Planet Zoo is a 2019 Zoo simulator developed and published by Frontier Developments. In this popular game, players need to build a wildlife world and its habitat along with managing the zoo and more.
But recently many players have been facing the Planet Zoo FPS Lag Issue. If you’re also one of the victims and experiencing the same problem with this game, then you are in the right place.
In this article, we will walk you through the process of resolving the Planet Zoo FPS lag issue.
Reasons For Planet Zoo FPS Lag Issue:
Sometimes Windows systems or game launchers may cause Planet Zoo FPS Lag Issue. Here are some possible reasons that could the issue:
- Missing or corrupted game files.
- Device Not Compatible
- Outdated Graphics driver
- Outdated DirectX version
- Antivirus program/ Windows Firewall causing issues
How To Fix Planet Zoo FPS Lag Issue
Here are some effective ways to resolve the Planet Zoo FPS lag issue:
Settings Requirements to Play Planet Zoo
Before you apply any solution mentioned below, make sure your device meets the system requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 (SP1+)/8.1/10 64bit
- Processor: Intel i5-2500 / AMD FX-6350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: It requires
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (2GB) /AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB)
- Storage: 16 GB available space
Recommend Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and OS
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor:
- Intel i7-4770k /
- AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB)
OR - AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
- Storage: 16 GB available space
Update Planet Zoo
- Check if you have the latest version of Planet Zoo.
- The game will auto-update whenever a new update is released.
- Launching Planet Zoo will update it if you have the game on Steam.
Update Video Card Drivers
- Press Windows + R.
- Type DxDiag
- Click OK.
- After the DirectX Diagnostic Tool loads
- Click on the Display tab.
- The video card’s name and manufacturer are listed in the Device section.
- The current driver version will be seen in the Driver section.
- Visit the driver manufacturer’s website to obtain up-to-date drivers.
AMD Drivers( https://www.amd.com/en/support)
Nvidia Drivers(https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx?lang=en-us)
Intel Drivers(https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html)
Verify Game Files via Steam
For Planet Zoo gamers on Steam
- Log into your account
- Open the Steam Library.
- Find the Planet Zoo game
- Right-click on the game
- Tap on Properties
- Select the Local Files tab
- Click on Verify Integrity of Game files
- Wait for the process to complete
- Restart the game.
Set Game to High Priority
- Open Planet Zoo
- Click on Task Manager
OR - Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC together.
- Go to the Details tab
- Search for the main process of the game.
- Right-click on Planet Zoo
- Hover the Mouse to Set Priority
- Next, Click on High.
- Restart the game and check.
Disable Steam Overlay
- Open Steam
- Go to Library
- Right-click on Planet Zoo
- Tap on Properties
- Go to the GENERAL tab,
- Uncheck Enable Steam Overlay.
- Re-launch the game.
- Check if the Planet Zoo FPS Lag Issue is resolved.
Clean Computer
Cleaning your computer can improve its performance as too many files cause performance problems.
- Press Win + R to open the run box
- Type “prefetch”
- Remove all junk
OR
- Press Win + R
- Type “%temp%”
- Remove all junk
If your computer has a lot of dust inside it can cause your graphics card or processor to heat up. This in turn can cause performance issues. Clean your computer physically to solve it.
Hope this article has been helpful to you in solving the issue and you are having seamless gameplay.