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zloaf:
How do I change the max frame rate. I got a new 144 hz monitor but the game seems to only run at 60-85 hz. I know the engine can do 120. How do I set it to use 120?

AdmiralRalwood:
Turn vsync off. If it is off, your system just isn't capable of a higher FPS. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Spoon:
There's also the -no_fps_capping flag

I also have 144hz screens, and with vsync enabled the fps tends to cap at either 60 or 72fps, reaching 120 only with barely anything on the screen. (But that's what I get for running a system with a cpu from 2011)
Disabling shadows, godrays and framebuffer thrusters tend to be easy ways to gain a lot of extra fps.

m!m:
Please be aware that FSO does not handle high framerates particularly well. The turn rate of missiles is higher at lower framerates so you might encounter gameplay issues if you disable framerate capping.

Spoon:
On sort of the same token, if you have very low frame rate, beams will end up doing less damage.

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