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(64 bit loading times solution, removed configs because they were 2 years old and newer patches screwed them, some other clarification. vsync and anisotropic filter. moved improvements to standard position)
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{--}} Extremely problematic texture issues with ATi/AMD graphics cards.
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{{++}} Game has a 64-bit executable, which somewhat improves performance..
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{{--}} Texture streaming is an issue even at new systems.
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{{--}} ..but disables achievement achieving
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{{--}} Texture streaming and viweing is an issue even at new systems. (especially on ATi/AMD graphics cards)
 
{{++}} Rage runs from [[RAM Disk]] without problems.
 
{{++}} Rage runs from [[RAM Disk]] without problems.
  
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=955 Steam Users' Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=955 Steam Users' Forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/9200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/9200/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://rage.wikia.com/wiki/RAGE_Wiki Unofficial RAGE Wiki]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
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==Improvements==
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=== Enable developer console ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Enable console in shortcut}}
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# In your Steam Library right click on game and select <code>Properties</code>
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# Here click on <code>Set Launch Option..</code> button and add <pre>+com_allowconsole 1</pre>
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# Now you can access the developer console in game via the {{key|~}} or {{key|`}} key.
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'''Notes'''
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{{--}} Console capability has been nerfed with updates..
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{{++}}..thus achievements now work again, even with console enabled<ref>Tested by [[User:Mirh|Mirh]]</ref>
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{{--}}Console won't work if you haven't {{key|~}} or {{key|`}} keys on your keyboard. Switching to another keyboard layout in the Windows language settings solves this.
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}}
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=== Disable company logos ===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Disable intro movies}}
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# In your Steam Library right click on game and select <code>Properties</code>
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# Here click on <code>Set Launch Option..</code> button and add <pre>+com_skipIntroVideo 1</pre>
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}}
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=== CUDA Transcode Improved Performance <ref>[http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26824104#item_26824104 Nvidia developer relations employee's opinion @Shacknews.com]</ref> ===
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Rage uses very highly compressed texture data as part of its MegaTexture technology engine. Users with a fast Nvidia video card can benefit from CUDA transcoding which will offload the decompressing task to the video card rather than the CPU. Users with 4 or more processor cores instead can benefit from extra CPU transcoding by disabling this feature and thus giving all available video card time to rendering the game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{fixbox/fix|ref=<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=34407661&postcount=3</ref>|Play 64bit saves into 32 bit version and viceversa}}
 
{{fixbox/fix|ref=<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=34407661&postcount=3</ref>|Play 64bit saves into 32 bit version and viceversa}}
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# Make sure you have an auto-save made with the version of your source savegame (hang around the wasteland for example)
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# Make sure you have an auto-save made with the version of your source savegame
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# Navigate to the folder where that version create the savegame (see above)
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# Navigate to the folder where that version creates the savegames (see above)
 
# Copy <code>GAMES-AUTOSAVE</code> from there, to the other version's save files directory
 
# Copy <code>GAMES-AUTOSAVE</code> from there, to the other version's save files directory
 
# Start this last version and load the autosave (don't use continue campaign button, for safety)
 
# Start this last version and load the autosave (don't use continue campaign button, for safety)
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic notes          = Only options are High and Low
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|anisotropic notes          = Only options are High and Low (Please ''DON'T'' force more than 4x)
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                = Can be toggled but frame rate is capped at 60 FPS with either setting.
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|vsync notes                = Can be forced from the graphics card control panel<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/9200/discussions/0/864969953368212083/ Steam RAGE discussion thread - AMD Ultra Smooth Settings]</ref>, if the in-game one cause stutter
 
|120hz                      = false
 
|120hz                      = false
 
|120hz notes                = Frame rate capped at 60 FPS.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
 
|120hz notes                = Frame rate capped at 60 FPS.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = hackable
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|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Only presets available. However you can always customize your <code>[[#Game data|rageConfig.cfg]]</code>
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Improvements==
 
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=== Enable developer console ===
 
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
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{{fixbox/fix|Enable console in shortcut}}
 
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# In your Steam Library right click on game and select <code>Properties</code>
 
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# Here click on <code>Set Launch Option..</code> button and add <pre>+set com_allowconsole 1</pre>
 
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# Now you can access the developer console in game via the {{key|~}} or {{key|`}} key.
 
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'''Notes'''
 
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{{--}} Console capability has been nerfed with updates..
 
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{{++}}..thus achievements now work again with console enabled<ref>Everywhere is stated that console disables achievements. But since they are working for me and nearly every post where made with first game versions i concluded this. [[User:Mirh|Mirh]]</ref>
 
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{{--}}Console won't work if you haven't {{key|~}} or {{key|`}} keys on your keyboard. Switching to another keyboard layout in the Windows language settings solve this.
 
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}}
 
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=== Disable company logos ===
 
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
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{{fixbox/fix|Disable intro movies}}
 
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# In your Steam Library right click on game and select <code>Properties</code>
 
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# Here click on <code>Set Launch Option..</code> button and add <pre>+set com_skipIntroVideo 1</pre>
 
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}}
 
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=== Customizing rageconfig.cfg ===
 
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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).
 
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'''This file is not created by game and needs to be created by user!'''
 
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Save your custom rageconfig.cfg here:
 
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{{Game Location Table|
 
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{{Game Location Table/row|Steam|..\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base\rageconfig.cfg}}
 
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}}
 
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[http://www.thedailybuggle.com/fix-rage-pc-issues/ TheDailyBuggle] has an article describing what most of the graphical related variables will do.
 
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[http://donotargue.com/cfg-makers/rage/ DoNotArgue] has a rageconfig.cfg generator.  It is recommended to start with default values and only modify variables related to the desired result.
 
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==== A basic rageconfig.cfg to increase texture detail ====
 
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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.
 
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<pre>C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda\id Software\RAGE\rageconfig.cfg</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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com_videoRam 1024
 
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fc_maxcachememoryMB 1024 //put your VRAM value in.
 
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com_AllowConsole 1
 
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com_SkipIntroVideo 1
 
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vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 8192    // Rage defaults to 4096x4096.  Note that not all textures will be improved, but this will significantly improve some indoor areas.
 
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vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly 8192
 
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vt_pageimagesizeunique 8192
 
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vt_pageimagesizevmtr 8192
 
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vt_minlod -1
 
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vt_maxlockedpages 1024
 
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vt_maxaniso 4
 
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vt_uncompressedvmtr 0
 
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vt_uncompressedphysicalimages 0
 
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image_lodbias -1    // Textures will have a slightly sharp bias
 
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image_anisotropy 4  // Maximum anisotropy
 
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image_usecompression 0
 
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image_screenshotquality 100
 
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com_captureTGA 1 //this forces your screenshots to be in uncompressed TGA format
 
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</pre>
 
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==== rageconfig.cfg for a quad core processor ====
 
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<pre>
 
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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!
 
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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.
 
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</pre>
 
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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.
 
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=== CUDA Transcode Improved Performance ===
 
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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==
 
==Issues unresolved==
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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===64 bit version takes forever to load===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{fixbox/fix|Disable developer log}}
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# In your Steam Library right click on game and select <code>Properties</code>
 +
# Here click on <code>Set Launch Option..</code> button and add <pre>+logfile 0 </pre>
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}}
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===Seams or dotted lines between textures===
 
===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.
 
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.
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===Texture Pop-in===
 
===Texture Pop-in===
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Unfortunately there is not universal fix this issue and issue is persistent ever after several patches. However there are few things you can try:
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Unfortunately there is not universal fix this issue and issue is persistent ever after several patches. However there are few things you can try, aside of install the game on a RAM disk or on a SSD
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* A guide to fixing the texture pop-in issue is available on this [http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/wova3/for_those_of_you_who_have_rage_or_bought_it_today/ reddit thread].
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{{Fixbox|1=
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* Lower or completely turn off anti-aliasing.
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{{fixbox/fix|ref=<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25497361&postcount=134</ref>|Create texture cache}}
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* Install game to fast drive (SSD, RAID, [[RAM Disk]]) to lower streaming time. Streaming textures from RAM Disk is barely noticeable.
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:*Just create the [[#Game data|texture cache folder]]. The game then will be able to use it to improve disk streaming
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}}
 
   
 
   
 
== System requirements ==
 
== System requirements ==

Revision as of 20:20, 24 November 2013

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RAGE
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Developers
id Software
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Japan Square Enix
Engines
id Tech 5
Release dates
Windows October 4, 2011
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RAGE on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Game has a 64-bit executable, which somewhat improves performance..
..but disables achievement achieving
Texture streaming and viweing is an issue even at new systems. (especially on ATi/AMD graphics cards)
Rage runs from RAM Disk without problems.

General information

Steam Users' Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Unofficial RAGE Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Improvements

Enable developer console

Instructions

Disable company logos

Instructions

CUDA Transcode Improved Performance [1]

Rage uses very highly compressed texture data as part of its MegaTexture technology engine. Users with a fast Nvidia video card can benefit from CUDA transcoding which will offload the decompressing task to the video card rather than the CPU. Users with 4 or more processor cores instead can benefit from extra CPU transcoding by disabling this feature and thus giving all available video card time to rendering the game.

Game data

Savegame directory can be changed via +fs_savepath launch option

Template:Game Location Table

Switch 32 and 64 bit savegames

Instructions

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Rage settings.jpg
General settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Single player and multiplayer FOV settings must be set separately.
Instructions
Instructions

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

File:Rage keyboardmouse.jpg
Mouse settings.
File:Rage controller.jpg
Controller settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

File:Rage audio.jpg
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues unresolved

Regular crashes with ATi/AMD mobile graphics

Running RAGE on some systems will cause regular crashes, and this issue remains unfixed.[2]
Using third-party drivers does not fix the issue.[3]

Issues fixed

64 bit version takes forever to load

Instructions

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.
  • If this doesn't work, right-click the game in steam, select "properties", "set launch options" and paste in the following:
+jobs_numThreads 0 +cvaradd g_fov 12 +image_anisotropy 16 +image_usecompression 0 +g_showplayershadow 1 +m_smooth 0 +vt_maxPPF 8

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, aside of install the game on a RAM disk or on a SSD

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista, 7 XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB 25 GB
Video card (GPU) GeForce 8800
Radeon HD 4200 		GeForce 9800 GTX
Radeon HD 5550

References