Change the number to 2 or 1 . This forces anti-aliasing to a lower level than the UI allows, freeing up VRAM instantly. While you are in there, find renopt_draw_3d_04 1 . Change the 1 to 0 to disable shadows on scenery objects (a massive CPU hog).

This is a massive frame rate killer. Keep it at 2x MSAA or 4x MSAA . Never use the SSAA options unless you have a top-tier modern graphics card.

Open it with Notepad. Look for the line: renopt_aa_samples_xp11 4

: This is the single biggest "frame rate hog." Keep this at FXAA or lower for the best performance; avoid high SSAA settings .

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