkboxes BUT you're in full control of what you're doing, it explains everything nicely and you'll be wiser after following it - not to mention that it applies to ALL games running on the Source Engine should you e.g. want to tweak Left4Dead in future. :-D
I wrote all of the above to save ME some time since a few people (most recently UndeadDruid) who used the Tweaker, messed up their game and had to ask me to fix it. -.-
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