how to limit FPS

[MoppBoi37]

My game is running at the highest fps my gpu can crank out and I want to cap it, is there anyway i can do that in this game? i don't see an option in the menus to do that.

[Ferchi]

Open console (tab) and you can use:
Stat fps

to see your current fps on the screen
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command to set max 40 fps:
t.MaxFPS 40

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or you can change the settings, copy and past at folder:
t.MaxFPS 40

Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
(the difference, you dont need to type the command each time you play ark)

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or you can use another ways like this command, copy and paste at folder:
FrameRateCap=40
FrameRateMinimum=40

Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\Engine\Config\consoleVariables.ini

[Veeshan]

I was also able to force Vsync through my GPU app.

[Pisaro]

Originally posted by Fer:

Open console (tab) and you can use:
Stat fps

to see your current fps on the screen
----------------
command to set max 40 fps:
t.MaxFPS 40

----

or you can change the settings, copy and past at folder:
t.MaxFPS 40

Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
(the difference, you dont need to type the command each time you play ark)

----

or you can use another ways like this command, copy and paste at folder:
FrameRateCap=40
FrameRateMinimum=40

Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\Engine\Config\consoleVariables.ini

I hope that is only a example. Because nobody should play with low life 40 FPS :(

[turk0gamer]

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

I hope that is only a example. Because nobody should play with low life 40 FPS :(

And what average fps should they play it?

[Ferchi]

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

I hope that is only a example. Because nobody should play with low life 40 FPS :(

LOL 40 fps is a looooooot, is a good way to play, console gamers play whit 30 or 40 fps and so many players do on pc, thats sad really

[Pisaro]

Originally posted by Fer:

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

I hope that is only a example. Because nobody should play with low life 40 FPS :(

LOL 40 fps is a looooooot, is a good way to play, console gamers play whit 30 or 40 fps and so many players do on pc, thats sad really

I dont play games below 60 FPS. And no in facts 40 FPS has nothing to do with "a lot". Minimum 60 fpsy really, Minimum...

30 or 40 fps means stuttering like hell.

[Veeshan]

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

Originally posted by Fer:

LOL 40 fps is a looooooot, is a good way to play, console gamers play whit 30 or 40 fps and so many players do on pc, thats sad really

I dont play games below 60 FPS. And no in facts 40 FPS has nothing to do with "a lot". Minimum 60 fpsy really, Minimum...

30 or 40 fps means stuttering like hell.

That's incorrect. Stuttering refers to momentary drops in FPS, not overall speed.

In Elite Dangerous I got 45-55 FPS consistently which you would consider low but it was as smooth as silk.

40 can be perfectly smooth even with motion depending on game. As others have said, consoles used to settle around here for performance reasons.

Not to mention every game made before about 2000 ;)

[Ferchi]

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

Originally posted by Fer:

LOL 40 fps is a looooooot, is a good way to play, console gamers play whit 30 or 40 fps and so many players do on pc, thats sad really

I dont play games below 60 FPS. And no in facts 40 FPS has nothing to do with "a lot". Minimum 60 fpsy really, Minimum...

30 or 40 fps means stuttering like hell.

yee "you"
but millons play with 40 fps or less

[Flap]

30 FPS can look fine providing those 30 frames are evenly spread across that second. If they all come in the first half of that second and the other half is left without any frames then it looks choppy.

[Die Monster]

set fps to your monitor refresh rate cap, set it in nvidia control panel as a global setting.

[Pisaro]

Originally posted by Fer:

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

I dont play games below 60 FPS. And no in facts 40 FPS has nothing to do with "a lot". Minimum 60 fpsy really, Minimum...

30 or 40 fps means stuttering like hell.

yee "you"
but millons play with 40 fps or less

Yeah because most gamers dont have really high expectations. They're playing like crap. Thats very sad.

[Pisaro]

Originally posted by Flap:

30 FPS can look fine providing those 30 frames are evenly spread across that second. If they all come in the first half of that second and the other half is left without any frames then it looks choppy.

Even with perfect frametimes, 30 FPS looks like trash.

[Flap]

Originally posted by Pisaro27:

Originally posted by Flap:

30 FPS can look fine providing those 30 frames are evenly spread across that second. If they all come in the first half of that second and the other half is left without any frames then it looks choppy.

Even with perfect frametimes, 30 FPS looks like trash.

Sure I would take perfect 60 over perfect 30 FPS, but I have encountered choppy 60 FPS and I would take perfect 30 FPS over that any day.