Recommended Settings: Trilinear or BilinearĪnything above Trillinear tends to affect your FPS negatively, so if you want the highest FPS – use Trillinear or Bilinear.
Turning this on gives you a free FPS boost. Players with weaker PCs should still be able to keep this setting on, but if affects your FPS, turn it off. This is extremely useful for seeing players as it adds a ton of graphical detail and contrast around the outline of players. If you like your in-game graphics to be crisp, then you can have these turned on, otherwise, save your FPS and disable these options. These settings affect the graphic details of your game at the cost of a few FPS. Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode & FXAA Anti-Aliasing So if you need a higher FPS then it’s best to adjust these settings lower. The downside to having these settings on high is that they will eat up between 10 – 30 FPS (depending on your computer). In circumspect, you will more often be needing to see enemies through a Molotov (since they last longer) as opposed to the aftermath of a grenade. Recommended Settings: High (Unless your computer isn’t as strong, in which case you can keep it as high as you’re comfortable)Įffect Detail and Shader Detail will affect the visibility of your enemy through a burning Molotov/Incendiary. So it’s important to keep this setting on high as it will ensure that the shadow stays visible which will ultimately gives you more visibility. If your settings are on high, you will be able to see the enemy’s shadow, even from afar. If you have this in a higher setting, the shadows will last for longer, despite how far you are when looking at the shadow.įor example, a player can be hiding in a smoke, but their shadow will still be visible. If your shadow settings are on low, you will notice that the shadows of players will disappear if you are looking from afar. These select few video settings will make a ton of difference in visibility and FPS: Global Shadow Quality
Low FPS = Lag, which will affect your gameplay drastically, and won’t allow you to play to your full potential. Generally, it is better to have a higher and more consistent FPS than it is to have higher visibility on your enemies, so if you have to choose between the two, choose the former.
Regardless, when it comes to optimizing your settings, you want to focus on 2 things: having a consistently high FPS count and having crystal-clear visibility on your enemies.
Some settings will drastically change the visibility during certain parts of your gameplay, whilst others will give you a tiny FPS boost to allow for smoother gameplay. When it comes to making your enemies visible, the most important settings will be your in-game graphic settings (a.k.a.