How I improve FPS on ETS2.
Posted: 24 Sep 2017 16:43
After few weeks of testing, finally I can drive on cities, without major FPS fall.
I will try to explain here how I have do this, but it's important to understand that not everything I've done can go to you as well.
You need to test each part and the combinations between them.
With my GeForce GTS 250 1Gb I have now 15% - 50% more FPS than before and a much, much better quality.
This are my modifications:
1) I moved C:\Users\...\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2 entire folder on same drive where the game is install.
It seems that the game run better if is on same drive with profiles, mod,.... folders
For me are:
- ETS2 Docs - D:\Euro Truck Simulator 2
- ETS2 Game - D:\Program Files (x86)\Euro Truck Simulator 2
Change on your ETS2 Shortcut -> Properties -> Shortcut -> Target, adding -homedir "your new path"
For me is:
"D:\Program Files (x86)\Euro Truck Simulator 2\bin\win_x64\eurotrucks2.exe" -homedir D:\ -nointro
2) Change on D:\Euro Truck Simulator 2\config.cfg
One of the biggest problems for me was the "shadows" on game, even when I set them to minimum from games settings.
For who don't care about shadows in game (like me) my recomandations are:
uset r_cloud_shadows "0"
uset r_fake_shadows "0"
uset r_sun_shadow_texture_size "0"
uset r_sun_shadow_quality "0"
3) Settings in game "Graphics" window
- Refresh Rate: Default refresh
- Vertical Sync.: Disabled
Here you need to test, sometimes Enabled is better
- Scaling: 100%
I use NVIDIA Inspector for setting my video card driver.
- Antialiasing (MLAA): OFF
Big problem for all gamers
- High Dynamic Range (HDR): ON
Here you need to test, sometimes OFF is better, but you lose in quality, and game become too "dark" (less effects, all climates, days, ... seems to be the same, game become boring)
- Depth of Field (DOF): OFF
Not have a major impact on FPS. From what I know, this settings, make a blur effect on far images, like a fog. Turn ON if you like.
- Sunnshafts: ON
Is ON for same reason like HDR
- Color Correction: OFF
Here you need to test, sometimes ON is better. If you use some mods with impact on image, (weather, climate, skybox, other graphics mods....) keepit OFF, else you cancel your mod settings.
- Reflection Detail: Medium
- Vegetation Detail: Medium
Here you need to test:
Low, less Effects - more FPS
Medium good balanced, Effects - FPS
High, more Effects - less FPS
More or Less is an objective thing
- Grass Density: Disabled
Big problem for all players
- Shadow Quality: Disabled
Big problem for all players
- Shadow Texture Size: Custom
Big problem for all players. Is "Custom" because you set in config.cfg file to "0", with Low setting have "2048"
- Weather Quality: High
Here you need to test. Works like Reflection and Vegetation Detail.
- Mirror Quality: High
- Mirror Resolution: High
- Mirror Distance: High
Here you need to test. This settings are with major impact on FPS.
Low - you can't see too much in your mirrors but you increase FPS.
High (Ultra) - nice mirror images but you decrease FPS
- Texture Quality: High
Here you need to test. Works like Reflection and Vegetation Detail.
- Anisotropic Filtering: MINIMUM
Is hard to explain in few words, but you can see the "effects" of this setting on distance images when the viewing angle is sharp (especial to road lines in curves, fences ...).
This settings have a major impact on FPS, for me. For other players is not a problem. Setting to MAXIMUM (right side) give you a better quality for image but decrease FPS.
I set this to MINIMUM because I do Anisotropic Filtering with my graphics card (read NVIDIA Inspector Settings). Maybe I will slightly increase the value from the minimum in the future tests.
I have to test this value further.
- Normal Maps: ON
Improves image quality. I have not tested too much.
- Traffic Headlights: ON
To see other vehicles at night.
- Secondary Vehicle Lights: ON
More Lights for your truck.
- Light Visibility Ranges: High
High to see further at night.
- Pedestrians: OFF
Big problem for all players. Set to OFF to increase FPS.
I will try to explain here how I have do this, but it's important to understand that not everything I've done can go to you as well.
You need to test each part and the combinations between them.
With my GeForce GTS 250 1Gb I have now 15% - 50% more FPS than before and a much, much better quality.
This are my modifications:
1) I moved C:\Users\...\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2 entire folder on same drive where the game is install.
It seems that the game run better if is on same drive with profiles, mod,.... folders
For me are:
- ETS2 Docs - D:\Euro Truck Simulator 2
- ETS2 Game - D:\Program Files (x86)\Euro Truck Simulator 2
Change on your ETS2 Shortcut -> Properties -> Shortcut -> Target, adding -homedir "your new path"
For me is:
"D:\Program Files (x86)\Euro Truck Simulator 2\bin\win_x64\eurotrucks2.exe" -homedir D:\ -nointro
2) Change on D:\Euro Truck Simulator 2\config.cfg
One of the biggest problems for me was the "shadows" on game, even when I set them to minimum from games settings.
For who don't care about shadows in game (like me) my recomandations are:
uset r_cloud_shadows "0"
uset r_fake_shadows "0"
uset r_sun_shadow_texture_size "0"
uset r_sun_shadow_quality "0"
3) Settings in game "Graphics" window
- Refresh Rate: Default refresh
- Vertical Sync.: Disabled
Here you need to test, sometimes Enabled is better
- Scaling: 100%
I use NVIDIA Inspector for setting my video card driver.
- Antialiasing (MLAA): OFF
Big problem for all gamers
- High Dynamic Range (HDR): ON
Here you need to test, sometimes OFF is better, but you lose in quality, and game become too "dark" (less effects, all climates, days, ... seems to be the same, game become boring)
- Depth of Field (DOF): OFF
Not have a major impact on FPS. From what I know, this settings, make a blur effect on far images, like a fog. Turn ON if you like.
- Sunnshafts: ON
Is ON for same reason like HDR
- Color Correction: OFF
Here you need to test, sometimes ON is better. If you use some mods with impact on image, (weather, climate, skybox, other graphics mods....) keepit OFF, else you cancel your mod settings.
- Reflection Detail: Medium
- Vegetation Detail: Medium
Here you need to test:
Low, less Effects - more FPS
Medium good balanced, Effects - FPS
High, more Effects - less FPS
More or Less is an objective thing
- Grass Density: Disabled
Big problem for all players
- Shadow Quality: Disabled
Big problem for all players
- Shadow Texture Size: Custom
Big problem for all players. Is "Custom" because you set in config.cfg file to "0", with Low setting have "2048"
- Weather Quality: High
Here you need to test. Works like Reflection and Vegetation Detail.
- Mirror Quality: High
- Mirror Resolution: High
- Mirror Distance: High
Here you need to test. This settings are with major impact on FPS.
Low - you can't see too much in your mirrors but you increase FPS.
High (Ultra) - nice mirror images but you decrease FPS
- Texture Quality: High
Here you need to test. Works like Reflection and Vegetation Detail.
- Anisotropic Filtering: MINIMUM
Is hard to explain in few words, but you can see the "effects" of this setting on distance images when the viewing angle is sharp (especial to road lines in curves, fences ...).
This settings have a major impact on FPS, for me. For other players is not a problem. Setting to MAXIMUM (right side) give you a better quality for image but decrease FPS.
I set this to MINIMUM because I do Anisotropic Filtering with my graphics card (read NVIDIA Inspector Settings). Maybe I will slightly increase the value from the minimum in the future tests.
I have to test this value further.
- Normal Maps: ON
Improves image quality. I have not tested too much.
- Traffic Headlights: ON
To see other vehicles at night.
- Secondary Vehicle Lights: ON
More Lights for your truck.
- Light Visibility Ranges: High
High to see further at night.
- Pedestrians: OFF
Big problem for all players. Set to OFF to increase FPS.