Users who played Hogwarts Legacy on PC before the official release were able to improve the ray tracing and occlusion of the game environment with the help of a trick.
Reports suggest that users who received Hogwarts Legacy earlier than the official release date experienced graphical issues, including poor Ray-Tracing mode performance. Fortunately, users were able to improve the performance of the game’s Ray-Tracing mode with the help of some unofficial tricks.

How to implement the trick to improve the graphics performance of the game Hogwarts Legacy
Reddit media user named Knochey Managed to improve the performance of the Ray-Tracing mode of Hogwarts Legacy by manipulating the contents of the engine.ini files. Of course, it should be noted that this trick may have a temporary effect on the graphic performance of the game.
Other users should go to C:UsersUSERNAMEAppDataLocalHogwarts LegacySavedConfigWindowsNoEditor” Refer to your personal computer system. Then they should make the following changes to the contents of the said files:
- [SystemSettings]
- r.RayTracing.Reflections.ScreenPercentage=100
- r.RayTracing.Reflections.SamplesPerPixel=1
- r.RayTracing.Reflections.MaxRoughness=0.7
- r.RayTracing.AmbientOcclusion.Intensity=1
It is very likely that Avalanche Studio will officially release an update to improve the Ray-Tracing performance of Hogwarts Legacy. The Hogwarts Legacy title will be released on February 10, 2023 (21 February 1401) for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S platforms. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of this game will be released on April 4, 2023, and the Nintendo Switch version on July 25, 2023. 3 August 1402) will be accessible.
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