

In order to implement these commands, make sure Team Fortress 2 is not running and then right click on it in your Steam library. The Solution: By inputting some commands to be executed on launch, you can reduce or eliminate some of the less useful things that Team Fortress 2 does by default. Some of these things can also have an impact on your framerate. The Problem: There are many things Team Fortress 2 does by default on launch that aren’t necessary or helpful to certain players. Experiment with these settings until you get a result you are happy with. The four settings here that will give you the greatest benefit are model detail, texture detail, water detail, and shadow detail. From here navigate to the video tab and click ‘Advanced’ (you can also change the resolution from this screen which will also help though it will make your game look more pixelated). To lower your graphics settings, click the small gear icon on the Team Fortress 2 menu screen (note that the gear icon with a plus sign is for options that affect gameplay and not framerate). This is a commonly used method amongst elite and professional players to improve their gameplay.This can reduce the minor distractions from certain textures and make it easier to focus as well.This comes with the obvious cost that while things will run better, they’ll look worse. The Solution: The quickest and simplest way to get things running smoother is to lower your graphics settings. The Problem: Though Team Fortress 2 is more reliant on your CPU than your graphics card, high quality graphics take extra resources to render and therefore can slow down your gameplay significantly. If you are looking for a way to increase FPS with minimal impact on overall graphics quality, jump down to the section labelled ‘Console Commands’. In order to help you get the most out of your gameplay, here are some ways you can improve the game’s settings to keep things running slick and smooth. The trouble is that not everyone has access to the best gaming rig available and sometimes the game just seems to throw a hissy fit anyway. Everyone wants an edge when it comes to gameplay and nothing gives you an edge like a smooth framerate.
