Lotro Options for best quality, performance and stability

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1	Written for Update 24 using 64bit client, DirectX 11 and mostly Max Settings.
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3	Yellow equals important		Disabled by other settings	White equals start high and then work low
4	Tab	Category	Setting	Sub-Setting	Value	Comments

5	Graphics	Quality	Graphics Hardware Level		DirectX11
6	Graphics	Quality	PvMP Performance Override		Yes
7	Graphics	Display	Screen Mode		Full Screen (Windowed)	You want either Fullscreen or Full Screen (Windowed)
8	Graphics	Display	Antialiasing		2x	While 2x AA shouldn't make an impact one user said disabling increased performance and stability.
9	Graphics	Colour	Ambient Light		1.00	Makes your game brighter.
10	Graphics	Colour	Brightness		1.00	Do not change this!
11	Graphics	Colour	Contrast		1.00	Do not change this!
12	Graphics	Colour	Gamma Level		1.00	Do not change this!
13	Adv Graphics	Objects	Object Draw Distance		Ultra High
14	Adv Graphics	Objects	Model Detail		Ultra High
15	Adv Graphics	Objects	Material Detail		High
16	Adv Graphics	Scenery	Landscape Draw Distance		Very High
17	Adv Graphics	Scenery	Frill Distance		Ultra High
18	Adv Graphics	Scenery	Frill Density		0.35	Setting higher makes game look cluttered.
19	Adv Graphics	Scenery	Distant Imposters		Yes
20	Adv Graphics	Scenery	Atmospherics Detail		High
21	Adv Graphics	Scenery	DX11 Interactive Water		High
22	Adv Graphics	Texturing	Texture Detail		Very High
23	Adv Graphics	Texturing	Texture Filtering		Anisotropic
24	Adv Graphics	Texturing	Texture Filtering	Anisotropic Filter Quality	8
25	Adv Graphics	Lighting	High Quality Lighting		Yes	Player said disabling High Quality Lighting and Specular Lighting made the game more stable.
26	Adv Graphics	Lighting	Specular Lighting		Yes
27	Adv Graphics	Lighting	Surface Reflections		Ultra High
28	Adv Graphics	Lighting	Landscape Lighting Quality		Very High
29	Adv Graphics	Lighting	DX10 Distant Landscape Lighting		Yes
30	Adv Graphics	Shadows	Landscape Shadows		Medium	Medium just to get rid of any jagged edges.
31	Adv Graphics	Shadows	Landscape Shadows	Blob Shadows	No
32	Adv Graphics	Shadows	Stencil Shadows		Medium	Medium just to get rid of any jagged edges.
33	Adv Graphics	Shadows	Stencil Shadows	Environmental Stencil Shadows	No	Enabling will affect performance, but honestly I don't want my screen to be too busy.
34	Adv Graphics	Shadows	DX10 Dynamic Shadows		High
35	Adv Graphics	Shadows	DX11 Ambient Occlusion		Yes
36	Adv Graphics	Particle Effects	Dynamic Particle Rendering		All
37	Adv Graphics	Particle Effects	Static Environmental Objects		Yes
38	Adv Graphics	Particle Effects	Precipitiation Effects		Yes
39	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Post Processing Effects		Yes
40	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Volumetric Sun Light		Yes
41	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Glow Mapping		Yes	Think torches, campfires, ooze puddles, special types of insects, flowers, etc..
42	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Overbright Bloom Filter		Yes	Basically indirect lighting sources such as torches and campfires, glowing surfaces, and lighting throw tree canopies.
43	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Blur Filter Quality		Medium
44	Adv Graphics	Post Processing	Bloom Intensity		0.50	Anything higher than 0.50 is visually overwhelming. Easiest to test in Inner Caras Galadhon.
45	Adv Graphics	Performance	Player Mesh Combining		Yes
46	Adv Graphics	Performance	Avatar Update Visible		Yes
47	Adv Graphics	Performance	Avatar Texture Compositing		Yes
48	Adv Graphics	Performance	3D Object Portraits		Yes
49	Adv Graphics	Performance	Texture Cache Size		1.00	Decrease to 0.50 or lower as needed.
50	Adv Graphics	Performance	Player Crowd Quality		2.00	Decrease to 1.00 or lower as needed.
51	Adv Graphics	Display	Refresh Rate		60 Hz	Set to your monitor refresh rate.
52	Adv Graphics	Display	Sync to Refresh Rate		Yes	Can disable if you prefer, but I like to enable.
53	Adv Graphics	Display	Triple Buffering		No	Still uncertain about this setting.
54	Social Options	Effect Display Options	Selection: Only show dispellable effects		No	Important when raiding.
55	Social Options	Effect Display Options	Selection: Only show effects cast by you		No	Important when raiding.
56	Troubleshoot		Maximum Frame Rate		Max	Just use V-Sync, G-Sync or FreeSync.
57	Troubleshoot		Engine Speed		Very High	Do not change this!
58	Troubleshoot		Connection Speed		Automatic	Do not change this!
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