A smooth-running gameplay experience is key to succeeding in the latest open-world gacha craze Wuthering Waves. The game has a surprising amount of graphics settings, so you might be asking yourself: What is Capsule AO? This guide has you covered.
Wuthering Waves: What is the Capsule AO setting for?
For those wondering what Capsule AO actually means in Wuthering Waves, it stands forCapsule Ambient Occlusion. If you’re still unfamiliar with the term Ambient Occlusion, then it can be defined as “ashadingandrenderingtechnique used to calculate how exposed each point in a scene is to ambient lighting.”
What Ambient Occlusion basically dictates is whether an object or environment appears to havedepthfromshadowscaused by thelightingin that specific environment. It is a very common feature in modern games these days and is largely an aesthetic choice, often coming at the expense ofperformance.
How to turn off Capsule AO in WuWa
If you’re trying to prioritize framerate and performance in Wuthering Waves, then my suggestion would be toturn off Capsule AOentirely in the game. To do so, simply open the game’sMain Menuand look at theGearicon in the bottom right corner.
This will open up WuWa’s varioussettings, at which point you should navigate to the small Image icon on the left toolbar to open up theGraphics Settings. Once here, simply scroll down until you see Capsule AO and switch it off. This should free up some crucial GPU processing power, boosting your framerate as a result.
There are plenty of other settings you can tweak to improve performance andstutteringissues, as well as ways to uncap yourframerate, so be sure to spend some time in the Settings menu to best optimize your performance.
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