Stellaris: Apocalypse is a science fiction lover’s paradise and provides plenty of action to its lovers. However, as much as the programming term tries, there is always room for improvement. This game contains nagging issues like lags and freezes which is why we’re here to help you optimize your game, minimize stuttering and help you get rid of annoying lag as well as helping you fix a variety of bugs. So let’s jump right away into discovering tips to solve the lags and freezes in Stellaris: Apocalypse.
Sort the Lags and Freezes in Stellaris: Apocalypse
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The Game is Not Launching
Disable any mods made by other users. Next, verify the game cache in Steam. To delete the mods you’ve installed make your way to Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\Mods on your PC and delete the contents of the folder (be sure to backup all files that might be lying in the folder).
Turn Off Multisampling & Bloom
If you’re running the game on an under-powered computer or experiencing stutters or lags then it’s possible that your computer doesn’t have the power to support some graphics options. You should consider turning off multisampling from the Options menu. Many users have tried this out and the results brought about a 10 frames per second increase. Additionally, turning off Bloom has shown in increasing the FPS by about 5–10 frames per second.
Use the Console Command
If you’re experiencing any stutters or lags during large battles or if the game freezes up occasionally where there are too many objects showing up on the screen, you might want to use the following command:
tweakergui draw.objects
To use this console command you’ll need to press the ~ button to bring up the console and then enter the tweakergui draw.objects in the console. This will allow you to turn off the drawing of all 3D objects in star system mode which will reduce the video quality but will enhance the performance of the game.
Kill Background Apps
If you’re experiencing lags or stutters when playing Stellaris: Apocalypse or a decrease in FPS, you should terminate any background processes that might be draining the CPU and GPU resourced. This game is quite heavy on eating up system resources, especially when there are so many objects (such as enemies and units on) the screen which means that every resource you can dedicate to the game will increase its performance. It’s also recommended that you increase the priority level of the game through the Task Manager to ensure smooth performance.
Edit Stellaris Settings.txt to reduce Stuttering
If you’re experiencing the stuttering even after following the steps provided above, then you should consider editing the Settings.txt file that you can find located in the following directory:
C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris
Once you’ve located the settings.txt file, you’ll need to manually set Vsync=no and maxanisotorpy to 0. Be careful when editing the file. It’s recommended that you create a backup of the file before making any changes.