With the release of Dying Light 2, players all over the globe are excited to run the popular survival horror game. With its open-world adventure mode and dynamic game animations, the game takes up a fair bit of your computer’s memory. There might come a time when you want to test if your PC is up for it, or look for solutions on how to improve the quality of your gameplay. This guide will take you through the various problems you can have and how to solve them for you to have the smoothest experience possible with your existing setup.
Increasing FPS in Dying Light 2
To optimize your computer in the best possible way you have to ensure that it is up to date and you have no malware that is slowing you down. Additionally, update your GPU drivers to the latest version. Only then will you be able to experience a decent frame rate and avoid lag, frame rate drops and stuttering in the game.
Delete Unnecessary Software
As Windows comes with a lot of pre-loaded apps, one thing you can do is delete all the unnecessary ones that are slowing your system down.
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Turn on Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling
When your computer is performing tasks that require heavy GPU usage, you can use Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling to work on optimizing your graphics card.
To do this, you need to go to “Graphic Settings” on Windows and check the Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling option, and then “Icarus” to change the performance level to high. The availability of this option depends on whether your system supports it.
Turn off all Background Applications
Before you start the game, make sure all background applications are off as this will improve your game performance.
To do this, open Task Manager and choose the apps that you want to prevent from starting when you open Windows.
Increase Power Plan for Windows
You can increase the Power Plan for Windows by going to Power Plan Settings. This will increase the power your computer consumes to help you get more FPS in games.
Enter the following code into Command Prompt:
powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
Select Maximum Performance in the Power Plan Settings.
Delete Temporary Files
These files are called cache and take up a lot of your hard disk space. Remove these unnecessary files to give your system a boost.
To do this, search “%temp%” on your computer and delete the folder that comes up to permanently remove these files.
Disable your Antivirus
Sometimes it may be your antivirus slowing your PC down, which is causing the game to lag. Antivirus is something that requires to be kept running all the time for complete protection, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made. Be aware that disabling your antivirus will leave you exposed to threats.
If you wish to disable your antivirus, you can do so by selecting the software and clicking on Disable. You might even completely uninstall it by pressing Uninstall from the Add or Remove Programs option in the Control Panel.
For those looking for a more budget-friendly option, check out our guide on the Best Settings to Play Dying Light 2 for Low-Spec PCs. Boost your settings so you can play Dying Light 2 on your Low-Spec PC.
