There are now multiple reports indicating that The Outer Worlds PC performance issues are plaguing a number of players. FPS drops, stutter, and lag are all problems being reported across social media and forums, with even high-end hardware hitting a roadblock when it comes to running this newly-released title smoothly. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks below which should help fix performance issues in The Outer Worlds, and get you back up and running in no time.
The Outer Worlds FPS drops fix
If you’re experiencing The Outer Worlds FPS drops, you will want to go through the following steps to solve the problem:
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- Ensure you’re graphics card driver is up to date. Both Nvidia and AMD release driver updates for new games, so ensure that you have checked for updates if you’re experiencing poor performance.
- If you’re attempting to play the game at a higher frame-rate, capping the FPS using a tool like RivaTuner Statistics Server or via the Nvidia/AMD control panels.
- Keeping things capped to 60 FPS will still allow for a smooth experience while you await an official permanent solution.
- If you are still experiencing issues, it’s time to start lowering settings.
- A good method of troubleshooting performance is to lower all graphics options to the absolute minimum and then increasing them one at a time.
- This will allow you to pinpoint the exact setting that causes problems. Sure, you’ll have to sacrifice a bit of eye candy for the smoother visuals, but we think that’s worth it.
- Failing the above, it’s time to dive into The Outer Worlds‘ config file.
- Head to your install directory (where you installed the game to) and find the “LocalCache” folder. Then follow this: LocalCache > Local > Indiana > Saved > Config > WindowsNoEditor.
- Here you will find the Engine.ini. Before tweaking any settings, we’d recommend copying and pasting this file to your desktop, so that you can quickly replace it if you make any mistakes.
- Now you can disable potentially problematic settings like “r.SceneColorFringeQuality” by replacing the “1” (on) to “0” (off).
