RAGE
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RAGE Stuttering Fix
By Andr
Guide for fixing the stuttering issue in RAGE.
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Introduction
Hi! This is a simple troubleshooting guide I made for fixing the stuttering issue in RAGE.
Stuttering Fix
Turn off V-Sync in game and Enable V-Sync in Nvidia Control Panel or ATI Catalyst Control Center.

For Nvidia Users
  • Right-click on desktop > Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings.
  • Click on Add > Select "Rage" > Add Selected Program.
  • Scroll down and look for Vertical Sync and select "On" or "Adaptive".
  • Click Apply.

Create a Texture Cache Folder in "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Id Software\RAGE".

Note: If you can't find the "Id Software" folder in the above location, create a new folder in the Local directory and rename it to Id software, then create another new folder inside Id Software and rename it to RAGE. The local folder is usually hidden, so you need to unhide folders in order to access the above location.

Next you need to create a config file for RAGE. Open Notepad and copy the settings I posted below and paste it on notepad.

seta com_videoRam "2048" //replace with your VRAM amount (mb) seta image_usecompression "0" seta image_lodbias "-1" seta image_useCache "1" seta image_cacheMegs "200" seta image_cacheMinK "50" seta m_smooth "0" seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 "8192" seta vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly "8192" seta vt_pageimagesizeunique "8192" seta vt_maxPPF "8" //can be modified to values from 0-128 seta vt_lodBias "-1" seta vt_minlod "-1"

Then click on File on the top left corner of the notepad window and click on "Save As". Type the File name as "rageconfig.cfg" and change the "Save as type" to "All Files" and save it on your desktop.

Now copy the rageconfig.cfg file in RAGE\base folder in this location. In my case its in "E:\SteamLibrary\SteamApps\common\RAGE\base" (depending on which drive you installed the game). If you can't find it, the default game directory should be in this location.

"C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base" (32-bit OS)
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rage\base" (64-bit OS)

If you want to avoid all the trouble making the cfg file. You can download it from here.
Download RAGE Config[drive.google.com]

Or if you have some knowledge on how the config works. You can configure your own config file here (For Advanced Users Only)
http://donotargue.com/online-fusion/cfg-maker/rage/

Alternatively, you can just download my cfg file with everything set to maxed, if your pc can handle the game on high settings.
Download RAGE Config[drive.google.com] (for Nvidia users only)
Minifreezes
If the game freezes for about 1 two 2 seconds at regularly intervals, add "+jobs_numThreads 0" to the launch options.

Note: If it's causing the game lag even more, increasing the number might help. Try experimenting with the numbers, use 0 to 12 for the number of threads your system has. Lower numbers are better and use this only if you are having stuttering or hanging issue.


This guide was made on my older system running i7 4770K and GTX 660 Ti 2GB with the Resolution 1360 x 768 on 32-bit version of the game and the game runs very smooth with stable 60fps. However I'm having trouble running the game with stable 60fps on my GTX 1070 with fps drops in some areas in 1080p.
32 Comments
AndroNeon 2 Jan @ 2:42am 
Worked for me. Game is much more playable now. Thanks!
Gamer Tom 29 Aug, 2023 @ 1:23pm 
Great, with this config file I can play the game without micro stutter.
fairplayer916 11 May, 2023 @ 1:14pm 
Here on Steam Deck and can say the game runs smooth (FOR ME) with the launch option "+jobs_numThreads 4"

note the 4 instead of 0
RemaneTM 3 Jan, 2023 @ 2:44pm 
can confirm this fixed my fps from going 20-60 to constantly between 59-60!
legend! however you now need to ask for permission for the files, but i just manually did it myself.
Legend!:steamhappy:
HEX 808 13 Jan, 2022 @ 3:11am 
I'm running the game off an external HDD, and it stutters like crazy whenever there are a lot of textures to load in (which is constantly, as that is how the engine is, constant texture streaming) would this help my case or is this for lower ended systems specifically?
God Of Bacon 8 Sep, 2021 @ 6:32pm 
my game is now playable thank you
Davis [29th ID] 16 Sep, 2018 @ 1:35pm 
Works perfect and this is like the 5th time trying to fix this game and this is the first time its been so simple and worked so well, running a gtx 970 and the resolution is at 1080p, thank you again for the help.
AnkDraig 9 Sep, 2018 @ 11:58am 
Dear author of that community guide. Let me tell You - YOU ARE AWESOME. Thank you. your guide really helped. I played game some years agon (yarr pirate edition) and when decided to buy it. So i met that strange stuttering and freezing. Your guide fixed this problem. Thank You.
Thessia 19 Jun, 2018 @ 11:04am 
Omg you fixed my game, this works perfectly, thank you so much.
=CrimsoN= 10 May, 2018 @ 7:01pm 
lol yeah wtf. Nothing about this guide is pro-Nvidia. No need to get so triggered Tism.