Grounded 2 replace 0.1.3 is out now, and we have taken it for a spin. Listed underneath the key bug fixes is the promise of “vital enhancements to sport stability” alongside the point out of a “30% efficiency achieve” in comparison with the earlier patch. Our contemporary testing suggests this quantity is considerably overestimated, however it should differ relying on the specs of your gaming PC.
After we first examined one of the best Grounded 2 settings, we discovered that we could not push the sport past the medium graphics preset with out risking efficiency points. Following patch 0.1.3, Grounded 2 does run higher on our RTX 4070 testing rig, however we’re not seeing the total estimated 30% enchancment.
You may test the graph under for a breakdown of our efficiency stats earlier than and after the replace to see the enhancements.
The post-patch outcomes produce an enchancment of 9%, 13%, and 26% within the common body fee throughout the resolutions we examined. Primarily based on these outcomes, it appears to counsel that this patch has aided efficiency extra at greater resolutions, whereas 1080p nonetheless receives a good increase of virtually 10% too on our RTX 4070.
Keep in mind that these outcomes had been all achieved utilizing the identical setup we used to check the sport when it was launched, utilizing the Medium graphics preset. You principally solely get graphical presets within the menu, and also you’re unable to tinker with a lot in the way in which of superior settings past depth of subject.
Regardless of the body fee increase, nevertheless, texture pop-ins are nonetheless fairly noticeable, and body fee drops nonetheless happen when shifting between massive areas, when participating in fight, and generally simply once you’re interacting with objects within the sport world.
Whereas the development to the body fee is welcome, there may be clearly nonetheless work to be performed for a sport that does not have both Nvidia DLSS or AMD FSR assist included, with only a generic decision upscaling slider. Whereas the Grounded 2 system necessities did not set off alarm bells once they had been launched, I do marvel how these with much less highly effective gaming PCs are coping, given the preliminary efficiency hiccups.
Fortunately, developer Obsidian is conscious that there’s nonetheless extra to do as a result of, following the road concerning the estimated 30% efficiency enchancment, it states that “as we’re in early entry, we’ll proceed to enhance this all through improvement.”
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