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 ====Changed====
 <pre>
-q_Renderer = 3                              ;[~] Keep at 3 for edge antialiasing and r_colorgrading to work.
+q_Renderer = 2                              ;[~] Set to 2 for edge anti-aliasing to work. Set to 3 to allow r_colorgrading to work for all maps - also enables DOF zoom effect.
 * Used to be 2 for all configs.
-r_colorgrading = 1                          ;[~] Keep at 1 to allow the map's indended color, saturation, contrast, etc to be visualized.
+r_colorgrading = 1                          ;[~] Keep at 1 to allow the map's indended color, saturation, contrast, etc to be visualized. Must set q_Renderer = 3 for it to work.
 * Used to be unset, defaulted to 0 for all configs.
-Certain maps leverage advanced color tuning to yield more atmospheric, striking environments.
+Certain maps leverage advanced color tuning to yield more atmospheric, striking environments. Note, q_Renderer = 3 forces the DOF zoom effect which reduces your clear field of vision.
 </pre>

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 '''Another memory saving method:'''<br>
 '''Legacy information for MWLL versions before 0.19.x. Current MWLL 0.19 and later include a code fix that prevents most memory related CTDs.'''
-* To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, use Magpie to upscale from a lower resolution as explained
+* To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, use Magpie to upscale from a lower resolution as explained [https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#How_do_I_setup_Magpie_.28an_upscaler.29_to_reduce_crashes_.28CTD.29_on_high_res_.282560x1440_1440p.2C_3840x2160_2160p_4K.29_monitors.3F here]
 <br>

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 '''Another memory saving method:'''<br>
 '''Legacy information for MWLL versions before 0.19.x. Current MWLL 0.19 and later include a code fix that prevents most memory related CTDs.'''
-To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, use Magpie to upscale from a lower resolution as explained
+* To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, use Magpie to upscale from a lower resolution as explained
 [https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#How_do_I_setup_Magpie_.28an_upscaler.29_to_reduce_crashes_.28CTD.29_on_high_res_.282560x1440_1440p.2C_3840x2160_2160p_4K.29_monitors.3F here]
 <br>

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 '''What they do:'''<br>
 '''Legacy information for MWLL versions before 0.19.x. Current MWLL 0.19 and later include a code fix that prevents most memory related CTDs.'''
-They significantly lower the initial memory used and gives players more game time before Crysis becomes unstable.<br>
+* They significantly lower the initial memory used and gives players more game time before Crysis becomes unstable.<br>
 Will reduce crash-to-desktop (CTDs) for some players that go over 3200 MB memory in-game ('''check with F10 toggle!''').
 * On Windows 10 and 11 and higher end GPUs with 16GB VRAM or more, Crysis requests more memory from Windows as textures, objects/assets are loaded in-game. A memory allocation bug in the original Crysis code can occur upon load requests causing the CTD. The chance of this happens increases exponentially over 3200 MB. While in-game, check your Mem=xxxxMB counter via the F10 key. If over 3500 MB, the CTD may be only minutes away from happening. Restart your game to solve this.

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 * F4 toggles shadow rendering distance between high quality and FPS improved low
 * F9 toggles Shader post processing (Very slightly increases FPS but some maps look dull / desaturated with it disabled, removes depth of field blur effect while zooming, removes god-rays and shimmering underwater effects)
-* F10 toggles Crysis's FPS and memory counter - use it to monitor your game's memory usage. If you're routinely over 3200 MB, consider restarting MWLL and use the memory optimized versions [https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=MWLL_Performance_Guide#User.cfg_-_Memory_Optimized here]
+* F10 toggles Crysis's FPS and memory counter - use it to monitor your game's memory usage. Legacy information for MWLL versions before 0.19.x: If you're routinely over 3200 MB, consider restarting MWLL and use the memory optimized versions [https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=MWLL_Performance_Guide#User.cfg_-_Memory_Optimized here]
 * F11 toggles net_channelstats - use to diagnose red-x / lossy connection to servers. Details how to use it are found here: [[Troubleshooting#Diagnosing_MWLL_network_server_connectivity_with_the_console|Net_channelstats]]
 * PAUSE toggles HUD - for screenshots
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 They all include these tweaks:
 * Allow all lighting effects (dynamic, particle and static) on all maps.
 * HDR rendering is enabled for proper lighting/brightness on all maps - avoids over-bright rendering.
 * Edge anti-aliasing enabled for less jaggies.
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 ===Download Links===
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality/user.cfg Highest quality visuals and good performance Preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality/user.cfg Highest quality visuals and good performance Preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
 * Set for highest quality visuals. Better FPS than stock Crysis High settings yet comparable high quality effects.
 ** Longer shadow draw distances with more real-time shadows cast from terrain and objects.
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-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced/user.cfg Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced/user.cfg Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
 * Set for balanced quality visuals. FPS almost as fast as stock Crysis Medium settings but with considerably improved visuals.
 ** Medium shadow draw distances and keeps shadows cast from terrains on.
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-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized/user.cfg Performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized/user.cfg Performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
 * Set for performance oriented visuals. FPS around stock Crysis Medium graphics settings while looking a lot better (avoids opaque water bug).
 ** Low shadow draw distances.
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-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance/user.cfg Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance/user.cfg Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
 * Ultra performance oriented visuals for low end systems/laptops. FPS faster than stock Crysis Medium graphics settings while still looking better (avoids opaque water bug).
 ** Very low shadow draw distances.
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 == User.cfg - Memory Optimized ==
-Updated Mar 2025 - Low memory usage versions of the above for players that have CTD (crash to desktop) problems!
+Updated Aug 2026 - Low memory usage versions of the above for players that have CTD (crash to desktop) problems!
-*Note! Memory related CTDs are solved by opening the MWLL launcher, click the settings icon (Hammer & Screwdriver - top right), check "Verify Crysis Files" and click Repair Install.
+*'''Note! Memory related CTDs are solved by opening the MWLL launcher, click the settings icon (Hammer & Screwdriver - top right), check "Verify Crysis Files" and click Repair Install. '''
 *This updates your MWLL Crysis.exe to the new v8 version included with MWLL 0.19.x and later that fixes most of the memory related crashes.<br><br>
 *The low memory usage user.cfgs can still help increase stability on very memory limited desktops or laptops.
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 '''What they do:'''<br>
+'''Legacy information for MWLL versions before 0.19.x. Current MWLL 0.19 and later include a code fix that prevents most memory related CTDs.'''
 They significantly lower the initial memory used and gives players more game time before Crysis becomes unstable.<br>
 Will reduce crash-to-desktop (CTDs) for some players that go over 3200 MB memory in-game ('''check with F10 toggle!''').
 * On Windows 10 and 11 and higher end GPUs with 16GB VRAM or more, Crysis requests more memory from Windows as textures, objects/assets are loaded in-game. A memory allocation bug in the original Crysis code can occur upon load requests causing the CTD. The chance of this happens increases exponentially over 3200 MB. While in-game, check your Mem=xxxxMB counter via the F10 key. If over 3500 MB, the CTD may be only minutes away from happening. Restart your game to solve this.
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 Memory Optimized Crysis low resolution texture pack enabled:
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Highest quality visuals and good performance preset - Updated Mar 2025] '''(right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Highest quality visuals and good performance preset - Updated Aug 2026] '''(right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Best performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Best performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance-lowmem/user.cfg Low memory & Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
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 * In the Crysis console, you'll occasionally see errors with "ImagePreprocessing: Scaling of..." due to the bumpmap resolution being halved. This can be safely ignored.
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Highest quality visuals and good performance preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/high-quality-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Highest quality visuals and good performance preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/balanced-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Balanced quality vs performance preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Best performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/performance-optimized-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Best performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
-'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Mar 2025]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
+'''[https://mwll.12vr.org/wiki/ultra-performance-extralowmem/user.cfg Lowest memory & Ultra performance optimized preset - Updated Aug 2026]''' (right-click > Save link/file and place into My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client)
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 '''Another memory saving method:'''<br>
 To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, use Magpie to upscale from a lower resolution as explained
 [https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#How_do_I_setup_Magpie_.28an_upscaler.29_to_reduce_crashes_.28CTD.29_on_high_res_.282560x1440_1440p.2C_3840x2160_2160p_4K.29_monitors.3F here]

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	== User.cfg - Detailed Change Log ==		== User.cfg - Detailed Change Log ==
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		+	===Version 2.4 - Aug 2026 changes:===
		+
		+	====Changed====
		+	<pre>
		+	q_Renderer = 3 ;[~] Keep at 3 for edge antialiasing and r_colorgrading to work.
		+	* Used to be 2 for all configs.
		+	r_colorgrading = 1 ;[~] Keep at 1 to allow the map's indended color, saturation, contrast, etc to be visualized.
		+	* Used to be unset, defaulted to 0 for all configs.
		+
		+	Certain maps leverage advanced color tuning to yield more atmospheric, striking environments.
		+	</pre>

	===Version 2.3 - Mar 2025 changes:===		===Version 2.3 - Mar 2025 changes:===

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 == User.cfg - Memory Optimized ==
-Updated Mar 2025 - Low memory usage versions of the above for players that have CTD (crash to desktop) problems! <br><br>
+Updated Mar 2025 - Low memory usage versions of the above for players that have CTD (crash to desktop) problems!
 '''Two versions are available:'''
 * Low memory version that enables the Crysis low resolution texture pack.

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 Alternatively, you can browse to the correct folder by copy/pasting this into your Explorer window: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Crysis Wars\MWLL\Client
 <br>
 To save more memory on high-res 4K or similar displays, do this: https://wiki.mechlivinglegends.net/index.php?title=Troubleshooting#How_do_I_setup_Magpie_.28an_upscaler.29_to_reduce_crashes_.28CTD.29_on_high_res_.282560x1440_1440p.2C_3840x2160_2160p_4K.29_monitors.3F
+<br>
 == User.cfg - Detailed Change Log ==