{"id":72850,"date":"2020-05-18T15:26:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T10:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=72850"},"modified":"2020-07-09T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:38:31","slug":"how-to-adjust-hydroneer-anti-aliasing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-adjust-hydroneer-anti-aliasing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to adjust Hydroneer Anti-Aliasing on PC (Steam)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hydroneer is a base building and mining sandbox developed and published by Foulball Hangover. The title has very positive reviews on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and is constantly updated by developers. The game doesn&#8217;t offer a lot of in-game graphical options, and if you want to adjust the Hydroneer Anti-Aliasing quality on Steam, here&#8217;s how you can do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the overabundance of mining and sandbox titles, it&#8217;s hard to find one that&#8217;s equally fun to play as well. Hydroneer is currently only available on PC and hasn&#8217;t been announced for consoles yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjust Hydroneer Anti-Aliasing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the game is developed on <strong>Unreal Engine 4<\/strong>, we can easily adjust graphical options from the configuration files. Follow the steps below <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Head over to the following directory using Window&#8217;s Run. To open Run, either search it in the Windows Search Bar, or press &#8220;Windows Key +R&#8221;<\/li><li>Type in the following, like this<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Mining\\Saved\\Config\\WindowsNoEditor<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files.png 399w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files-100x52.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files.png 399w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Searching-Configuration-Files-100x52.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Windows Run<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Now, open the <strong>Engine.ini<\/strong> using any text editor like Notepad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After you have opened Engine.ini, you can adjust Anti-Aliasing in the following ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disable TAA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>To disable TAA, add the following lines at the end of Engine.ini<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[SystemSettings] \nr.PostProcessAAQuality=0<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enable FXAA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>To enable <strong>FXAA<\/strong>, add the following lines at the end of Engine.ini<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[SystemSettings] \nr.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1 \nr.PostProcessAAQuality=4<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The quality of FXAA is determined by <strong>r.PostProcessAAQuality<\/strong>. The values can start from 1, being the lowest to 6, being the highest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enable SSAA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>To enable <strong>SSAA<\/strong>, add the following lines at the end of Engine.ini<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>[SystemSettings] \nr.ScreenPercentage=150<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all the settings you can adjust for anti-aliasing in Hydroneer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hydroneer on Steam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is available on PC via Steam, and you can purchase it from the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1106840\/Hydroneer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Steam <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hydroneer is a base building and mining sandbox developed and published by Foulball Hangover. The title has very positive reviews on Steam and is constantly updated by developers. The game doesn&#8217;t offer a lot of in-game graphical options, and if you want to adjust the Hydroneer Anti-Aliasing quality on Steam, here&#8217;s how you can do it. With the overabundance of mining and sandbox titles, it&#8217;s hard to find one that&#8217;s equally fun to play as well. 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