[Guide] Lagless settings

Discussion in 'PlanetSide 2 Gameplay Discussion' started by drahsid, Mar 22, 2014.

  1. drahsid

    Hi there, people.
    I decided to post this thread sense no one else has made custom options nearly as lagless as this.
    Anyways, firstly I'll just tell you all, this improves framerate, but GREATLY decreases quality.
    I've tested this on:
    Intel HD 2000 w/ 4GB DDR3 RAM & B960 Processor
    Intel HD 3000 w/ 4GB DDR3 RAM & B960 Processor

    On Intel HD 2000, at most I got 60 frames per second, at worst, one frame per second.
    The average is about 26 frames per second. While out of battle I noticed it was usually about 46 frames per second.

    On Intel HD 3000, at most I got 60 frames per second, at worst I got eight frames per second.
    The average was about 34 frames per second. While out of battle I noticed it was usually about 54 frames per second.

    Note: I turned the HUD off because the GUIs are practically as big as the resolution. May I suggest that they have a auto-GUI-scaling feature?
    Note: RenderFlora is on because every time I change it to "Off" it changes back to "On"
    Note: The render quality & resolution makes it harder to see, as it is low, but it does increase performance.
    Note: The render distance is really low, so snipers might want to increase it.

    Here it is:
    [Display]
    FullscreenRefresh=0
    Maximized=0
    FullscreenWidth=512
    FullscreenHeight=384
    WindowedWidth=320
    WindowedHeight=200
    Mode=Fullscreen
    FullscreenMode=Fullscreen
    RenderQuality=0.325000

    [Rendering]
    GraphicsQuality=1
    TextureQuality=3
    ShadowQuality=0
    RenderDistance=100.000000
    Gamma=0.250000
    MaximumFPS=60
    UseLod0a=0
    OverallQuality=-1
    LightingQuality=0
    EffectsQuality=0
    TerrainQuality=0
    FloraQuality=0
    ModelQuality=0
    VerticalFOV=40
    ParticleLOD=0
    ParticleDistanceScale=0.000000
    FogShadowsEnable=0
    MotionBlur=0
    VSync=0
    AO=0
    Smoothing=0

    [Sound]
    Master=1.000000
    Music=1.000000
    Game=1.000000
    Dialog=1.000000
    UI=1.000000
    UseFloat32Output=0
    ExclusiveMode=0
    HitIndicator=1
    LowAmmoIndicator=1
    VehicleChatter=1
    MaxVoices=45
    IdleMusic=1
    UseHighQualityReverb=0

    [Terrain]
    RenderFlora=On

    [AutoRefuse]
    FriendInvitation=0
    DuelInvitation=0
    GuildInvitation=0
    HideUi=1
    TradeRequest=0
    HousingInvitation=0
    GroupInvitation=0

    [General]
    AutoDetectPerformanceSettings=0
    SprintToggle=0
    DrawHud=0
    FixedMinimap=0

    [Video]
    VideoCapturePrefix=PS2Video

    [Controls]
    CameraAutoAdjustment=1
    ClickToMove=0
    ClickToMoveRightButton=0
    RailCamera=1

    [ImageCapture]
    OutputFolder=./Screenshots
    OutputFilePrefix=screenshot.jpg

    [VideoCapture]
    Resolution=2
    Quality=0
    WorkingDir=Videos
    OutputFile=VideoCaptureOutput.avi

    [VideoStreamer]
    Resolution=1
    Fps=0
    Kbps=0
    MicRecordVolume=0.000000
    SpeakerRecordVolume=1.000000
    Username=

    [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

    [Voice]
    ReceiveVolume=50.000000
    MicrophoneVolume=50.000000

    [UI]
    MapCurrentZone=6
    SelectedChatChannel=General
    MapCenterOnPlayer=0
    MapZoomLevel=6
    MapPositionX=58.16159060058593
    MapPositionY=-252.3029785078125
    ShowCertsTutorial=1
    CentralizedHudMode=1
    HudChatSize=320|125
    LeaderboardSortColumn=score
    LeaderboardTimePeriodFilter=0
    LeaderboardSourceFilter=0
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  2. Wezdor

    Can we get a screenshot of how this horror looks in game? Pretty please?
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  3. Tommyp2006

    Dat potato quality. Bet that looks like playing the origional doom.
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  4. drahsid

    Sure, Here are some pics:
    (Note: I was playing with a slightly lower render quality to see how much the average FPS would change at the resolution, the actual settings I posted will look slightly better.)
    http://pho.to/51nVt
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  5. drahsid

    I thought it looked like a lower quality Quake.
  6. drahsid

    Here are a few more.
    (Note: Still at the lower quality, I'll upload the actual quality next)
    http://pho.to/51nny
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  7. AzureKnight

    Oh dear god! It looks like the sprite animations of the strippers from Duke Nukem 3D.

    Or predator vision...

    Or if you could go first person on the second C&C game

    this would be fun to play for a while though if you want that retro feeling XD

    Though, on a side note, it looks like you crapped it out enough to where if could be played on a phone from 7 years ago :D
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  8. FateJH

    It's impressive that you can actually make the game look like it was run through an Adobe Photoshop filter.
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  9. drahsid



    Here are the pics of the quality of the settings I posted, which look slightly better.
    http://share.pho.to/51o0p

    Maybe on the Tegra 3 chipset. But I'm sure Intel HD 2000 & 3000 are slightly more powerful than phones, but these settings do seriously boost framerate for low end cards. I'm using these settings on my Intel HD 3000 laptop, so I can play the game where my Gaming desktop is not. (though only where I have internet connection.)
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  10. drahsid

    Hahah, Its impressive that my laptop hasn't exploded while playing it yet.
  11. AzureKnight

    I will say that i love how beautiful the map looks still :D Still, the game in those options reminds me of the original Thief with the floral in those pics :p
  12. drahsid

    Yeah, if I could turn Flora off I'd likely get a average framerate boost, yet when I try it turns back on.
    I posted this thread so low-end users wouldn't lag so much. Its bothersome when on my gaming desktop and I see people teleporting/lagigng choppily. Hopefully this will reduce how many people I see doing that.
  13. Crayv

    This is what I imagine it would look like

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  14. drahsid

    It looks much more comprehensible than that mess. I posted pics above.
  15. JustARandomNobody

    The game looks like it would play on a gameboy at those settings.
  16. drahsid

    Lol. Not nearly Enough RAM to launch it. The 3Ds might work with it though, you'd still not have enough RAM to launch it.
  17. drahsid

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  18. Chicken Wings

    Planetside on Windows 98?
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  19. The Rogue Wolf

    I'd like to congratulate you for managing to port this game to the N64.:D
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  20. drahsid

    That should totally happen, the cart would be one of those Modem carts, and it would use a N64DD-like add-on, make perfect use of the controller.
    I'd definitely buy that. TO THE SUGGESTION THREAD! ~I'd laugh if everyone supported it.
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