Best The First Descendant graphics settings for FPS (2024)

The graphics settings in The First Descendant have a significant impact on your gaming experience. Battles with crowds of enemies and bosses look much more effective and feel much more comfortable when what is happening can be observed in a stable number of frames per second. Due to the level of graphics, detailed locations and the many enemies present in them, the optimization of the game is far from being at the best level, which is why you can encounter lags and other difficulties.

In this guide, we will analyze in detail the optimal settings for The First Descendant, tell you how to get rid of crashes and lags, and also consider a number of ways to correct errors.

The First Descendant system requirements

The minimum system requirements for The First Descendant are as follows:

For a more comfortable game at medium-high graphics settings with a stable 60 or more FPS, you need the following configuration, which is the recommended system requirements:

The First Descendant settings to increase FPS

Next, we’ll look at The First Descendant graphics settings for weak PCs in order to play at a stable framerate, as well as the optimal settings for strong builds.

The best graphics settings to increase FPS on a weak PC

For weak PCs, we can recommend the following settings, which are "Low" set of parameters with minor changes to get a more beautiful picture:

• Ray Tracing - Disabled.
• Additional settings - Nvidia (depending on the video card).
• DLSS - Balance or Performance.
• Vertical Sync - Disabled.
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency - Enable gain (may have minimal impact on performance).
• Frame Generation - Enabled if supported.
• Ray Simulation - Enabled if supported.
• The maximum frame rate is 144.
• Visibility is low.
• Smoothing - medium.
• Post-processing is low.
• Shadows are medium.
• Global illumination is low.
• Reflections are low.
• Textures - average.
• Effects are average.
• Vegetation is low.
• Shader quality is low.
• Objects - low.
• Physics - average.
• Motion blur is disabled.

Such graphics settings will minimize any load on the system, but will preserve the main visual elements in good quality: textures, effects, and so on. If even with these parameters the game stutters, it is recommended to simply set “Low” in all lines.

Optimal graphics settings on a strong PC for stable FPS

Optimal graphics settings for more powerful configurations are as follows:

• Ray tracing is disabled.
• Additional settings - NVIDIA (depending on the video card).
• DLSS - balance.
• Vertical sync is disabled.
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency - Enable boost.
• Frame generation - enabled if supported.
• Ray modeling - enabled if supported.
• Maximum frame rate - no restrictions.
• Visibility is average.
• Smoothing is high.
• Post-processing - average.
• Shadows - high.
• Global illumination is average.
• Reflections are high.
• Textures - high.
• Effects are average.
• Vegetation is average.
• The quality of the shaders is high.
• Objects - average.
• Physics - high.
• Motion blur is disabled.

Such parameters imply reducing the most resource-intensive or relatively useless settings to “medium”, while the remaining items remain at “high”. If the system easily accepts such settings, you can raise everything to high, and set some items to “ultra”.

Optimization of The First Descendant: how to remove crashes and lags

In the following paragraphs, we will look at the main and most common ways to get rid of crashes and lags in The First Descendant. In a special article you can read about general methods for eliminating optimization errors.

Setting up ray tracing

One of the most common difficulties that First Descendant players encounter is related to ray tracing function on Unreal Engine 5. Setting the desired parameter through the game files and then recompiling shaders can increase the number of FPS. To do this you need:

1. Open File Explorer and follow the path "C:\Users\lekro\AppData\Local\M1\Saved\Config\Windows". If there is no “AppData” folder, you need to enable the display of hidden directories.
2. In the Windows folder, find the file “GameUserSettings.ini”, you need to open it in a text editor, it is best to use NotePad++.
3. Among the many lines, use the combination “Ctrl+F” to find the parameter "sg.RayTracingQuality". By default it has a value of 3, change it to 0, then save the file.

After this, you will need to go into the game to start recompiling shaders, since manual recompilation is not available in the settings. Additionally, it is recommended to update your video card drivers. If you are playing on a laptop, turn on performance mode, and then connect it to a power source.

Changing Monitor Settings

Changing your monitor settings can help increase frames per second. In the parameters, go to the “Display” tab, in the first line “Display mode” set "Full screen mode", which helps to focus power specifically on the game. In the “Resolution” item, set the parameters appropriate for your monitor.

Disabling background apps

The First Descendant is an extremely demanding game, especially with other processes running on it. When launching Descendant, it is recommended to disable all background applications so as not to waste computer resources on them, but to use everything to improve performance. To do this you need:

1. Press the key combination “Ctrl+Shift+Esc” at the same time.
2. Once you open the task manager, sort processes by percentage of resource consumption, focusing on CPU and memory.
3. Right-click on the most demanding programs that are not needed during the game, and then click "Remove task".

First of all, of course, you should close your browser and instant messengers, especially Telegram. It is highly recommended not to disable operating system services and applications related to the operation of the video card and processor.

Game Mode on Windows

Game mode in Windows can improve performance a little more. To enable it, go to “Start”, there enter “Enable game mode”. Click on it, and in the window that then opens, switch the toggle switch to the right side.

Update drivers

If the system meets the minimum or even recommended requirements, but lags still persist, you should definitely check the driver version. This is especially true for projects that require DirectX 12, like The first Descendant. This can be done in the corresponding video card application. If the version is outdated, update to the latest.

Individual configuration via video card software

Through the official video card application (Nvidia Geforce or AMD Radeon Software) you can more precisely configure the game by setting the best settings. This will allow you to use all the power of the device and increase the number of frames per second. You can use ready-made profiles, or experiment on your own.

Unsupported graphics card error

Sometimes, when starting, the game may crash instantly and an error will appear on the screen "Unsupported graphics card". The text will say that the video card is not supported. In some cases, this may be true, but owners of the newest video cards may also encounter this notification. To fix this error, you need to update Windows (open Windows Control Center and check for updates).

High priority

An additional way to get another 5-10 frames per second is to set the game to high priority. To do this, press the key combination “Ctrl+Alt+Del”, select the task manager, and then go to the “Details” section. Find the process there "M1_Win64_Shipping".

Right-click on the task and select “Set Priority”. Select “High” in the drop-down list. This procedure will have to be repeated after each start of the game.

We hope that our guide helped you understand how to increase FPS in The First Descendant and understand the best graphics settings. If you have any questions, ask them at commentswe will definitely answer.

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