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[GUIDE] Improving Performance & Framerate Issues
By dingdong
Welcome to the FFXIII-2: Improving Performance & Framerate Issues
   
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FFXIII-2 Launcher: 
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Welcome to the FFXIII-2: Improving Performance & Framerate Issues Thread

This topic will be dedicated to improving FFXIII-2 in any way possible.
Keep in mind the settings below will NOT fix all your issues, it only improves them.
General
Before anything, be sure your computer or laptop has the needed specs to run the game.
If you have less then 2GB ram, having pograms running like "Skype" or webbrowsers like "Google Chrome" could effect gameplay, if so its recomended to close them.
FFXIII-2 Launcher:
Screen Settings: Keep in mind, playing in "Windowed Mode" cause less framerate drop.
Resolution: The lower you set this, the less framerate drop you'll get.
Sound Settings: ...
Shadow resolution: It's highly recomended you set this to "1024 x 1024".
Anti-aliasing (MSAA): Set this option to "x2".
nVIDIA
Firstly, open the nVIDIA Control Panel, go to "Manage 3D settings" click on the tab "Program Settings" and press "Add", you should see the program FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, if not click on "Browse" and goto:

- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIII-2\alba_data\prog\win\bin

Recommended Settings (1):
Feature:
Setting:
Ambient Occlusion
Not supported for this application
Anisotropic Filtern
16x
Antialiasing - FXAA
Off
Antialiasing - Mode
Override any application setting
Antialiasing - Setting
8x CSAA
Antialiasing - Transparency
Off
CUDA - GPUs
All
Maximum pre-rendered frames
1
Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration
Single display performance mode
Power management mode
Prefer maximum performance
Shader Cache
On
Texture filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization
Off
Texture filtering - Nagative LOD bias
Clamp
Texture filtering - Quality
Quality
Texture filtering - Trilinear optimization
On
Threaded Optimization
On
Triple buffer
On
Vertical sync
On
VR pre-rendered frames
Let application decide

Recommended Settings (2):
Feature:
Setting:
Ambient Occlusion
Not supported for this application
Anisotropic Filtern
Application-controlled
Antialiasing - FXAA
Off
Antialiasing - Mode
Application-controlled
Antialiasing - Setting
Application-controlled
Antialiasing - Transparency
Off
CUDA - GPUs
All
Maximum pre-rendered frames
Use the 3D application setting
Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration
Multiple display performance mode
Power management mode
Adaptive
Shader Cache
On
Texture filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization
Off
Texture filtering - Nagative LOD bias
Allow
Texture filtering - Quality
Quality
Texture filtering - Trilinear optimization
On
Threaded Optimization
Auto
Triple buffer
Off
Vertical sync
Use the 3D application setting
VR pre-rendered frames
1

The recommended settings for Antialiasing do nothing by default.
This is because the support for it trough the Control Panal hasnt been added.
Even so, if in the future it will be added to FFXIII-2 the settings you gave are there.
AMD
Because i dont own an AMD card, i can only give a plain explaination about this,
If you know more or have more experience about this, please put it in the comments.

Firstly open the "Catalyst Control Panel", if there's a way to add propfiles, add this:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIII-2\alba_data\prog\win\bin

Recommended Settings:
Feature:
Setting:
Anisotropic Filtering
16x
Maximum pre-rendered frames
1
Triple Buffering
On
Vertical Sync
On
62 Comments
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jf_forlife 18 Jun, 2022 @ 10:06pm 
thks for the guide, ill be sure to try these up when i play again. The thing is, my computer should really overkill any specs needed by the game but for an unknown reason, i had very frequent drop in fps and the graphics are like... disturbing. I know it is an old game, but still got these issues so ill try your settings
RPG Gamer Man 30 Jun, 2021 @ 12:04am 
I use amd adrenaline 2020. This guide refers to out of date info for AMD.
Bloodsausage 18 Sep, 2019 @ 10:07pm 
AMD card here. I tried everything I could find to make this game not stutter, and this is the only thing that worked. My Catalyst Control Panel didn't have anything for "Maximum pre-rendered frames," but all the other settings were there, and this guide worked perfectly. It finally runs smoothly. Thank you!
Zeikar 12 Nov, 2018 @ 10:52pm 
uninstall/reinstall? or maybe if that doesn't work, then google how to fix a broken Steam installation.
RogueDream 12 Nov, 2018 @ 10:50pm 
I know this is like wayyyy from the past but I am having a major issue with Steam in general. It crashes every time it loads a game, it doesnt even load the menu, it just exits to desktop, anyone have any ideas?
dingdong  [author] 4 May, 2018 @ 1:30pm 
@Carolineth
Glad it was helpfull for you
Carolineth 4 May, 2018 @ 9:22am 
Night and day difference, thanks for this!
Barada Nels 10 Mar, 2018 @ 2:13pm 
Meh . . . people are assholes. Just be an asshole back! It's a dog eat dog world. And imma eat yo spleen, fool!
Zeikar 10 Mar, 2018 @ 2:07pm 
It's okay, but that comment you speak of is a year old and we just need to let it go.
Unseen 10 Mar, 2018 @ 2:01pm 
You dont have to be I just dont know what the point in pointlessly insulting people for nothing is.
Maybe its me I dunno, anyway sorry whatever I need to just stop talking on steam I do nothing right.