can I change the graphics setting to the lowest?

[symk0014]

I'm playing PR at home with my old laptop，it always lag while I facing to lot of house or people or trees...,and it was played well while PR1.0. so I checked the setting file "video.con" in "mydocuments" fold.the settings are all set 2,and can't change to 1.
so can anybody tell me if it's the new version's control of these settings?can I change it or not?

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU 2.2GHz,8GB RAM,Nvidia 130M card.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Launcher/support copy specs and compare with this which nearly the same and plays OK. Your graphics is better but cpu is worse plus mine <ocs by 16% to 2.8.

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Famille (10.0.10586)
      Architecture: 64 bits
   Current Culture: French (France)
       Motherboard: MSI MS-1722
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     P8600  @ 2.40GHz (Physical: 2, Logical: 2)
            Memory: 4,00 GB
         Page File: 10,00 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.6+ Release Build: 394254, Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT        
   Display Mode(s): 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 9.18.13.4192 (341.92)
    Display Memory: 512,00 MB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: Haut-parleurs (Realtek High Def
 Primary Recording: Microphone (Realtek High Defini
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Games\Project Reality BF2
                    Free: 93,93 GB, Total: 297,55 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: C:\Games\Project Reality BF2\mods\pr
                    Free: 93,93 GB, Total: 297,55 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Lydia\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 93,93 GB, Total: 297,55 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Lydia\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 93,93 GB, Total: 297,55 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Lydia\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 93,93 GB, Total: 297,55 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: pr
       Current Mod: pr
           Version: Standalone - 1.0
        PR Version: 1.3.9.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: ploddit
              Type: Online
        View Intro: False
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1440x900@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: Custom
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: Low
   Effects Quality: Low
  Geometry Quality: Low
   Texture Quality: Medium
  Lighting Quality: Low
   Dynamic Shadows: Off
    Dynamic Lights: Off
 Texture Filtering: Low
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: True

     

Profile 0001:

VideoSettings.setTerrainQuality 2
VideoSettings.setGeometryQuality 2
VideoSettings.setLightingQuality 2
VideoSettings.setDynamicLightingQuality 0
VideoSettings.setDynamicShadowsQuality 0
VideoSettings.setEffectsQuality 2
VideoSettings.setTextureQuality 2
VideoSettings.setTextureFilteringQuality 1
VideoSettings.setResolution 1440x900@60Hz
VideoSettings.setAntialiasing Off
VideoSettings.setViewDistanceScale 1
VideoSettings.setVideoOptionScheme 3

[symk0014]

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 旗舰版  (6.1.7601)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: Chinese (Simplified, PRC)
       Motherboard: LENOVO                           KL1                             
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T6600  @ 2.20GHz (Physical: 2, Logical: 2)
            Memory: 8.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM 1: 4.00 GB @ 400 MHz
                    DIMM 2: 4.00 GB @ 400 MHz
         Page File: 7.96 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.5.2, Runtime: 4.0.30319.34209

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): 通用即插即用监视器 on NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
                    通用即插即用监视器 on NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
   Display Mode(s): 1024 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
                    1024 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
                    1024 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
                    1024 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 9.18.13.4072 (340.72)
    Display Memory: 512.00 MB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: NVIDIA HDMI Out (NVIDIA High De
 Primary Recording: 麦克风 (Realtek High Definition Au
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
----------------
      Install Path: E:\game\Project Reality BF2
                    Free: 53.85 GB, Total: 78.13 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: E:\game\Project Reality BF2\mods\pr
                    Free: 53.85 GB, Total: 78.13 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: D:\我的文档\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 2.05 GB, Total: 48.07 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 7.97 GB, Total: 49.59 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 7.97 GB, Total: 49.59 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
----------------
    Installed Mods: pr
       Current Mod: pr
           Version: Standalone - 1.0
        PR Version: 1.3.9.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
-------------------
      Profile 0001: symk0014
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: True
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1024x768@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: Low
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: True
   Terrain Quality: Low
   Effects Quality: Low
  Geometry Quality: Low
   Texture Quality: Low
  Lighting Quality: Low
   Dynamic Shadows: Low
    Dynamic Lights: Low
 Texture Filtering: Low
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: False

[symk0014]

thanks , I'll try it .

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Put in a P9700 CPU?

[viirusiiseli]

the settings are all set 2,and can't change to 1.
so can anybody tell me if it's the new version's control of these settings?can I change it or not?

The DEVs and a part of the community thought that being able to play with the lowest settings gave an advantage too big to people who could've played with high graphics, so they removed the lowest settings.

Doesn't make sense to me, but oh well. You'll just have to settle for buying a better PC

[Gerfand]

The DEVs and a part of the community thought that being able to play with the lowest settings gave an advantage too big to people who could've played with high graphics, so they removed the lowest settings.

Doesn't make sense to me, but oh well. You'll just have to settle for buying a better PC

But now poor people w/ lower end PC(like me) is going to get a massive disavantage: >60fps
Well maybe some of the settings can impact less in the gameplay than others, I mean like the texture of the ground or buildings

Also at least for me, I am in a college trying to make my father buy a better PC, but he will aways say that my job is to study not play video games (which is true, but...)

[Bogatyr]

But now poor people w/ lower end PC(like me) is going to get a massive disavantage: >60fps
Well maybe some of the settings can impact less in the gameplay than others, I mean like the texture of the ground or buildings

Also at least for me, I am in a college trying to make my father buy a better PC, but he will aways say that my job is to study not play video games (which is true, but...)

If your CPU is bad but your GPU is good, then increasing the graphic settings will increase your FPS. The reason behind this is that the game uses one core from the CPU, which means that if you have a Quad core or an Octa core your cores are not being utilized. Once you lower the settings, most of the stuff is put on CPU rendering causing lower FPS. Once you increase the graphics, FPS increases too. Because the rendering is mostly on the GPU.

On the other hand, I still get drops to 40 fps or so sometimes and have no problems playing. If your PC can't handle minimal PR requirements, it's time to upgrade.