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- The Complete Guide to Improving Framerate and Performance in Team Fortress 2
- Chris’ Configs: https://chrisdown.name/tf2/
- Chris’ performance configs were created a few years ago when many competitive players desired to improve framerates. They haven’t been updated in a long time now, but that is no issue since the source engine has undergone few major changes. The configs come in many different varieties, including maxquality, highquality, DX9frames, highframes, and maxframes.
- - Max quality turns every possible graphical setting to the highest, making tf2 perfect for users making movies, replaying a demo, or just have a damn good computer.
- - High quality is similar, but not quite as stressful on your CPU and GPU.
- - Highframes is the most common config, and probably the one you are looking for.
- Highframes lowers the graphical quality of tf2, keeping the essentials but providing a significant boost to frame rate.
- - DX9 frames is the same as running highframes, but allows you to run tf2 in DirectX 9.8. This makes many new features compatible (killstreaks, bleeding, fire, shiny ubers, etc), but is slightly harder on your computer than high frames. This config is very popular due to tf2 looking mostly like it would be default, but providing a huge performance boost.
- - Maxframes is the most extreme config. Maxframes runs tf2 on the absolute lowest settings. This is only recommended if you want to push frames to the extreme, or run on a very bad computer. Not a significant improvement over high frames. Screenshot: http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/577890220573605403/3D0A5F4AE9289E6D53C38B2CD008602C00A460F2/
- At the bottom of Chris’ configs, you can find threading options. This can be very confusing to new users, so you want to leave them be. However, one value should be changed.
- mat_queue_mode -1 (setting this to “2” provides an FPS boost on multi-threaded cores, but is unstable and causes crashes. -1 is recommended)
- Misc Tf2 mods for improving FPS:
- Hatless Mod - http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2041907
- This removes all hats and unusual effects in tf2, making the strain on your CPU significantly less. It works in sv_pure 1 and 2.
- Remove Particles - http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11156016#post11156016
- This removes lots of unnecessary particles from tf2, and is best paired with the hatless mod to boost performance.
- Surfaceproperties.txt - http://ozfortress.com/showthread.php?t=39676
- Removes dust particles from explosions and landings, reducing clutter. Almost negligible FPS gain.
- Other Programs to boost tf2 performance:
- Razer Gamebooster - http://www.razerzone.com/cortex/game-booster
- This program prioritizes games when they are running, and also stops any non essential programs, making FPS higher and more consistent.
- Process Lasso - https://bitsum.com/processlasso/
- Basically an ultimate task manager. Allows you to close, force stop, and pause all essential and nonessential programs. Also allows you to close certain programs automatically when tf2 starts.
- Aiming Settings
- Aiming is essential in tf2. Many people don’t use optimal aiming settings, which throws them off in the long run. Optimally raw input should be on, and mouse accel should be turned off. Before you attack with “but *insert high level player* uses it,” that doesn’t mean it is optimal, and they only use it because they are used to it.
- mat_vsync "0" - turns off vertical sync, which reduces FPS and causes input lag
- m_filter "0"
- m_customaccel "0"
- m_mouseaccel1 "0"
- m_mouseaccel2 "0"
- You also want to check “raw input” in the advanced options.
- Net settings:
- Net settings make sure you get optimal hit registration. Place in the appropriate .cfg files
- autoexec.cfg:
- cl_cmdrate 66
- cl_lagcompensation 1
- cl_pred_optimize 2
- cl_smooth 0
- cl_smoothtime 0.01
- cl_updaterate 66
- rate 100000
- Scout, Heavy, Engineer, Sniper cfgs:
- cl_interp 0.0303
- cl_interp_ratio 2
- Soldier, Pyro, Demo, Medic, Spy cfgs:
- cl_interp 0.0152
- cl_interp_ratio 1
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