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📰 🪐 The Ahra Prime Times – Video Settings Guide | Week 5

🧭 HIRAETH – Video Settings Guide, Bottlenecks, and Stability Tips Hello Travelers!

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changedHello Travelers!We’ve prepared a detailed guide to help you understand how video settings affect performance in HIRAETH — and why FPS isn’t always the full story. Whether you’re optimizing your setup or troubleshooting crashes, this announcement is here to support you.
addedHello Travelers!This guide comes from the updated Video Settings help panel — part of the new system arriving in a few days with update 0.9.8.1 , alongside other improvements and fixes.
changed🎥 Understanding FPS and SettingsGPU is important, but not always the key factor. Lowering graphics settings doesn’t always improve FPS — if the GPU isn’t the bottleneck, the issue lies elsewhere.
changed🎥 Understanding FPS and SettingsAuto Detect (Benchmark): The benchmark is based on rendering functions and your hardware. It works well with Recommended System Requirements, but it’s only a suggestion. HIRAETH is a live simulator — CPU handles many background systems that Auto Detect doesn’t account for.
added⚙️ NVIDIA SettingsYou can adjust settings via the in-game panel or NVIDIA App (which may override HIRAETH settings). All DSLL features are available on GeForce RTX 50 Series. The panel auto-detects availability and sets them to enabled or disabled. DSLL runs in the background if available, and disables Vertical Sync by default. FPS is not the only measure of smoothness — DSLL improves responsiveness and visual flow.
changed⚙️ NVIDIA SettingsPerformance varies between Training Center and The Nesoi Island due to world size

Hiraeth changes

changedWe’ve prepared a detailed guide to help you understand how video settings affect performance in HIRAETH — and why FPS isn’t always the full story. Whether you’re optimizing your setup or troubleshooting crashes, this announcement is here to support you.
addedThis guide comes from the updated Video Settings help panel — part of the new system arriving in a few days with update 0.9.8.1 , alongside other improvements and fixes.
changedGPU is important, but not always the key factor. Lowering graphics settings doesn’t always improve FPS — if the GPU isn’t the bottleneck, the issue lies elsewhere.
changedAuto Detect (Benchmark): The benchmark is based on rendering functions and your hardware. It works well with Recommended System Requirements, but it’s only a suggestion. HIRAETH is a live simulator — CPU handles many background systems that Auto Detect doesn’t account for.
addedYou can adjust settings via the in-game panel or NVIDIA App (which may override HIRAETH settings). All DSLL features are available on GeForce RTX 50 Series. The panel auto-detects availability and sets them to enabled or disabled. DSLL runs in the background if available, and disables Vertical Sync by default. FPS is not the only measure of smoothness — DSLL improves responsiveness and visual flow.

🧭 HIRAETH – Video Settings Guide, Bottlenecks, and Stability Tips

Hello Travelers!

We’ve prepared a detailed guide to help you understand how video settings affect performance in HIRAETH — and why FPS isn’t always the full story. Whether you’re optimizing your setup or troubleshooting crashes, this announcement is here to support you.

This guide comes from the updated Video Settings help panel — part of the new system arriving in a few days with update 0.9.8.1, alongside other improvements and fixes.

What’s coming in the new Video Settings system?

  • Real-time preview of changes, shown on a selected scene (as in the screenshot below)

  • Integration of standard settings with NVIDIA DSLL

  • Persistent saving of all settings, including DSLL

  • A dedicated help screen for Video Settings — containing everything covered in this announcement

🎥 Understanding FPS and Settings

GPU is important, but not always the key factor. Lowering graphics settings doesn’t always improve FPS — if the GPU isn’t the bottleneck, the issue lies elsewhere.

Auto Detect (Benchmark): The benchmark is based on rendering functions and your hardware. It works well with Recommended System Requirements, but it’s only a suggestion. HIRAETH is a live simulator — CPU handles many background systems that Auto Detect doesn’t account for.

⚙️ NVIDIA Settings

You can adjust settings via the in-game panel or NVIDIA App (which may override HIRAETH settings). All DSLL features are available on GeForce RTX 50 Series. The panel auto-detects availability and sets them to enabled or disabled. DSLL runs in the background if available, and disables Vertical Sync by default. FPS is not the only measure of smoothness — DSLL improves responsiveness and visual flow.

Tips:

  • DSLL 4 is recommended over NVIDIA Image Scaling (NIS), if available

  • Performance varies between Training Center and The Nesoi Island due to world size

  • DSLL shines at higher resolutions — gains may be minimal at low resolutions

⚙️ STANDARD Settings

Available for all GPUs.

Recommended

Native Full Screen with Epic settings.

Note

DSLL may override or misreport some settings in the panel.

🧠 Bottlenecks Explained

HIRAETH uses NextGen systems for graphics and world loading. Performance depends on component balance — not just GPU power.

Common Bottlenecks:

  • GPU: Handles rendering, but not always the limiting factor

  • CPU: Manages life systems, AI, and dynamic environments — critical for smooth gameplay

  • RAM: Stores world data and textures — 16 GB minimum recommended

  • HD / SSD: World Partition loads fragments dynamically — SSD (preferably NVMe) is strongly recommended

🔄 System Balance Matters

Even the best GPU won’t help if the rest of the system lags behind. Balanced setups ensure smooth gameplay.

Unbalanced:

  • RTX 4080 + i5 (2014) → GPU waits, CPU bottlenecks

  • 32 GB RAM + fast CPU + HDD → delayed world loading

  • RTX 3060 + modern CPU + 8 GB RAM → micro-stuttering from memory limits

Balanced:

  • RTX 3060, Ryzen 5 5600X, 16 GB RAM, SSD NVMe → smooth performance across all maps

If you’re upgrading, think holistically. It’s not a race for FPS — it’s harmony between technology and simulation.

⚠️ Intel Core i9/i7 13th & 14th Gen Stability

Some Intel CPUs (Raptor Lake) may cause instability due to aggressive BIOS settings and high power draw. Symptoms: crashes, memory errors, sudden shutdowns under load. This is a hardware issue — not caused by HIRAETH or Unreal Engine.

Solutions:

🛠 Reporting Issues

Many factors affect stability and performance. Please

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