Yeah it was recently popularized by a certain YouTuber.

I believe there is a bug on some systems that caps FPS at 60 if you have fps_max on anything but 0.

That shouldn't be a problem anymore with recent fixes to flame particles.

-nosrgb already says the effects it has on lighting and colors.

I'm not aware of any problems -nops2b has besides thicker fog. Plus, for -nops2b it says "more frames on really old/bad GPUs" because it does only affect those, and can possibly make it worse for newer cards.

It's up to people to use it if they want to based on what it does. I just want to create more options for people and allow for greater customization and choice.

There should be some commands you have to do for transparent viewmodels. You also have to be on dx9.

I would recommend using a lower DX level, like 90 instead of 95. Also, try setting your resolution in video settings rather than in a launch option, people have reported a small FPS loss from using the launch options.

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Well, I'm not too sure about your teacher's personality nor the area of study of the course you're taking so I don't know what advice to really give you besides some vague stuff.

Definitely don't blow the issue out of proportion and see if you can make compromises to get them to like you more.

If it's really bad and it's affecting your grades for no reason, you can speak to the administration for help.

This was missing from the performance oriented presets, thanks.

These are already disabled, no need to adjust the max count.

Already disabled with glow_outline_effect_enable 0.

Already disabled with props_break_max_pieces 0.

violence_hblood 0

mastercomfig disables post processing effects, so it only gives a boost when those are enabled, for example on the maxquality config.

Splitpackets require more CPU cycles, and packet compression reduces the likelihood of splitpackets being used.

Yep, it's supposed to be something for really bad computers so they can squeeze out every last bit of FPS.

Are you using the igpu addon? Also, what preset are you using?

It increases startup time and resets some settings every time you load.

full, w, h and refresh should do hurt, as they can force non-optimal video modes for the material system. It's better to set video settings in the options.

What are your specs and OS?

What's your full launch options?

What are your specs and OS?

It just turns on low violence mode and thus replaces blood with a low violence version. Blinking is unrelated to the blood effect, it just occurs on damage.

But what about the -threads option?

Also, resolution changes if you keep the -dxlevel option in, instead of adding it for first launch and then removing it.

Don't use -threads at all, as it's only useful if you have 6 cores or more. -threads specifies the number of worker threads, which are additional threads to the 2 threads the engine already uses. By using -threads 4, you are telling the engine to use a total of 6 threads, which will overwork your CPU. Using any value below -threads 4 is useless, as the engine automatically allocates up to 3 additional threads according to your hardware, so just remove the launch option.

Also, I would recommend setting your resolution inside the game's video settings and removing -w and -h, as they are known to mess with the material system's performance.