Computer games - this is one of the most popular entertainment today. However, the requirements for them are constantly growing, as this area is progressing at an incredible pace. The quality of processors is increasing very quickly, the amount of RAM and the performance of video cards are growing, so developers are creating more and more impressive projects. Users may well not keep up with this progress - every six months to change or improve their computer will be very expensive. That is why you need to be able to optimize games so that they run on weaker computers.
Naturally, you have to pay for everything, and the image quality can become much worse, but better than not playing at all. Therefore, now it is worth considering one of the most popular computer games of our time - DayZ Standalone. How to optimize this project so that it runs not only on the most powerful computers, but also on weaker machines?
Game Launch Options
The easiest and most basic way to optimize is to change the launch options of the game. This can be done exclusively through the Steam platform, but this is unlikely to be a problem, since most gamers already use it. And those who purchased not a electronic but a physical copy of the game can integrate it into Steam to be able to use the function necessary to improve the performance of DayZ Standalone. How to optimize this game through the launch options?
This is done quite simply - you need to select this project in your Steam library, right-click on it and select "Settings" from the drop-down menu. There, on the "General" tab, there is just a button that allows you to open the line of launch options.
The first thing you need to enter there is winxp. This command launches the game in a peculiar compatibility mode with the XP version of the operating system, that is, with the most minimal requirements. Firstly, DirectX 9 is used, and not 11, and secondly, it allows you to run the game on old video cards, which cannot be done without using this command.
As you can see, already one team allows you to expand the capabilities of your version of DayZ Standalone. How to optimize the game even more? It is quite possible, it can be done using the same line of startup parameters.
Hardware Specification
The launch options bar allows you to specify specific data about your computer for the most optimal use of the DayZ Standalone game.
How to optimize the project in this way? Everything is very simple - you will only need to specify exactly what parameters the main components of your computer have.
For the processor, this is cpuCount, for RAM - maxMem, and for the video card - maxVram. Naturally, after each of these commands you need to write a specific value. In the first case, you need to specify the number of cores of your processor, and in the second and third - the number of megabytes of memory on the RAM bar and the video card.
Thus, you will immediately give the game full information about your computer, and it will be able to adapt to these specifications without trying to ask for what your machine will not be able to give. It does not matter if you choose the official or pirated DayZ Standalone servers - these commands will work anyway.
High priority
If you use the options for launching computer games in Steam, then most likely you already know about the high command - it works for all games. If not, then you should first find out about it.
It is not so important whether you choose the official or pirated DayZ Standalone servers, this command takes into account information only from your computer. It sets the launched game to the highest priority, that is, when allocating computer resources, the maximum part will be sent to maintain the functioning of this particular game. This is a very useful team, and it can help you launch not only DayZ, but also other games on a not-so-powerful machine.
Now you know how to optimize DayZ Standalone - the pirate, however, is not subject to such changes, since it cannot be integrated into Steam. Accordingly, she can’t set the launch parameters, but you can rummage through the config - this will be discussed a little later.
Download acceleration
If you want your game to load faster, you can achieve this using the same launch options line. Many will have a question about how to fit all the teams on this one line.
The fact is that the line is infinite, and in it you can enter as many commands as you wish. You will only need to put a “-” sign in front of each to separate them.
Now you have learned how to create a DayZ Standalone-config using the startup parameters - you only need to add the noSplash and noPause commands there, which significantly speed up the boot process. But now it's worth taking a look at the deeper aspects that are best left alone if you are not particularly versed in the issue of game configuration.
Creating a config
Gamers who have been playing network projects for a long time have learned to understand the config files, which allows them to adjust the game for themselves.
The configuration file contains the most diverse information about the game, which you can change. For example, you can reduce the load on the processor, disable some game aspects, and so on. Moreover, you can change the control and other parameters, so this is a very convenient method, but it is only for advanced users. If you delete an extra line or change the value of a parameter unknown to you, you may regret it.
Change graphic settings
If you decide to play DayZ Standalone over the network, then you will also need to change the video settings. Here, everything is quite simple - try to set all parameters to a minimum, turn off various beauties, such as detailing clouds and shadows. This way you can improve the game’s performance.