Edit this file improves performance by tweaking various settings between the cpu and GPU. you may need to adjust for your machine but these are good base templates. Only use this file if you are experiencing performance issues Shoutout to @v_Vanduul_v for the original guide that helped me! The command options are usually options 0-4. 0 being disabled and 4 being "max" Step 1: Create the file Create a user.cfg file (make a .txt file in notepad and rename the extension to .cfg after you save it) Place this file inside your live folder ( \Program Files\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\LIVE\ ) then paste ONE of the configurations listed below into the file you may remove the r_displayinfo 1 command, its there to prove if your file worked or not. Low End config Contents: r_displayinfo = 1 Con_Restricted = 0 r_displayinfo = 0 r_DisplaySessionInfo = 0 r_VSync = 0 q_ShaderDecal = 1 q_ShaderFX = 1 q_ShaderGeneral = 1 q_ShaderGlass = 1 q_ShaderHDR = 1 q_ShaderParticle = 1 q_ShaderPostProcess = 0 q_ShaderShadow = 1 q_ShaderSky = 1 q_shaderwater = 1 r_ssdo = 1 r_GsmCache = 1 r_GasCloudUpsample = 0 r_ParticleEnableDL = 0 r_AntialiasingMode = 0 r_MotionBlur = 0 r_FogShadows = 0 sys_MaxFPS = 60 High End config Contents: r_displayinfo = 1 Con_Restricted = 0 r_MotionBlur = 0 sys_spec_water = 3 e_particles_quality = 3 sys_spec_Full = 4 sys_spec_GameEffects = 4 sys_spec_MotionBlur = 4 sys_spec_ObjectDetail = 4 sys_spec_Particles = 4 sys_spec_Physics = 4 sys_spec_PostProcessing = 4 sys_spec_Shading = 4 sys_spec_Quality = 4 sys_spec_Shadows = 4 sys_spec_Sound = 4 sys_spec_Texture = 4 sys_spec_VolumetricEffects = 4 sys_MaxFPS = 120 sysmaxidleFPS = 120 r_VSync = 0 r_ssdo = 2 r_AntialiasingMode = 3 e_GsmCache = 0 Additional notes: you can paste these into the command console on the main menu (these do not work in user.cfg) access command window by hitting the ` key r_FourierShadowsPoolSize = 256 r_ShadowsPoolSize = 512 r_gpumarkers = 0 r_gpumarkersforceenableresmask = 0 r_gpudevicetextureenabletracking = 0