Graphic Tweaks Configuration Files

I tried out the stored values of the console variables and commands back in the summer 2019 to pimp Conan Exiles (CE) graphics a bit. Most of them should still work, a few made its way into the default config files in the meantime, some have no effect anymore.

Very helpful for me was the really fine tutorial by kเt published on the STEAM Forum.

Tweaks and Fixes for Unofficial Dedicated Servers: the Ramblings of a Config-Edit Junkie.

(Note: Again, some settings don’t seem to work anymore.)

Default Files (Server)

The files are located in the following path:

YourDriveLetter:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Config

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        [/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
        grass.densityScale=2 ;savanna gras 3
        r.Cache.LightingCacheDimension=75
        r.AllowLandscapeShadows=1
        r.HighQualityLightMaps=1
        
        [SystemSettings]
        r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2
        r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
        r.TemporalAASamples=32
        r.TemporalAASharpness=0.7
        r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.5
        
        [/Script/ConanSandbox.SystemSettings]
        dw.AILOD1Distance = 6000
        dw.AILOD2Distance = 12500
        dw.AILOD3Distance = 22500

        ;not a graphical tweak, but it looks more realistic 
        ;and it is a saver of fps und proc power
        [Settings.Physics.Cloth]
        MaxClothSimuatingActors=3 
        ClothSimulationAdjustmentInterval=0.60
        [/Script/Engine.GraniteSettings] 
        ;improve the quality of textures
        r.GraniteStreamLightMaps=True

        
        ;@3 denotes ULTRA
        [AntiAliasingQuality@3]
        ;no changes is default
        r.PostProcessAAQuality=4
        r.MSAA.CompositingSampleCount=4
        [ViewDistanceQuality@3]
        r.ViewDistanceScale=1.5 ;old 1
        ;enable Shadows Mod
        [ShadowQuality@3]
        r.LightFunctionQuality=1
        r.ShadowQuality=5        
        r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.03 ;play with 0.02, 0.01         
        r.DistanceFieldShadowing=1
        r.Shadow.CachedShadowsCastFromMovablePrimitives=0 ;1 enabled Shadows
        r.Shadow.AdaptiveLODDistanceScale.Max=1
        r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=10 
        r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=2 
        r.Shadow.CSMDepthBias=100 
        r.Shadow.MaxResolution=4096 ;default 2048 for rtx2070
        r.Shadow.FadeExponent=0
        r.Shadow.Faderesolution=1024 
        r.DistanceFieldAO=1 
        r.Shadow.PerObjectDirectionalDepthBias=10000 
        r.Shadow.PointLightDepthBias=10000
        r.Shadow.SpotLightDepthBias=10000
        r.Shadow.DistanceScale=2.0
        r.Shadow.AllowForegroundShadows=1
        [PostProcessQuality@3]
        r.MotionBlurQuality=4
        r.AmbientOcclusionMipLevelFactor=0.4
        r.AmbientOcclusionMaxQuality=100
        r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=1.0
        r.SceneColorFringeQuality=1
        r.BloomQuality=5
        r.FastBlurThreshold=100
        r.Upscale.Quality=3
        r.LightShaftQuality=1
        r.Filter.SizeScale=1
        r.DepthOfFieldQuality=4 
        r.RenderTargetPoolMin=1000 
        r.LensFlareQuality=3 
        r.EyeAdaptationQuality=3 
        r.Bloom.Cross=1 
        r.Tonemapper.Quality=1 
        r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.2
        r.ReflectionEnvironmentLightmapMixLargestWeight=7500
        r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=3
        
        [TextureQuality@3]
        r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=0
        r.Streaming.PoolSize=3000
        r.Streaming.MipBias=-10
        r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=0
        r.MaxAnisotropy=16
        [EffectsQuality@3]
        r.TranslucencyLightingVolumeDim=64
        r.RefractionQuality=2
        r.SSR.Quality=3
        r.SceneColorFormat=4
        r.DetailMode=2
        r.TranslucencyVolumeBlur=1
        r.MaterialQualityLevel=1
        r.SSS.Scale=1
        r.SSS.SampleSet=2
        r.ReflectionEnvironment=1 
        r.SubsurfaceQuality=1 
        r.EmitterSpawnRateScale=1.5
        r.SSR.Quality=4
        r.SSS.Quality=1
        r.SSS.HalfRes=0 
        r.ParticleLightQuality=2
        r.FluidQuality=2
        [GraniteTextureQuality@3]
        r.GraniteSDK.MipBias=0 
        r.GraniteSDK.CPUCacheSizeScale=4.0 
        r.GraniteSDK.MinGPUCacheSizeInMB=20
        r.GraniteSDK.MinCPUCacheSizeInMB=20 
        r.GraniteSDK.MaxAnisotropy=16
        r.GraniteSDK.GPUCacheSizeScale=10.0

        [ServerSettings]
        ;Can also set in ServerSettings.ini, maybe it is even there the right place
        ;Works fine with system rtx2070 - 120 is possible with rtx 3090 
        ;No longer work, no idea since when... 2022-09-09 
        ;BuildingPreloadRadius=90

There is no distinction in the listings between UE4 onboard and Conan sandbox specific console variables and commands.

Files (Client)

This files are located in the following path:

YourDriveLetter:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor

Optional GraniteBaking.ini and Lightmass.ini from the Tutorial, adjustments see url above.

See the result here Comparison configuration files default vs tweaks.