Bodycam: Optimizing for Low to Mid-range Setups (Read Carefully) [Updated…

Steam Community guide by notfrmthiswrldツ.

first off: optimize your setup itself

ccleaner, run registry cleanup and get rid of all the junk with custom clean. plenty of tutorials out there.
(https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download)
drivereasy pro. essential to a healthy runs-like-new setup. drivers may not seem important but the number of improvements done nowadays are much more beneficial than most may understand. DO NOT USE FOR DISPLAY DRIVERS, SAME AS WINDOWS UPDATE.
(https://www.drivereasy.com/)
update display drivers using nvidia app, amd, intel, etc.
repair your steam library by going to storage, clicking three dots then selecting "repair library" as this will clean up any corrupted files in your games, including BODYCAM.
make sure any apps you use for performance on laptops etc. are set to full power, also make sure you have a STABLE overclock. your choice whether to go that route but highly recommend.
last but not least, go into your properties for bodycam (the win64shipping one, not the shortcut, located in binaries), and do the usual disable fullscreen, scaling optimizations; you do not need to run as admin but it is your choice.
now that's settled...

second: steam launch options

these are very crucial to getting a lot of janky games to run and BODYCAM is no exception. please use the following, and i will explain their functions: -dx11 -useallavailablecores -high -FULLSCREEN -skipintro
(paste this into your bodycam launch options)
now let me explain
dx11 will improve performance by 40%. tried and true (personally tested on 6/17/24, overall boost to frames, but dx12 can peak at higher fps albeit much less consistent. UPDATE ON 6/18: DX12 improvements have no real effect to consider switching back. After testing DX12 maintained a higher 99% fps but lower peak now.). no real graphical differences, if anything lighting is a little more splotchy but it already was with Lumen. would highly recommend for anyone on older gfx.
well, um... dx12 seems to work much better in my case now. use this launch command if you like but I am now maintaining 70-80fps in hospital. (6/19/24)
useallavailablecores simply tells your processor/CPU to use any threads/cores available, which may lead to instability in other apps but ensures your game in top priority.
high essentially does the same as above, but just sets your app into high priority whenever it is ran.
fullscreen and skipintro do not work as of this moment but i would leave them just in case...
next up: the settings and how to manuever this jungle gym

third: settings

So let me preface these by saying, settings menu is garbage and there are two tips i have. if you get stuck on options menus you can go over to controls then hit esc and you will be in main menu again.
Second, a lot of the settings won't even change, or apply ingame and you therefore have to restart for things such as shaders etc.
So when you look at this you wonder how can i play without fsr.... well i have a secret for you. for some odd reason when you start your game with these settings, then enable, apply then disable both FSR and frame gen (leave on quality or it will mess things up); it will allow you to use TAA at a framerate similar, if not better in some cases to FSR. (THIS ONLY WORKS FOR DX11 USERS, USE FSR QUALITY W FRAMEGEN FOR DX12)
also, there are memory leaks galore, so expect your game to drop to 30 every hour or so. it is inevitable and even the gigachad PC's get them.

and lastly, please lock your fps in the NVIDIA control panel (or AMD, Intel etc.) For me it's 120 because i'm above 85 at peak fps; but if you are getting less than 75 I would recommend locking to 60 as the game is very well playable compared to most shooters.

lastly, a letter to the devs.

i would like to say this. you have made an amazing experience that nobody else can remotely replicate at the moment, and i applaud you for that. BUT, I will say the lack of communication over the past few days, and the apparent bailout for another title that I won't mention here... has me worried. You have a bright future ahead and a gem of a game that could garner a cult fanbase like CS:GO or CoD. Please take this opportunity to capitalize on that. Optimize your game, release new and interesting content (not just clothes and another asset map), and be inventors in your own playground. Make BODYCAM what it should, and needs to be: the king of ALL FPS games. I cannot explain how much fun I have had over the last 10 hours, reminiscent to HUNT: Showdown and when I first experienced that. Just make this the diamond in the rough. Thank you if you read this.