Medieval Dynasty is a Steam Early Acces title, at the time of writing, and there are bound to be performance issues given that the game is still in development. That is where our Medieval Dynasty PC Graphics Tweaks guide comes in to help players achieve 1080p/60 FPS experience on a mid-range system.
How To Get 60 FPS In Medieval Dynasty
Medieval Dynasty might be in Early Access but in terms of performance, the game is not that bad. Those players who don’t care about FPS can crank the graphics settings up to Ultra on a GTX 1060 and lock the game 30 FPS and they won’t see a drop in FPS.
However, in this Medieval Dynasty PC Graphics Tweaks guide, I’ll be targeting the 60 FPS experience for a mid-range experience. By mid-range, I mean a Core i5 CPU with 8 GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 6GB GPU. The reason why I have chosen a GTX 1060 because it’s still a very capable GPU that can play the latest video games.
Also, I recommend that you install the game on an SSD if you have one. This will not only improve loading times but will also keep the game from stuttering while streaming textures.
The following are the Medieval Dynasty PC graphics options along with their function and a recommend setting for each of the options to get that 1080p/60 FPS experience.
Windowed Mode
Set this option to Fullscreen as it’ll improve FPS but, not by much.
V-Sync
V-Sync or Vertical Synchronization is a display option present in every PC game. This setting synchronizes frames to the player’s display refresh rate to eliminate screen tearing.
I recommend that you keep v.sync off in-game and force it through the GPU driver. To do that, open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings > select the game. Select “on” for Vertical Sync and apply the change.
Recommended: Force it through the GPU driver
Frame Rate Limit, How To Lock At 30 FPS
Frame Rate Limit is the option that allows players to lock FPS to either 30 or 60 FPS, or let them unlock FPS to allow the game to render at the highest FPS as the GPU can manage. Since, we are going for a 60 FPS target, set this option to 60.
However, if you prefer graphics over FPS then set this option to 30 and crank the graphics settings to Ultra. However, I recommend that you lock the FPS through the GPU driver. Open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings > select the game. Turn on “Max FPS Limit” and set the value to 30. Apply the change and Medieval Dynasty will be locked at 30 FPS.
Recommended: 60
View Distance
View Distance is a graphics setting that controls the quality of in-game assets that players can see at a distance. The higher the setting the better quality assets that the game will load for faraway objects. Obviously, this will take a toll on performance.
I recommend that you keep this setting on Medium as going above it will cause the FPS to drop.
Recommended: Medium
Anti-Aliasing
Anti-aliasing is the graphics option that removes shimmering and jagged edges or eliminates aliasing from in-game assets. Set this option to Ultra but if you see a dip in performance then drop it to High but, I don’t think it would come to that.
Recommended: Ultra
Post-Processing
The post-Processing graphics option controls a number of in-game effects like depth of field, bloom, and more. These options do cost performance but the hit is not that significant. In the end, it comes down to the players if they want to use these effects. However, players can keep this setting at Ultra.
Recommended: Ultra
Shadows
Shadows option controls in-game shadows cast by objects and NPCs and the quality of shadows at a distance. The higher the setting the better the shadows will be displayed for faraway objects. I recommend that you set it to Medium as the performance cost at High is too high.
Recommended: Medium
Textures
This graphics option controls the quality of in-game textures. The higher the value the better and high-resolution textures the game will load. Keep it at Ultra as a GTX 1060 has ample VRAM.
Recommended: Ultra
Effects
This is also one of the most performance costing graphical settings. Keep it at High and you’ll be good.
Recommended: High
Foliage
Foliage controls the quality and density of grass, trees, and other vegetation in the Medieval Dynasty. This is also one of the most performance taxing options, I recommend that you set it to Medium.
Recommended: Medium
Sharpness
This graphics option controls the sharpness of the image quality. The game is probably using TAA which makes the game look soft. Sharpness can fix the blurriness. As for the recommended setting, this one depends on the player.
Medieval Dynasty Optimal Graphics Settings For 60 FPS
Windowed Mode – Fullscreen
V-sync – Off, Force it through GPU driver
Frame Rate Limit – 60
View Distance – Medium
Anti-Aliasing – Ultra
Post-Processing – Ultra
Shadows – Medium
Textures – Ultra
Effects – High
Foliage – Medium
Optimal Graphics Settings For 30 FPS
Windowed Mode – Fullscreen
V-sync – Off, Force it through GPU driver
Frame Rate Limit – 30, recommended to force it through the GPU driver
View Distance – Ultra
Anti-Aliasing – Ultra
Post-Processing – Ultra
Shadows – Ultra
Textures – Ultra
Effects – Ultra
Foliage – Ultra
GPU Driver Tweaks, How To Get 60 FPS
Now that players understand what each of the graphical settings for the Medieval Dynasty does and its impact on performance. There are a few tweaks that players can do through the GPU driver to further improve performance.
First, install the latest GPU driver. Open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings > select “Medieval Dynasty”. Make the following changes.
Anti-aliasing-FXAA – “Off”
Anti-aliasing-Gamma Correction – “Off”
CUDA GPUs – “All”
Low Latency Mode – Ultra.
Set Power Management to “Prefer Maximum Performance”
Shader Cache – “On” only if you are using an HDD. Don’t need to enable it for an SSD.
Set Texture filtering – Quality to “High Performance”
Triple Buffering – “Off”
Set Vertical Syn to “On”
Apply these settings and the game’s FPS will improve.
That is all for our Medieval Dynasty PC graphics Tweaks guide with tips on how to get 60 FPS. If you are facing errors and issues with other PC games or your PC then also see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.