Difference between revisions of "Engine:Unreal Engine 3"
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{{--}} High frame rates may affect in-game logic in certain games, leading to various glitches of varying severity. See each game's individual entry page for details. | {{--}} High frame rates may affect in-game logic in certain games, leading to various glitches of varying severity. See each game's individual entry page for details. | ||
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− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | # Open <code>XXEngine.ini</code> with a text editor |
− | # | + | # Change <code>bSmoothFrameRate=False</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=True</code> |
− | # | + | # Change <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62</code> to <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate=XXX</code> (XXX = Your desired frame rate limit) |
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− | + | {{Fixbox|description=Disable the frame rate limiter|fix= | |
− | {{Fixbox|description=Disable frame rate | + | # Open <code>XXEngine.ini</code> with a text editor |
− | + | # Change <code>bSmoothFrameRate=True</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=False</code> | |
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− | + | {{--}} Some games reset values to default after launching the game. In such cases, you can set the file to <code>Read-only</code>. | |
− | {{--}} Some games reset | + | {{--}} Some games may crash with their <code>.ini</code> set to <code>Read-only</code>. |
===No surround sound=== | ===No surround sound=== |
Revision as of 11:37, 26 May 2023
Developers | |
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Epic Games | |
Website | |
https://www.unrealengine.com | |
First release date | |
November 2006 | |
Predecessor | |
Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
Successor | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Set launch options[1] |
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Use the
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Skip the splash screen
Set launch options |
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Use the |
Video
Borderless fullscreen windowed
- Borderless fullscreen windowed will not work with Borderless Gaming.[2][3]
- Other methods of forcing borderless windowed, like GeDoSaTo may work, however.
Force desired resolution
Set launch options |
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Issues fixed
Smoothed frame rate
- Many Unreal Engine 3 games use a built-in frame rate limiter with a default value of 62. Users with a strong PC may want to change or disable this limiter.
- High frame rates may affect in-game logic in certain games, leading to various glitches of varying severity. See each game's individual entry page for details.
Increase the frame rate limit |
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Disable the frame rate limiter |
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- Some games reset values to default after launching the game. In such cases, you can set the file to
Read-only
. - Some games may crash with their
.ini
set toRead-only
.
No surround sound
Force native device[4] |
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Notes
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Texture Streaming
Make efficient usage of modern PCs RAM & VRAM |
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-
OnlyStreamInTextures
is sometimes located insideXXSystemSettings.ini
Other information
Console commands
- Games running on Unreal Engine 3 can utilize some of the UE3 Console Commands for various tasks.