Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

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How to Fix Input Lag and get 60 FPS
By RICK
Ok so when I first started playing I had some really bad input lag on my game pad and this is something I found that really helped me out. What you will be able to do with this guide is change the window mode to borderless and set the max frames to 60 FPS. See edit at the top of Step by Step
   
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EDIT: You can also change to Windowed - Borderless in the in game options to fix the input lag. It looks like setting the game to borderless will ignore the frame rate value according to dxtory. Also If you change your settings after you edit the text file it will overwrite the settings file in your appdata. So set your settings first then follow the steps. If you set the settings file to read only this may prevent changes though I haven't tried it yet.

First things first make sure the game is closed.

Then you will need to find your Appdata folder. The easiest way to find this is hold down the windows key and push R (Win+R). This will pull up the run program.

Inside the Run text field type.. %localappdata% and click OK

Inside the local folder you will find your GeometryWars3Dimensions folder and inside the GeometryWars3Dimensions folder will be your settings file.
C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Local\GeometryWars3Dimensions

Open the settings file with a text editing program like notepad or notepad++ (I highly recommend getting notepad++ it cleans up the text much better)

Inside this file you will need to change two fields.

If you would like to create a backup of the file now is the time. Hit file "Save As" and save it to your desktop or something.

First you will need to change "Windowmode" to 2. (this is borderless)

Second you will need to set the "refreshrate" to 60.

When done your settings should look something like this.

"WindowMode": 2,
"ResolutionWidth": 1920,
"ResolutionHeight": 1080,
"RefreshRate":60,
"DetailSettings": 4,
"AntiAliasing": 3,
"Bloom": 3,
"Blur": true,
"Vignette": true,
"BackgroundDetail": 3,
"EffectDetail": 3,
"BackgroundGlow": true,
"EnemyGlow": true,
"Walls": true,
"Grid": true,
"JoystickInputMappings": []
}

After you have completed your changes click file then save..

You should be good to go. Enjoy.
12 Comments
K0sM 1 Apr, 2015 @ 6:42am 
Plus the latest free dlc will fix this. Can anybody confirm?
Adr0meda 11 Mar, 2015 @ 8:58pm 
I can confirm that enabling Fullscreen - Borderless mode fixes the fps (confirmed using Shadow Play) issue as well.
RICK  [author] 9 Mar, 2015 @ 6:05am 
Its actually a really good game. I recommend it. The borderless windowed mode is also available in the options of the game I found out later after I made the guide. But this guide also has some other cool things like Grid and Walls so I figured I would leave it up.
tool1970 7 Mar, 2015 @ 7:07pm 
was going to buy this too. thanks for saving me 10 dollars.....HEHEHEHEHE!
tool1970 7 Mar, 2015 @ 7:06pm 
What The Flip? This isn't patched into the game?
Quadstrike 21 Feb, 2015 @ 3:16pm 
%localappdata%
AlexF68 29 Jan, 2015 @ 5:49am 
Thanks for posting this but the borderless window mode is available through the in game options.
DONKEY GONK 5 Jan, 2015 @ 7:53pm 
Awesome. That worked like a charm. I wasn't pleased when I first downloaded the game and everything appeared to be locked at 30fps. By no means am I a "everything must be in nothing less than 60 fps" nut, but Geometry Wars certainly is a game that should be!

Spanks a bunch mate!
RICK  [author] 19 Dec, 2014 @ 6:35am 
IMPORTANT NOTE: I also created a thread to discuss input lag issues.
http://steamproxy.net/app/310790/discussions/0/619574421313902433/
RICK  [author] 19 Dec, 2014 @ 5:48am 
I didn't deal with the black screen issue myself so I might not be much help. But I can try.
Have you tried verifying game cache, updating drivers, turning off antivirus and restarting the comp?
you can probably just create the folder yourself. I will figure out the extension for the "settings" file (.exe .cfg .txt) and post it here. Then paste the text above into a notepad doc or something.
Might work.