Skip startup logos, unlock frame rate, widen field of view and other tweaks [Updated 2024]

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Preliminary step

Start the game and configure your video options, so that some config files are generated.

Skip Startup Logos

Right click Batman™: Arkham Knight in your Steam library and click on Properties.

Locate the Launch Options section at the bottom of the General tab.

Write -nologo in the underlying string.

Unlock frame rate

Support for 60 and 90 fps was added after this guide was originally published.

Navigate to

...\your Steam folder\SteamApps\common\Batman Arkham Knight\BMGame\Config
open this file in your favorite text editor (i.e. Notepad)
making a backup copy of it before editing is advisable

BmSystemSettings.ini
search for this text string

MaxFPS=XX.XXXXXX
X = ingame fps setting (default = 30.000000)

and change it to whatever value you wish the FPS to be capped

e.g.
MaxFPS=120.000000
MaxFPS=144.000000
MaxFPS=200.000000
save the file and exit the text editor

You might need to do this all over again in case you change some graphic options

Widen Field Of View

Navigate to

...\your Steam folder\SteamApps\common\Batman Arkham Knight\BMGame\Config
open this file in your favorite text editor (i.e. Notepad)
making a backup copy of it before editing is advisable

BmInput.ini
Locate this section

[Engine.PlayerInput]

copy all text strings starting with Bindings
Locate this section

[BmGame.RPlayerInput]

paste the text strings starting with Bindings at the end of this section
add the following lines at the bottom of what you've just pasted

Bindings=(Name="NumPadOne",Command="FOV 80") Bindings=(Name="NumPadTwo",Command="FOV 85") Bindings=(Name="NumPadThree",Command="FOV 90") Bindings=(Name="NumPadFour",Command="FOV 95") Bindings=(Name="NumPadFive",Command="FOV 100") Bindings=(Name="NumPadSix",Command="FOV 105") Bindings=(Name="NumPadSeven",Command="FOV 110") Bindings=(Name="NumPadEight",Command="FOV 115") Bindings=(Name="NumPadNine",Command="FOV 120")
save the file and exit the text editor

Now you should be able to change the FOV ingame with your numpad keys. Make sure your Num Lock is ON.

FOV 100

FOV 110

FOV 120

You can manually modify the document further and personalize which key modifes FOV to which value.

Be aware that different FOV values alter aiming in first person perspective and other mechanics.

NOTE: I just applied the same fix described HERE[pcgamingwiki.com]: all credit goes to PCGamingWiki.

Additional Tweaks

Show / Hide the HUD

You may want to hide the HUD to take screenshots like the ones above

open this file in your favorite text editor

BmInput.ini
Add this line just after the portion of text you added to set the numpads as FOV keys

Bindings=(Name="NumPadZero",Command="ToggleHUD")

Now the Numpad 0 key shows and hides the HUD.

Mouse sensitivity and smoothing

open this file in your favorite text editor

BmInput.ini
edit these lines to your liking

MouseSensitivity=XX.X { i.e. 10.0 or 50.0 }

bEnableMouseSmoothing=False to disable smoothing

Disable Motion Blur

Now available in video options

open this file in your favorite text editor

BmSystemSettings.ini
edit these lines as follows

MotionBlur=False
MotionBlurPause=False
MotionBlurSkinning=1

I noticed that ingame AntiAliasing no longer works after disabling Motion Blur, could be my issue.

Disable Depth of Field

Now available in video options