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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is now available on PC and consoles, and you can tweak the in-game settings to get the best possible results. The game seems to be pretty graphic intensive based on the official requirements and in-game performance. However, you can easily change the settings to manage the few optimization issues that are there at launch.
Best Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve graphics settings
Before I deep dive into the settings, here’s a quick rundown of my setup.
Despite my specifications being close to the recommended settings, I still made some modifications to improve the performance. For this guide, I have mostly focused on devices that are closer to the minimum settings.
Screen Settings: Borderless
V-Sync: Off. However, if you’re focusing on the multiplayer gameplay and getting lags, it might be worth turning on V-Sync.
Frame Rate Limit: 60 FPS is a sweet spot to get great performance without sacrificing on the graphics.
Upscaling Quality: Balanced/Performance.
Textures: Low (This parameter will have the biggest impact on performance, so it’s best to keep it at low).
Post-processing: Low (Another parameter that will have a major influence on how the game performs).
Global Illumination Quality: Low
The general optimization feels on point for large parts, but I expect it to improve as we get close to the full launch of the game on the first of October.
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