Pure Config Reference

This page lists every feature in Pure Config, along with a description of each.

Main tab

Quality presets (ground fog)

Property	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
Ground fog	❌	✅	✅	✅
Quality	❌	✅	✅	✅
Render distance	❌	🟠	✅	✅
Car turbulence	❌	❌	❌	✅

Pure checklist

Settings whose misconfiguration can break Pure features.

Setting	Description
Recommended CSP settings	Settings that won’t break Pure but may lower visual quality.
Reset weatherFX system	Restarts the WeatherFX extension in Custom Shaders Patch; may fix visual problems.
Reset to defaults	Resets all settings in Pure Config and the PurePP app to their defaults.
config.video_mode_separation	Allows different Pure Config settings depending on the rendering mode chosen in Video settings.
config.track_specific_loading	Allows different Pure Config settings depending on the track currently being played.
config.track_specific_video_separation	Allows different Pure Config settings depending on both the rendering mode and the track.

AI tab

Setting	Description
AI_headlights.sun	Enables AI headlights when the sun angle is below the set value.
AI_headlights.ambient_light	Enables AI headlights when ambient light is below the set value.
AI_headlights.CBE	Enables AI headlights when estimated cubemap brightness (essentially reflections) is below this value.
AI_headlights.fog	Enables AI headlights when fog density is above the set value.
AI_headlights.rain	Enables AI headlights when rain intensity is above this value.
Activate Headlight Control	Requires “automatically turn headlights on/off” under Content Manager → Settings → Custom Shaders Patch → WeatherFX.

Lighting tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
light.daylight_multiplier	Multiplier affecting the overall brightness of daylight	0 .. 10
light.sun.hue	Dominant wavelength (colour) of all light sources	±180
light.sun.saturation	Intensity of on-screen colours	0 .. 10
light.sun.level	Brightness of sunlight on all materials	0 .. 10
light.sun.specular	How strongly glossy materials reflect sunlight	0 .. 10
light.ambient_model_V2	Whether Pure uses single ambient lighting or tiled ambient lighting	bool
light.ambient.hue	Dominant wavelength of ambient lighting	±180
light.ambient.saturation	Intensity of the ambient lighting colour	0 .. 10
light.ambient.level	Overall brightness of ambient lighting	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_light	Appears very similar to the setting above	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_sun	How much the sun influences ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_skydomes	How much the skydomes influence ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_sky	How much the sky influences ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_clouds	How much the clouds influence ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_nlp	How much night light pollution influences ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_fog	How much fog influences ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.advanced_ambient_lightV2_vao_exp	How much VAO exposure influences ambient light brightness	0 .. 10
light.distant_ambient.hue	Dominant wavelength of ambient lighting	±180
light.distant_ambient.saturation	Intensity of the distant ambient lighting colour	0 .. 10
light.distant_ambient.level	Brightness of distant ambient lighting	0 .. 10
light.distant_ambient.distance	Distance of “distant” (lower = nearer)	0 .. 10
light.directional_ambient.hue	Dominant wavelength of directional ambient lighting (most visible in shadow)	±180
light.directional_ambient.saturation	Intensity of directional ambient lighting colour (most visible in shadow)	0 .. 10
light.directional_ambient.level	Overall brightness of directional ambient lighting (most visible in shadow)	0 .. 10
shadows.presence	Whether shadows render everywhere or only in genuinely shadowed areas	0 .. 1
csp_lights.bounce	How far CSP lights bounce before fading out	0 .. 10
csp_lights.emissive	Brightness of CSP emissives (e.g. the centre of a street light)	0 .. 10
csp_lights.displays	Brightness of CSP displays (e.g. dashboards, tachometers)	0 .. 10
reflections.saturation	Intensity of all reflection colours	0 .. 10
reflections.level	Overall brightness of all reflections	0 .. 10
reflections.emissive_boost	Brightness of emissives in reflections (e.g. street lights)	0 .. 30
vao.amount	Amount of vertex array objects (more = darker shadows)	0 .. 2
vao.track_exponent	Multiplier for vertex array objects on the track (more = darker track shadows)	0 .. 2
vao.dynamic_exponent	Same setting but dynamic; appears to modify distant and reflection shadows	0 .. 2
ui.white_reference_point	No obvious change	0 .. 10

Night tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
nlp.level	Brightness of night light pollution	0 .. 10
nlp.density	Density of night light pollution	0 .. 10
nlp.lowest_ambient	Minimum ambient value for night light pollution	0 .. 10
moon.light	Brightness of moonlight	0 .. 10
moon.appearance	Displayed brightness of the moon	0 .. 10
stars.appearance	Displayed brightness of the stars	0 .. 100
stars.dynamic_adaptation	Enable dynamic adaptation of the stars	bool

Sky tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
light.sky.hue	Dominant wavelength of the sky	±180
light.sky.saturation	Intensity of the sky colour	0 .. 10
light.sky.level	Brightness of the sky	0 .. 10
sky.sun_disk.hue	Dominant wavelength of the sun’s halo	±180
sky.sun_disk.saturation	Intensity of the sun halo colour	0 .. 10
sky.sun_disk.level	Brightness of the sun’s halo	0 .. 10
sun.sun_moon_size	Displayed size of the sun/moon	0 .. 10

Clouds tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
clouds_render.method	0 = 3D billboard clouds, 1 = 360° skydome	0 .. 1
default_16k	The default set of skydomes provided by Pure	-
clouds2D.crossfade_time	How fast the skydome crossfades to the next	1 .. 60
clouds.2d.advanced_shadows	Invisible 3D clouds, but their shadows render	bool
clouds.2d.advanced_shadows_cover	Account for the skydome’s sun coverage when generating 3D clouds	bool
clouds.2d.advanced_shadows_speed	Movement speed of the invisible 3D cloud shadows	0.1 .. 10
clouds2D.unload	Unload skydomes when not in use (saves VRAM when enabled)	bool
clouds2D.brightness	Displayed brightness of the skydome	0 .. 10
clouds2D.contrast	Contrast of the skydome	0 .. 10

Weather tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
weather.use_weather_particles	If enabled, rain turns to snow when the temperature is below 3°C. For “snow” and “sleet” weather, rain always shows as snow when weather particles are enabled	bool
weather.snow.size	Size of snow	0 .. 10
weather.ash.size	Size of ash	0 .. 10

Shaders tab

Ground fog

Setting	Description	Type/Range
shaders.ground.active	Whether ground fog renders	bool
shaders.groundfog.Quality	Quality of the ground fog	1 .. 4
shaders.groundfog.Expand_width	Expand the width over which ground fog spawns	bool
shaders.groundfog.Interpolate_near	Interpolate ground fog close to the camera	bool
shaders.groundfog.Render_distance	Render distance of the ground fog	0.25 .. 10
shaders.groundfog.Size	Size of the ground fog billboards	0.25 .. 5
shaders.groundfog.Scale	Scale of the ground fog	0.1 .. 5
shaders.groundfog.Structure	Structure of the ground fog	0.1 .. 5
shaders.groundfog.Gain	Amount of ground fog	0 .. 10
shaders.groundfog.Nearby_fadeout	Fade-out of nearby ground fog	0.1 .. 2
shaders.groundfog.Sun_influence	Influence of the sun on ground fog	0 .. 1
shaders.groundfog.Car_turbulences	Whether car aerodynamics affect ground fog	bool
groundfog.amount	Amount of ground fog	N/A
groundfog.subscribed	Whether ground fog is enabled/disabled	bool
groundfog.total_billboards	Total number of ground fog billboards generated	N/A
groundfog.visible_billboards	Number of visible ground fog billboards	N/A

Landscape

Setting	Description	Type/Range
shaders.landscape.active	Whether the landscape shader is enabled (off-track)	bool
shaders.landscape.only_skyshader	Don’t disable, or it causes strange flickering	bool
shaders.landscape.debug	Show landscape tiles and flash them red	bool

Lightning

Setting	Description	Type/Range
shaders.lightning.active	Turn lightning on/off	bool
shaders.lightning.speed	Speed of the lightning	0 .. 1
shaders.lightning.discharge_exponent	Intensity of the lightning pulse	1 .. 32
shaders.lightning.discharge_ionisation	How far the lightning extends downward	0.1 .. 4
shaders.lightning.maximum_flash_light	How bright the flash can get	0 .. 10
shaders.lightning.bounced_light	How much the light bounces	0 .. 10
shaders.lightning.saturation	Intensity of the lightning colour	0 .. 10
shaders.lightning.probability_multiplier	Probability of lightning occurring	0.1 .. 10
shaders.lightning.debug	Enable debug mode	bool
shaders.lightning.phase	Phase of the lightning	0 .. 1
shaders.lightning.direction	Direction of the lightning	0 .. 360
shaders.lightning.distance	Distance from the player	0 .. 20.000
shaders.lightning.height	Height of the lightning	400 .. 2.000
shaders.lightning.size	Size of the lightning	100 .. 10.000
shaders.lightning.rotation	Rotation of the lightning	0 .. 360
shaders.lightning.variant	Shape of the lightning	0 .. 1
shaders.lightning.debug_flicker	Make it flicker	bool
shaders.lightning.debug_flicker_strength	Strength of the flicker effect	0 .. 0.2
shaders.lightning.debug_sequence	Step the lightning through its phases in order	bool

Rain haze

Setting	Description	Type/Range
shaders.rainhaze.active	Turn rain haze on/off	bool
shaders.rainhaze.gain	Intensity of rain haze	0 .. 10
rainhaze.amount	Total amount of rain haze	0 .. 10.000
rainhaze.subscribed	Whether rain haze is enabled	bool

Sun blinding (glare)

Setting	Description	Type/Range
shaders.sunblinding.active	Turn the shader on/off	bool
shaders.sunblinding.allow_control	Allow control by the PPFilter script	bool
shaders.sunblinding.sensitivity	How strongly the glare/blinding effect responds to sun brightness	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.horizontal	Adjusts the horizontal spread or influence of the blinding effect	0 .. 1.000
shaders.sunblinding.vertical	Controls the vertical spread of the effect	0 .. 1.000
shaders.sunblinding.low_angle_slope	Defines how effect intensity changes as the sun nears the horizon	0 .. 1.000
shaders.sunblinding.time_up	Time for the effect to fade in (seconds)	0.01 .. 10.000
shaders.sunblinding.time_down	Time for the effect to fade out (seconds)	0.01 .. 10.000
shaders.sunblinding.cover	Simple screen overlay	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.blinding	Simple screen overlay	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.iris	Darkens the whole view	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_opacity	Controls the intensity of the star effect	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_size	Size of the star effect	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_blur	Adjusts how soft or sharp the star rays are	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_style	-	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_adapt_coverage	-	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.star_cover_damping	Smooths the transition as the star effect enters or leaves the camera view.	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.color	Saturation of the added rays	0 .. 2.000
shaders.sunblinding.half_resolution	Render the glare shader at half resolution for performance	bool
shaders.sunblinding.VR_tweak	-	bool
shaders.sunblinding.debug	Enable debug mode for the glare shader	bool

Camera tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
camera.occlusion_control.adv_ambi_light	-	bool
camera.occlusion_control.adv_fog_ambi_light	-	bool
camera.occlusion_control.exposure	-	bool
camera.occlusion_control.overcast	-	bool
camera.occlusion_control.vao	-	bool

Sound tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
sound.wind_volume_interior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.wind_volume_exterior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.wind_volume_speed_damping	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.rain_volume_interior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.rain_volume_exterior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.rain_volume_speed_damping	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.damping_at_speed	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 500 km/h
sound.rain_volume_extra_skid	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 10
sound.rain_volume_extra_wetness	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 10
sound.rain_volume_extra_puddles	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 10
sound.rain_volume_extra_gravel	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 10
sound.thunder_volume_interior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1
sound.thunder_volume_exterior	Volume of the specified sound	0 .. 1

Status tab

Shows status information related to Pure.

Track tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
FOG_SHAPE	For small tracks; changes the shape of the fog billboards	-1 .. 10
SMOG_MORNING	Average smog level in the morning	0 .. 1
SMOG_NOON	Average smog level at noon	0 .. 1
SMOG_EVENING	Average smog level in the evening	0 .. 1
SUN_DAWN	Prevents specular reflections below this angle	±10
SUN_DUSK	Prevents specular reflections above this angle	±10
HUMIDITY_OFFSET	Offset humidity by this amount	0 .. 1
HORIZON_OFFSET	Adjust the horizon by this amount	±10
MINIMUM_GLOW_EMISSIVES	Set the minimum value for glow emissives	0 .. 1
TUNNEL_HELPER	Dims the sun, ambient and fog light inside tunnels	0 .. 1
LANDSCAPE_USE	Activate the fake landscape	bool
LANDSCAPE_HUE	Dominant wavelength of the landscape	±180
LANDSCAPE_SATURATION	Intensity of the landscape colour	0 .. 2
LANDSCAPE_LEVEL	Brightness of the landscape	0 .. 10
LANDSCAPE_GAMMA	Gamma of the landscape	0 .. 4
LANDSCAPE_DIFFUSE	Amount of light diffusion on the landscape	0 .. 1
LANDSCAPE_AMBIENT	Ambient lighting level of the landscape	0 .. 1
LANDSCAPE_HEIGHT	Height of the landscape	±1.000
LANDSCAPE_COVER_NEGATIVE	No obvious difference	bool
LANDSCAPE_SHIFT_X	Shift the landscape X coordinate by this amount	±5.000
LANDSCAPE_SHIFT_Z	Shift the landscape Z coordinate by this amount	±5.000
LANDSCAPE_FILES	Files the landscape will load/use	table

Optimization + Debug tab

Setting	Description	Type/Range
optimization.cpu_split	-	bool
debug.memory	-	bool
debug.computation	-	bool
debug.graphics	-	bool