The fix forces 100% resolution scale at all times. Your GPU will run 5°C hotter. Your eyes will thank you. Works out of the box? 6/10 – Playable, but with weird hitching. After these tweaks? 9/10 – A locked 120 FPS, responsive, crisp action game that humbles Dark Souls on PC.
Go back to Engine.ini in WindowsNoEditor and add: nioh pcgamingwiki
[SystemSettings] r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=0 r.DefaultFeature.AmbientOcclusion=False This disables the muddy, crush-black AO. The game looks flatter but cleaner , and you’ll stop walking past Kodama spirits because they’re hidden in fake shadow. Skip the 4K texture packs. Skip the reshades. Go to the PCGamingWiki page and find the link to “Nioh Resolution Scaling Fix” (or the “Disable Adaptive Resolution” mod). The fix forces 100% resolution scale at all times
The game saves during the “save icon” animation. If you see the little red circle spinning in the corner, do not alt-tab. That’s when it crashes. Wait 1 second. Then tab out and read the wiki again. Want the full deep dive? Visit pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Nioh for controller lightbar fixes, ultrawide hacks, and a breakdown of exactly why the water reflections eat your VRAM. Works out of the box