Sons of The Forest Performance Optimization Guide + Optimized Settings
Here's a detailed breakdown of every Sons of The Forest graphics setting, along with recommendations for improved performance while retaining the game's intended visual presentation.
OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
FIELD OF VIEW: 75 (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
DRAW DISTANCE: ULTRA
AMBIENT OCCLUSION: ULTRA
FOG QUALITY: LOW
ANISOTROPIC TEXTURES: ON
SHADOW QUALITY: MEDIUM
CLOUDS: LOW
GRASS: MEDIUM
WATER: HIGH
PARALLAX DISTANCE: HIGH
BILLBOARD QUALITY: MEDIUM
TEXTURE RESOLUTION: FULL (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
ANTI ALIASING: TAA
BLOOM: ON
SCREEN SPACE REFLECTIONS: ON
MOTION BLUR: ON (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
MICRO SHADOWING: ON
CONTACT SHADOWS: ON
PC SPECS:
GPU: RX 480 8GB
CPU: R5 3600X - https://amzn.to/3C1GH22
RAM: 16GB 3200Mhz DDR4 - https://amzn.to/3WKcAEa
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX - https://amzn.to/3PYeeQI
OS: Windows 10
Timestamps:
0:00 MAXIMUM SETTINGS VS OPTIMIZED SETTINGS VS SMART ACCESS MEMORY
0:46 BENCHMARK RESULTS
1:00 OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
1:15 FIELD OF VIEW
1:32 DRAW DISTANCE
2:15 AMBIENT OCCLUSION
3:11 FOG QUALITY
3:39 ANISOTROPIC TEXTURES
4:00 SHADOW QUALITY
4:42 CLOUDS
5:10 GRASS
5:38 WATER
5:59 PARALLAX DISTANCE
6:27 BILLBOARD QUALITY
6:55 TEXTURE RESOLUTION
7:30 ANTI ALIASING
8:05 BLOOM
8:26 SCREEN SPACE REFLECTIONS
8:47 MOTION BLUR
9:05 MICRO SHADOWING
9:26 CONTACT SHADOWS
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