Dishonored 2 PC Performance Patch Coming Soon

Steven Bogos

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Dishonored 2 PC Performance Patch Coming Soon

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PC gamers may be best off waiting a couple days for the performance patch to hit.

Dishonored 2 is a Bethesda game, which means of course it is bound to launch with a few bugs and issues. PC gamers are reciving the brunt of it, as widespread reports led to Bethesda publishing a patch is on the way [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168811-Bethesda-Offers-Suggestions-for-Improving-Dishonored-2-PC-Performance], and should be available in the coming days.

"We have been monitoring the PC forums and social channels and while we're excited to hear that many of you are enjoying the game, we are disheartened that some of you are experiencing PC performance issues on some systems," wrote the blog post. "We are actively working to provide an update to address your concerns. The patch and its release notes will be available in the coming days."

Bethesda said that the patch would include improvements to allow for more consistent frame-rates on affected systems.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I have personally run into quite a few problems with the game while live-streaming my play-through [https://www.twitch.tv/escapistmagazine/videos/all]. My system isn't exactly top-of-the-line, but it is quite beefy (GTX 970, Intel Core i7 3.5Ghz, 16 GB RAM) and I am struggle to get a solid 60 FPS on the game's "auto" settings (a mixture of high and very high). I had to turn everything down to "medium" to maintain a solid framerate, and even then I still run into the odd random crash.

If you're a PC gamer and you haven't picked up the game yet, it's probably best to just wait a few days.

Source: Bethesda [https://bethesda.net/en/article/1VwC6VdgqI2OMKwcQsewqI/dishonored-2-pc-update]

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Eppy (Bored)

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So, can anybody explain to me why it's updating for 18 hours on Steam? Is this the patch? I installed it yesterday from a disk, I was hoping to play tonight...
 

Imre Csete

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This is just like with Deus Ex MD (minus the DLC outrage).

Playing on a 1680x1050 saved me from a lot of trouble this year. It runs fine, but all my friends think I'm an idiot for buying it on day 1. -.-

Well excuse me, I got some stealthing to do.
 

MercurySteam

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Eppy (Bored) said:
So, can anybody explain to me why it's updating for 18 hours on Steam? Is this the patch? I installed it yesterday from a disk, I was hoping to play tonight...
4.5GB of files included with the disk, the rest have to be downloaded. Bethesda have given up including any more than one single layer disc worth of files due to "piracy, hurr a durr". That and their refusal to hand out review copies less than a day before release and serious questions start to arise about what is exactly they think they're doing.
 

Eppy (Bored)

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MercurySteam said:
Eppy (Bored) said:
So, can anybody explain to me why it's updating for 18 hours on Steam? Is this the patch? I installed it yesterday from a disk, I was hoping to play tonight...
4.5GB of files included with the disk, the rest have to be downloaded. Bethesda have given up including any more than one single layer disc worth of files due to "piracy, hurr a durr". That and their refusal to hand out review copies less than a day before release and serious questions start to arise about what is exactly they think they're doing.
There ought to be a law...God forbid somebody wanted to play without an internet connection!