My useroptions is a little different to what I've seen in guides and stuff. The main thing that got me most fps is to lower the number of "ParticleDistanceScale" which in my Useroptions file is set to "0.000010". This means that tracers and explosions and all particles will only be rendered if they are very close to you. Your cpu has less work to do. I never go under 60fps. [Display] Mode=Fullscreen FullscreenMode=Fullscreen FullscreenRefresh=0 FullscreenWidth=1920 FullscreenHeight=1080 WindowedWidth=1016 WindowedHeight=741 Maximized=0 RenderQuality=1.000000 [Rendering] GraphicsQuality=5 TextureQuality=0 ShadowQuality=0 RenderDistance=987.000000 Gamma=0.500000 MaximumFPS=59 UseLod0a=1 OverallQuality=-1 LightingQuality=1 EffectsQuality=1 TerrainQuality=1 FloraQuality=4 ModelQuality=1 VerticalFOV=74 ParticleLOD=0 ParticleDistanceScale=0.000010 FogShadowsEnable=0 MotionBlur=0 VSync=0 AO=0 BloomEnabled=0 Smoothing=0 UseAspectFOV=0 [Controls] CameraAutoAdjustment=1 ClickToMove=0 ClickToMoveRightButton=0 RailCamera=1 MouseSmoothing=0 [Sound] Master=0.400000 Music=0.000000 Game=0.300000 Dialog=0.300000 UI=1.000000 UseFloat32Output=0 ExclusiveMode=0 HitIndicator=0 LowAmmoIndicator=0 VehicleChatter=1 IdleMusic=0 UseHighQualityReverb=0 MaxVoices=48 SampleRate=44100 OutputDeviceName=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) [ImageCapture] OutputFolder=./Screenshots OutputFilePrefix=screenshot.png [VideoCapture] OutputFile=VideoCaptureOutput.avi Resolution=3 Quality=100 WorkingDir=Videos [VideoStreamer] Resolution=1 Fps=30 Kbps=0 MicRecordVolume=0.000000 SpeakerRecordVolume=1.000000 Username= [Terrain] RenderFlora=Off [AutoRefuse] FriendInvitation=0 DuelInvitation=0 GuildInvitation=0 HideUi=1 TradeRequest=0 HousingInvitation=0 GroupInvitation=0 [Group] AutoGroupOnLogin=0 AutoGroupAsLeader=0 AutoGroupWithFriends=0 AutoGroupWithGuild=0 [Voice] Enable=1 ReceiveVolume=60.000000 MicrophoneVolume=50.000000 Ducking=0.500000 [UI] HudTiltAngle=0 CentralizedHudMode=1 HudTiltAnglePercent=0 HideWarpZoneConfirmation=1 MapCurrentZone=2 SelectedChatChannel=General MapCenterOnPlayer=0 MapZoomLevel=6 MapPositionX=-257.7529067788086 MapPositionY=-295.3713226328125 TintModePlayer=0 TintModeFacility=1 PlatoonSquadColor0=3781962 PlatoonSquadColor1=10707465 PlatoonSquadColor2=9578383 PlatoonSquadColor3=65793 ShowDirectivesTutorial=0 MapActiveToggleView=1 MapStatisticsView=0 MapFilterHeatMapMode=0 MapFilterShowInfluenceCloud=1 MapFilterShowGrid=0 MapFilterShowHotspots=1 MapFilterShowTerritoryControl=1 MapFilterShowFacilityLinks=1 MapFilterShowFacilities=1 MapFilterShowTerrain=1 DrawMission=1 DrawKillSpam=0 DrawLootDrop=0 ShowGroupNotifications=0 ShowOutfitNotifications=0 TrackedDirectives=454^ OutfitShowOfflineMembers=1 [General] AutoDetectPerformanceSettings=0 MouseSensitivity=0.084000 ScopedMouseSensitivity=0.123000 ADSMouseSensitivity=0.179000 VehicleMouseSensitivity=0.204000 FlightMouseSensitivity=0.232000 JoystickSensitivity=1.000000 JoystickDeadzone=0.200000 InvertVerticalLook=0 InvertVerticalFly=1 InvertTankSteering=1 MouseRawInput=1 ToggleCrouch=0 ZoomToggle=0 SprintToggle=0 DrawHud=1 ReduceInputLag=1 FixedMinimap=0 Profanity=0 GamepadSmoothing=1 GamepadSensitivity=0.500000 GamepadInvertLook=0 GamepadInvertFlight=0 GamepadEasyFlight=0 MouseSmoothing=0 SprintLegacyToggleMode=0 [MinimapOptions] PathEnabled=0 [Emote] Favorites= [Guild] NotifyOnGuildPetitionRecieved=1 [Video] VideoCapturePrefix=PS2Video [VoiceChat] EchoEnabled=1 EchoVolume=0.500000 ProximityEnabled=1 ProximityVolume=0.500000 FactionEnabled=1 FactionVolume=0.500000 GroupEnabled=1 GroupVolume=0.500000 GroupLeaderEnabled=1 GroupLeaderVolume=0.500000 RaidEnabled=1 RaidVolume=0.500000 GuildEnabled=1 GuildVolume=0.500000 CustomEnabled=1 CustomVolume=0.500000 InputDevice=Default System Device OutputDevice=Default System Device [Social] FriendNotifications=0
Suppose I don't go with a particle distance that small but still reduce it from .650,000 to something like .006,500 Will this impact performance positively without making me oblivious to whats happening in fights?
But tracers are super useful to spot enemies far away. :/ I would use this but my playstyle as an infiltrator hunting other infiltrators won't make it work I'm afraid :/