FPS Issues? Try These Tricks

## Turn off CPU Core 0

`1.` Press `Ctrl + Shift + Esc (Task Manager)` while the game is running

`2.` Navigate to the "Processes" tab on the top and find *[whatever the game EXE's name is]*

`3.` Right click it and select "Details"

`4.` You'll be moved to a different tab where the EXE is already selected. Right click it and select "Set priority" and set it to "High"

`5.` In the same menu, select "Set Affinity", then in the popup window uncheck "Core 0". Hit OK and close Task Manager

## Change GAMMA's mods in MO2

`1.` Disable the following mods in MO2:

* • 188 - Enhanced Shaders - KennShade
* • 190 - Screen Space Shaders 15.0 - Ascii1457
* • 290 - Atmospherics Shaders Weathers and Reshade - Hippobot
* • 282 - GAMMA Loading Screens (this mod only works with DX11; disable it if you want to play with a different DX version)
* • R3zy's Detectors Enhanced Shaders Patch
* • 189 - Beef's NVG (this mod can be kept enabled, because it was installed without patches, so it's up to you if you want to disable it).

`2.` Go to `[your Anomaly folder]\appdata\]` and delete "Shaders\_cache" folder. Only launch the game after this step.

## Change Settings

In [Settings --> Graphics --> Basic] check "Fullscreen" and disable VSync.

* It's recommended to set your maximum FPS to your monitor's refresh rate (typically 60, 120 or 144)
* In [Settings --> Graphics --> Advanced] change the following options: • Anti Aliasing to "off" • All the grass sliders to minimum • Turn down "Dynamic" and "Static" objects render to around 60-70%
* In [Settings --> Gameplay --> Player] disable masks effects (reflections, overlay etc.)

## More Useful Tips

* Disable ANY overlay (Steam, Nvidia, etc).
* Try playing with AVX or without AVX when using DX10 or in DX11 and see what gives you the best framerate.
* You can always play with DX8 or DX9 if you want but try this as a very last resort. Some lightnings will be messed up and the game can be rather dark.

**For people with really weak CPUs**, this can help increase the framerate by reducing the range at which AI is loaded:

Enable the "`Turn this on if you stutter`" mod in your MO2 (you can found the mod under the G.A.M.M.A. Fixes separator).

* Go to `\GAMMA\mods\Turn this on if you stutter\gamedata\configs` and open the `alife.ltx` file in a text editor like notepad. Change `auto_switch_distance_start` from 2000 to 1000.
* Change `auto_switch_distance_normal` from 350 to 250 (you can reduce this one even more but it will make the gameplay less and less dynamic).

`Bonus,` For people with extremely bad CPUs or people who use integrated graphics:

This will disable most background simulation of the game, making it much less dynamic, AI will no longer fight each other outside rendering distance and should travel the world less. Use this as a last resort fix, it does make the game slightly less fun:

* Open settings from the main menu and select "The Zone"
* Select "General" and find "Offline Combat", set this to "Off" If after using this fix you run into way more Stalkers or mutants then open the Mod Configuration Menu from the main menu and scroll down to "ZCP"
* Choose "Main" and reduce the Mutants population factor by 0.1, do the same for Stalkers.

## Where are my save files?

### Save Files are found in **C:\Anomaly\appdata\savedgames**

Thanks To Falco & Alpha Lion, Source: GAMMA Discord