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How to increase FPS in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
Darktide is a pretty fun game, but the fun is lessened when at most I can play in like 20 FPS, and the in-game options are pretty limited. How to lower the graphics even more? Edit the config file!
Locating the config file
You can find the detailed game config in the AppData/Roaming/Fatshark/Darktide/ directory, in the user_settings.config file. The easiest way to access it is by typing “%appdata%” in the address bar of the file explorer and pressing enter.
Editing the config file
Now that you’ve found the file, open it with any text editor, even the Notepad is more than enough.
Inside, you’ll find a ton of settings that are not shown in-game, and you can edit them to your liking. Be careful, though, setting something to invalid values might make the game unplayable, so it’s best if you make a copy of the file.
Note: you might need to make the file read-only after you’re done, it gets reset for some.
After you’re done editing, save the file, and:
Right-click on the file, press Properties, and on the bottom of the General tab mark the Read-only checkbox. Simple as that, you’re done!
My config file
Here are the settings that I use, didn’t find any major problems with them and they made the game actually playable:
adapter_index = 0
aspect_ratio = -1
borderless_fullscreen = false
fullscreen = true
fullscreen_output = 0
gamma = 0
gore_settings = {
blood_decals_enabled = false
gibbing_enabled = false
minion_wounds_enabled = false
}
language_id = "en"
master_render_settings = {
ambient_occlusion_quality = "off"
anti_aliasing_solution = 0
dlss = 0
dlss_g = 0
dlss_master = "off"
dof_quality = "off"
fsr = 0
fsr2 = 0
graphics_quality = "custom"
lens_flare_quality = "off"
light_quality = "off"
nv_reflex_low_latency = 0
ray_tracing_quality = "off"
ssr_quality = "off"
volumetric_fog_quality = "off"
}
max_worker_threads = 1
performance_settings = {
decal_lifetime = 1
max_blood_decals = 1
max_impact_decals = 1
max_ragdolls = 1
}
render_settings = {
ao_enabled = false
baked_ddgi = false
bloom_enabled = false
cacao_downsampled = false
cacao_quality = 0
decals_enabled = true
display_noise_enabled = false
dlss_enabled = false
dlss_g_enabled = false
dof_enabled = false
dof_high_quality = false
dxr = false
fsr2_enabled = false
fsr_enabled = false
fsr_quality = 0
fxaa_enabled = false
gamma = 2.2
hdr_rgb_format = "R11G11B10F"
jitter_enabled = false
lens_flares_enabled = false
lens_quality_color_fringe_enabled = false
lens_quality_distortion_enabled = false
lens_quality_enabled = false
light_shafts_enabled = false
local_lights_max_dynamic_shadow_distance = 0
local_lights_max_non_shadow_casting_distance = 0
local_lights_max_static_shadow_distance = 0
local_lights_shadow_atlas_size = [
8
8
]
local_lights_shadow_map_filter_quality = "off"
local_lights_shadows_enabled = false
lod_object_multiplier = 0.5
lod_scatter_density = 0
motion_blur_enabled = false
nv_framerate_cap = 60
nv_low_latency_boost = true
nv_low_latency_markers = true
nv_low_latency_mode = true
nv_reflex_framerate_cap = 1
nv_reflex_low_latency = 2
outline_enabled = true
particles_capacity_multiplier = 1
particles_simulation_lod = 0
rough_transparency_enabled = false
rt_checkerboard_reflections = false
rt_light_quality = "off"
rt_mixed_reflections = false
rt_particle_reflections_enabled = false
rt_reflections_enabled = false
rt_shadow_ray_multiplier = 0
rt_transparent_reflections_enabled = false
rtxgi_enabled = false
rtxgi_scale = 1
sharpen_enabled = false
skin_material_enabled = false
ssr_enabled = false
ssr_high_quality = false
static_sun_shadow_map_size = [
8
8
]
static_sun_shadows = false
sun_flare_enabled = false
sun_shadow_map_filter_quality = "low"
sun_shadow_map_size = [
2
2
]
sun_shadows = false
taa_enabled = false
ui_bloom_enabled = false
upscaling_enabled = false
upscaling_mode = "none"
upscaling_quality = "off"
volumetric_data_size = [
10
8
12
]
volumetric_extrapolation_high_quality = false
volumetric_extrapolation_volumetric_shadows = false
volumetric_lighting_local_lights = false
volumetric_reprojection_amount = 0
volumetric_volumes_enabled = false
world_interaction_size = [
128
128
]
world_space_motion_vectors = false
}
screen_mode = "fullscreen"
screen_resolution = [
1280
720
]
sound = {
}
sound_settings = {
}
threads = {
}
vsync = false
It defaults to 720p fullscreen, with pretty much all of the important stuff lowered all the way down. Should give way better frames than the lowest setting in-game.
Notable settings
Everyone’s machine is different, so what you want will also differ from what I did. These are some of the settings you might want to change:
Change display type and resolution:
borderless_fullscreen = true/false
fullscreen = true/false
(enable one, disable the other)
...
screen_resolution = [
x (screen width)
y (screen height)
]
(fullscreen only)
Worker threads, depending on your CPU:
max_worker_threads = x
Changing visibility of scars on your character:
decals_enabled = true/false
Changing the LOD:
lod_object_multiplier = x (x can be any number, even something like 0.1 will work. 1 is the default value, going below will cause objects to pop in but it gives good performance. DO NOT SET TO 0, LEST YOU UNLEASH THE ALL CONSUMING VOID UPON THYSELF)
Changing the framerate cap:
nv_framerate_cap = x (x can be anything, set to 0 if you want no frame limit)
If you feel like I should add some other setting to this list, leave it in the comments.
Bugs
Bugs found with these settings:
Machine hacking interface may bug out, investigating the cause. If encountered, let a teammate finish the hack. Might be a bug with the game itself, unrelated to settings.
End
That’s all! Once you’ve edited the file, just save it and you should quickly see the effects. Hopefully I was able to help someone with this guide.
Thanks for reading!