RAGE

RAGE

Developer(s)	id Software
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks Aspyr Media
Engine	id Tech 5
First release date	October 4, 2011

Key points

Extremely problematic texture issues with ATi/AMD graphics cards.

Texture streaming is an issue even at new systems.

Rage supports 7.1 positional audio.

Rage runs from RAM Disk without problems.

General information

Steam Users' Forums

Steam Comunity Discussions

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Steam

All versions require Steam, including both retail and digital distribution.

Game data

	Location
Save files location	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\Rage\base\savegame\
Save files location (64-bit runtime)	..GamePath\SAVES\base\savegame\
Configuration files location	..\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base\

Video settings

General settings.

Graphics option	Native	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen Gaming Forum for details.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Only options are High and Low
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be set on and off but regardless of this framerate is locked at 60 FPS.

Field of view (FOV)

Set field of view in console • Link This fix disables Steam achievements. In the console, enter the command: g_fov xx where xx is the FOV degree number.

Add launch options • Link In your Steam Libracy right click on game and select Properties Here click on Set Launch Option.. button and add +cvaradd g_fov xx where xx is how larger or smaller you want your FOV. Value of 20 will result in 100 FOV ingame (80 as default + 20). You can add negative numbers.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

PCGamingWiki AutoHotKey Script does not work. RAGE will resize so that the title bar of the window becomes visible.

RAGE's fullscreen mode is extremely Alt+Tab friendly, and can be done virtually seamlessly.

Adding Rage.exe to the GameCompanion will run the game in borderless fullscreen windowed mode. Due to the window styling, it appears that the window will be slightly too small for the native resolution, revealing a small window border on one side.

Input settings

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Acceleration is off by default.
Controller support

Improvements

Enable developer console

Enable console in shortcut • Link Achievements will no longer be attainable if console is enabled. In your Steam Libracy right click on game and select Properties Here click on Set Launch Option.. button and add +set com_allowconsole 1 Now you can access the developer console in game via the ~ key.

Disable company logos

Disable company logos • Link Navigate to ..\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base\video\ Rename/move/delete these files: loadvideo.bik loadvideo_french.bik Note: Game introduction video is not skippable. If you are starting new game often, apply fix for rage_intro.bik

Customizing rageconfig.cfg

Setting game variables in rageconfig.cfg will allow you to alter various properties to adjust visual quality outside of the built in game menu. Adjusting values, especially variables related to video memory use should be taken with caution. If Rage goes over your video cards memory limit you can reduce your framerate to single digits (1-3 fps).

This file is not created by game and needs to be created by user!

Save your custom rageconfig.cfg here:

	Location
Retail	C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda\id Software\RAGE\rageconfig.cfg
Steam	..\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base\rageconfig.cfg

TheDailyBuggle has an article describing what most of the graphical related variables will do.

DoNotArgue has a rageconfig.cfg generator. It is recommended to start with default values and only modify variables related to the desired result.

A basic rageconfig.cfg to increase texture detail

If the configuration generator feels overwhelming, this basic rageconfig.cfg will improve texture resolutions, enable the console, save uncompressed screenshots, and skip the intro videos. You must have 1GB or more of video memory for this fix. Additionally there are diminishing returns on increasing texture resolutions, so using 16k x 16k textures is a waste of video card memory and wont be a significant upgrade over 8k x 8k.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda\id Software\RAGE\rageconfig.cfg

com_videoRam 1024
fc_maxcachememoryMB 1024 //put your VRAM value in.

com_AllowConsole 1
com_SkipIntroVideo 1
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 8192    // Rage defaults to 4096x4096.  Note that not all textures will be improved, but this will significantly improve some indoor areas.
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly 8192
vt_pageimagesizeunique 8192
vt_pageimagesizevmtr 8192
vt_minlod -1
vt_maxlockedpages 1024
vt_maxaniso 4
vt_uncompressedvmtr 0
vt_uncompressedphysicalimages 0
image_lodbias -1    // Textures will have a slightly sharp bias
image_anisotropy 4   // Maximum anisotropy
image_usecompression 0
image_screenshotquality 100
com_captureTGA 1 //this forces your screenshots to be in uncompressed TGA format

rageconfig.cfg for a quad core processor

vt_useCudaTranscode 0    // Set this to 1 if you have a fast (nVidia GTX 560 Ti or better) video card but slower CPU.  If you have a slow video card this will actually degrade performance! 
vt_maxPPF 128    // Setting this too high can degrade performance, and 128 is regarded as the maximum necessary for quick texture loads.  Try 32 or 64 for dual core processors.

Using a value of 64 vt_maxPPF will also yield acceptable results. If you wish to simulate a poorly performing computer set this to 1.

CUDA Transcode Improved Performance

Rage uses very highly compressed texture data as part of its MegaTexture technology engine. During gameplay textures are decompressed on the fly and streamed to the video card. A noticeable effect from this is "popping in" textures where blurry textures are rapidly replaced by sharper ones as the player turns his camera around quickly. This behavior can be adjusted either through enabling CUDA transcode or adjusting how many textures are decompressed per frame. Users with a fast video card can benefit from CUDA transcoding which will offload this task to the video card rather than the CPU. Users with 4 or more processor cores will benefit from extra CPU transcoding giving all available video card time to rendering the game.

Issues unresolved

Regular crashes with ATi/AMD mobile graphics

Running RAGE on some systems will cause regular crashes, and this issue remains unfixed.

Using third-party drivers does not fix the issue.

Issues fixed

Seams or dotted lines between textures

This will occur when forcing 16x (or possibly lower) anisotropic filtering in the Nvidia control panel. Change the setting to 'application controlled' to correct this.

Broken or black textures

• ATI users may experience broken textures where most of the world looks black. This can be fixed by unchecking "Disable Catalyst AI" from the Catalyst Control Center.

Stutter

• If you experience stutter, even with graphics options minimized and a high end PC, simply disable Catalyst Overdrive and the issue should be resolved.

Minifreezes

• If the game freezes for about 1 two 2 seconds in regularly intervalls, add "+jobs_numThreads 0" to the launch options

Texture Pop-in

Unfortunately there is not universal fix this issue and issue is persistent ever after several patches. However there are few things you can try:

• A guide to fixing the texture pop-in issue is available on this reddit thread.
• Lower or completely turn off anti-aliasing.
• Install game to fast drive (SSD, RAID, RAM Disk) to lower streaming time. Streaming textures from RAM Disk is barely noticeable.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7	Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo or Equivalent AMD	Intel Core 2 Quad or Equivalent AMD
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	GeForce 8800, Radeon HD 4200	GeForce 9800 GTX, ATI Radeon HD 5550
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB free	25 GB free