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Patch Notes:

3.29.2024

[PlayStation®5 / Steam]

• Adding the option to start a new game when save data already exists.
• Changing the number of "Art of Metamorphosis" items available at Pawn Guilds in the game to 99.
• Making the quest that allows players to acquire their own dwelling (where they can save and rest) available earlier in the game.
• Miscellaneous text display issues.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.

[PlayStation®5]

• Adding the option* to switch Motion Blur on/off in Options.
• Adding the option* to switch Ray Tracing on/off in Options.
• Adding the option to set Frame Rate at Max 30fps in Options.

[Steam]

• Improving quality when DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION is enabled.
• Fixing an issue related to the display of models under some specific settings.

• *These options won't affect frame rate significantly. Improvements to frame rate are planned for future updates.

Updates to Xbox Series X|S are planned in the next few days.

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[Majukun]

performance wise seems like nothing changed for me

 

[phant0m]

yoooooo 30fps limiter!

Very curious to see DF analysis on if it helps the frame times

 

[Skifi28]

Haven't tried the PC version yet to see if performance is more consistent on my 11400 like some reports, but the cap on ps5 is much appreciated out in the wilderness.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

performance wise seems like nothing changed for me

So theyre doing like Square Enix did with FFVII Rebirth and putting out performance mode fixes that don't actually do anything?

 

[Skifi28]

So theyre doing like Square Enix did with FFVII Rebirth and putting out performance mode fixes that don't actually do anything?

I think it's quite clear in the notes there aren't specific performance fixes in this update.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

performance wise seems like nothing changed for me

That's bc they did nothing to fix performance yet.
I don't have high hopes for performance fixes and will be happy with 4K 30FPS lock at this point.

 

[FingerBang]

Shouldn't turning the ray tracing off improve performance? It should free up the CPU somehow

 

[Bernardougf]

Ill say it again... thanks for beta testing this for me

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

Shouldn't turning the ray tracing off improve performance? It should free up the CPU somehow

Someone on Reddit told was getting 44 - 55 FPS, or something like that.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I didn’t notice a difference on the PS5. You can only disable/enable ray tracing from the main menu, and not in game.

 

[darrylgorn]

Paying more money for shitty performance and micro transactions.

 

[tommycronin]

I'm getting around 50-55fps with Variable frame rate mode on PS5.

 

[Katajx]

It feels better to me, but turning off the motion blur I think I liked the most.

 

[Hohenheim]

"These options won't affect frame rate significantly. Improvements to frame rate are planned for future updates." (From the Steam patch notes)

Then i'll wait a while longer.
Saw the Banishers game is on sale on Steam,so i'll play that first.
Looking forward to DD2 soon!

 

[Pop]

On the PS5 turning off motion blur and Ray Tracing def has the game running closer to 45ish to 50 fps range. Hell I'll take it

 

[Bojji]

Without RT locked 30fps on PS5?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Without RT locked 30fps on PS5?

Doubtful. The NPC's A.I is what's tanking performance.

 

[Bojji]

Doubtful. The NPC's A.I is what's tanking performance.

Yeah but RT off should lower CPU load to some degree.

 

[Kacho]

Yeah but RT off should lower CPU load to some degree.

The performance gains were minimal on my end when I disabled RT on PC.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Paying more money for shitty performance and micro transactions.

You’re paying for a new huge detailed map with countless caves, new visuals, new vocations, new monsters and a new story. Performance is still better than the first game. Microtransactions aren’t required at all.

But you can keep acting like you know what you’re talking about.

 

[Kenpachii]

" Improvements to frame rate are planned for future updates."

Lol must be nice to be a 70 euro beta tester lol. How was this not there main priority. Game will be dead by then.

 

[proandrad]

Games take twice as long to make and devs still dedicate the last month before release to optimize. Then they complain that making games is hard when they put out an unfinished product. Only gamers support this shit, imagine buying a book with smaller font for the longer chapters and readers supporting it because it’s technically readable if you look at it close enough.

 

[FoxMcChief]

" Improvements to frame rate are planned for future updates."

Lol must be nice to be a 70 euro beta tester lol. How was this not there main priority. Game will be dead by then.

It’s 2024. This is not as big of a deal as a site like this makes it. And games like this never die. Just look at the first game, or Monster Hunter as examples. The numbers will fluctuate with sales. But this is the kind of game that will be played for years. Off, and on.

 

[Bojji]

Absolute shit show in frame times for that locked 30fps

From performance perspective game is still garbage.

 

[Shut0wen]

This game is never gunna be 60fps on consoles

 

[adamsapple]

RT off seems to give 4, 7 FPS advantage at *BEST* on PS5 and the average is still always below the VRR threshold of 48hz.

Hoping to get the Xbox patch in a day or two, I can wait on starting this and focus on Ronin in the meantime.

The LFC and higher VRR threshold will definitely be a big boon for the Xbox version.

 

[Varnish La PS]

Unlocked & RT-Off seems best solution.

 

[RoadHazard]

Let me guess, a broken 30fps cap with uneven frame pacing?

 

[TheShocker]

RT off seems to give 4, 7 FPS advantage at *BEST* on PS5 and the average is still always below the VRR threshold of 48hz.

Hoping to get the Xbox patch in a day or two, I can wait on starting this and focus on Ronin in the meantime.

The LFC and higher VRR threshold will definitely be a big boon for the Xbox version.

But that image quality is flat out awful. Hope a fix to the checkerboard rendering is in the Xbox patch.

 

[Traxtech]

Xbox wins with the system level LFC, wonder if it will happen in a firmware update on ps5 or if it's even possible

 

[Mister Wolf]

Unlocked & RT-Off seems best solution.

Without VRR, running unlocked is a terrible idea. The game would have to hit at least 48fps minimum to take advantage of PS5 VRR.

 

[Bojji]

Xbox wins with the system level LFC, wonder if it will happen in a firmware update on ps5 or if it's even possible

It's possible but Sony is stubborn so we will see it on PS6.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I still prefer the default settings on the PS5 version.

 

[Luipadre]

Absolute shit show in frame times for that locked 30fps

From performance perspective game is still garbage.

+4-5 fps and much worse lighting. I'd never turn RT off in this game. I'll just wait until they patch this game and maybe waiting for the ps5 pro aswell to buy and play this

 

[March Climber]

Here's the video where these images came from:

 

[Traxtech]

Can you lock fps in Ray tracing mode?

 

[adamsapple]

Can you lock fps in Ray tracing mode?

I think the 30 fps is a general toggle, not tied to RT.

 

[Filben]

I'm not sure if that choice of engine, which was originally designed for linear games, was a good one. Sure, you can alter and update your engine, but only so much. See that crappy Fallout engine in Starfield where you have still loading screens every three minutes. Some things, you simply can't get rid off nor update. It's either the engine or their lack of competence in handling that engine for large open world games.

 

[ultrazilla]

"It's a very big game, and we believe people will really see how vast and complete that game is. It's a truly complete, triple... quadruple A game that will yield results in the long run." -
Yves Guillemot

 

[hemo memo]

The 3 people playing it on X|S must be disappointed.

 

[clarky]

It’s 2024. This is not as big of a deal as a site like this makes it. And games like this never die. Just look at the first game, or Monster Hunter as examples. The numbers will fluctuate with sales. But this is the kind of game that will be played for years. Off, and on.

The game runs like dogshit. You shouldn't be so accepting of sub standard products. Not saying enjoyment can't be had with this title but wouldn't it be nice if it ran great out of the box?

It needs a few performance patches and shouldn't have release in the state its in (PC). I refunded and will buy back like im sure many others did.

 

[adamsapple]

The 3 people playing it on X|S must be disappointed.

Both Standard and Deluxe SKU's of the game are in the top 5 paid games on the console right now.

 

[hemo memo]

Both Standard and Deluxe SKU's of the game are in the top 5 paid games on the console right now.

Okay 15 people.

 

[adamsapple]

Okay 15 people.

Bitch it's at least 25.

I have a copy, but waiting for the patch and still finishing up on Rise of Ronin so i can wait a couple of more days.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

I'm not sure if that choice of engine, which was originally designed for linear games, was a good one. Sure, you can alter and update your engine, but only so much. See that crappy Fallout engine in Starfield where you have still loading screens every three minutes. Some things, you simply can't get rid off nor update. It's either the engine or their lack of competence in handling that engine for large open world games.

It's gotta be A) the RE engine which, like you said, hasn't been proven when it comes to open world games and B) it feels like they REALLY had to release it this quarter aka it needed more time in the oven®.

Either way, I'm gonna buy it when the performance gets ironed out, don't care if that's gonna take the PS5 Pro, PS6 or Xbox next to be able to do so but by that time, there's probably going to be a GOTY/Gold (typical of Capcom)/Dark arisen edition so it's a win-win for me.

 

[clarky]

It's gotta be A) the RE engine which, like you said, hasn't been proven when it comes to open world games and B) it feels like they REALLY had to release it this quarter aka it needed more time in the oven®.

Either way, I'm gonna buy it when the performance gets ironed out, don't care if that's gonna take the PS5 Pro, PS6 or Xbox next to be able to do so but by that time, there's probably going to be a GOTY/Gold (typical of Capcom)/Dark arisen edition so it's a win-win for me.

I'd go for option B, they are adding "features" like 30fps lock and raytracing toggles just a week after launch. Tell tale signs this came in very hot.

 

[adamsapple]

The Xbox update is now live. Finished Ronin, time to dig into this today.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I guess it's amazing that in 2024 a game was released where you can't start a new game when you already have an existing save file and they had to patch it in when people were like wtf. Developers really don't play their own games huh

 

[Moochi]

Pc went from like 7 fps in cities to 60 for me. Playing on a 3090 with a 11900KF, 4k max settings, ray tracing on. Very glad the update came out so fast.