Before you try to escape The Pale in Nightingale, you must increase the game’s performance to give you a smooth right through these mystical realms. Even if the game launched in early access, it already included several graphical settings any gamer can tinker with to get a better gameplay experience. So, if you’re one of the unlucky travelers who struggles with low FPS or other graphical shenanigans, there are many ways to improve performance in this new magical survival game.
A Guide to Improving Performance in Nightingale
Nightingale is a new open-world survival crafting game that can take a toll on your PC if you’re unprepared. Before we delve into some tips on improving performance, we encourage you to check the installment’s system requirements. If you’re below them, even tinkering with the settings won’t be able to help you much. However, for those above the minimum or close to recommended specs, there are a few options you can play with to make your gameplay smoother. Here are the settings we recommend:
- Fullscreen Mode: Windowed Borderless
- Quality Preset: Custom
- Lumen – GI: Balanced
- Anti-Aliasing: Quality
- Effects: Balanced
- Foliage: Quality
- Post-Processing: Balanced
- Shading: Balanced
- Shadows: Quality
- Textures: Quality
- View Distance: Balanced
- V-Sync: On
- NVIDIA DLSS: Performance
So far, we’ve noticed that lightning effects take a big toll on Nightingale’s performance, so to increase your experience, you can lower these effects. If push comes to shove, the easiest way to increase your FPS is by playing on a lower resolution. However, this will make the game look blurry, and we advise against it. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, the DLSS features are well-implemented in this game and provide a significant performance boost. If possible, tinker around with the presets until you find a good setting for you.
Lastly, remember that Nightingale launched in early access, which means you might run into some hiccups. This is perfectly normal, and developers usually iron out most of these issues as time passes. So, let’s be patient and play with the settings we have right now so we can venture into these realms.
