OptmizationMod
This mod allows you to reduce the load on your video card from 90%+- to 50%+-
About this mod Author’s original text
More FPS and less load on the graphics card.
The game has a lot of unnecessary calculations for your graphics card, which puts a lot of strain on it. This mod fixes this without breaking the display of anything in the game.
Сhanges:
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- Hard 60 FPS limit.
Previous: The game tried to squeeze the maximum out of the graphics card, rendering 100+ frames per second even in situations where it wasn't needed (for example, when you're just standing in a house). The graphics card was idling.
Current: We've hard-coded the game to 60 frames per second. The graphics card has time to rest between frames.
2\. Disabling "crazy" reflections.
Previous: To make metallic objects and puddles shine beautifully, the game re-photographed the entire 360-degree world around you every frame (60 times per second!). This is an incredibly difficult task.
Current: We've disabled updating these 360-degree reflections every fraction of a second.
3\. Disabling "double world" (mirrors and water).
Previous: Due to certain water and mirror settings, the graphics card had to render the entire game twice (once for you, and once as an inverted copy for reflections).
Current: We've disabled this double rendering (Planar Reflections). You'll barely notice it, but it cuts your graphics card's workload by half.
4\. Removing "heavy" 3D clouds (SkyMaster).
How it used to be: The game has a sky asset that, to render volumetric clouds, performs almost a thousand ray casts per pixel on the screen. This is the level of graphics found in the latest AAA games, and it crushes any graphics card.
Current: We've completely disabled this heavy cloud controller.
5\. Limiting ambient light around the player.
How it used to be: The game attempted to render up to six dynamic lamps/lanterns (with shadows from each) simultaneously, right in front of your face.
How it works now: We've reduced the limit to four lamps. The difference isn't noticeable, but the lighting is now much easier to process.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: