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🖥️ System requirements:
🧰 Latest drivers: (as at 24/02/2022)
AMD: 22.2.2
Nvidia: 511.79
📊 Benchmarks:
Overclock3D (English; launch build)
TechPowerUp (English; launch build)
🎩 Tips and tricks:
Cap the frame rate/potentially improve frame times: Download RivaTuner Statistics Server (if you use MSI Afterburner, then you already have it installed), input your desired framerate limit in the "Framerate limit" box, and hit Enter . Alternatively, those with an Nvidia GPU can either cap the frame rate at the driver level via the Nvidia Control Panel (requires the 441.87+ drivers) or use Nvidia Inspector to force a vsync internal lower than one-half (click the small tool icon to open the game profile section).
Note: Useful if your system can't maintain, say, 60fps and you're sensitive to the wild fluctuations, or you're experiencing uneven frame times. The greater window the engine has to render a given frame, if you're imposing a lower frame rate than the game can otherwise provide, may also help in alleviating stuttering related to data streaming.
Put some context behind those graphics settings values: Sift through the Scalability Reference section of the Unreal Engine 4 documentation. (Credit to Durante.)
Change the language: Right-click the game in your Steam library, select "Properties", click "Set launch options...", and input -culture="xx", where xx is your desired language (e.g. en for English or fr for French). (Credit to narax @ Steam Community.)
Increase the frame rate cap: Open C:\Users\[username]\Documents\my games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini and change the value of FrameRateLimit as desired. (Credit to Knurek.)
Note: Opening the graphics settings menu will reset the value.
Enable downsampling: Open C:\Users\[username]\Documents\my games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini and change the value of ScreenPercentage as desired. (Credit to GhostTrick.)
Note: Opening the graphics settings menu will reset the value.
Enable ultra-wide support: Replace the executable in SteamApps\common\DRAGON QUEST XI\Game\Binaries\Win64 with one of these. (Credit to susahamat @ WSGF.)
Enable scRGB HDR, temporal AA, and anisotropic filtering, and take HUD-free screenshots: Install the Special K injector. (Credit to Kaldaien @ Steam Community via Vaelic.)
Note: To use a higher refresh rate, either switch to 8-bit colour by alt-tabbing out of the game after launching it with 10-bit colour enabled and changing to the refresh rate you wish to use or switch from RBG to YUV422. (Credit to Kamus @ Steam Community via Vaelic, and Kyle Cross.)
Enable motion blur: Open C:\Users\[username]\Documents\my games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini and follow the instructions here. Credit to WicketW.)
Enable TAA: Open C:\Users\[username]\Documents\my games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini and follow the instructions here. (Credit to Firmino @ Steam Community via texhnolyze.) Add the cvars mentioned here below the section title [SystemSettings] to adjust the quality to your liking. (Credit to Dinjoralo.)
Increase draw distance, LOD distance, and shadow quality: Open C:\Users\[username]\Documents\my games\DRAGON QUEST XI\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini and follow the instructions here. (Credit to brokebrains @ Steam Community via ThisIsMyDogKyle.)
Use the orchestral overhaul mod in conjunction with Special K and ReShade: Follow these instructions. (Credit to TrowGundam @ Steam Community via Kvik.)
⚙️ Graphics settings:
Display mode: Windowed; Borderless; Fullscreen
Resolution: Self-explanatory
Display brightness: Self-explanatory
Anti-aliasing quality: None; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
Post-processing quality: None; 1; 2; 3
Shadow quality: None; 1; 2; 3
Screen percentage: 65% -> 100% in increments of 1%
Frame rate: 30fps/60fps
Vsync: Off/On
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