Roag's: Keybinds, Controls & Graphics

The best settings for optimal performance and visibility. I will keep this guide updated.

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Keybinds and Controls

Mordhau's default control scheme aka "240 system" isn't great coming from chivalry, the binds in this guide are made with chivalry players in mind, not new players.

In order to disable the 240 control scheme:

• Go to "controls" - > uncheck all tickboxes

Under keybinds change the following:

• Feint - Q
  
• Right mouse button - Parry
  
• Right strike - left mouse button
  
• Fire - Left mouse button (make sure this is bound or you cant spawn don't overwrite above)
  
• Left upper strike - Thumb mouse button if you have one
  
• Left lower strike - Thumb mouse button if you have one
  
• Flip attack side - Left Alt

Pictures of keybinds incase confused.jpg
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Binding console key

• Go to Mordhau's client location <unit>:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\Mordhau\Engine\Config\* and open the **BaseInput.ini**
  
• Cntrl + F and look for +ConsoleKeys=Tilde
  
• Change "Tilde" to a different key, for example "J" or otherwise unbound key, and save the file
  
• Restart Mordhau.

Graphics

Depending on FPS you may want to tweak you graphics settings. Personally, I play on mostly low settings to achieve maximum FPS - especially in Frontlines.

Under the "Game" tab:

• Head bob - 0
  
• Ragdoll limit - Lower is better. I use 3
  
• Ragdoll stay time - Lower is better. I use 3

Under the "Video" tab:

Anything with [IMPORTANT] has a big impact on FPS or visibility

DISABLE V-SYNC - Even if you have a 60Hz Monitor you should always be aiming for 120fps

• Resolution Scale - Adjust this based on FPS. If you are getting enough FPS you can turn this up to 1.1 or 1.2 for a sharper picture. Leave on 1 if not getting consistant frames or on Frontlines
  
  
• Frame rate limit - 120 if on a 60Hz monitor, 143 on a 144hz monitor. Lower based on framerate (if you're getting 54 FPS max then make it 50 for example)
  
  
• Field of View - 101
  
  
• Antia-aliasing - FXAA or Off (especially if using higher than 1 screenscale) [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Texture quality - Adjust based on GPU VRAM size (6gb+ = Ultra) (4gb = High) etc.
  
  
• Effects - Low
  
  
• Shadow Quality - Low (Medium is fine, again I use for FPS)
  
  
• Indirect Shadows - Off
  
  
• View Distance - Low
  
  
• Post process - Low [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Foliage Density - Low [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Character Qaulity - Low
  
  
• Character Cloth - No Cloth [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Ragdoll Qaulity - Low [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Screenspace Reflections - Off [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Motion Blur - Off [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Bloom - Off [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Ambient Occlusion - Off [IMPORTANT]
  
  
• Lens Flares - Off [IMPORTANT]

Still Getting Low FPS

Set Mordhau launch options

Go to your steam library -> right click Mordhau -> set launch options -> paste
-USEALLAVAILABLECORES

Overide high-DPI scaling

• Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mordhau\Mordhau.exe
  
• Right click to properties on Mordhau.exe
  
• Navigate to Compatibility -> check the "override high DPI scaling behavior" box -> select "Application" and apply

Set Mordhau to higher CPU priority

This can be done via Task Manager, however the change is not permanent and will revert on restarting PC. Instead you can make a shortcut and assign that high priority, use this to launch Mordhau and it will assign high priority every-time .

• Right click desktop, create shortcut
  
• Paste cmd.exe /c start "Process Monitor" /High "{Drive letter}\ProgramFiles(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Mordhau\Mordhau.exe" or wherever your Mordhau.exe is located.

Removing Shadows

Make sure you have followed the above graphics settings to your liking before doing the bellow as you cannot update graphics setting in-game after this..

• press windows key + R -> type %appdata% -> press OK
  
• Exit /Roaming then into /AppData -> go to Local/Mordhau/Saved/Config/WindowsClient/ open GameUserSettings.ini
  
• CNTRL + F and look for sg.ShadowQuality=1 change to sg.ShadowQuality=0
  
• Save, go to .ini file -> right click -> properties -> set to "Read Only"

Using this method will not work with Mordhau open, make sure it is closed with the desired graphics settings already saved.

nVidia

Under manage 3d settings -> program settings -> add mordhau:
• Set virtually pre-rendered frames to 2 or 3 (higher = more FPS but also more input lag)
  
• Power management mode - Prefer maximum performance
  
• Preferred graphics processor - High performance nvidia processor is selected (may want to do this in "Global" tab)
  
• Set Multi-Display/Mixed GPU Acceleration to Single display performance mode
  
• Texture Quality - Performance
  
• V-Sync - Off
  
• Anti-Aliasing - Off
  
• Enable Threaded Optimisation
  
• Make sure drivers are up to date

Disabling Steam overlay

Steam overlay has been known to cause issues relating to FPS/Stutters, especially since the new UI updated. It may seem unescarry but can net quite a few more FPS (10-30) There are two options you could try here:

1. Disable steam overlay

• Go to Settings > Steam Overlay > In-game > Disable Steam Overlay.
  
• Alternatively go to Library -> Right click Mordhau -> Disable Steam Overlay.

2. Use old SteamUI

• Honestly not sure if this will result in an FPS gain (likely not) but I know I'm not the only one who hates the new UI, mostly because it doesn't work properly in-game. Guide on enabling old I here[steamskins.org]

ONLY USE IF GETTING BAD FPS

• Open Console
  
• type r.MipMapLodBias 4 (0-10, 10 being worst looking but best FPS)
  
• type r.skeletalmeshlodbias 10 (0-10, 10 being worst looking but best FPS)
  
• type r.Tonemapper.Sharpen 0

There's also this guide in Russian for .ini edits to help with FPS. View the page on google chrome and it translates well enough. Alternatively there's a thread here[mordhau.com] with some pre-made potato .ini's.

[Warlock]

thank you roag for fixing my computer!!

[BRMAN]

palīdzība pc zilais ekrāns un dīvaini trokšņi. kāpēc ?

[cheezball03]

underhands?

[Null]

Very good guide.

[ROAG]

@Hellbeholder not sure man, if you join my discord (check my profile) and send me a message I'll see if I can help. I have't updated this guide in a while

[Stahleisinchen]

stop criticizing or ban

[Hellbeholder]

I tried basically everything in this guide and the game still has stuttering. I literally made it look worse than Legos but whenever I move my camera too quick, the game just has to load. My rig is far from the worst, in fact, it's not even trying. Neither GPU or CPU spike while playing the game, but everytime I, for example, spawn in, every texture has to load once again. It doesn't matter in the slightest if it is on low or high settings. I tried everything. Any ideas?

[RODNEY BALLS]

Ты заставляешь мой компьютер работать быстрее и увеличиваешь пенис

[Borat]

Thanks man I love you no homo

[Morow]

great guide, very informative and helpfull