Now getting 30-40 fps on a 1060.

[Shiiru]

Like many others I started playing the game with awful frame rates peaking around 10-15 while the game looked like it just released for the playstation 1. Didn't like that one bit, complained a lot, posted about not getting the game until I upgraded my components, so on and so forth. Friends got it, caved to peer pressure, decided to treat this game like a Bethesda title and find fixes for my issues.

Having a good time now. 30-40 consistent fps, lows rarely dipping into the high 20s, think I've had maybe 4 crashes in my entire 65 hours of playtime. Perfectly playable and fun on older hardware, just takes a bit of work on the user's end. Finished the story and currently waiting on my friends to coop farm endgame gear while trying out different weapons.

PC Specs: No manual overclocking on anything
Windows 10
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 6 cores, 12 logical processors, 3600 Mhz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, Zotac, single fan
RAM: 32 GB DDR4 3600 Mhz (2x16GB)
Disk: 1TB NVMe 4.0 M.2, SABRENT Rocket, 5000/4400 MBps Read/Write
Screenshot while in base camp staring into the crowd, FPS can be seen in the top left corner, remains fairly consistent even when fighting and bouncing around on the Insect Glaive and with multiple players.
https://imgur.com/xma9gcV

For anyone wanting to try getting more fps on their old hardware here are things I've done to play the game consistently:

First off the Config.ini I use: https://pastebin.com/SETVV9ST
Is a further editted version of this config: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/91
If you do copy my settings, make sure to set ParallelBuildProcessorCount=12 to however many your CPU supports. This info can be found in the Task Manager, Performance Tab, CPU, look for the number next to Logical processors. Also make sure to set the file to Read-Only so the game doesn't change stuff when it starts up.

Below are the modifications I've picked up off the Nexus to make this game run decently on my old hardware:

REFramework: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/93
Needed to make all the other mods function.

Wind Simulation Disabler: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/234
Turns off some of the minor physics effects applied to just about everything, was a huge fps boost. Don't really notice them being off unless your specifically standing still looking for them.

Disable Post Processing Effects: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/221
Fully disables some of the effects the config.ini only allows to be set to low.

Disable Ambient Lighting: https://www.nexusmods.com/monsterhunterwilds/mods/331
This is one of the things I had to do way back on Oblivion when I first played it on a Dell toaster. Decent fps boost at the cost of image quality.

[JoeMetal10969]

I am you with different setup but identical optimization mods.
Playing on a laptop with i5 11400H and RTX3050 Ti 4gb vram. Manually upgrade RAM from 16gb to 32gb for this game and Marvel Rivals
It runs...fine, at least with very little bug and crash. Graphics are expectedly horrible. Forced DLSS4 but the performance was terrible so I use FSR.
Was able to "remain" the FPS on around 4X but limiting the FPS to 30 and turn on frame gen makes the general experience much better except nameplates shaking all the time. Mild annoyance. Input delay was much smaller than I expected - Strongly recommend my approach even though half of them are fake frames
Graphics are genuinely PS2/PS3 era but again, what to expect with that pathetic GPU?

[Shiiru]

Frame gen on less powerful cards doesn't really work that well, considerably hurting performance, and thats if it doesn't just black screen. The displayed fps might go up a little, but its actually playing at half that number. Its even suggested to not use frame gen unless you're already getting 60+ fps since the extra frames aren't actually making the game itself play smoother.

I did try using frame gen for a while in Wilds and I did manage to actually turn on FSR on this old card. In my case it displayed as if it was running at +5 fps but it played as if it was running -10 fps with considerable input delay. The 10 series GPUs are from a time before frame gen and isn't really supported, DLSS isn't even available and FSR doesn't work well on it.

Glad you got something that works for you. The game is running fine for me with my current setup that I described, was sharing to maybe help others who are having issues.

[Prod™]

Thank you so much!!! this has drastically improved my time on MH wilds. I have a very similar set up and was also extremely frustrated that DLSS and FSR did nothing!!! I did everything in your post and the game is running much better!.

[Kiririn]

Do you have video showcasing what the game looks like after all those tweaks?

You said the game looked like a PS1 game prior to all those changes. Does it look substantially worse than a PS1 game now?

[Shiiru]

Originally posted by Kiririn:

Do you have video showcasing what the game looks like after all those tweaks?

You said the game looked like a PS1 game prior to all those changes. Does it look substantially worse than a PS1 game now?

There is a screenshot just below my pc specs in my post, however I don't have a video.
Relinking the screenshot: https://imgur.com/xma9gcV

[Khergit Horse Archer]

u can probably experiment with dual gpu lossless scaling with 1060 and ur igpu or some other budget card (dont need much vram just raw gpu power, even mining cards without display is probably possible just need driver tho)

[Shiiru]

Originally posted by Khergit Horse Archer:

u can probably experiment with dual gpu lossless scaling with 1060 and ur igpu or some other budget card (dont need much vram just raw gpu power, even mining cards without display is probably possible just need driver tho)

I grabbed lossless scaling during the spring sale cause I'm trying the Nolvus modpack for Skyrim. Tried it with MH:Wilds and sadly it doesn't work very well. The in-game upscaling does a better job and frame gen still kills performance too much by dropping the original fps too low.

On an upside it works well with the Nolvus v6 Redux, consistently around 30-40 fps getting the smoother visuals of 60-80 without hindering gameplay.

As for a dual gpu setup, I can't test that since I dont have cpu graphics or an extra card laying around.

[Kiririn]

I appreciate that. i didn't see that link.

It really makes you wonder what Capcom is doing wrong. After searching online this is apparently what Portable 3rd looks like emulated...a PSP game.

https://hydrosupernal.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/3/9/123922010/207753753.jpg

Originally posted by Shiiru:

Originally posted by Kiririn:

Do you have video showcasing what the game looks like after all those tweaks?

You said the game looked like a PS1 game prior to all those changes. Does it look substantially worse than a PS1 game now?

There is a screenshot just below my pc specs in my post, however I don't have a video.
Relinking the screenshot: https://imgur.com/xma9gcV

[Shiiru]

Ya, I'm still of the opinion that World looks 10x better than what I have to play Wilds at to manage even half the fps I had there. 60+ fps High quality World/Iceborne vs 30 fps custom super low Wilds.

[Ottomic]

I don't know how it'll work if you take out every single graphical effect, shader, lighting, fog, clouds, particles, wind and every bit and bob of graphics that can be possibly removed, but with my 3070 8gb this game is still basically unable to stay at 40 fps, even at 1080p.

Either the game gets fixed, or I'll eventually buy a 16gb card and will be able to brute force through the absolutely unacceptable performance of this $70 game.

[Khergit Horse Archer]

Originally posted by Ottomic:

I don't know how it'll work if you take out every single graphical effect, shader, lighting, fog, clouds, particles, wind and every bit and bob of graphics that can be possibly removed, but with my 3070 8gb this game is still basically unable to stay at 40 fps, even at 1080p.

Either the game gets fixed, or I'll eventually buy a 16gb card and will be able to brute force through the absolutely unacceptable performance of this $70 game.

i just hope ur getting something better than 7800xt cuz thats basically a 3080 in terms of game performance even thou it does have way more vram. you shud get 9070 or better imo

[Razzle]

i sure hope you didnt leave a negative review about the performance considering you're on a 1060 when the least required gpu for this is 1660

[Ottomic]

Originally posted by Khergit Horse Archer:

i just hope ur getting something better than 7800xt cuz thats basically a 3080 in terms of game performance even thou it does have way more vram. you shud get 9070 or better imo

I'tll probably be a 5070ti 16gb, but I refuse to pay 4 figures (or anywhere close) for a GPU.

[Khergit Horse Archer]

Originally posted by Ottomic:

Originally posted by Khergit Horse Archer:

i just hope ur getting something better than 7800xt cuz thats basically a 3080 in terms of game performance even thou it does have way more vram. you shud get 9070 or better imo

I'tll probably be a 5070ti 16gb, but I refuse to pay 4 figures (or anywhere close) for a GPU.

lmao gud luck getting that card at reasonable prices

[Kiririn]

The 5070ti prices are insane. I don't even remember what MSRP was supposed to be but the best selling on Amazon is currently $999.99.

Originally posted by Ottomic:

Originally posted by Khergit Horse Archer:

i just hope ur getting something better than 7800xt cuz thats basically a 3080 in terms of game performance even thou it does have way more vram. you shud get 9070 or better imo

I'tll probably be a 5070ti 16gb, but I refuse to pay 4 figures (or anywhere close) for a GPU.