The Engine.ini is a text file where the Anno games preferences are found.
The preferencies store data mostly on graphical settings (e.g: RE_Shadows), Interface (e.g: FilterEventMsg) and various other options, like sounds and engine settings. These preferences can easily be changed and modified.
How to access the Engine.ini file.[]
Or use the "Win+R" keyboard shortcut.
Here is the line to copy and paste into the run command line:
%appdata%\Ubisoft\ANNO 2070\Config\Engine.ini
It will work even if you cannot find the file manually through explorer.
Example of how to modify the Engine.ini file[]
For example, the default/original settings for:
- <EnableFourthCamPosition>0</EnableFourthCamPosition>
Change to::<EnableFourthCamPosition>1</EnableFourthCamPosition> Then save the Engine.ini file, and start the game.
Settings[]
Note: Generally 0 means No, 1 means Yes.
TBD
Recommended Engine.ini changes[]
Skip the intro movie[]
<SkipIntro>1</SkipIntro>
Faster save loading[]
<SaveGameCompressLevel>0</SaveGameCompressLevel> <EnableThreadLoading>1</EnableThreadLoading>
Warning: Although setting the compression level to 0 will speed up saving and loading, it will more than quadruple save file size. A default setting of 5 might result in a 10mb file whereas a setting of 0 would be roughly 40-50mb.
Window mode[]
<NoWindowFrame>1</NoWindowFrame>
UI scaling for high resolution screen (4K)[]
<UIScaleMode>2</UIScaleMode> <UIScalePercentage>200</UIScalePercentage>
More camera options[]
<LockCamera>0</LockCamera> <EnableFourthCamPosition>1</EnableFourthCamPosition>
Wider zoomed-out FOV[]
This setting allows you to see considerably more when zoomed out, however it does reduce performance since more things can be seen.
<EnableLargeFOV>1</EnableLargeFOV>
Comparison[]
Activate/Deactivate the bloom effect[]
<RE_Bloom>0</RE_Bloom>
Bloom | |
---|---|
Enabled |
Disabled |
Default Engine.ini file[]
Default contents of Engine.ini.
<InitFile><ScreenXSize>1920</ScreenXSize> <ScreenYSize>1080</ScreenYSize> <LastScreenXSize>1024</LastScreenXSize> <LastScreenYSize>768</LastScreenYSize> <ScreenDepth>32</ScreenDepth> <ScreenFormat>0</ScreenFormat> <RefreshRate>0</RefreshRate> <UIScaleMode>2</UIScaleMode> <UIScalePercentage>100</UIScalePercentage> <AspectRatio>0.000000</AspectRatio> <ResizableWindow>0</ResizableWindow> <NoWindowFrame>0</NoWindowFrame> <Gamma>1.000000</Gamma> <AlwaysShowWaterSurface>0</AlwaysShowWaterSurface> <RE_Device>0</RE_Device> <RE_VSync>1</RE_VSync> <RE_Cloud>1</RE_Cloud> <RE_Framebuffer_Refraction>1</RE_Framebuffer_Refraction> <RE_TerrainRenderMode>0</RE_TerrainRenderMode> <RE_Bloom>1</RE_Bloom> <UseDDSTextures>1</UseDDSTextures> <DirectXVersion>0</DirectXVersion> <EnableTextureMemoryManagement>1</EnableTextureMemoryManagement> <EnableModelMemoryManagement>1</EnableModelMemoryManagement> <PreloadShaders>1</PreloadShaders> <EnableRenderEngineScheduler>1</EnableRenderEngineScheduler> <QualityLevel>2</QualityLevel> <RE_Anisotropic>0;0;1;2;1</RE_Anisotropic> <RE_Antialiasing>0;1;1;1;1</RE_Antialiasing> <RE_Effects>0;1;2;2;2</RE_Effects> <RE_Force>0;0;1;1;1</RE_Force> <RE_Lighting>0;1;2;2;2</RE_Lighting> <RE_MaxObjectLOD>0;1;2;2;2</RE_MaxObjectLOD> <RE_PostEffects>0;0;1;2;1</RE_PostEffects> <RE_Reflection>0;0;1;1;1</RE_Reflection> <RE_Refraction>0;0;1;1;1</RE_Refraction> <RE_Scattering>1;1;2;2;2</RE_Scattering> <RE_Shadows>0;1;2;2;2</RE_Shadows> <RE_Terrain>0;1;2;2;2</RE_Terrain> <RE_TextureManager>2;1;0;0;0</RE_TextureManager> <RE_Water>1;2;3;3;3</RE_Water> <EnableUtilization>0</EnableUtilization> <EnableFPS>0</EnableFPS> <EnableGUIWarning>0</EnableGUIWarning> <EnableAI>1</EnableAI> <LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG> <Multithreading>1</Multithreading> <PreferLocalFiles>0</PreferLocalFiles> <EnableWatchThreads>0</EnableWatchThreads> <EnableMainMenuPreloading>1</EnableMainMenuPreloading> <EnableFPPPreloading>0</EnableFPPPreloading> <PreloadAll>0</PreloadAll> <RecordCFGCache>0</RecordCFGCache> <ScriptFilename>Console.ini</ScriptFilename> <RenderTransportRoute>1</RenderTransportRoute> <SkipIntro>0</SkipIntro> <MinimapRotation>1</MinimapRotation> <EnableTimeDisplay>1</EnableTimeDisplay> <EnableInfoMode>1</EnableInfoMode> <AutoSaveCount>3</AutoSaveCount> <GameSpeed>14</GameSpeed> <SaveReplay>1</SaveReplay> <AutoQuestReminder>1</AutoQuestReminder> <ProfileName></ProfileName> <HardwareCursor>1</HardwareCursor> <MouseScroll>10</MouseScroll> <KeyboardScroll>10</KeyboardScroll> <MouseSpeed>10</MouseSpeed> <LockCamera>1</LockCamera> <EnableZoom>1</EnableZoom> <CheckCameraDistance>1</CheckCameraDistance> <EnableConsole>1</EnableConsole> <TimePerChar>88</TimePerChar> <EnableFourthCamPosition>0</EnableFourthCamPosition> <MinimapTexResX>64</MinimapTexResX> <MinimapTexResY>64</MinimapTexResY> <EnableLargeFOV>0</EnableLargeFOV> <m_PickHighlightEnabled>1</m_PickHighlightEnabled> <VolumeMain>999</VolumeMain> <VolumeAmbiente>500</VolumeAmbiente> <VolumeSpeech>500</VolumeSpeech> <VolumeMusic>500</VolumeMusic> <VolumeSound>500</VolumeSound> <VolumeMsg>500</VolumeMsg> <VolumeAck>500</VolumeAck> <SoundSystem>0</SoundSystem> <SoundSystemOutput>0</SoundSystemOutput> <SoundDriver>0</SoundDriver> <SoundEnableBink>0</SoundEnableBink> <FilterEventMsg>0</FilterEventMsg> <FilterEconomyMsg>0</FilterEconomyMsg> <FilterDiplomacyMsg>0</FilterDiplomacyMsg> <FilterResidentMsg>0</FilterResidentMsg> <FilterExplorationMsg>0</FilterExplorationMsg> <FilterResearchMsg>0</FilterResearchMsg> <FilterMilitaryMsg>0</FilterMilitaryMsg> <CheckSumEnabled>0</CheckSumEnabled> <StopOnCheckSumError>0</StopOnCheckSumError> <CheckSumErrorCount>2</CheckSumErrorCount> <IsLogFileOn>0</IsLogFileOn> <KIServerPort>5479</KIServerPort> <KIBuildLimitation>1</KIBuildLimitation> <RenderDebugBlock>0</RenderDebugBlock> <ShowAssert>0</ShowAssert> <DisableHPTimer>0</DisableHPTimer> <SyncTraceDisabled>0</SyncTraceDisabled> <WriteMiniDumps>2</WriteMiniDumps> <SyncTraceLogFolder>\\rds.local\data\anno5\12_SyncTraces</SyncTraceLogFolder> <ScreenshotFormat>0</ScreenshotFormat> <ScreenshotWidth>0</ScreenshotWidth> <ScreenshotHeight>0</ScreenshotHeight> <UbiSurveyTime>36000000</UbiSurveyTime> <EnableInGameThreadLoading>1</EnableInGameThreadLoading> <EnableThreadLoading>0</EnableThreadLoading> <FixedSun>1</FixedSun> <FeedbackQualityLevel>4</FeedbackQualityLevel> <HttpProxy></HttpProxy> <HttpsProxy></HttpsProxy> <Port>3074</Port> <m_waitForPlayerTimeout>5000</m_waitForPlayerTimeout> <ConquestModeURL></ConquestModeURL> <ConquestModePort>0</ConquestModePort> <ConquestModeURLUser>conquestmode.related-designs.de</ConquestModeURLUser> <ConquestModePortUser>80</ConquestModePortUser> <LastUserName></LastUserName> </InitFile>