Dead by Daylight – How to Unlock FPS / Disable FPS Lock / Disable VSync
In this guide, you can find out how to disable the FPS cap in Dead by Daylight.
How to Unlock FPS / Disable FPS Lock / Disable VSync
1) Click Ctrl+R, paste the following in the text box and hit enter:
%LocalAppData%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
2) Paste the following below the existing lines in the file and save:
[/script/engine.engine]
bSmoothFrameRate=false
MinSmoothedFrameRate=5
MaxSmoothedFrameRate=144
bUseVSync=false
3) Click Ctrl+R Again, paste the following in the text box and hit enter:
%LocalAppData%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini
Ensure the line bUseVSync is set to False.
bUseVSync=False
And save.
Optionally, if you change your settings in-game, these values will reset. To stop that from happening, Ctrl+R to here:
%LocalAppData%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Right-click on GameUserSettings.ini, choose Properties, and check “Read Only.”