Liam didn’t respond. He was staring at his FPS counter: . A perfect, unnatural integer.
First, he tossed in . The moment he tweaked the settings— Render Distance: 2 Chunks. Smooth Lighting: OFF. Clouds: OFF. Dynamic Lights: OFF —his FPS jumped from 12 to 45. It felt like breathing for the first time.
His PC was a potato. A dusty, 2014 office pre-built that sounded like a jet engine when he opened Chrome. He couldn’t afford a new one. But he could mod.
Liam stared at his screen. The number in the corner read .
His FPS hit a stable .
He slammed his mouse down. “It’s not me,” he whispered. “It’s the rig.”