Eternal Strands has finally been released. With this global release, you would expect the game to be fully polished and optimized. However, it looks like the game is still rough around the edges and lacks some basic features. We are saying this because some players are struggling with the Motion Blur effect in the game. Well, consider reading this guide for details regarding how to disable this setting.
Post-processing effects make the game look visually striking, but certain effects like bloom, motion blur, and depth of field do more harm than good. Many players like yourself find these features rather distracting and want to disable them whenever possible. That said, how can you turn off Motion Blur in Eternal Strands? Keep reading till the end for the answers.
Eternal Strands Motion Blur: How to disable it
So here is the deal: players have been frustrated with Eternal Strands because the motion blur setting is tied to the overall “Post Processing” option, which also affects bloom and depth of field. This means motion blur cannot be fully disabled, only reduced to “low”. The lack of a dedicated toggle for motion blur, which is a standard feature in most modern games, has been a major complaint, with players calling for a proper option to turn it off completely. The developers too have responded to this and they have promised to bring out an in-game setting to toggle this feature on/off. Till then, there’s a workaround you can try:
How to disable Motion Blur?
For now, players who want to disable motion blur entirely will need to manually locate the game’s config file and adjust the post-processing parameters themselves. Here is how you could do it.
Note: This is just a workaround, and there haven’t been any reports on whether this method works. So, we suggest you give it a try but don’t get your hopes up right away.
- Open File Explorer on your PC and in the address bar, type or paste:
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\EternalStrands\Saved\Config\Windows\
- Press Enter to navigate to the folder.
- Look for a file named Engine.ini or GameUserSettings.ini (the exact file may vary).
- Right-click on the file and select Open With > Notepad (or a text editor like Notepad++).
- In the file, look for any settings related to Post Processing or Motion Blur.
- If no motion blur setting is present, manually add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
- [SystemSettings]
- r.MotionBlurQuality=0
- If there is a line for Postprocessing, set its value to 0 as well, and do the same for all the other post-processing elements.
- Once the changes are done, click File > Save, then close the text editor
- Right-click the Engine.ini file, select Properties, and enable Read-Only mode (optional, to prevent the game from overwriting changes).
- Start Eternal Strands and check if motion blur has been disabled.
- If it’s still active, double-check that the file is saved correctly and that the game isn’t resetting the changes.
This is how you can disable the post-processing effects in the game. The developers are actively working on the game and listening to player feedback, so hopefully a future patch will introduce a proper in-game setting to tweak these options easily. Until then, manually adjusting the config file remains the best workaround for those who want to remove motion blur completely.
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