Age of Wonders 4 Performance Boost Tweaks

Make sure your GPU drivers are correctly installed after using Display Driver Uninstaller before you begin.

Download the most recent drivers for your graphics cards from reliable sources.

Visit http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx for the most recent Nvidia drivers.Visit http://support.amd.com/en-us/download for the most recent AMD drivers.

Here is where you can obtain Display Driver Uninstaller: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

When finished, we open the game’s graphics configuration file.

You can find the document you’re seeking for here: DocumentsParadox InteractiveAge of Wonders 4ConfigPlatformSettings0.cfg

Without starting the game itself, you can access and modify the video settings of the game by opening it with an editor. Particularly useful when a graphics card fault prevents you from even starting the game.

The content resembles this in several ways.

Every line is intriguing.Depending on how these settings are changed, you can modify the render quality.By selecting the desired option, such as false or true, boolean options can be altered.

GraphicsOptions.BloomEnabled=false

eliminates the bloom effects

Range adjustments for integer values can be made starting at 0, for example.

GraphicsOptions.ShadowQuality=GraphicsOptions.SoftParticlesEnabled=falseGraphicsOptions.SoilCoverQuality=GraphicsOptions.TerrainQuality=GraphicsOptions.TextureQuality=GraphicsOptions.VolumetricsEnabled=false

It seems reasonable to initially disable these features when troubleshooting or attempting to boost performance as a whole. Then, you can adjust them as you go, raising the values along the way.

If you believe your video graphics drivers may be malfunctioning

Delete this line: Video.DiagnosticVideo=trueVideo.DisplayAdapterID=-1The display adapter name must exactly match what is stated in your device management, which is Video.DisplayAdapterName=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB.

Utilize Windows Settings -> System -> About -> Related Settings to access Device Manager.

Also, remember to limit your frame rate.(This is for Nvidia; different graphics card software may have a different approach.)

Click Add Program in the Manage 3D Settings section of the Nvidia Control Panel.

To add, choose AOW4.exe from the list (the precise location on your PC will probably vary).

Now, the framerate cap can be set.

Start with 30 and check if it still functions properly at 60.

Additionally, some players said that lowering their VSync setting to half helped.

Prior to changing it in-game, set it to 0 in thePlatformSettings0.cfg.

Desynchronizations can occur often in multiplayer for a variety of reasons. Please think about trying Steam Remote Play and the game’s hotseat functionality up until the devs address this. Playing through email and that are far less prone to synchronization problems.

Also, modify your DNS. For instance

The following are the IPv4 addresses for the Google Public DNS:

• 8.8.8.8
• 8.8.4.4

The following are the Google Public DNS IPv6 addresses:

• 2001:4860:4860::8888
• 2001:4860:4860::8844

Either address can be used as your primary or backup DNS server.

Source:https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

To lessen the possibility of corrupt game saves, turn off the Steam Cloud Service for the game.

Launcher should be set to Sklp Paradox Launcher.

The Launch Option is the game’s executable’s default location on your computer +

As demonstrated by my example from above:

You can go to that window by selecting it with the right click in your Steam Library. choose Properties

For your executable location

Right-click the game in your Steam Library, choose Manage, and then click OK. Check Out Local Files

Right-click the game in your Steam Library, choose Manage, and then click OK. Check Out Local Files

In the subdirectory, locate the video file.

Age of Wonders 4’s Content Title, Frontend Videos, and Intro Video.webm

rename that file to IntroVideo.off, for example.

alternatively (if the file extensions are concealed)

Video Intro -> NoIntro

You may instead notice a faint message from the creators saying You shouldn’t be able to watch this in the future, which will prevent the intro video from appearing in the future.

Set 1024 MB, choose to allow memory to be allocated dynamically. Choose your preferred drive letter (I went with R: for RAMDisk), Establish TEMP Variables

2048 MB and Allowcate Memory Dynamically are my top recommendations if you have more RAM available (> 24GB).

Set All To R by clicking.

two times with “OK”Your PC is now speedier because the utility generates a virtual drive that stores your TEMP files. You can leave the app now that it has reported mounting the drive. The new R: drive is now available when you browse your computer’s overview in Explorer.

How does it speed up your computer and the game?Every turn, the PC computes all game effects and records them on your storage. The data is then fully loaded. Massive amounts of TEMP data should be written, read, and repeated. data is preferable to store data in RAM as opposed to storage. SSDs detest pointless read/write operations. With HDDs, the impact is significantly higher.

Visit this page to download: www.msi.com/Landing/Afterburner/Graphics-Cards

To combat performance spikes, increase the fan’s reaction time.

My computer is ancient and poorly cooled. In most cases, default is OK. To reduce GPU/CPU overheating when playing games like Age of Wonders 4, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, or Killing Floor 2, I maximize fan speed.

The method will change based on the graphics program you choose. The Nvidia screenshot is shown below.

To complete this process, provide SteamDB [Steamdb.info] (https://steamdb.info) permission to link your Steam account. Your account will remain secure and you won’t need to enter your credentials separately. Later on, you can also break the link.

You must have the link in order to get the so-called depot files from the Steam servers’ archived Steam files. Logging in is the same as notifying Steam that you are the owner of the games and have the right to download those files. Consider it a formal declaration of your license’s ownership.

Locate Depot App ID 1669000 (using the Steam Store link).

Find the appropriate package here.1669001

The most recent version was released at 11.05.2023 when this guide was prepared, therefore our prior version is from 04.05.2023 and is identified by the manifest ID 9204736578788895102.

This line of code will appropriately redirect you to the unique Steam Console tab whether you put it in the address bar of your ordinary browser or the browser used by your Steam client.

In the console, type this command.

With that, the version 78130 from 04.05.2023 will be downloaded.

Important Information The download bar won’t display the file. A console message will appear after it is finished. The download cannot be stopped using standard methods, but it will continue if your internet connection is lost. If you close your Steam client, it will fail. In this scenario, you would have to start the download over from scratch.

The command, which is only loosely translated, implies to download files from the Age of Wonders 4 game, version 9204736578788895102, from files storage 1669001.

You can move your local game files by performing a simple copy-and-paste operation.

Remove everything from the game’s folder.

You can get the completed download of the previous version in

..\Steam\steamapps\content\app_1669000\depot_1669001

My Steam folder is on a separate SSD that is just used for gaming. If you installed Steam using the normal settings, you might discover yours on your OS storage disk within

Program Files (x86) in C:

It would appear like this.

C:Program Files (x86)Steam Apps Content App_1669000 Depot_1669001

The contents of the depot download should be copied and pasted into the blank original game files folder.

Age of Wonders 4 PlatformSettings0.cfg, Documents, Paradox Interactive

If everything went according to plan, the game will begin in the desired configuration.Keep in mind that multiplayer gaming is not possible and that this only functions in Steam Offline Mode.

You may only use this manual to troubleshoot issues.