Optimal game quality settings

[NeonX]

What i have: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050 Laptop
Before the game launches these is an option top change quality preferences in bethesda launcher.
While it automatically chooses the highest quality settings, I wanted to know the optimal settings for performances without making all quality settings absolute minimum.

[Zekiran]

Turn off godrays, and adjust the screenspace reflections, water, that kind of thing.

The only way you can turn off certain things like godrays is to MANUALLY set them ALL to "low". Then work your way back upwards until you're satisfied. But it won't normally allow you to turn that feature off at all if you just let it self-detect.

Weapon Debris MUST BE OFF.

The rest is 100% up to you. Only you know what you're looking at, whether you want more or less detail, whether one feature or another hogs too much memory or slows it down. Definitely be PLUGGED IN while playing, and keep that puppy cool as much as you can. Since this game relies heavily on the CPU that's also something you should make sure has the right airflow and power settings. (performance, not economy)

[NeonX]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Turn off godrays, and adjust the screenspace reflections, water, that kind of thing.

The only way you can turn off certain things like godrays is to MANUALLY set them ALL to "low". Then work your way back upwards until you're satisfied. But it won't normally allow you to turn that feature off at all if you just let it self-detect.

Weapon Debris MUST BE OFF.

The rest is 100% up to you. Only you know what you're looking at, whether you want more or less detail, whether one feature or another hogs too much memory or slows it down. Definitely be PLUGGED IN while playing, and keep that puppy cool as much as you can. Since this game relies heavily on the CPU that's also something you should make sure has the right airflow and power settings. (performance, not economy)

Thanks

[SlasH]

Imho you can play with max settings with the RTX 3050 card, except for weapon debris, this must be deactivated due to a bug with RTX cards. I also suggest to use at least Load Accelerator Mod (does not disable achievements).

[Zekiran]

On a laptop though, so that's up in the air. While some laptops are indeed fully capable, some are simply not, for whatever reason or component conflict.

I will always nuke godrays because boy howdy they are garbage in this game.

[RabbitRidge]

The only way I know to turn Godrays off completely is to issue a game engine console command at startup (been that way since the beginning, I don't believe the recent updates changed that).

I use the following text in my Fallout4Custom.ini file:
[General]
sStartingConsoleCommand=gr off

Edit: not a fan of Motion Blur or Lens Flare either, simply as a personal preference.

[SlasH]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

I will always nuke godrays because boy howdy they are garbage in this game.

That's a totally different thing, but I agree somehow

[Maviba]

Originally posted by NeonX:

What i have: Nvidia Geforce RTX 3050 Laptop
Before the game launches these is an option top change quality preferences in bethesda launcher.
While it automatically chooses the highest quality settings, I wanted to know the optimal settings for performances without making all quality settings absolute minimum.

There's no general optimal settings for the game, since each PC is different.

Find out what's limiting your system and adjust your settings to it.
But with a mobile 3050, you want to save VRAM. 4gb is a bit low nowadays.
So don't use the HD texture pack,
Don't go above 1080p.

Textures shouldn't be set too high,
enable vsync to 60, max 120 Hz.
Turn off weapon debris.

Adjust the rest at your own taste.