Graphics settings

[Offa]

Hey all, this might be a foolish question, but I just got the game, and the graphics settings defaulted to their lowest settings. Is that by design? Or does the game sense what my computer is capable of? I'm confused because my hardware far outstrips the recommended hardware settings. Am I going to run into trouble if I move everything up to the highest level? Kingmaker ran like a charm...

[Sador]

The game is pretty demanding so if you have a lower end PC / laptop that's probably for the best. Without specs it's hard to say, you can always try to set them higher if you wish (just make sure to keep HBAO and SSR on medium or preferably off).

[Runic Tunic]

Just checked mine since I've never altered the graphics settings and were all defaulted to high, so I'm assuming it's based on your specs.

Might depend on how good your hardware is, what you have, and (if it's a custom rig) how the different components interact with each other. This game isn't the most optimized in some ways and makes even top notch systems run hot.

edit: spelling

[Offa]

Thanks for your responses. I've got

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS--8GHz memory clock
AMD processor--3.2 GHz
16 gigs of ram

Seems like I should be crushing video settings, but as some of you say, it's not super well optimized.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Offa:

Hey all, this might be a foolish question, but I just got the game, and the graphics settings defaulted to their lowest settings. Is that by design? Or does the game sense what my computer is capable of? I'm confused because my hardware far outstrips the recommended hardware settings. Am I going to run into trouble if I move everything up to the highest level? Kingmaker ran like a charm...

The default recommendation is an automatic recognition of your standardised computer components. There is nothing wrong if you make alteration, whether it is one way or another. It can improve the gaming experience for those who got a high setting recommended when reducing some settings. It can as well improve the gaming experience for those who got a low setting recommended when increasing some settings.

Consider it just a recommendation which is not nearly close to 80% accurate.