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How To Run Minecraft Dungeons On Low End PC (Performance Issues / Lag / Low FPS FIX)

Minecraft Dungeons developed by Mojang Studios and Double Eleven and published by Xbox Game Studios is a dungeon crawler video game. It is a subsidiary of the original Minecraft.

Running Minecraft Dungeons on a low spec PC can be painful with all the performance issues, lags and low fps users get. In this guide we will talk about how you can fix these issues with simple steps.

Common Steps

These are the common steps which every user should do some time these fix up various issues caused by the game. Also disable game mode and the other services for Xbox that it provided like recording, screenshot etc.

Update Drivers:

nvidia driver update

Getting your graphic drivers up to date is an important aspect which helps in boosting FPS and reduce game stutter. In order to update the drivers for your graphic card follow all the steps one by one.

  • For Nvidia Users: Press Windows Key and search GeForce Experience.
  • For AMD Users: Press Windows Key and search AMD Radeon Software.
  • Go to the driver section in both software.
  • Click on check for drivers.
  • If there is any driver available download it and install it.

With this update you may see improved performance in your game and reduce stutter that you have been facing.

Delete Temporary Files:

temp folder

Temporary Files take a lot of space and this leads to the slow-down of hard disk. If your hard disk slows down it will result in more fps drop and stuttering. In order to delete the temp files follow these steps :

  • Press the Windows Button + R to open the “Run” dialog box.
  • Enter this text: %temp%
  • Click “OK.” This will open your temp folder.
  • Press Ctrl + A to select all. 
  • Press “Delete” on your keyboard and click “Yes” to confirm.
  • Skip the files that are not deleted.
  • Now your temporary files are deleted.

In Game Settings Fix

mincraft dungeons settings

First we should try changing the in game settings which sometimes fixes the game and that lag you are choosing. Note these settings may vary from system to system and on some system you need to even lower down more.

General Settings

Display ModeFullscreen
ResolutionSet the lowest resolution available
GraphicsFastest

Advanced Settings

FPS LimitMax available
FPS CounterON
V-SyncOFF
Ambient OcclusionOFF
Anti-Aliasing QualityOFF
Shadow QualityOFF
ParticlesLow
BloomOFF

Edit Configuration File

dungeons config
  • Press “Windows + R” key
  • Type %appdata% and press enter.
  • On top, you will see Appdata and Roaming Folder names.
  • Click on Appdata and then on Local.
  • Find the folder named “Dungeons” and open it.
  • Open Saved folder and then config folder.
  • Double-click on WindowsNoEditor and find the file named “GameUserSettings.ini
  • Open it by double-clicking its name.
  • Copy and paste the below codes in that file with respect to your need.

For Low Settings

Copy and paste the below codes in the fileGameUserSettings.ini.

[Internationalization]
Language=en
Locale=en

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=0
sg.ShadowQuality=0
sg.PostProcessQuality=3
sg.TextureQuality=0
sg.EffectsQuality=0
sg.FoliageQuality=0

[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings]
bUseVSync=False
bUseDynamicResolution=False
ResolutionSizeX=1280
ResolutionSizeY=720
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1280
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=720
WindowPosX=-1
WindowPosY=-1
FullscreenMode=0
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=0
PreferredFullscreenMode=0
Version=5
AudioQualityLevel=0
LastConfirmedAudioQualityLevel=0
FrameRateLimit=120.000000
DesiredScreenWidth=1280
bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False
DesiredScreenHeight=720
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenWidth=1280
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenHeight=720
LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000
LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000
LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000
bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False
HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Dungeons


For Medium Settings

Copy and paste the below codes in the fileGameUserSettings.ini.

[Internationalization]
Language=en
Locale=en

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
sg.ShadowQuality=2
sg.PostProcessQuality=3
sg.TextureQuality=2
sg.EffectsQuality=2
sg.FoliageQuality=0

[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings]
bUseVSync=False
bUseDynamicResolution=False
ResolutionSizeX=1280
ResolutionSizeY=720
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1280
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=720
WindowPosX=-1
WindowPosY=-1
FullscreenMode=0
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=0
PreferredFullscreenMode=0
Version=5
AudioQualityLevel=0
LastConfirmedAudioQualityLevel=0
FrameRateLimit=60.000000
DesiredScreenWidth=1280
bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False
DesiredScreenHeight=720
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenWidth=1280
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenHeight=720
LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000
LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000
LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000
bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False
HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Dungeons


For Normal Settings

Copy and paste the below codes in the fileGameUserSettings.ini.

[Internationalization]
Language=en
Locale=en

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
sg.ShadowQuality=3
sg.PostProcessQuality=3
sg.TextureQuality=3
sg.EffectsQuality=3
sg.FoliageQuality=3

[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings]
bUseVSync=False
bUseDynamicResolution=False
ResolutionSizeX=1280
ResolutionSizeY=720
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1280
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=720
WindowPosX=-1
WindowPosY=-1
FullscreenMode=0
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=0
PreferredFullscreenMode=0
Version=5
AudioQualityLevel=0
LastConfirmedAudioQualityLevel=0
FrameRateLimit=60.000000
DesiredScreenWidth=1280
bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False
DesiredScreenHeight=720
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenWidth=1280
LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenHeight=720
LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000
LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000
LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000
LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000
bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False
HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000

[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile]
LastOpened=Dungeons


Written by
Yuvraj Pratap Singh

Yuvraj is a writer, metal head, and an RPG Lover. He covers articles on various gaming genres and technical topics for FutureGamingio. Most of the time you will find him browsing through new steam releases, what's new in the tech industry and watching anime.

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