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Save-safe fix

Fix low FPS in Paralives

Stuttery framerate, micro-freezes during routing, drops below 30 fps on the Mountain district — walk this in order.

Platform:
PC / Mac / Steam Deck
Last verified:
2026-05-27

Symptoms

  • Stable 60 fps in build mode, 25 fps in live mode
  • Stutters every time a Para crosses a district boundary
  • Mountain district halves your framerate

Try in order

  1. 1Lower shadow distance to medium and disable real-time reflections in Graphics settings.
  2. 2Cap framerate at 60 fps to stop GPU thermal throttling on laptops.
  3. 3Set resolution scale to 90% — gives back ~15-20% headroom with minimal visible loss.
  4. 4Disable any Paralives mods that touch lighting or props until the next update.
  5. 5On laptops: force the discrete GPU via Nvidia/AMD control panel (Paralives.exe → High-performance).

If it still happens

Run the in-game CAPFPS 60 cheat and the BENCHMARKFPS command, then share the result in the Paralives Discord performance channel.

Report on the Paralives Discord →