Best Crimson Desert graphics settings for no lag and max FPS

Crimson Desert is finally here. The game’s massive open world promises endless exploration and intrigue, as its mystical and techno-fantastical universe holds many mysteries waiting for you to uncover them.

It’s one of the most beautiful games ever made, and given how good it looks, you’ll probably want it to perform so as to enjoy these graphics the way God intended. Thankfully, Crimson Desert is incredibly well-optimized, so the following settings should be a quick and easy way to get that FPS high while maintaining visual fidelity.

Here goes.

Crimson Desert – Recommended graphics settings for best performance

Crimson Desert can easily be set up for maximum performance and graphical fidelity via its presets. They already do most of the work for you, and the only setting we will have to be especially mindful of is Lighting (and Ray Tracing) since it can eat up to 30-40 FPS while providing little additional flair to the game’s already stellar lighting quality.

For those rocking a graphics card such as RX 9070 XT, RX 7900 XT/XTX, RTX 4070 Ti, 5070 Ti, or the equivalent, setting the game at the Ultra or even Cinematic Preset will be enough. You can use Native AA from your relevant upscaler (FSR or DLSS), but it’s not mandatory, as setting upscaling to Off is still a good choice.

Of course, a mixture of high and ultra settings will produce the best results, so here are our recommended settings:

• Upscale Mode: Off (or Native AA)
• AMD FSR Ray Regeneration/Nvidia Ray Reconstruction: Off (unless you have a recent-gen x80 or xx90 graphics card).
• Model Quality: Ultra
• Texture Quality: Cinematic
• Shadow Quality: Ultra/High
• Raytracing: On
• Lighting Quality: Ultra. Do not mess with this or turn on RR, it will set it to Max and destroy FPS on all GPUs.
• Reflection Quality: Ultra
• Advanced Weather Effects: On
• Water Quality: High
• Foliage Density: High
• Volumetric Fog Quality: High
• Effect Quality: Ultra
• Simulation Quality: Ultra, lower if you’re CPU-limited.
• Post-Processing Effect Quality: Ultra, lower if seeing CPU bottlenecks.

You can fidget with some of the settings however you see fit, though most GPU-bound settings (except Lighting Quality) will produce similar results while not hampering performance in any significant way. For lower-end hardware, simply set the game on the High preset, turn off RR, and enjoy your time. CPU-limited systems should pay special mind to Simulation, Effects, Water, Shadows, and Volumetrics, since those can shave off a lot of FPS, especially in certain areas like large towns or heavily forested/foliaged regions.

The reason for turning Ray Regeneration/Reconstruction off is that the developers made it set Lighting Quality to Max. This combination of settings ruins the FPS, even if it does significantly improve shading and Ray Tracing. If they make it so that you can keep the setting on Ultra while having RR switched on, then you can flip it back, but until then, the performance loss is simply not worth it.

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Crimson Desert has no shortage of activities to engage yourself in, and fishing can be one of the most lucrative ones at that. While it doesn’t take too long for you to unlock the ability to fish, this guide will still help you out with all the steps.

To fish in Crimson Desert, you’ll need a rod. You can also get better rods once you spend more hours on your adventure. But first, let’s look at the basics, which start with obtaining your first fishing rod.

How to get a fishing rod in Crimson Desert

Once you’ve cleared the first few pieces of content that basically act as an extended tutorial, you need to find a fishing village. Fishing villages are shown as boats on the map. If you’re wondering how the villages look on the map, refer to the image below. You can find several of them spread all around the map.

You’ll find a fishing vendor at a fishing village. You can obtain a fishing rod from them. Once you have your first rod, you can start to fish. Do note that not all fishing vendors might be selling the rod. If you don’t find it at one vendor, try out another, and you should come across the rod.

How to fish in Crimson Desert

This is the easier part. Once you’ve found your rod, head to a water body. Make sure that your fishing rod is equipped. Next, you have to cast the line. Be careful not to cast it over any debris. Wait for a few seconds for a fish to catch the lure.

Typically, you’ll hear three splashes before the fish bites the lure. Once it bites, press the hook button to catch the fish. But first, you’ll have to tire out the fish. If the fish goes left, use the LS button to move the rod right. If it’s moving right, then use the LS button to take your rod to the left. Then, press the reel-in button to catch the fish. Only try to reel in the fish after it has tired out.

You can also get better rods like the Fine Fishing Rod from the Greymane camp, which an NPC sells. Having better rods will allow you to get better catches, and some of them will be a great way to earn money.

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