welp... I bought a WiiU for Zelda years ago. Thx Nintendo
If it makes you feel better, I bought a PS3 for Final Fantasy Versus.
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Zelda BOTW Patch 1.11 released
- Thread starter RAWRferal
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If it makes you feel better, I bought a PS3 for Final Fantasy Versus.
oh my god, that must hurt.
I just updated, will give impressions later.
Edit: OMG. Korok forest, while still running sub-30 fps is not on the single digits!
Now it doesn't hurt my eyes when running around!
dynamitejim
Member
Don't know. It was already downloaded when I turned my Wii U on.
TannerDemoz
Member
Have they patched the section where you meet Tingle?
How about the Song of Storms windmill? That was jittery
How about the Song of Storms windmill? That was jittery
Still not great though.
Naked Snake
Member
I hope you're trolling, or expect rage.
Bought a PS3 for The Last Guardian x)
Not spoilers, joke/trolling I guess
Baleoce
Member
I bought a PSP for Landstalker.
Naked Snake
Member
I bought an Atari Jaguar...
The part where you first meet Tingle still has lots of slowdown. Not sure about the windmill.
Naked Snake
Member
Must be all those rainbow effects.
I did too for Rayman, which launched so late on it. Aliens vs Predator though.
Haunted
Member
That looks very promising! Will be able to check out the docked version this weekend.
Still interested in seeing a more comprehensive test in various conditions by DF.
Haunted
Member
Saying it's not a spoiler is a spoiler (confirming the elements are not in the game). :lol
AcademicSaucer
Member
I had a Lynx ...
Wii U here.
OK, just fired it up and then teleported back to Zora's Domain which has been pretty sad up until now. It definitely feels noticeably better now. Not perfect but certainly much smoother feeling that before the patch.
I then went to K village. It didn't seem as much of an improvement but better. Overall, anything to help the Wii U framerate is welcome in my books!
OK, just fired it up and then teleported back to Zora's Domain which has been pretty sad up until now. It definitely feels noticeably better now. Not perfect but certainly much smoother feeling that before the patch.
I then went to K village. It didn't seem as much of an improvement but better. Overall, anything to help the Wii U framerate is welcome in my books!
SinCityAssassin
Member
You can.
I had a Lynx and a Jaguar. Sadly, I sold them both 10 years ago as well as dozens of games for them and I kinda regret it sometimes.
But back on topic, played an hour or two after the update, and this patch is for real. Far fewer frame drops docked. Handheld must be near perfect now, but didn't try yet. Need to sleep...
xxbrothawizxx63
Member
Glad they are actually acknowledging the problem and attempting to improve the experience.
Hope they don't plan to stop here though. Would be nice if they have it running at a locked 30fps by the time things really start picking up for the platform this fall.
Hope they don't plan to stop here though. Would be nice if they have it running at a locked 30fps by the time things really start picking up for the platform this fall.
I couldnt stand to play switch zelda because of the weird random drops at the plateu that just happens randomly. I can live with some drops in areas that are obviously taxing.
Glad to say that i cant get a single drop in the beginning at the slope or the nearby forest in docked now. Before it was 20fps a lot of the time in docked
this no longer feels like a beta and worth it to start
Glad to say that i cant get a single drop in the beginning at the slope or the nearby forest in docked now. Before it was 20fps a lot of the time in docked
this no longer feels like a beta and worth it to start
Ah, I had to fully power off my Switch and restart for it to connect for some reason. I kept getting a "dns name resolution" error for some reason.
Conrad Link
Member
Waah why wont my update download. >_< Gah the wireless is so shit.
Naked Snake
Member
I consider video thumbnail a spoiler to me. Every time I see Link holding a weapon or a shield or wearing clothes I haven't seen in the game I get pissed. Knew the video would be showing areas I haven't been to so didn't watch it.
Zephyrous
Neo Member
I'd have to disagree with you there, in my opinion they are simply too long and wordy. Nintendo please make the patch notes less complicated.
Lupin the Third
Member
I don't understand how people could be almost offended by the framedrops in this game. I've certainly noticed and experienced them, and on very rare occasions even had a brief freeze, but the game is so great it's like the most minor thing in the universe.
That having been said, I'm glad they've found a way to improve the performance. I certainly prefer the smoother framerate but I still don't understand the "fps sometimes in 20s? unplayable" mindset. Everybody's different I guess.
That having been said, I'm glad they've found a way to improve the performance. I certainly prefer the smoother framerate but I still don't understand the "fps sometimes in 20s? unplayable" mindset. Everybody's different I guess.
-Amon-
Member
Hotspot like a smartphone ? I did not have the need to do that but've read many doing that.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Did they add folders to Zelda yet?
Need further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments before we can even think about having folders.
You're right, 20fps is totally acceptable. That cinematic experience /s
Glad the developers at EAD thought otherwise. This patch greatly improves playability for Wii U and docked owners. Towns are much more enjoyable now.
Fishing with bombs is way more fun than fishing with a fishing rod.
FunkyDealer
Banned
Thanks for the character and location spoiler. Much appreciated! I've spent over 25 hours with this game and haven't found those yet.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
As far as I'm aware, no, but then you have to remember 1) Nintendo couldn't patch games at all (shy of shipping new carts/discs) until some point in the 3DS's lifespan and 2) Nintendo really only has ever had one game remotely comparable to BotW, XCX, and it's still really not quite comparable, so BotW is very much uncharted territory for them. Most of their games have had far small environments with far fewer objects/AIs and much similar physics systems, so while the typically excellent performance in their games is impressive nonetheless, it was decidedly easier to achieve.
And to be fair, it's not like Nintendo hasn't had high profile games with performance hitches - Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Sunshine, and Wind Waker (IIRC even WWHD) all famously had notable slowdown and/or dropped frames.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Good news. Playing at 20fps is unacceptable. I would prefer they drop the docked resolution to 720p if it meant a more solid framerate but I guess that's not needed now. I'm glad I held off a bit. I don't mind some drops but when a game locks to 20fps it feels like my eyes are bleeding.
Conor_Fool
Banned
Eeeeeenteresting...
I'm milkin the game at just over 80 shrines (and only 2 dungeons) and am still blacking myself out of strategy guides and twitch streams. I need to just beat this damn game so I can check out some speed runs. They must be incredible for this game
In my 85h+ playtime so far that rarely happens. There are certain areas (the most egregious one got better after the patch, still not great) but other than that the vast majority of your time with BoTW will be smooth.
