For years, Fallout 76 has been plagued by its locked 60 fps framerate. This limitation has made the game feel sluggish and imprecise, especially for those with higher-end PCs. Thankfully, there’s a simple way to unlock the framerate and get Fallout 76 running much smoother.
To unlock the framerate, you’ll need to make a quick change to a config file outside the game. Here’s how to do it:
1. Close Fallout 76.
2. Open Documents > My Games > Fallout 76.
3. Open Fallout76Prefs.ini in Notepad.
4. Hit Ctrl+F and search for iPresentInterval.
5. Change iPresentInterval=1 to iPresentInterval=0.
6. Save the document and close it.
This will disable forced Vsync and allow your PC to run Fallout 76 at much higher framerates. For the best experience, you’ll also want to limit the game’s framerate to your monitor’s refresh rate. You can do this in the Nvidia Control Panel or the AMD equivalent.
Once you’ve unlocked the framerate and limited it to your monitor’s refresh rate, you should notice a significant improvement in Fallout 76’s performance. The game will feel much smoother and more responsive, making it more enjoyable to play.
If you’re still experiencing performance issues after unlocking the framerate, you can try tweaking Fallout 76’s graphics settings. There are a number of settings that can be adjusted to improve performance without sacrificing too much visual quality. Here are a few tips:
– Set the overall preset to Medium.
– Manually set Textures, Lighting, and Water to high or medium (depending on your graphics card’s VRAM).
– Set Shadow Quality to high, but Shadow Distance to low (distance shadows are one of the more demanding elements of the game).
– Max out the Actor Fade slider so that enemies and other NPCs can be seen from far away.
– Keep other render distance sliders, like Objects Fade, Grass Fade, and Item Fade low, and only raise them if your PC can handle the extra load.
By following these tips, you can significantly improve Fallout 76’s performance and make it a much more enjoyable experience.
