Can't find Dayz.cfg for better FPS rate

[justaskydiver 0]

Hi together

 

I read throught the www and found a solution for low fps!

Check it out here: http://forum.mydayz.de/allgemein/dayz-standalone/25125-dayz-standalone-performance-tweaks/

 

In my Documents I have a folder DayZ AND DayZ Other Profiles. Both of them are empty.

\DayZ Other Profiles\mseiz93\Saved\mpmissions\__cur_mp.ChernarusPlus

 

I just searched this file on every harddisk by windows search tool. There is no config file for me!!

Does someone has a solution or the same problem?

Best regards and happy new year!!

[sidu 62]

C:\Users\Sidu\Documents\DayZ\DayZ.cfg

 

it's mine path to it... if u don't have it in there, then it's weird xD

Edited January 2, 2014 by Sidu

[ClassifyLP 61]

Did you already start the game? It could be possible that there is no .cfg before you once start the game.

[justaskydiver 0]

Ok. It's weird :P

[liquidje 38]

Have you already launched the game once?

 

edit: that is not weird, many games generate certain files the first time booting.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Liquidje

[justaskydiver 0]

Did you already start the game? It could be possible that there is no .cfg before you once start the game.

 

Yup I did! ;)

[ClassifyLP 61]

Yup I did! ;)

Okay, you can write it up yourself then.

It's already a little altered for better performance, just make a new .txt and write it to your liking. Then after you safed it, change the .txt to .cfg.

language="English";adapter=-1;3D_Performance=100000;Resolution_Bpp=32;Resolution_W=1920;Resolution_H=1080;winX=16;winY=32;winW=800;winH=600;winDefW=800;winDefH=600;refresh=60;Render_W=1920;Render_H=1080;FSAA=0;postFX=5;GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1;GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1;HDRPrecision=16;lastDeviceId="";localVRAM=2087387136;nonlocalVRAM=2147483647;vsync=1;AToC=0;SWLayersCount=0;PipQuality=0;PPAA=8;Windowed=0;

Edited January 2, 2014 by ClassifyLP

[justaskydiver 0]

Okay, you can write it up yourself then.

It's already a little altered for better performance, just make a new .txt and write it to your liking. Then after you safed it, change the .txt to .cfg.

language="English";adapter=-1;3D_Performance=100000;Resolution_Bpp=32;Resolution_W=1920;Resolution_H=1080;winX=16;winY=32;winW=800;winH=600;winDefW=800;winDefH=600;refresh=60;Render_W=1920;Render_H=1080;FSAA=0;postFX=5;GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1;GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1;HDRPrecision=16;lastDeviceId="";localVRAM=2087387136;nonlocalVRAM=2147483647;vsync=1;AToC=0;SWLayersCount=0;PipQuality=0;PPAA=8;Windowed=0;

 

 I'll try that one! Thanks.

[Harry Costi 6]

I have the same problem. Even writing up the cfg file manually doesnt update the file if I make a change to it. The folders are there but the files aren't. It looks like a permissions issue but Im not sure where it could be. The game works fine but making any changes to the settings are not saved. Its frustrating as it seems to only affect a handful of users so potential fixes arent documented. 

Edited May 2, 2014 by Plugger

[KamiOfKOS 50]

I have the same problem. Even writing up the cfg file manually doesnt update the file if I make a change to it. The folders are there but the files aren't. It looks like a permissions issue but Im not sure where it could be. The game works fine but making any changes to the settings are not saved. Its frustrating as it seems to only affect a handful of users so potential fixes arent documented. 

 

Use notepad++ to edit the .cfg file, some txt editors can cause what you described ( line break stuff ), also check if it's read only, if you still get some values changed after you played set the file to read only, profit.

[Harry Costi 6]

Hi Survivor,

 

Thanks for the reply. I believe its to do with the environment I play on. Its a domain network and not a workgroup. Also the domain is an SBS Server domain so the Documents folder is a redirected folder on a UNC path. The folders are read only by default but for some reason the files arent created. This is the baffling part. The folders are created, but the Dayz.cfg and the *.DayZProfile arent. They just dont exist. 

 

I have tinkered with security settings and the like but nothing has changed. It would be cool if we could configure where these settings files existed. 

 

Can someone link to or post the contents of their *.dayzprofile file? Can I manually create that or need to create that? 

 

Thanks

Edited May 8, 2014 by Plugger

[JonEllisDee 26]

I think that devs disabled the use of the 'other profile' and the changes made at DayzProfile makes no effect. I was playing with a view distance of 3000 but the game is showing not more than 1000 at the moment.

[Harry Costi 6]

I have finally found a fix for this issue. I'll try to keep it in laymans terms as best as possible. Before I do that This is the post that helped me the most and kudos to Travis Sarbin for his intel.

 

The default area for Steam to place the profile files (Dayz.cfg, username.DayZProfile and username.vars.DayZProfile) Is C:\users\username\documents\Dayz\. In some cases, like mine, this location doesn't exist like that because the PC is on a domain network and the My Documents folder is a redirected folder using Offline Sync. I wont go into the working parts of that other than to say I needed to make the default path for the profile files something different. The reasons why the default path didn't work I'm not sure, but I think it's security related. So whats the fix?

 

Firstly I uninstalled the Dayz application from Steam and deleted all the game files. I did this to remove the chance that I'd get conflicting profiles. These are located in two areas;

 

1. My Documents\Dayz - delete the Dayz Folder (NB: You can move these files to a new location if required - read below) 

2. C:\Program Files (X86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Dayz - delete the Dayz Folder

 

I then reinstalled the app, but this time I chose not to use the default path. I used my D:\ and created a new folder called SteamLibrary. Steam will actually prompt you down this path when you select the button to change the default install path listed above during the install process. 

Once Dayz was reinstalled, before launching the game, I create a new folder called Profiles - D:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\profiles. 

 

I then navigated to the Dayz game in Steam under the game library, right clicked on the game and selected Properties. Under the General tab, selected SET LAUNCH OPTIONS and pasted in the following;

 

-profiles=D:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\profiles -nosplash -noPause

 

then clicked OK. 

 

Now click on the LOCAL FILES tab and select BROWSE LOCAL FILES. This will take you to the game files. Right click on the DayZ application and select Properties. Under the Compatibility tab select Run this program as an administrator, then click ok. 

 

I did this part mostly due to the network setup and I dont think this is a requirement for all users. Check and test.

 

Close the Properties window in Steam and then run Dayz from Steam. When the game opens. reset all your video, sound and other configurations in game then exit the game. You now have your profile files correctly located under the Profiles folder you created. 

 

TWO THINGS TO NOTE:

 

1. You could use this same process for moving your profile files to a new location such as a different folder rather than using the the default "My Documents\Dayz" folder. Just make the change in the launch options string to suit.

 

2. Because none of the profile files existed, I could have possibly not had to go through the reinstall process and just create the Profiles folder within the Steam directory somewhere in that case the command line would have possibly been something like this instead. 

 

-profiles=C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\profiles -nosplash -noPause

 

I cant confirm that this will work but I know what I did worked. I hope that helps others on the way. 

 

Cheers

Edited May 16, 2014 by Plugger