Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24.117.149.220-20151209230516/@comment-27638756-20160305144418

It really depends on what settings you absolutely need. Some people need GraphicsQuality set to medium, some are fine with it being on low. I need to see my tracers as far as the game allows, but Particles set to ultra while GraphicsQuality is set to low, makes the particles extremely hard to see (at least in the air not neccesarily when they hit a cliff or building or something). Setting particles to anything else makes them much more visible with GraphicsQuality low and the distance you stop seeing your bullets in the air depend on which setting you choose. So basically set your particles to low unless you need them like me.

In your NVIDIA control panel settings set your maximum prerendered frames to 1. Under Configure Surround,PhysX,  make sure it it set to your GPU and not set to auto. Dont listen to anyone saying blah blah Planetside 2 doesn't use PhysX or whatever, even if they are correct, it doesnt matter, you should still have it set to your GPU and not on auto.

Important things you can change in your UserOptions.ini in yourplanetside 2 folder:

Under

[Rendering]

ShadowQuality=0  which is off

RenderDistance= lower the better I hear but I have never notced a difference between 500 and 6000.

UseLod0a=1  should give you shittier quality models esecially at a distance and may help performance, I use UseLod0a=0 though and ive tried using both many times with various combinations of graphics settings and I did not see any noticible performance difference that would justify the different textures. I still suggest you try it, it you dont mind the textures, then keep it 1 because it should help.

TextureQuality=0 is ultra and should always be used unless you dont like the look or for some reason you get a noticible performance increase from setting it to something else but i doubt that would ever happen with your graphics card.

FloraQuality=4 which is off

also under

[Terrain] RenderFlora=Off

but back to [Rendering]

FogShadowsEnable=0  off BloomEnabled=0  off MotionBlur=0  off VSync=0  off AO=0  off

Under sound you can set UseFloat32Output=1 if it doesnt cause problems but more importantly

MaxVoices=96 is the lowest I can tolerate but setting it to 64 will help in the large fights.

turning off voice will help in big fights (you can do this in game)

[Voice] Enable=0

under ui there are a few you can change

[UI]

DrawMission=0 DrawKillSpam=0 DrawLootDrop=0

HudShowIndicatorNames=0

HudShowAlertTimer=0

[General]

AbilityQueueSeconds=0.000000   the lag is great in biolab fights and if this is anything higher than 0, you can findyourself in an endless loop of cloak/decloak or whatever ability you have.

[Chat] HudChatInactiveOpacity=0.000000 CanShowHudChat=0                         you dont have to use both of these. I do. But CanShowHudChat=0  makes it so you have to hit escape anytime you want view or send a message.

Don't lower your render quality. 1 is fine. I use 2. I have tried 4. 4 kills my fps.

To recap, these settings may help, it is not a full ini. upi can add any of these lines in if they dont exist already. you can change graphics quality to whatever you can tolerate. you can try UseLod0a=1 but i kept it 0 below. same with voice is set to on below and I added in the reticule tint mode set to the best possible red for visibility. you can set TintModeReticuleStyle=0 if you want the the dynamic regular colors back.

[Display] Mode=Fullscreen FullscreenMode=Fullscreen FullscreenRefresh=0 FullscreenWidth=1920 FullscreenHeight=1080 WindowedWidth=1920 WindowedHeight=1080 Maximized=0 RenderQuality=1.000000

[Rendering] OverallQuality=-1 GraphicsQuality=2 TextureQuality=0 ShadowQuality=0 RenderDistance=1000.000000 Gamma=0.000000 MaximumFPS=350 UseLod0a=0 LightingQuality=1 EffectsQuality=1 TerrainQuality=1 FloraQuality=4 ModelQuality=1 VerticalFOV=74 ParticleLOD=3 ParticleDistanceScale=0.650000 FogShadowsEnable=0 BloomEnabled=0 MotionBlur=0 VSync=0 AO=0 Smoothing=0

[Sound] UseFloat32Output=0 ExclusiveMode=0 HitIndicator=1 LowAmmoIndicator=1 VehicleChatter=0 IdleMusic=0 UseHighQualityReverb=0 MaxVoices=96

[Terrain] RenderFlora=Off

[UI] DrawMission=0 DrawKillSpam=1 DrawLootDrop=0 ShowGroupNotifications=0 ShowOutfitNotifications=0 TintModeReticuleStyle=1 TintModeReticuleColor=10357519 ShowDirectivesTutorial=0 HudShowIndicatorNames=0 MapActiveToggleView=4 HudShowAlertTimer=0 ShowVRTrainingTutorial=0 HudMode=2 MapCommandsSettingsShow2=1

[General] AutoDetectPerformanceSettings=0 MouseSensitivity=0.229000 ScopedMouseSensitivity=0.309000 ADSMouseSensitivity=0.265000 VehicleMouseSensitivity=0.218000 FlightMouseSensitivity=0.600000 JoystickSensitivity=0.500000 JoystickDeadzone=0.000000 MouseRawInput=1 MouseSmoothing=0 ToggleCrouch=0 ZoomToggle=1 SprintToggle=1 SprintLegacyToggleMode=0 DrawHud=1 ReduceInputLag=0 FixedMinimap=0 Profanity=0 DecloakOnFire=0 AbilityQueueSeconds=0.000000 JoystickEnable=0

[Chat] HudChatInactiveOpacity=0.000000 CanShowHudChat=0



Finally for reference this is my ini:  As to wether or not many of these settings actually do anything, I still don't know. however before the 3/2/16 patch, my values of 5 for things like particlequality and model quality used to show "tf" in game when looking at the graphics settings but now it is just a blank. You might notice that i keep lighting at 1 which is low, it is because when enemy infantry shoot at me, it can obscure their body and head making it really hard to figure out where to shoot.



[Display] Mode=Fullscreen FullscreenMode=Fullscreen FullscreenRefresh=0 FullscreenWidth=1920 FullscreenHeight=1080 WindowedWidth=1920 WindowedHeight=1080 Maximized=0 RenderQuality=2.000000

[Rendering] OverallQuality=-1 GraphicsQuality=2 TextureQuality=0 ShadowQuality=0 RenderDistance=6000.000000 Gamma=0.000000 MaximumFPS=999 UseLod0a=0 LightingQuality=1 EffectsQuality=5 TerrainQuality=5 TerrainLOD=5 FloraQuality=4 ModelQuality=5 ModelLOD=5 ParticleQuality=5 VerticalFOV=74 EffectsLOD=5 ParticleLOD=5 TerrainDistanceScale=5.000000 ParticleDistanceScale=5.000000 EffectsDistanceScale=5.000000 FogShadowsEnable=1 BloomEnabled=0 MotionBlur=0 VSync=0 AO=0 Smoothing=0 GpuPhysics=0 Blurquality=5 Motionblurquality=5 Ambientocclusionquality=5

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

[Sound] Master=0.500000 Music=0.000000 Game=0.280000 Dialog=0.270000 UI=1.000000 UseFloat32Output=0 ExclusiveMode=0 HitIndicator=1 LowAmmoIndicator=1 VehicleChatter=0 IdleMusic=0 UseHighQualityReverb=0 OutputDeviceName=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) MaxVoices=128

[ImageCapture] OutputFolder= OutputFilePrefix=screenshot.png

[VideoCapture] OutputFile=VideoCaptureOutput.avi Resolution=2 Quality=100 WorkingDir=Videos

[VideoStreamer] Resolution=1 Fps=60 Kbps=0 MicRecordVolume=1.000000 SpeakerRecordVolume=1.000000 Username=

[Terrain] RenderFlora=Off

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

[Group] AutoGroupOnLogin=0 AutoGroupAsLeader=0 AutoGroupWithFriends=0 AutoGroupWithGuild=0

[Voice] Enable=1 ReceiveVolume=50.000000 OutfitVolume=50.000000 SquadVolume=55.000000 ProximityVolume=50.000000 MicrophoneVolume=50.000000 Ducking=0.000000

[UI] HudTiltAngle=0 CentralizedHudMode=1 HudTiltAnglePercent=0 DrawMission=0 DrawKillSpam=1 DrawLootDrop=0 ShowGroupNotifications=0 ShowOutfitNotifications=0 HideWarpZoneConfirmation=0 SelectedChatChannel=General MapCenterOnPlayer=0 TintModeReticuleStyle=1 TintModeReticuleColor=0 ShowDirectivesTutorial=0 HudShowIndicatorNames=0 MapActiveToggleView=4 HudShowAlertTimer=0 MapStatisticsView=0 ShowVRTrainingTutorial=0 MapCurrentZone=8 MapZoomLevel=2 MapPositionX=-7.139427163085941 MapPositionY=47.12626265209961 HudChatSize=450|189 TrackedDirectives=2411^ MapFilterHeatMapMode=0 OutfitShowOfflineMembers=0 TintModePlayer=65280,15539236,15539236 TintModeFacility=1 PlatoonSquadColor0=16774247 PlatoonSquadColor1=42577 PlatoonSquadColor2=42577 PlatoonSquadColor3=42577 LeaderboardSortColumn=kills LeaderboardTimePeriodFilter=0 LeaderboardSourceFilter=4 HudMode=2 MapCommandsSettingsShow2=1

[General] AutoDetectPerformanceSettings=0 MouseSensitivity=0.229000 ScopedMouseSensitivity=0.309000 ADSMouseSensitivity=0.265000 VehicleMouseSensitivity=0.218000 FlightMouseSensitivity=0.600000 JoystickSensitivity=0.500000 JoystickDeadzone=0.000000 InvertVerticalLook=0 InvertVerticalFly=0 InvertTankSteering=0 MouseRawInput=1 MouseSmoothing=0 ToggleCrouch=0 ZoomToggle=1 SprintToggle=1 SprintLegacyToggleMode=0 DrawHud=1 ReduceInputLag=0 FixedMinimap=0 Profanity=0 GamepadSmoothing=0 GamepadInvertLook=0 GamepadInvertFlight=0 GamepadEasyFlight=0 DecloakOnFire=0 AbilityQueueSeconds=0.000000 JoystickEnable=0 HideNames=0 HideLocations=0 HideBannerBroadcasts=0

[MinimapOptions] PathEnabled=1

[Emote] Favorites=

[Guild] NotifyOnGuildPetitionRecieved=1

[Video] VideoCapturePrefix=PS2Video

[Social] FriendNotifications=0

[VoiceVolumes]

[VoiceChat] EchoEnabled=1 EchoVolume=0.500000 ProximityEnabled=1 ProximityVolume=0.500000 FactionEnabled=1 FactionVolume=0.500000 GroupEnabled=1 GroupVolume=0.550000 GroupLeaderEnabled=1 GroupLeaderVolume=0.500000 RaidEnabled=1 RaidVolume=0.490000 GuildEnabled=1 GuildVolume=0.500000 CustomEnabled=1 CustomVolume=0.650000 InputDevice=Microphone (2- USB Audio Device OutputDevice=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

[Chat] HudChatInactiveOpacity=0.000000 CanShowHudChat=0