The third part of the popular RPG series was developed in parallel on both the PC and the console. This allowed us to avoid problems with poor optimization and control on computers, as it was in the first and second parts. However, the players did not do without flaws and difficulties. In this article, we will consider Dark Souls 3 optimization options to make the gameplay as comfortable as possible.
Game crashes
Regardless of the power of the computer or the correct optimization from the developers, any game can crash due to various errors. At the time of release, Dark Souls 3 presented many surprises to fans. For example, when you open the first bonfire at the beginning of the location, the game could crash to the desktop. Thus, after death on the first boss, you will not return to the initial bonfire, but will be forced to start the game anew. Although a little time passes between these moments, it still annoys the players.
This problem occurs on early versions of the game, as well as on the GeForce 7 Series video cards. To eliminate crashes, go to the graphics settings and lower the lighting parameter to a minimum, go to the second fire, save it, and then return all the parameters to maximum again. In newer PC versions, the optimization of Dark Souls 3 has been improved, so such crashes are rare.
Low frame rate
In this situation, everything is quite simple. Although the system requirements for Dark Souls 3 are pretty affordable, the game can slow down on many computers. To fix this, you need to reduce all game graphics settings to a minimum and reload the action.
If this operation did not help, then you can refer to the settings of the video card driver. In both Nvidia and AMD, you can switch between modes for the best quality or high level of performance. When choosing the latter, you will significantly increase the number of FPS in the game, but anti-aliasing, vertical synchronization and other parameters will be completely disabled at the driver level.
Joystick Issues
This situation may occur if there is no driver for the controller. If we are talking about a licensed game from Steam and a DualShock gamepad, they will be determined without additional software. If you use a proprietary gamepad from Microsoft, then it is supported by the operating system by default - there should be no problems.
If you do not have such a controller, then you should not worry. In Dark Souls 3, optimizing keyboard controls is excellent. Moving the camera with the mouse and moving to WASD can be no worse than in other action games on personal computers.