Lords of the Fallen's latest patch promises 'substantial performance improvements' for struggling GPUs
The new soulslike Lords of the Fallen got hammered pretty hard in its first few days on Steam, primarily over complaints about its dodgy performance. For some players it's been fine, but others encountered issues with low frame rates, stuttering, and crashes. Some people on Steam said they weren't even able to access the main menu.
In response, publisher CI Games posted some troubleshooting tips, and a handful of small patches have also rolled out. In the latest, which takes the game to version 1.1.203, developer Hexworks said it has «begun to implement more substantial performance improvements… aimed at freeing up VRAM to provide additional headroom for GPUs that are operating at the limit of their capabilities.» The process is taking time to implement, the studio added, «because we are committed to ensuring that you do not lose any quality.»
The reaction to the patch on Reddit stands in stark contrast to the «mixed» user rating on Steam. Not everyone is happy, which should come as no shock, but the general response to Hexworks' ongoing efforts seems very positive. «I don't know what they are feeding the guys at Hexworks but these are pretty big patches coming almost on a daily basis,» one redditor wrote. «I think we can all agree their response to post launch feedback and issues has been amazing.»
«It’s been great. I haven’t gotten to play as often as I'd like since release but every time I do, there's been an update and the game runs better. Honestly it’s fine at max settings for me now,» another replied.
«I have never seen this speed from any dev ever,» a third said. «A lot of things I [dislike] got fixed and I hope a lot more will come. Kudos to them.»
So who knows? Maybe that Steam rating will turn around quicker
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