This week, Borderlands Three added new end-game content material, Rockstar have continued work on plugging holes in Red Dead Redemption 2, The Outer Worlds has fastened its small textual content drawback, and Plunkbat overhauled Vikendi. Read on for extra of the week’s huge PC gaming patches within the Weekly Updates Update.
Borderlands 3 added its first Takedown mission
It’s an end-game, extra-tough problem on the Maliwan Blacksite. Mayhem four is right here too, for additional murderous problem. The replace additionally expanded financial institution area, doubling the beginning slots from 10 to 20 and making waaay extra obtainable by upgrades. And bosses now have devoted loot swimming pools, making it manner simpler to farm particular gadgets.
Red Dead Redemption fixed more stalling problems
The replace additionally fastened some points the place increased framerates meant you misplaced weight quicker. Oops. It wanged in some new garments for Online too.
The Outer Worlds fixed text size
So lengthy, teeny dialogue and subtitles.
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds deployed spike traps
Hurl ’em throughout the highway to pop tyres such as you’re on Police, Camera, Action! The replace overhauled Vikendi, the snowy map, a bit too.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare added Gun Game
Players nonetheless appear hungry for far more fixes and adjustments. I do know many nonetheless suppose footsteps are too loud and the devs do know this, going by an inside word accidentally left in one post: “This is a hot topic in the community, and this is not the change that they were hoping to see. Our core players want to see footstep volume dramatically reduced.”
Rainbow Six Siege crosses over with Money Heist
It’s a fairly slim crossover with the Netflix present, just a few skins actually however hey, a bizarre factor.
BattleTech added official mod support
New mechs, maps, and contracts are in too. This got here alongside the launch of latest paid DLC.
Hypnospace Outlaw’s mod tools let you make a new Hypnospace Outlaw
The devs say the brand new instruments can fiddle with a lot that “it’s entirely possible for someone to create their own full Hypnospace story, complete with new characters, zones, downloads, emails, cases to complete, and horrific viruses and crashes!” Or you may, y’know, watch for another person to do this then obtain and play it.
Hitman 2 tried to improve performance
DirectX 12 adjustments have been supposed to scale back CPU and Nvidia GPU utilization, although for a number of gamers it really runs worse now. The devs say they’re at present testing a hotfix for that.
Barotrauma added a horrible new monster
A brand new manner for you and your mates to stack it and die within the briny depths.
Steam Remote Play Together officially launched
This lets of us play native multiplayer games on-line, remotely, with their buddies. Only the host want personal the game. You might already do that with instruments like Parsec, however built-in help on Steam most likely makes it manner simpler for many individuals.
Need For Speed Heat made hasty fixes for performance problems
To pace up loading instances on night time races, the intro and begin now not have “fancy lights, smoke, fire or spectator’s cars.” The devs say that “While this isn’t ideal, we wanted to improve the stability and reduce loading times in the short run, and we are aiming at bringing back these effects in a future update.” Oof.
Fortnite added DirectX 12 support
This ought to imply improved efficiency.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order got its first patch
It’s not an enormous’un however hey, fixes for slowdown and sluggish loading are all the time welcome.
Oculus Quest cybergoggles can now play Rift games
But provided that you’ve bought an Nvidia graphics card.
Destiny 2 launched the Vex Offensive’s Final Assault
It’s disappointing, a brand new closing boss fought in the identical manner on the finish of the identical exercise. Far from the thrilling finish to the season I’d hoped for. We don’t even journey by that portal-y factor Ikora constructed within the tower.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds shuffled heroes around
Four outdated ones left, 4 new ones arrived. These embody the mighty WoW boss Sindragosa and, ah, the Murloc explorer Sir Finley Mrrgglton.
Elite players are deciding a colony ship’s fate
Will the traditional spacebound colony lastly choose a planet or keep within the stars? Players will resolve by delivering assets to factions on this Interstellar Initiative. It received’t make an enormous distinction both manner, however it’s some enjoyable fluff.
Sea Of Thieves launched The Seabound Soul
November’s replace brings flaming skeletons, a brand new Tall Tale story, and firebombs to hurl by hand or launch with cannons.
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw added a new ship and weapons
That’s the CPC Laser, Gatling & Flak Cannon obtainable solely from Pirate Lords.
