Palworld Graphic and PC Enhancements

Post of helpful Optimizations and Client side bug fixes for our Palworld Players:

Palworld system requirements

Minimum system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)

• Processor: i5-3570K 3.4 GHz

• Memory: 16 GB

• Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB)

• DirectX: DX11

• Storage: 40 GB SSD

The minimum system requirements are low enough that any computer from the past five years with any kind of graphics card will have no trouble getting this game up and running. We can’t guarantee the performance will be stellar, and the experience will definitely not be consistent throughout the game. The only real standout requirement is the need for an SSD. This is absolutely required, according to the developers.

Recommended system requirements

• OS: Windows 10 or later (64-Bit)

• Processor: i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8 Core

• Memory: 32 GB RAM

• Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070

• DirectX: DX11

• Storage: 40 GB SSD

The recommended system requirements are more stringent — an RTX 2070 is still a capable GPU, even if it is several generations old. The 32GB of RAM is arguably the bigger hurdle, however, as while many of the most popular Steam graphics cards can offer comparable performance to that 2070

The best settings for Palworld

Best Graphics Settings

Game Option Settings

How to set your settings for the best overall gameplay in Palworld.

• Graphics: Preset to "Medium" or "Low" for a performance picnic. Fullscreen mode is your friend, ditching windowed like a stale cookie.

• Screen Resolution: Lowering this is like finding a turbo-charged carrot for your GPU. Try 1920x1080 or even 1280x720 if you crave lightning-fast frames.

• Max FPS: Set a frame rate cap to give your GPU some well-deserved rest. Feel free to experiment to find your Goldilocks zone between visual splendor and smooth performance.

• VSync: While it prevents screen tearing, VSync can sometimes introduce input lag, making those crucial capture moments feel a bit sluggish. Consider turning VSync off for more responsive gameplay, especially if you're not experiencing noticeable tearing

• Motion Blur: Does motion blur make your Palworld adventures feel like a dizzying roller coaster ride? Turn it off for a clearer, more stable visual experience, especially during those intense action sequences.

• Anti-Aliasing: Ditch the demanding TSR and explore TAA or FXAA for smoother gameplay without jaggy edges.

• View Distance: High is the default, but venturing into "Medium" or "Low" can reveal hidden performance oases.

• Grass Details and Shadows: Like mischievous Pugs, they're adorable but resource-hungry. Lower them to medium or low for a frame rate fiesta.

• Effects Quality, Texture Quality: Similar to shadows, lower these settings to unleash your inner frame rate wizard.

• DLSS: Nvidia users, remember your AI-powered ally? Set it to "Performance" or "Ultra Performance" and watch your Palworld transform into a butter-smooth paradise.

Tweaking Advanced Settings

Other Steps to boost framerate

If you really want to push your frame rate to the max in Palworld, there are a few advanced graphics settings you can adjust. Let's dig in!

• Update Video Drivers

  First thing's first: make sure that your drivers are all up to date and ready to handle the latest games. Visit your component manufacturer's driver page, download and install the latest drivers and try running the game afterwards to see the results.

• Verify Game File Integrity

  There's a chance your installation has gone awry, and the best way to fix that is to verify game file integrity via Steam. Here's how to do it:

  1. Start Steam and open your game library

  2. Find Enshrouded, right-click the game and click Properties.

  3. Click on Local Files and select Verify integrity of game files.

  Afterwards, launch the game and check for performance improvements.

• Run the Game as Administrator: To fix the low FPS issue in Palworld, run the game as an administrator. This method enables the game to overcome the limitations of the system.

• Turn off Background Apps

  Programs running in the background take chunks of your RAM and processing power, bogging down your game's performance. Follow these steps to bring down your hardware usage:

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager.

  2. Go to the Processes tab

  3. Find a CPU/GPU-intensive process, right-click on it and click End task.

• Change Windows to Performance Mode

  To get the most out of your components and boost your framerate, you'll need to make Windows use the least amount of processing power possible. Let me show you how:

  1. Type Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows into the Windows Search bar.

  2. When the Performance Options window open, go to the Visual Effects tab.

  3. Select Adjust for best performance and click Apply.

  This lowers the visual fidelity of Windows, but it can significantly increase performance in games like Palworld.

• Optimize your GPU

  When you download and install the software accompanying your graphics card, you'll be able to set the graphical fidelity to your choosing. If your framerate keeps dipping in Palworld, open up the GPU control panel and set your Slider Setting to Performance. Your game's visual quality will suffer, but the framerate boost more than makes up for it.

• Disable Overlays

  Most of the time overlays use some of your system resources to run, and sometimes they are generating application conflicts. So, by disabling them I ensure that I run Palworld without any FPS drops or low FPS issues.

  1. Close Overlay Apps: Check if any overlay apps like Discord or Steam are running in the background. If so, close them.

  2. Check Game Settings: Open the game’s settings menu and look for any options related to overlays. Disable any overlays that are enabled.

  3. Verify Performance: Close the game and relaunch it. Check if the performance has improved.

• Perform a Clean Boot

  A clean boot will allow you to play the game without any unnecessary background services, which might either use a substantial amount of resources or cause conflicts between the game and other applications.

  1. Open System Configuration: Press the Win + R, type msconfig and press Enter.

  2. Click Services: In the Services tab, check the box next to Hide all Microsoft services and click Disable all.

  3. Click Startup: In the Startup tab, click Open Task Manager.

  4. Disable Startup Items: In Task Manager, disable all startup items.

  5. Restart Computer: Close Task Manager and click Apply and then OK in System Configuration. Restart your computer.

  6. Re-enable Services and Startup Items: After restarting, go back to System Configuration, enable the services and startup items that you disabled earlier.

  7. Verify Performance: Launch the game and check if the performance has improved.

On Steam, go to your library, right-click on Enshrouded, select Properties and click on Set Launch Options.

Here’s a list of the best ones you can and should use: -high -lowmemory -dx12 -window

-dx12 - Forces the game to run in the dx12 Graphics Mode.

-high - Forces high CPU priority, which might give you extra FPS.

-full - (fullscreen mode) (Use -window if you tab out of game for discord etc.)

ALL LAUNCH OPTIONS Explained.

-USEALLAVAILABLECORES - (the game will use all your CPU cores) -sm4 and -d3d10 - (runs game with DirectX 10) -nomansky (removes clouds and some sky effects) -lowmemory (the game will use only 4gb of your RAM) -w 640 -h 480 - (runs game in 640x480 resolution)(resolution can be changed to your choice) -full - (fullscreen mode) -window - (windowed mode with borders) -noborder - (windowed mode without borders) -low - (runs ARK as a low-priority process) -high - (runs ARK as a high-priority process) -noaafonts - (removes fonts anitalising) -autoconfig - (return default settings) -novid (turns off some cinematics) -console - turns on the developer console -noeac - turns off the easy anti-cheat software. -dx10 - toggles dx10 use -dx11 - toggles dx11 use -dx12 - toggles dx12 use

GAME GLITCHES

Loss of Map and all Fast Travel points upon crash.

Restoring your Map after crash.

Jaynnie· From Reddit posted 28 days ago

I did it! got my map back. PEBCAK error with the disabling of steam cloud sync.

Step 1: disable steam cloud sync using steam settings for global, NOT just on the page for Palworld. KEEP THIS WINDOW OPEN

Step 2: go to the place where your local data was saved for the game for me it was at C:\Users\<usersname>\AppData\Local\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\ long numbered file that I have data for a local save and a dedicated server save.

Step 3: Determine the one you need by looking at the date modified column, whichever one you were most recently playing will have the most recent date modified.

You should see at least two items here; a backup folder and a LocalData.sav(Some people will have more if you are running your game from your own computer instead of joining a server)

Step 4: Click on the backup folder then again on local

When you open this you will see a bunch of folders with date and time stamps, scroll to a point where you're relatively sure there wont be corruption (I noticed that the last 6 that had saved here were all less than 3 minutes apart from each other). I decided to go to a save that had been three hours prior.

Step 5: Open that folder and COPY the LocalData.sav file that is inside. I say copy because you never know if you're going to need to try this a second time like I did :p

Step 6: go back out to that original spot we saw the LocalData.sav. (if you lost where that was it was this one "C:\Users\<usersname>\AppData\Local\Pal\Saved\SaveGames\ long numbered file". Paste the one you copied from your backup folder here and make sure you click "replace" when windows gives you the little pop up saying "are you sure?".

Step 7: open your game, jump on the server and check for your map. If it is there, DO NOT CLOSE THE GAME. First, alt+tab back out to your steam server settings and enable cloud sync. This should get steam to push your local file to the server which it may pull from in the future.

I hope my instructions have been helpful to someone out there.

Happy Paling!!