If you struggle with performance issues, this article might help you. We will constantly be working on new solutions to improve the FPS throughout Early Access, and we hope we can get it to a more stable state for you in the future.
Disclaimer: Please take note that any 3rd-party applications mentioned here should be used on your own discretion!
Update Your Graphics Card Drivers
To have an up to date and functional GPU driver is one of the most important and essential measures to keep your gameplay experience smoothly.
For both, Nvidia and AMD cards, there are automatic solutions available to have the latest drivers available:
- Nvidia: Geforce Experience
- AMD: AMD Radeon Software
Reinstalling & Updating Your Drivers
Should you struggle with your performance, or see graphical glitches, it can be the case that your GPU driver is not working correctly or is outdated. To fix this, we recommend a clean removal of your current driver and to install the newest driver.
For this procedure are many tools on the Internet available, for instance, the Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU).
Know Your Graphics Card Driver
After having your driver removed you need of course a new one. Since there are so many different GPU models out there it can be a hassle to find out which one is suited for you, but don't worry, we got your back!
You can either use the automatic tools from Nvidia and AMD or grab the drivers manually.
To find out what exact GPU model you have build in your setup, you can create a DxDiag Report and lookup (Ctrl + F enables the search function in any editor) "Card name". Here is an example of an Nvidia card:
As soon as you have retrieved this information, you can go to the vendor's support page to manually download the latest driver by filling in the information:
Windows Updates
Your operating system (OS) is the platform all your applications are running on. To keep it updated should always have a high priority to retrieve all technical and security updates.
Windows 10
- Select the Start button
- Go to Settings
- Select Update & Security
- Click on Windows Update
- Select Check for updates.
Adjust Settings
Depending on your hardware, there might be simply not enough to get out of your machine.
Minimum Requirements
Please always keep our minimum hardware requirements in mind:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: i5 6500
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 970
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
If you undercut these requirements, you need to upgrade your components to be able to play the game.
Background Processes
Windows and 3rd party applications are sometimes getting out of hand and feel a bit too much at home. It's always good to control what program or service is allowed to be executed and what can be discarded to free up resources.
Clean Boot
If you are having issues running the game properly, there might be another application interfering with Monstrum 2.
To test this out, you can simply run a Clean Boot so that your OS boots only with the basic programs and drivers.
Temperatures
Heat is your hardware's enemy. If your components are getting too hot, your system will throttle down its performance to keep it cool, avoiding physical damage.
Dust
If your case is getting too dusty the airflow from your fans might no longer function properly, and the heat cannot get blown out of your tower.
It is recommended to keep an eye on the dust in your tower and remove it. Be careful that you don't damage any components by being too rough to the material or expose them to electric static shocks.
The gentlest way to remove dust is with compressed air. You can even blow the fans free (don't let the fans turn, or unplug them before sending air through them!)
Fan Control
When you're dust-free, an increase of the fan's RPM can often result in lower temperatures. To do this, you can use applications to control the speed of the fans.
A popular application for this purpose is MSI Afterburner, but there are many more out there.
Thermal Paste
Especially for the CPU's the thermal paste can lose its efficiency over time, and it might be wise to reapply it.
It's not advised to do this when you don't feel comfortable handling hardware in general, but there are many video guides on the internet you can look up. Be aware that it is a delicate measure, so don't be too shy to ask a knowledgable friend or professional technician for help!
Windows Power Plan
Especially Laptops have often on default low power settings enabled. That is useful to save the batteries life and extending its powered duration but can result in a low-performance output.
Power Settings
For gaming, in general, it is useful to set the power settings to 'High Performance' in your Windows settings. You can check and change this by following these steps:
- Press the Windows-Key (on your keyboard) + X
- Select Power Options
- Click on the right side Additional power settings
- Check High Performance
Plan Settings
Above you see pre-created plan settings, but you can adjust these if you like and customize them.
Simply click on Change Plan Settings and go to Change advanced power settings.
Within the new window, you can decide how Windows is supposed to control and distribute power.
File Management
To empower Windows to access important files, it is important to get certain obstacles out of the way.
Defragmentation - HDD's
When moving, deleting, copying, pasting, cutting files it can happen to rip apart the structure of files. Windows still knows what segments it needs to put together, but should there be noncontiguous fragments of data it can take longer to process them.
To reconnect the fragments, it's useful to run a Defragmentation. You can either use the built-in Windows tool or use a 3rd party tool to do this.
Firmware - SSD
If you use an SSD, it's recommended to deactivate any automatic defragmentation for it since it lowers the life expectancy of it.
Instead, make sure to install the latest firmware and run the included optimization program. The relevant software can be found on the homepage of your SSD vendor.
Disk Optimization
When you suffer under stutters and long loading screens it's worth checking your disk health. You can use a tool like HDTune to run a benchmark test and have a look.
Should you see any issues on your precious hard drive, it may be wise to let a repair tool have a look at it. A tool capable of doing this is DiskFresh, but as always - there are many other options out there :)
Getting Rid of Useless Files
If you run updates, delete files, even if you surf on the internet: after a while, your OS just starts hoarding a lot of old data which it doesn't need or touch which can slow down your performance (have a look at the Defragmentation).
Windows got a Disk cleanup option implemented which you can use, but again (You probably saw it coming) there are also other tools you can use.
One of them is CCleaner which is also handy in cleaning your registry entries.
Hibernation Mode
Parts of your resources are on default used by Windows to frequently save an image of your memory (RAM) in case you decide to send your system to sleep. If you never use this feature, it is useful to disable it.
How to Disable the Hibernation Mode
- Press the Windows-Key on your Keyboard or click Start in your Taskbar
- Type in cmd to search for the command prompt application
- Right-click on it and select 'Run as Administrator'
- Type in the following command: powercfg.exe /hibernate off
- Press Enter