Star Citizen - User.cfg & Graphics Tweaks - Improved Frame Rate
Today we take a quick look at Cryengine .cfg files and how to change the graphics settings in Star Citizen / Arena Commander for a better experience for both High performance & non-gaming machines.
MY LATEST USER.cfg - http://goo.gl/fBQ40B
Star Citizen Quality Settings
The Star Citizen User.CFG file needs to be place in - INSTALLPATH\StarCitizen\CitizenClient
Literally make a new notepad document and name it User.cfg OR download one of my pre-sets.
High Quality / High FPS Settings - 1920x1080 - Highest Quality
You can edit max FPS to whatever your monitor Refresh rate is (Default sys_MaxFps = 60)
http://speedy.sh/fC6VN/USER.cfg
Con_Restricted = 0
r_Gamma = 1.2
sys_MaxFps = 60
r_TexMinAnisotropy = 8
r_TexMaxAnisotropy = 8
e_ShadowsMaxTexRes = 256
r_MotionBlur = 0
r_ColorGrading = 0
r_SSReflections = 0
r_FogShadows = 0
r_VSync = 0
sys_spec_Sound = 2
i_Mouse_Accel = 0.0
i_Mouse_Smooth = 0.0
r_ChromaticAbberation = 0
r_sharpening = 0
r_HDRGrainAmount = 0
cl_fov = 70
r_DepthOfField = 0
g_radialBlur = 0
hud_bobHud = 0
r_SSAO = 0
r_ssdo = 1
r_SSReflections = 0
r_HDRBrightLevel = 0.5
e_ParticlesShadows = 0
Low Quality / 30 FPS / Laptop Settings
Open star citizen, change the graphical settings to lowest and set the resolution to 800x600
http://www.speedyshare.com/GzwpM/download/USER.cfg
Sources if you want to make your own User CFG file:
https://acc.forums.net/thread/580/graphics-tweaks-star-citizen-performance
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/220130/star-citizen-ultimate-performance-tweaking-guide-for-laptops-integrated-graphics#latest
http://www.tweakguides.com/Crysis3_12.html
My System Specs:
i7 4790K 4.5GHz Processor
16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400MHz Ram
MSI Z97 G-55 Motherboard
XFX Radeon R9 290X 4096MB GFX
120GB SSD - Games / 60GB SSD - OS
Windows 7 64 Professional
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Star Citizen - User.cfg & Graphics Tweaks
Star Citizen - User.cfg & Graphics Tweaks
Star Citizen - User.cfg & Graphics Tweaks