Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is finally here, and it’s exactly what fans of the Budokai Tenkachi series have been waiting for the past 17 years. This entry features the biggest roster in the series yet and makes excellent use of Unreal Engine 5 to render exhilarating battles. Though, it isn’t immune from the problems of Unreal Engine with constant stutters, and uneven performance. There’s also a default framerate lock at 60 FPS in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, which you can thankfully unlock with a simple configuration file edit.
Unlock the Framerate in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
To unlock the framerate in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero, you need to set the new value in the configuration file to something your PC can consistently handle as it ties to the game logic.
- First, open Windows Run by hitting the Windows and R keys together
- Enter the following address, and press OK
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SparkingZERO\Saved\Config\Windows\
- Here, open the Engine.ini file using a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++
- Now, add the following lines at the bottom of the Engine.ini file. For example, we’re using 100 FPS as our new target, because it’s attainable on our current system.
[/script/engine.engine]
FixedFrameRate=100
[SystemSettings]
bUseFixedFrameRate=True
bSmoothFrameRate=False
FixedFrameRate=100
FrameRateLimit=100.0
- Save the file (Ctrl + S), and exit out
- Right-click on the Engine.ini file, and check “Read-Only”
Relaunch the game, and it will now target 100 FPS, instead of the default 60. However, there are a few important things to know while using edit:
- The game logic will be tied to the framerate you select. So make sure it’s something your system can constantly output. If it drops below that, you’ll see massive slowdowns, and general issues.
- This edit will disable online play, and it’s only meant to be used for local PvP, and single-player content.
- If you want to return to the default 60 FPS lock, simply remove the lines added in th Engine.ini file
That’s all there is to it, and players can enjoy more than 60 FPS on their PC while playing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero.
