The popular Rust game, which appeared relatively recently in Steam, has disappointed many users. She is very demanding on the "iron", although there is no ultragraphy there. And the optimization of the game leaves much to be desired. Even on powerful gaming systems, there can be friezes and subsidence of the FPS, so any desire to play it disappears. And although the developers' attempts to improve the optimization came true a little, the game is still too demanding on the hardware. Therefore, many want to know how to increase the FPS in Rast.
Official system requirements for the game
According to official information, it is not necessary to have a powerful computer. The game will go even on a regular laptop.
Minimum system to run:
- Windows 7
- 2 GHz;
- 4 GB RAM;
- DirectX 9;
- 2 GB of disk memory.
Recommended System:
- Windows 8.1
- 3 GHz;
- 8 GB RAM;
- DirectX 11;
- 2 GB of disk memory.
The minimum requirements are satisfied even by an inexpensive and weak laptop. So why is the game “buggy”, and how to increase the FPS in “Rasta”? Immediately, we note that the methods proposed below without fine tuning will help to achieve insignificant results. However, fine-tuning options will also be shown.
How to increase FPS in Rast Experimental?
As you know, there are 2 versions of this game: Experimental and Legacy. Let's start with the first version.
Before starting the game, be sure to close all programs that can use the processor resource:
- Skype
- Browsers, especially Chrome.
- UTorrent and DC ++ download programs (other torrent clients too).
Then, at the start of the program, select Fast or Fastest, depending on the power of your system. There are also options: Simple, Good, Beautiful and Fantastic. These graphics settings for more powerful gaming systems. If you had the above programs turned on, and the Beautiful or Fantastic settings were set in the game, then it is quite logical that the FPS will be low.
Graphics settings can also be changed directly in the game itself. To do this, in the console you need to register the graphics.quality command 1 (to select fastest value) or 2 (to select fast). A value of 6 will set the maximum graphics settings, and this will greatly reduce FPS.
There are more subtle ways to increase the FPS in Rast. For this:
- Lower the quality of the shadows (in the shadow console) and the landscape (in the terrain quality console) to zero (set the value to 0).
- Lower draw distance, but not much. If this parameter is greatly reduced, then objects in the game will appear from nowhere, since it is responsible for the range of drawing.
If after doing the steps your FPS is high, then gradually increase the graphics settings to the level where the FPS drops just a little. Balance between graphics and FPS. If these methods do not help, then we can advise you to just wait. Sooner or later, developers will release a patch that will make changes to the game and optimize it.
"Rast Legacy"
How to increase FPS in Rast Legacy? As before, be sure to close programs that we do not need in the game. Now also select the Fast or Fastest settings. If necessary, you can even lower the resolution.
But this, most likely, will not be enough. Fine tuning will be required. Everything is very simple here: press F1 to call the console and enter the grass.on false command. So we turn off the grass, which has a strong effect on FPS. Yes, the visual picture in a game without grass will become boring, but you can sacrifice it for the sake of increasing FPS. But that is not all. Most likely, it’s not only grass that will have to be sacrificed. The following teams can significantly increase the FPS, but the quality of the graphics will drop to the bottom, but many players even go for it. In the F1 console, enter the commands:
- grass.forceredraw False;
- rass.shadowcast False;
- gfx.ssao False;
- render.level 0.1;
- terrian.idleinterval 0;
- render.aa 0;
- grass.disp_trail_seconds 0;
- gfx.tonemap False;
- gfx.grain False.
And the last piece of advice on how to increase FPS in Rasta: choose a server with the correct ping. Ping server should not be higher than 200 ms. The ideal parameter is 40-50 ms. If it is above 200, then a low FPS is quite logical even with minimal graphics settings. Be sure to check the server you are connecting to.
How to increase FPS in "Rasta" on a laptop?
A laptop is not much different from a regular computer, so the methods described above should also be used on it. The disadvantage of laptops is their isolation, which is why mobile processors with a graphics core get very hot, so if you do not need to “drop” the graphics settings to the very bottom to increase FPS, on laptops this may well be required.
Plus, it is highly recommended to check the system for viruses, check all possible driver updates. Often low FPS can be the result of installing bad drivers.
If none of the above methods helps, then you can only wait for the release of patches with the correction of optimization. Other methods are unknown.