Cyberpunk 2077: Settings Guide (Phantom Liberty DLC)
04.10.2023 - 10:11
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Players returning to , or those heading to Night City for the first time, will want to optimize their in-game settings. The first DLC,, has recently been released, alongside the free 2.0 update. This has brought a revamp to the Attribute and the Character Perk Skill Trees. Additionally, players can enjoy improved enemy A.I. in combat. had a rough launch, but the game has continued to receive substantial updates. There are a plethora of helpful settings that can be adjusted to enjoy everything Night City has to offer.
The graphics in are noticeably better than when the game first launched. Along with the improved A.I. and enemy density, this can be difficult to run on some outdated computers. Luckily, you do not need high-end hardware to play the game. The minimum requirements for are as follows: an Intel Core 15-3570K or AMD FX-8310 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon RX 470 Video Card. Performance can be further improved by understanding and adjusting each setting that is offered.
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If you are simply looking for the best settings to have in, look below:
Volumetric Cloud Quality
Medium
Max Dynamic Decals
High
Screen Space Reflections Quality
Medium
Subsurface Scattering Quality
High
Ambient Occlusion
Low
Color Precision
Medium
Mirror Quality
Medium
Level of Detail (LDD)
High
Ray Tracing
Medium
DLSS
Quality
Setting
Reasoning
Texture Quality
High
Most players will want to keep this on High as there is a fairly noticeable difference when dropped to medium.
Motion Blur
High
High and Low both change the intensity of Motion Blur on the camera and objects. This does not affect the Frame Rate much and is safe to leave on High.
Contact Shadows
On
Contact Shadows allows objects to cast shadows on themselves or nearby objects. Turning this off may improve performance.
Improved Facial Lighting Geometry
On
Improves light on characters' faces. However, hardly noticeable in most scenarios.
Anisotropy
16
Affects the clarity of textures when viewed at off angles. There is a notable difference when dropping to 4, but 16 and 8 are relatively the same.
Local Shadow Mesh Quality
Medium
Affects the quality of geometric details in shadows. However, this is hardly noticeable.
Local Shadow Quality
High
Affects the quality of shadows cast by artificial light sources indoors.
Cascaded Shadows Range
High
Affects how far into the distance you will see dynamic shadows cast from the sun.
Cascaded Shadows Resolution
High
Affects the clarity of shadows cast by the sun.
Distant Shadows Resolution
High
Same as the previous setting, but affects shadows farther away from the camera.
Volumetric Fog Resolution
Medium
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