Custom Graphic Settings

How to edit your graphic settings better than the in game options.

How to Get There

This guide will cover how to get custom graphic settings for Ghost Recon Phantoms. So if you like some aspects of high graphics but your computer isn't powerful enough to run the game on those high settings you can run your game on lower graphics while keeping some of the same great qualities of high settings. This can also help you if you enjoy high graphics but don't like certain parts of high graphics like motion blur.

If you have steam go here
Steam:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online\Game\NCSA-Live
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms - EU\Game\PDC-Live

If you do not have steam go here.
No Steam:
C:\Ubisoft\Ghost Recon Phantoms\NCSA-Live

What it All Means

Alright so now that we know the file location just go ahead and open up two files, one is called "GraphicPresets.ini" and the other is "GraphicSettings.ini" both should be opened in a Notepad, WordPad, or notepad++. "GraphicSettings.ini" is your current graphic settings and "GraphicPresets.ini" is a list of each graphic setting that the game gives you.
ONLY EDIT "GraphicSettings.ini".

There are some settings that I have not fully tested yet so they are labeled "Need more testing" and I will update this guide as soon as i figure out exactly what is changed.

REMINDER: for every change you make in the file you have to restart your game for it to take affect. If you are successful in changing your file and changing your graphics settings you can check by launching the game>click on the gear in the bottom left for options>video tab> under graphics quality it should say custom that means it worked.

So you look at this list and all you see is word you don't know and numbers that don't have any meaning, don't worry I will explain. All of the bright white words are my recommended settings.

Version=1

- Don't worry/touch this

AutoConfigure=0

- Don't worry/touch this

ShadowMapSize=3

- affects the quality/sharpness of the shadows.

ShaderVersion=3

- Don't worry/touch this

RenderBloom=0

- Affects if brighter objects "glow". Turning it off will make the game look sharper, though some prefer the effect to be turned on.

TextureSize=0

- This comes in three options: 0, 1, and 2. Basically what this option does is change the textures quality 0 being the best quality and 2 being the worst. In the screenshots below you can see how each setting effects your cross hair but it also does that with every texture in the game like the floors and walls.

TextureSize=2
TextureSize=1
TextureSize=0

VolumetricShadow=0

- Need more testing.

MotionBlur=0

- This comes in 2 options: on and off or 1 and 0. MotionBlur is what happens when you turn your character fast and your vision will be blurred. For both of the pictures below I was shacking my camera back and forth very fast.

MotionBlur=1
MotionBlur=0

LodQuality=2

- Affects at what distance from the camera the game swaps out 3D models and textures for lower quality versions.

ShdLodQuality=3

- Distance at which the quality of shadows will be reduced.

AAQuality=0

- Affects the game's Antialiasing, which makes the edges of objects and geometry appear smoother.

DofQuality=0

- DoF stands for Depth of Field and how clear it is to see targets while in cover.

DofQuality=0
DofQuality=1

OffScrParticle=1

- Helps the game choose if it is going to simulate physics/collisions for particle that aren't currently being viewed by the player.

EnvParticles=0

- Decides if particle effects, such as smoke, fire and dust, appear in maps as part of the backdrop.

OptimizedZPrepass=0

- Don't worry/touch this

ParticleFX=1

- Don't worry/touch this

DrawingDistance=1.000000

- Don't worry/touch this

DisplayWidth=1920

- This can/should be changed in game its your resolution

DisplayHeight=1064

- This can/should be changed in game its your resolution

Windowed=1

- This option can be changed in game just makes your game full screen or windowed

VSync=0

- Vsync. Short for Vertical Sync, Vsync is a display option found in some 3-D computer games that allow the gamer to synchronize the frame rate of the game with the monitor refresh rate for better stability. This will cause a drop in frame rate in most computers and should be turned off or in this case set to 0.

Shoutout

Special thanks to LeoIM http://steamcommunity.com/id/leoim

[Kalani | Brazil]

Nice man! I love it

[Momoicool]

thx

[ZUNDA SALAREA]

thxxxxxxx

[SHRADO]

thnxx mate

[Frois]

It`s still very helpful!! Thanks!!!

[Siz]

@Hermann The Kraut maybe you have to put the ingame settings to custom

[jgDarkWolf]

Its not there x:
http://puu.sh/mzy44/9518fd9568.png

[solss0n]

Alright, thanks.

[PowTecH]

All the numbers I have listed are the lowest quality. I dont update this anymore because I no longer follow GRO

[solss0n]

Also... with ShadowMapSize, LodQuality and ShdLodQuality do those numbers you have here mean it's the highest setting or the lowest setting? For example... does "ShadowMapSize=3" mean most sharp or least sharp shadows and same with lod/shdlod.