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AppWizard

March 23, 2025

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is hands-down one of the most beautiful PC ports I’ve ever seen

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows is noted for its stunning visuals, comparable to Cyberpunk 2077 post-launch. It is one of the best-looking games on PC, though it has performance challenges, particularly with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 struggling to maintain over 60fps at 4K max settings. The game's enforced Ray Traced Global Illumination (RTGI) in the 'Hideout' area contributes to its demanding hardware requirements. The reviewer experienced smooth gameplay at an average of 74fps using an Asus TUF Nvidia RTX 4080 Super OC Edition and an Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED ultrawide monitor, with zero stutters. Recent Nvidia drivers have caused some performance issues, leading the reviewer to use version 572.47 for stability. DLSS Frame Generation is effective in optimizing performance, despite some ghosting. The game's visuals are highlighted as a key feature that justifies its performance demands, and Ubisoft's choice to skip last-gen consoles is seen as prudent due to the game's requirements.

AppWizard

March 19, 2025

Exclusive Liquid Web Webinar: Learn to Resell Minecraft Servers & Claim 4 Free Months of Hosting

26% of players are willing to invest more for superior server hosting in the gaming sector. Liquid Web is hosting a free webinar on March 27th at 2 PM EST titled "How to Start Selling Minecraft Servers," aimed at helping gaming enthusiasts turn their passion into a business. The Minecraft community has over 173 million active players, with one in four willing to invest in enhanced hosting tools to improve performance. Pre-registered attendees will receive four complimentary months of bare metal hosting with an annual plan. The webinar will cover the business opportunity, market potential, technical requirements, reseller process, pricing strategies, and include a Q&A session with experts.

AppWizard

March 17, 2025

Rise of the Ronin’s PC troubles continue as players report disappearing saves on Steam

Players of Rise of the Ronin have reported lost save data following its release on Steam, compounding existing performance issues. Koei Tecmo acknowledged the problem and is investigating the save data issues, suggesting potential remedies such as resolving conflicts with third-party file sharing services, restoring from backup save data, and ensuring Steam Cloud is activated. Players have experienced significant losses of progress due to an error code that appears when closing the game, affecting both local and cloud saves. Koei Tecmo plans to release a patch to improve PC performance and recommends capping the frame rate at 60 FPS, which has disappointed some players expecting higher performance. Players are advised to save frequently and check their Steam Cloud backups to avoid losing progress.

AppWizard

March 13, 2025

Rise of the Ronin is another crappy PC port, performance patch coming ‘soon’

Rise of the Ronin was released on Steam a year after its PlayStation 5 launch, but players are experiencing significant performance issues, including stuttering, low frame rates, crashes, and input delays. Koei Tecmo is investigating these problems and developing a patch. The game has received a "mixed" rating on Steam, with only 44% of user reviews being positive. Many users express disappointment with the game's graphical quality, and while some report satisfactory experiences, frustrations are prevalent. Koei Tecmo acknowledged issues with FPS drops and model rendering when using the Ultra graphics preset and suggested lowering the graphics settings and FPS limit as a temporary solution.

AppWizard

March 7, 2025

Rise of the Ronin PC review: an engrossing action-RPG plagued by technical issues

Rise of the Ronin has transitioned from a PS5-exclusive title to a PC release, featuring enhanced frame rates, support for DLSS, XeSS, FSR upscaling, ray tracing, and ultra-wide support. However, it struggles with optimization on PC, leading to inconsistent performance, frame rate drops, stuttering, and muddled textures. Koei Tecmo plans to release a day-one patch to address these issues. Performance problems are linked to heavy VRAM usage, even on powerful graphics cards like the Nvidia RTX 4070 Super. The core gameplay includes a combat system focused on parrying and stamina management, with engaging encounters and exploration. The game features impressive draw distances and a dynamic day-night cycle but suffers from visual shortcomings, such as less polished character models and animations. Its file size is 143 GB, which may deter some players. The game is available at a discounted price of .99 on PC, appealing to those interested in the Souls-like formula and Japanese culture. Players prioritizing performance and visual fidelity may want to wait for optimizations.

AppWizard

March 6, 2025

Is Unreal Engine 5 still too advanced for PC games?

Unreal Engine 5 is becoming the preferred game engine for many studios due to its innovative features, but it presents performance challenges, especially on personal computers. Major consoles like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S handle it well, while advanced gaming laptops struggle with resource-intensive features like Nanite and Lumen, leading to inconsistent visuals and performance issues. Bryan Heemskerk from Moore's Law is Dead noted that Unreal Engine 5 was "two GPU generations off being performant" at launch and highlighted the advantages of consoles' dedicated I/O controllers over PCs, which face data bottlenecks. He suggested that the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 6000 series could improve performance by 2026 or 2027. While Unreal Engine 5 offers capabilities for intricate technical art and lifelike character movements, developers not fully utilizing its latest features might benefit from older engine versions. Epic Games is aware of these performance challenges and has introduced updates to address shader compilation issues, although these solutions may require additional developer intervention. There is also a call within the gaming community for optimization efforts that align with current hardware capabilities.

AppWizard

March 2, 2025

Monster Hunter Wilds PC players claim that fixing a random typo in the game’s files actually helps its poor performance issues

Monster Hunter Wilds attracted over a million concurrent players shortly after its launch, surpassing the previous record set by Monster Hunter Worlds and other major titles like Elden Ring. Many PC players reported performance issues, including frame rate drops and graphical glitches. A Steam user named BeepBoop discovered a typo in the game’s configuration files, where "Resolution" was misspelled as "Resoltuion." Correcting this typo reportedly resulted in a noticeable performance boost for some players, with claims of improved frame rates. Some users reported increases in their average frame rates from 120fps to 140fps, while others experienced a boost of around 20fps. However, not all players found success with this fix, leading to speculation about the placebo effect.

AppWizard

March 1, 2025

Monster Hunter Wilds – we can’t recommend the PC version

Monster Hunter Wilds has been released on PC, but users with lower-end graphics cards are experiencing significant performance issues. Initial impressions were positive, but players face a lengthy shader compilation process, with times varying from six minutes on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D to over 13 minutes on a Ryzen 5 3600. The graphical settings menu is detailed, but a prompt to enable frame generation appears misplaced for low-end machines. Players reported PS3-level texture quality and stuttering during gameplay, particularly when turning the camera. Adjusting texture settings from high to medium alleviated some stuttering, but texture quality remained poor. Performance issues may stem from aggressive texture streaming and decompression processes, affecting cards like the RTX 4060. Users with 8GB of VRAM or less should approach the game cautiously, as similar performance issues were noted on other mid-range GPUs. Higher-end GPUs like the RTX 4070 also experienced stuttering, raising concerns about performance with higher-resolution texture packs. Overall, the game’s optimization across various hardware configurations appears lacking.

Winsage

February 24, 2025

Microsoft admits Windows 11 File Explorer can be slow when using title bar buttons

Windows 11's File Explorer has performance issues, affecting users even on high-end devices like the HP Spectre with 32GB of RAM. Users report slow responses and partial loading, particularly when using the close, minimize, or maximize buttons. Microsoft has acknowledged these concerns with the release of Windows 11 Build 22635.4950 (KB5052078) in the Beta Channel, indicating they are working on a fix for the slow closing issue. While some users have noted minor improvements, many feel that significant enhancements are still needed compared to Windows 10's File Explorer. Feedback from users highlights ongoing frustrations with sluggish opening times and modern design elements that seem to exacerbate the loading process. Microsoft is investigating these performance issues further.

AppWizard

February 23, 2025

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down PC Performance Analysis

TiMi Studio Group has released the Black Hawk Down campaign for Delta Force for free, utilizing Unreal Engine 5. Benchmarking was conducted on a setup with an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and various high-end GPUs. The game lacks a built-in benchmarking tool, so performance was assessed using an in-engine cutscene. Achieving over 60FPS at 1080p on Extreme Settings requires at least six CPU cores, but the game experiences significant stuttering and struggles to utilize more than eight CPU cores. At 1080p, high-end GPUs like the NVIDIA RTX 3080 and AMD Radeon RX 6900XT average over 65FPS, while the RTX 4090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 face CPU bottlenecking. At 1440p, the AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX is the minimum requirement for over 60FPS. At Native 4K with Extreme Settings, only the NVIDIA RTX 5090 can consistently maintain 60FPS. The game also features Ultimate Settings, which push the RTX 5090 to its limits, yielding lower framerates. Players may encounter stuttering and texture streaming issues, and the campaign is designed as a Co-Op Online Campaign, lacking difficulty adjustments for solo play and checkpoints. The game showcases impressive graphics but suffers from performance challenges and inefficient CPU usage.