Patch notes for the first Deathloop game update have now dropped, and it brings with it a whole host of new improvements.
Deathloop has been out for over a month now but developer Arkane isn’t quite done with supporting the time-bending title. We absolutely loved Deathloop here at GameByte – so much that we awarded it our very first 10/10 perfect score. While we think it’s a perfect game, there’s always room for technical improvements. Arkane has just dropped a huge patch for the game, weighing in at around 5GB on PS5 and 11GB on PC.
What’s new in Deathloop?
Plenty of miscellaneous bugs have been squashed, but there are some pretty big feature additions here, too. The largest of them all arrives on PC. Deathloop now supports DLSS technology for those with Nvidia RTX graphics cards. It’s a display process that uses machine learning to render games at a lower resolution before upscaling it. The result is a barely noticeable difference in picture quality but with a massively boosted frame rate.
Also on the PC, it’s now possible to customise the audio settings of a paired DualSense controller. I loved the way that Deathloop uses the PS5’s Dualsense controller. All of the radio conversations play out through the internal speaker, giving the dialogue a much more natural feel. With that said, it certainly won’t be to every player’s taste, so it’s great that you can now tailor the controller to your preference.
The biggest addition on the PS5 port of the game is the inclusion of a HDR calibration screen. This should now appear in the settings menu and let players properly dial in the correct HDR display settings. Deathloop is already a gorgeous looking game – it’s about to get even prettier.
Here are the full patch notes for Deathloop Update 1:
PS5
- Added HDR calibration screen to UI options
- Improved performance and stability when ray tracing is turned on
- Improved NPC pathing and reactions to the player
- Added an indicator of poor connection quality in the upper right of the screen (resembles a speedometer with an exclamation point)
- Improved the content of PS5 Activities & Game Help systems
- Improved vibrations on DualSense controller
- Improved audio mix quality
- Fixed laser mines, turrets and fireworks behavior for both Colt and Julianna players
- Fixed unlock issue with “Oops” and “Deathday Suit” trophies
- Fixed issue that could cause Colt’s progression to be reset even if player chose ‘no’ on confirmation
- Fixed crash issue when a player unlocks a feat using Havoc while playing as Julianna
- Fixed Aleksis Dorsey reactions, making him easier to identify among his party guests
- Fixed issue that was causing assassinations to glitch sometimes while playing as Julianna
- Julianna’s actions no longer directly unlock trophies for Colt
- Julianna players will no longer hear radio conversations meant for only Colt
- Fixed issue with leaning inconsistency (inputs will no longer be ignored sporadically)
PC
- Fixed issues that were causing dropped frames and hitches in camera movement
- Added support for Nvidia DLSS
- Added support for Sony DualSense controller audio
- Added an indicator of poor connection quality in the upper right of the screen (resembles a speedometer with an exclamation point)
- Improved performance and stability, especially with ray tracing
- Improved NPC pathing and reactions to the player
- Improved audio mix quality
- Fixed laser mines, turrets and fireworks for both Colt and Julianna players
- Fixed issue with mouse wheel. Using the mouse wheel to switch between weapons will now work properly and will not cause weapons to be dropped.
- Fixed unlock issue with “Oops” and “Deathday Suit” achievements
- Fixed issue that could cause Colt’s progression to be reset even if player chose ‘no’ on confirmation
- Fixed crash issue when a player unlocks a feat using Havoc while playing as Julianna
- Fixed Aleksis Dorsey reactions, making him easier to identify among his party guests
- Fixed issue that was causing assassinations to glitch sometimes while playing as Julianna
- Julianna’s actions will no longer directly unlock achievements for Colt
- Julianna players will no longer hear radio conversations meant for only Colt
- Fixed issue with leaning inconsistency (inputs will no longer be ignored sporadically)
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