Hell Let Loose is a very nice first person shooter multiplayer game. The gameplay is fun but can be annoying sometimes due to optimization issues on HLL. Because of that I made a guide about how to boost your FPS in Hell Let Loose.
I have compiled a few tweaks and recommended settings that can possibly increase the FPS. This tutorial will fix the issues such as spikes, freezing, lagging, fps drop, stuttering, low FPS while playing Hell Let Loose. Especially if you encounter massive frame drops after the Carentan map update, this guide will save you a little bit of this problem.
There are 18 ways to improve your frame rates on Hell Let Loose.
System Requirements for Running Hell Let Loose
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | i3-4130 @ 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0GHz (or equivalent) | i5-7600 @ 3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2GHz |
| GPU | GTX1050ti / R9 280 (or equivalent with minimum 2GB VRAM) | Nvidia GTX 1070 or AMD RX Vega 56 |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| RAM | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 20 GB available space |
| OS | Win7 64bit | Win7 64bit |
1) Best Graphics Settings for Hell Let Loose
You can skip this step if you don’t want to change graphics settings. These graphics settings are for PCs which close to the minimum system requirements.
If you have a good PC, you can increase the settings slightly.
Go to in-game video settings and make sure the settings are as follows.
OPTIONS > VIDEO
| Minimum System | Performance | |
| Fullscreen Mode | Fullscreen | Fullscreen |
| Resolution Scale | 70% or 80% (!) | 100% |
| Vertical Sync | Off | On |
| Texture Quality | Low | High |
| Shadow Quality | Medium | Medium |
| Anti-Aliasing Method | Disabled | FXAA or Standard TAA |
| Anti-Aliasing Quality | Low | Medium |
| FX Quality | Low | Low |
| View Distance | High | High |
| Foliage Quality | Medium | Medium |
| Postprocess Quality | Medium | Medium |
| SSAO | Off | Off |
| Motion Blur | Off | Off |
Apply settings.
(!) Keep in mind! If you set the resolution scale to 70% allows to increase your FPS but the graphics will be blurry in the game.
In the meantime, lowering the FOV (Field of View) in the Gameplay Settings menu will increase your FPS slightly. You should also set the "Dead Bodies Despawn Delay" to "0.5 min".
2) GameUserSettings.ini File
You can skip these steps for now. I think these changes in the GameUserSettings.ini file no longer work.
- Go to the C:\Users\*your user name*\AppData\Local\HLL\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
If you can't see the AppData folder, click on the View, select the Hidden items
- Open the GameUserSettings.ini file in the WindowsNoEditor folder.
- Set the sg.ShadowQuality to 0
sg.ShadowQuality=0 - Also, set the sg.FoliageQuality to 0
sg.FoliageQuality=0 - Save the file and exit.
- After that, right-click on the GameUserSettings.ini file
- Click on the Properties
- Tick the Read-only on General tab.
- Click on the OK button.
3) Steam Launch Options
- Go to the list of games in the Steam library.
- Right-click the Hell Let Loose and click the Properties.
- Click the Set Launch Options in the General tab.
- Type or paste the following commands into the box in the incoming window.
-USEALLAVAILABLECORES4) Update Your Graphics Drivers
You should keep your computer’s graphics drivers updated.
People who have an NVIDIA graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
People who have an AMD graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
5) NVIDIA Control Panel Settings
- Open NVIDIA Control Panel
- Go to the Adjust image settings with preview tab.
- Click the “Use my preference emphasising“ (If you have a mid&high end pc, Let the 3D application decide)
- Put the bar in Performance mode.
- Apply
- Click the Manage 3D settings
- Click the Program Settings
- Click the Add
- Select the Hell Let Loose from the list, then click on the “Add Selected Program” button.
- After, make the following settings
Power management mode: Prefer maximum performance
Vertical sync: Off - If you have a notebook, make sure you are selected the “High-performance NVIDIA processor” on preferred graphics processor.
- Apply
- Then go to "Configure Surround, PhysX" page.
- Select your GPU as processor under "PhysX settings".
- Apply and close the NVIDIA Control Panel.
6) AMD Radeon Settings
- Open the AMD Radeon Settings window.
- Click on the Gaming tab.
- Then click on Global Settings.
- Go to the Anti-aliasing mode, choose Override application settings.
- Click on the Anti-aliasing level, so make sure you are selected the 2X
- Go to the Anisotropic Filtering Mode and turn it on.
- Then, click on the Anisotropic Filtering Level, so make sure you are selected the 2X.
- Click on the Texture Filtering Quality and select the Performance.
- Now, click on the Wait for Vertical Refresh and select the Always off.
- Click on the Tessellation Mode and select the Override application settings.
- Finally, click on the Maximum Tessellation Level and select the 32x or lower.
7) Intelligent Standby List Cleaner
The “Intelligent standby list cleaner” application will monitor and clear the memory standby list when it is > 1000mb (1gb). It will help players to fix stutters in games.
- Download the Intelligent standby list cleaner
- Run the 7-zip file.
- Extract to a folder.
- Go to the that folder.
- Run the “Intelligent standby list cleaner ISLC” application.
- Check the “Start ISLC minimized and auto-Start monitoring”
- Also, check the “Launch ISLC on user logon”
- Now, click on the Start button
- Minimize
8) Full-screen Optimizations
- Go to the folder where the game is installed. (Steam Library > Right Click on Hell Let Loose > Properties > LOCAL FILES > BROWSE LOCAL FILES)
- Right-click on the HLL-Win64-Shipping.exe application
Location: …\Steam\SteamApps\common\Hell Let Loose\HLL\Binaries\Win64 - Tap the Properties
- Tick Disable full-screen optimizations on the Compatibility tab.
- Click on the OK
9) Power Options
If the CPU cooler is not enough, you can skip this setting. Processor temperature may increase by 5-6 degrees.
- Right-click the Windows icon on the bottom left.
- Click the Power Options
- Click the Additional power settings
- Select the High performance on the Preferred plans tab.
- After, click the Change plan settings link next to High performance.
- Tap on the Change advanced power settings
- Find Processor power management in the incoming list, click the + icon on the left side.
- Set Minimum processor state and Maximum processor state to 100%
- Click on the OK
10) Game Mode
- To turn off Windows 10 game mode, click the Start icon to bring up the Start menu. Then open the Settings.
- Click the Gaming
- On the Game Bar tab, set the “Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast using Game bar” to Off.
- On the Captures tab, set the “Record in the background while I’m playing a game” to Off.
- On the Game Mode tab, set the “Game Mode” to Off.
11) Windows Performance Options
- Type performance in the search section of Windows, click to Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows from the results.
- Select the Adjust for best performance from the options in the Performance Options window that opens.
- Click OK
12) Cleaning Temporary Files
- Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type %temp%
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Temp folder that opens. You can skip undeleted.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type temp
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the folder that opens.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type prefetch
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Prefetch folder that opens.
Finally, empty the Recycle Bin
13) SSD
If you have a Solid-State Drive, I recommend that you install the game on the SSD or move the game files to the SSD.
14) Optimize the Discord
If you are using Discord, disable the Hardware Acceleration and in-game overlay.
- Open Discord
- Go to the User Settings
- Then, go to the Appearance tab.
- Uncheck the Hardware Acceleration.
- Go to the Overlay on App Settings tab.
- Make sure unchecked the “Enable in-game overlay”
15) Optimize the Google Chrome
If you’re using Google Chrome, you’ll need to make this setting.
- Go to settings page in Chrome
- Click the Advanced
- Go to the System tab
- Finally, uncheck the “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed”
16) Background Processes
You should close all unnecessary Apps, such as Chrome, OneDrive. Also, if the Discord is idle, you should quit Discord.
Also, you can use the CCleaner to go through your startup and scheduled tasks, and disable everything that you consider unnecessary.
17) Movies Folder
- Navigate to Steam\steamapps\common\Hell Let Loose\HLL\Content
- Delete the Movies folder.
I don't know why but it works!
18) Steam Overlay
You should disable the Steam Overlay. Disabling the Steam overlay provides some performance boost in Hell Let Loose.
- Exit game
- Go to the Steam Library page
- Right-click on Hell Let Loose
- Select Properties
- Uncheck the "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" on General tab.
How to Reduce Ping and Fix Lag
- Go to the ExitLag page
- Click on the “FREE 3 DAYS TRIAL” button.
- Create an account and verify your email account.
- Download and install the ExitLag app.
- After logging into the Exitlag application, select Hell Let Loose in the list.
- Select a game region closest to the server you’re playing.
- Click on the APPLY ROUTES button.
- Finally enjoy the game
You forgot to mention you can get an FPS boost by:
Open nvidia control panel > manage 3D setting > global settings > shader cache - turn off.
you can restart but don't need to but then go to:
*Your Drive here*:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache
& delete all the files, if you can't it might tell you there is another program using some that you can't delete, so start task manager end the processes that is stopping you from deleting the last.
then go back to the nvidia control panel > manage 3D settings > global settings > shader cache - turn it back on
Thank you
This was indeed helpful!
not worked! this game needs an update with this FPS issues it's unplyable...
could you please tell me your system specs