The ONLY Setting You Should Change for Better FPS in STALKER 2

[@yoeliyoq249]

Go to "C:\Users\"user name"\AppData\Local\Stalker2\Saved\Config\WinGDK\Input.ini" paste [/script/engine.inputsettings] bEnableMouseSmoothing=False bViewAccelerationEnabled=False

[@paulienoxious]

thank you sir!

[@BhaktaChase]

I don't have the winGDK but I do have normal window

[@rejectxz]

@@BhaktaChase same I put it there hope thats right?

[@proklet4694]

What is this for?

[@danteslick2843]

Thank you so much. My game runs nice but i fn knew there is some smoothing and or acceleration going on. Cheers!

[@ProMou1990]

when does developers get ,, we dont want motion blur.

[@XDeadinside666x]

For real and for me personally, depth of field too. It reminds me of every shitty ENB mod for Skyrim, get it out.

[@Saxon709]

Here here! I always turn that shit off in games.

[@Noah_112]

I don't get these comments bro Just turn off motion blur in the settings 🤦🏼

[@yarincool1237]

@@XDeadinside666x i like a bit of motion blur, especially when below 100 fps which is most of the time for me in this game.

[@astrea555]

you're just an idiot. there's different types of motion blur, an in this game motion blur is never active during gameplay. Yet object motion blur SHOULD be working really. Get a better monitor you cheap b

[@Ultradocker]

no a-life is the real crime. Enemies spawning behind me gave me bad cyberpunk vibes

[@DrLaserz]

Yeah that issue killed it for me.

[@eloverlord96]

Is confirmed to be a bug, actually, it isn't fixed already in the day 1 patch? I think I read it in the patch notes and haven't encounter that issue myself (for now)

[@Ultradocker]

@@eloverlord96 as of a few hours ago no, it's still bugged. I can watch enemies plop into existence out of thin air sometimes.

[@BenCooke419]

I'm a little disappointed to see that only 42.5% of players have sat down for some campfire gossip.

[@Bored2deathofgames]

on xbox only 40% got through the prologue

[@Crittek]

I tested each setting and found that foliage to medium and shadows to high are the best performance improvements without sacrificing much visual quality. Also people that say “frame generation increases input lag”. This is absolutely false, your input response is based on the base frame rate before FG is enabled. The mismatch of improved smoothness and input response is illusionary.

[@TheAlfredh92]

Thx for the explanation man. Looking forward for the patch and your review of it

[@samosh]

No problem!

[@RenzorTheRed]

I'm a few hours in, and I was thinking that the control felt a little sluggish, like not reacting in sync with my movements. I guess that's the FSR or mouse smoothing or something like it. Still tinkering. Appreciate the vid and these comments!

[@swede7581]

SAME ISSUE...I DIDNT THINK MUCH OF IT AT 1ST BUT IT STARTED TO FEEL MORE N MORE THE MORE I GOT INTO THE GAME.... ALSO I USE DLSS Q+FRAME GENERATION SO MIGHT MAKE IT EVEN WORSE BECAUSE I DIDNT THING ABOUT IT BEFORE I TURNED UP GRAPHICS N STARTED TO USE F.G ON. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? I MEAN IN CP2077 IS THERE A SETTING(DONT REMEMBER NAME) U CAN TURN TO ON OR ON+BOOST THAT WORKS GREAT IN THAT GAME(BUT IN STALKER 2 ??)

[@samosh]

@swede7581 setting is called NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency, should be in the settings in S2 as well

[@georgewarshington1230]

game seems to run better after you've been in a play session for a while. after about 30/60 minutes i realized my frame rate had almost universally gonna up about 5 fps average and had less dips in combat .my recommendation - never stop playing.

[@Reaper9-4]

its just the start that somehow is super demanding, after you come through the first village your fps goes up by 20-30 fps ish it did for me atleast. 2080 super 3700x 16gb ram

[@Reaper9-4]

max settings DLSS quality fsr framegen 1080p

[@georgewarshington1230]

@@Reaper9-4 i mean i'm about 9 hours in on 3 play sessions and still the performance increase after 20-30 minutes of play is noticeably smoother.

[@IamAW]

Frame Gen cause mouse smoothing, though.

[@samosh]

From my testing it doesnt make a noticeable difference to gameplay and makes the game feel a lot smoother overall

[@IamAW]

@@samosh It makes my mouse feel like shit for some reason (3080 5800x3D)

[@CossackHD]

@@IamAW same components. It's awful. Even without framegen it feels like the game got v-sync style input delay (I can get used to it, playing with 80 FPS), but frame generation increases input lag by 30-50%, so framegen is no go for me. Pinned comment under this video suggests disabling mouse smoothing via config. Imma do that.

[@IamAW]

@@CossackHD Thanks for your input! Glad it's not just me, how OP didn't notice is baffling.

[@PocketDrummer]

@@samosh On my RTX 2070, it's absolutely unplayable with FSR frame gen.

[@zulqi123]

I’m so glad I upgraded my GPU recently. 7900xtx and I can’t complain it’s playing fine.

[@Flatline_WRX]

@@zulqi123 even with 7900xtx it’s still a mess. 4k epic WITH FSR quality and WITH frame gen sure we get 110+ but then convos dip to 80s and such and stutters still there. Frame gen shouldn’t be needed as even though there is high frames it’s still base 60fps+- which has Input lag. Overall yes the 7900xtx is solid but the game needs optimized heavily.

[@erikskytt1]

locking fps to 60 ingame can help with stutters cause the game ATM is "fixed for 30-60fps" from what i have been told. and i set fps 60 and had very few stutters (just a hint) :D

[@PocketDrummer]

FSR comes at the cost of MASSIVE input lag in this game. It's smoother, but it's like you're inputting your adjustments by mail. The Nvidia, AMD, and GSC all need to do more work to get it better optimized. They did delay the game to get it to a playable state, but more work needs to be done, and they will put in the work. So, it's just a matter of time before we get double-digit improvements in a patch, driver update, or both.

[@hannes0000]

I use intel xess or what it was can't remember, it's actually better because it has 77% ultra quality version, fsr has only 66%.

[@astrea555]

use lessless scaling fg instead.

[@hannes0000]

@@astrea555 how or what is that? There's no option in game

[@Maurizio1971TheMaus]

To get rid of input lag disable any Frame Generator (FSR is the worst in terms of lag)

[@wokislush]

Frame gen is actually great. Just a lot of people simply aren't using it correctly. You need a stable, locked frame rate of whatever you can meet let's say 60. Frame timing of that 60 fps is important. If you can barely reach a stable 60 before frame gen it will not feel great.

[@nickhartmann8836]

Yea I’m on a 3070 TI on medium graphic settings bouncing between 30-50 fps

[@Reaper9-4]

redo ur settings u literally have the same specs as me if not better and i get over 80 fps max settings 1920x1080p 2080 super

[@nickhartmann8836]

@ yea when I got home I turned the fps generator on and get 80-90 with some stuttering but definitely fixed the frames

[@Kuraihunter619]

There's a few mods on stalker 2 nexus that can help with performance i noticed quite a big difference

[@AlmissaGaming]

@@Kuraihunter619 which ones

[@Kuraihunter619]

@@AlmissaGaming Stalker Optimizer, Disable aim assist and FOV set to 120 helps with the weird input lag, the ultra realistic reshade gave me some more frames surprisingly and looks better, Also making stalker 2 high priority in task manager helped, and running on fullscreen windowed. That's just me though results may vary i'm running a 3080ti & i5.

[@AlmissaGaming]

@@Kuraihunter619 thx man

[@den_cheesecake757]

Great video and explanation! Thanks a lot!

[@den_cheesecake757]

FYI, I have constant crashes with FSR 3 enabled (everything is on EPIC, with DLSS). I7 12700, RTX3080, 32GB RAM, latest drivers. A pity, because I get +20-50% performance increase

[@Reaper9-4]

dont use fsr3 doofus u have a 3080 use DLSS quality and fsr3 FRAMEGEN only , if it still crashes its casue u have an intel, and use a NVMe to install the game on

[@Reaper9-4]

im playing on rtx 2080 super with 3700x 16 gb ram and installed on NVMe in 1920x1080p at max settings, DLSS quality, fsrframegen and nvidia reflex on i have consistent 80+ fps average and 60+ 1% lows in towns its like 70 fps avg with 45fps 1%lows

[@promailpro3387]

@@den_cheesecake757 i had a lot of crash with kinda same setup with FSR. I searched around the net and get some hints to turn it off. After turning it off significantly less crash occurred within my 32 hours gameplay. Still have sometimes 😭 Patch would be nice tho.

[@NukSooKow-yp9py]

I dunno why people harp on about DLS and FG as if it's a good thing. It's an ugly band aid at best, and just a sloppy and lazy method overall.

[@charlottehunter5420]

the fact that it plays well on a 3090 makes me glad i didnt opt in for the 3080 at the time.

[@jumblestiltskin1365]

Well done Mr Sam. Havent played it yet myself, will be a few days. Glad you had a feck about with it. ❤

[@samosh]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@deathFrom4bove]

On rx 7700 xt gpu on 1080p medium no upscaling my fps genrally is between 70-85 fps but when i go to this location called zalissya bar the fps drops to 50 with horrible frame time curve and 80% gpu usage

[@dusmigais]

Can’t find a video with a better keybinds. Default is so weird…

[@Bored2deathofgames]

i got a wicked sniper doing the quest on wild island

[@MrStoffzor]

More fps isnt necessarily better fps... Input latency with fg is unbearable imo.

[@hannibalbarkas1350]

yea its unplayable with fg.

[@XNDR_23]

Frame Gen is only meant to be used when a game is running at 60+ fps without it. FG is also CPU/VRAM intensive so it only exaggerates the games current issues.

[@polecat1337]

sheesh man. im getting 165-200 in most areas with my 4090/7950x. kinda crazy your 3090 is doing half that (on epic)

[@wcantin]

@@polecat1337 with frame gen? (It's on by default with DLSS 3)

[@polecat1337]

@ dlss quality frame gen on yes

[@MK-um3px]

@@polecat1337 we get it you have a 4090, well done

[@minimumwrist3546]

120 fps locked with Frame gen and DLAA. 4090 and 5800x3d

[@polecat1337]

@@MK-um3px hey man im just sayin. People with 1080 tis like to bitch.

[@EasyThere]

CyberpunkStalker 2-2077. See you in a year or 2.

[@HybOj]

its no where near of CP77 fuckup, this will run much better in 1-2 months, not years

[@PuppetMasterdaath144]

as per usual my 1080 ti 8700 system is crazy stable and good

[@ThatTomCats]

it's smoother but feels awful. 3060ti user.

[@paulienoxious]

I am keep crashing on ''LowLevelFatalError, kernel32, ntdll'' what can i do with it? :( PC Spec: NVIDIA RTX 3080, 32GB DDR5, i7-13700KF

[@CossackHD]

Maybe your CPU is not stable. Look up intel instability. 13000 and 14000 series are affected, especially higher end parts like yours.

[@MrStoffzor]

I played 5 hours yesterday, 0 crashing. Was kinda surprised tbh. All AMD pc

[@Szilagyicsabaistvan]

I wish they delayed the game again a month or two. Lots of game breaking bugs and atrocius performance.

[@bluntforc3studios198]

I put lag is still terrible with frame gen so this is useless advice

[@a.zhe.2160]

frame gen gives me like a whole half second of input delay its unplayable

[@tiberius8390]

which frame gen? FSR or NVidia / DLSS Frame Gen? FSR goes on the CPU afaik, so if you are already a CPU bottleneck I expect it to be quite bad for you to run it.

[@StealthyRifleman]

I've everything set to low looks trash but playable

[@Andre_Pestkasten]

thx

[@Nick-z2r6y]

I have a FIX - DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP. Demand better

[@kerek07]

i love motion blur

[@Protodead]

i love you

[@skywarp0564]

It's stupid to use a upscaler or a Frame generator on a mid-high to high end GPUs, they shouldn't be allowed for these type of GPUs.

[@samosh]

Shouldnt need to no, but needs must until hotfix

[@skywarp0564]

@samosh I get it man, but it shouldn't be a thing. Like put $800 in GPU but the game runs like I got $200 GPU. Optimization needs to be a comon practice on release.

[@grandam.]

to me Im fine with using an upscaler but frame gen should not be a standard.

[@MrStoffzor]

Seeing as frame gen is only somewhat usable at well above 60 fps it's kinda the opposite. And upscaling looks shite on 1080p, so low budget GPUs are kinda in no man's land with those technologies

[@timmytomiltonthyfourhundred20]

Soooooooooo fake frames. Got it. No thanks. UE5 sucks ass.

[@Cleric314]

I run at high settings, 1440p, dlss at quality, frame Gen on, and I get 150 - 180fps. I have a 4080, r7 9800x3d, and 64gb of ram 6000m/t

[@Spiderdoom-hg3iy]

frame generation is dogshit, especially if you're not hitting half your refresh rate. hate seeing people shill for it. the reason your framerate barely changes is cuz the devs didnt optimize cpu usage. another thing, its hilarious to me how people forgot how horribly gsc treated their workers throughout the entire stalker trilogy, just cuz they made stalker 2 during the ukrainian war. the entire reason the metro exists is because gsc is a shitty company, its extremely well documented.

[@dallaswright3558]

Yea you tell em random yt commenter