lowest possible graphic settings

[Goreu Horun]

i want to set the game to the lowest possible settings. like i mean awful like if i have to make the game look like chunky Lego then so be it. i want to know if there are any mods like this or anything i can do on my end just to get a few more frames. my PC is not the greatest and it has a hard time ruining the game normally :(

[BigPig]

if you can't handle the game at the start with the lowest possible settings there isn't much more you can do and there isn't much point in even trying since it will get infinitely worse the more stuff you build
much much worse, can't stress it enough
you can try to look for some mods and stuff, I'm not aware of those, but I'd advise to stick to factorio which has the same idea but is one of the most well-optimized games in existence, or maybe try dyson sphere program which is in 3d but is much easier on the pc still

[Vectorspace]

My understanding is that the game is more affected by CPU performance than GPU. Because the factory simulation runs on the CPU.
What spec did you run? The same ran playably well for me on a GTX 1070 and Intel i5 7600k right up to late game (though a bit choppy at times)

[Maehlice]

Originally posted by Vectorspace:

My understanding is that the game is more affected by CPU performance than GPU. Because the factory simulation runs on the CPU.
What spec did you run? The same ran playably well for me on a GTX 1070 and Intel i5 7600k right up to late game (though a bit choppy at times)

This.

If you're in a spaghetti factory, your GPU might choke. But, the CPU is generally what bottlenecks the game.

[Veeshan]

So OP might be able to OC a little, could help.

Also try borderless windowed and fullscreen modes, those frequently have dramatic effects, especially before release.

[Goreu Horun]

Originally posted by BigPig:

I'd advise to stick to factorio which has the same idea but is one of the most well-optimized games in existence, or maybe try dyson sphere program which is in 3d but is much easier on the pc still

i have and love all 3 of these games. its my Favourite type of game. its a shame this one is so demanding. oh well, i guise im out of luck till i get a PC that runs better then a toaster. ha

[God of Snacks]

There are mods that lower graphics to literal blocks. Supposedly makes things smoother.

[darkpyro]

have you tried undervoltin your cpu and gpu?
less voltage -> less heat -> higher possible clock speed before heat-trottle
might not help much but it coud make a difference.
also it takes some time to tune your sistem right so that it still works stable
and not all cpus and gpus can be undervoltet

[Goreu Horun]

Originally posted by darkpyro:

have you tried undervoltin your cpu and gpu?
less voltage -> less heat -> higher possible clock speed before heat-trottle
might not help much but it coud make a difference.
also it takes some time to tune your sistem right so that it still works stable
and not all cpus and gpus can be undervoltet

might look into that. when my PC gets going you could fry eggs on this badboy

[Lil Puppy]

%localappdata%\FactoryGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini

In this file are your resolution settings, change them to a lower value or leave them alone and change the sg.ResolutionQuality to a smaller value (this will change the internal render resolution to a smaller size and leave your output resolution as whatever your monitor is natively thus increasing FPS)
If your monitor is 1920x1080, a value of 75 will make the game internally render at 1440x810 and scale it up to 1080p for your monitor. Less pixels to render = +fps.
You can also adjust the FrameRateLimit to a lower value(30) so the GPU doesn't have to work so hard.
You can also use the UseDynamicResolution = true and set the FrameRateLimit = 30 and the internal renderer should use a dynamic version of sg.ResolutionQuality to keep your FPS at 30 and potato your graphics however it needs to at the moment.
Additionally, all the numbers under the [ScalabilityGroups] heading can be set to 1 (these are available in the graphics options so you can just set those to the lowest setting there).

[/script/factorygame.fggameusersettings]
mAudioVolumes=(Name="Master_Bus_Volume",Value=1.000000)
mAudioVolumes=(Name="Ambient_Bus_Volume",Value=1.000000)
mAudioVolumes=(Name="Factory_Bus_Volume",Value=1.000000)
mAudioVolumes=(Name="Music_Bus_Volume",Value=0.500000)
mAudioVolumes=(Name="SFX_Bus_Volume",Value=1.000000)
mAudioVolumes=(Name="VO_Bus_Volume",Value=1.000000)
mNetworkQuality=0
mIsArachnophobiaMode=False
mInvertY=False
mAutoSortInventory=True
mIntValues=(("FG.SendGameplayData", 0),("FG.UsingAutoCleranceOn", 1),("r.FullScreenMode", 0),("sg.ShadowQuality", 2),("sg.PostProcessQuality", 2),("sg.AntiAliasingQuality", 2),("sg.EffectsQuality", 2),("sg.FoliageQuality", 2),("sg.PoolLightQuality", 2),("t.MaxFPS", 60),("sg.ViewDistanceQuality", 2),("r.VSync", 1),("r.HZBOcclusion", 1),("foliage.DitheredLOD", 1),("r.ContactShadows", 1),("FG.ShowBreakNotification", 0),("FG.EnableGamepadInput", 0))
mFloatValues=(("FG.AutosaveInterval", 1200.000000),("RTPC.Factory_Bus_Volume", 0.600000),("RTPC.UI_Bus_Volume", 0.600000),("FG.FirstPersonFOVModifier", 1.200000),("r.TonemapperGamma", 3.000000))
mPrimaryLanguage=en-US-POSIX
CurrentFGGameUserSettingsVersion=0
bUseVSync=True
bUseDynamicResolution=False
ResolutionSizeX=2560
ResolutionSizeY=1440
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=2560
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=1440
WindowPosX=-1
WindowPosY=-1
FullscreenMode=0
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=1
PreferredFullscreenMode=0
Version=5
AudioQualityLevel=0
LastConfirmedAudioQualityLevel=0
FrameRateLimit=60.000000
DesiredScreenWidth=1280
DesiredScreenHeight=720
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenWidth=1280
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenHeight=720
LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000
LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000
LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000
bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False
HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=2
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=2
sg.ShadowQuality=2
sg.PostProcessQuality=2
sg.TextureQuality=3
sg.EffectsQuality=2
sg.FoliageQuality=2
sg.ShadingQuality=3

[/script/engine.gameusersettings]
bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False