While many games struggle with optimization issues at launch, *FragPunk* has impressed players with its smooth performance right from the start. Yet, for those looking to squeeze out every last frame for a competitive edge, here are the best *FragPunk* settings and crosshair codes to optimize your gameplay experience.

*FragPunk*'s settings menu is organized into five tabs, with the Video tab being the key to performance enhancement. The other tabs focus on quality-of-life and accessibility options that enhance gameplay but don't directly impact performance. Here's a rundown of the settings you should consider tweaking:
The General tab is your playground for personalizing your *FragPunk* experience. Experiment with different settings to find what suits you best. Here are some recommended adjustments:
This tab also houses options for customizing your crosshair, but we'll get to that later.
Customize your controls to your liking. With Automatic Sprint enabled, consider rebinding the Shift key to walk, a common configuration in tactical shooters like *VALORANT* and *CS2*.
Sensitivity settings are highly personal. Feel free to experiment or convert settings from other games using an online calculator.
Set Sound Effects to a comfortable volume and reduce Music, Announcer, and Button Volume. Enable Character Voice Simplification to minimize unnecessary chatter. Voice Chat settings are up to your preference.

The Video tab is where you'll see the most significant performance improvements. Here are settings optimized for performance, which may compromise some visual quality for the sake of smoother gameplay:
| Display Screen | Your Preferred Monitor |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
| Display Ratio | Monitor's Default |
| Display Resolution | Monitor's Native |
| FOV | 125 |
| Filter | Default or Personal Preference |
| Post Processing Intensity | None or Low |
| Menu Frame Rate Limit | 60 |
| Gameplay Framerate Limit | Monitor's Refresh Rate |
| Out of Focus Framerate Limit | 60 |
| Brightness | 1 or adjust according to preference |
| Sharpen | Same as Brightness |
| Vertical Sync | Off |
| Antii-tearing | Off |
| Graphics API | Experiment with DX11 and 12 to see what works best with your system |
*FragPunk* offers a unique Minimalistic Graphics option, which significantly reduces visual effects for a potential 15-20 fps boost. Consider using these settings if you're willing to trade visual quality for performance:
| Material Complexity | Minimalistic |
| Light Complexity | Minimalistic |
| Scene Saturation | Minimalistic |
| Effects Complexity | Minimalistic |
| Dead Effect | Off |
| Damage Numbers | On |
| UI Info Simplification | On |
| UI Animation Simplification | Off |
| Quality Presets | Custom |
| Upscaling and Anti-Aliasing | Depending on your GPU, choose FSR 2 with Performance for AMD GPUs or NVIDIA Image Scaling with Performance for NVIDIA GPUs. You can also set it to NOAA with 100% if you don’t want to use any upscaling. |
| Mesh Quality | Low |
| Shadow Quality | Medium |
| Post Processing | Low |
| Texture Quality | Low |
| Effect Quality | Low |
| Screen Space Reflections | High |
| Weapon Depth of Field | Off |
| Weapon Dynamic Blur | On |
| Scene Dynamic Blur | Off |
| Ray Tracing | Off |
| SSGi | On |
| UI Resolution | High. Doesn’t affect in-game FPS. |
| Animation Physical | Off |
A well-designed crosshair can enhance your accuracy in *FragPunk*. Here are some recommended crosshair codes to try:
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