Watch_Dogs - New PC Update Oct 27

Phuncz

2014-10-28 10:03

This seems like the first patch that could solve most people's problems with the game because of the seperate worker thread for content creation (I guess the biggest reason for lag during driving). Can anyone confirm it is fixed ? Maybe now we can finally buy the game...

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isidore

2014-10-28 10:19

one word, Ubisoft. Enough said. For this developer is dead on PC.

#4946635

Ven0m

2014-10-28 10:29

one word, Ubisoft. Enough said. For this developer is dead on PC.

People used to say that many times before, and yet, these games sell great. With new Assassins Creed they clearly stated with the requirements that it won't run well, but I suspect people will buy it anyway. Also, sometimes patching works. I can remember CoD: Black Ops 1. This game was running so bad even on high-end PCs, that the game was virtually unplayable in multiplayer mode. However they managed to fix it and later on it was running pretty much fine. of course I'm not saying that it's a good practice. The product should be released when it's ready, not when it just compiles.

#4946637

xIcarus

2014-10-28 10:34

This seems like the first patch that could solve most people's problems with the game because of the seperate worker thread for content creation (I guess the biggest reason for lag during driving). Can anyone confirm it is fixed ? Maybe now we can finally buy the game...

This. I too suspect this was the main issue. But still the vram requirement is pretty ridiculous. Imagine that I was playing it on the 1GB version of the 560. Minimum details full hd, 70-80 fps with vram usage dangerously close to 100%. Pump up ANY (and i mean any) detail setting and framerate dropped to 30. I see that optimization shortcuts are becoming more common and I am seriously sad to see that. And in light of this, I do not understand why nvidia chooses to keep lower amounts of vram on their cards lately.

#4946729

PCJack125

2014-10-28 12:45

This seems like the first patch that could solve most people's problems with the game because of the seperate worker thread for content creation (I guess the biggest reason for lag during driving). Can anyone confirm it is fixed ? Maybe now we can finally buy the game...

idk now. But with your spec, this game should not be your problem. I got 40fps+ on 1080p with max setting (TheWorse Mod) before this patch.

#4946731

flexinho

2014-10-28 12:50

Too late! I finished the game and the DLC. What does a patch that comes so late after release brings to the people that buy the game on release and supports Ubisoft? That's the reason, why people alwas wait for Steam Sales and the PC versions doesn't sell good compared to the console versions. I won't buy Ubisoft games anymore! They're just searching for a reason to say that they won't develop PC-Ports in the future because PC versions doesn't sell good. The ACU requirements are insane and nearly everybody that I know will know buy a PS4. The Deal with Microsoft seems to help Sony, too. In 1 year after ACU reaches v1.06 and every single bug in the console version is fixed, they will begin to optimize the PC version. Very good work from Ubisoft!

#4946747

lucidus

2014-10-28 13:04

Considering how much they prefer to recycle their engines and code, any optimization work they do is welcome!! It should've been there from the get go though.

#4946749

fernake

2014-10-28 13:06

I believe that companies adopt this tactic to not undermine sales on consoles as 40 or 50 percent of PC gamers will download the game illegally, wait for the commercial life of the console version is giving its last throes to fix the PC version and have happy people who have purchased the PC version of pace and take a few more sales, this happened with The Evil Whitin, Far Cry 4, The Witcher 4 etc ...

#4946762

harkinsteven

2014-10-28 13:26

I downloaded and tested the patch. Definitely a solid improvement. Stuttering is pretty much eliminated.

#4946787

spider

2014-10-28 13:59

I tested it yesterday and the variance of the frame times is a lot improved. But that's 5 month too late.

#4946836

Emille

2014-10-28 14:50

Too little too late. Wouldn't play this game if it was free and for anyone who wants it, it is free. Most games from ubi aren't even worth the install time....or hard drive space...or seconds of your life contemplating its worth.

#4946838

Emille

2014-10-28 14:52

I have Bf4 if I want to rejoice at late fixes. Not that I even play it any more. At least EA takes public feedback and doesn't do all that parity/30fps bull****. Consoles is cancer for the games industry. Its caused games to be dumbed down and linearized to cater to lazy sheeple and now even graphics standards are starting to slide backwards to accommodate inferior hardware. Before long we might have games like solitaire and minesweeper as the latest craze. Sometimes the world just baffles me.

The majority of the best looking game I have seen have been multiplats and most if not all of my top 10 games are multiplats so I don't see how the fault lies with console parity. Only a few devs pull that $#!+.

#4946843

RIPxUMESH

2014-10-28 14:55

I will just download the patch & check it myself & update you guys !

#4946864

Tree Dude

2014-10-28 15:14

I have Bf4 if I want to rejoice at late fixes. Not that I even play it any more. At least EA takes public feedback and doesn't do all that parity/30fps bull****. Consoles is cancer for the games industry. Its caused games to be dumbed down and linearized to cater to lazy sheeple and now even graphics standards are starting to slide backwards to accommodate inferior hardware. Before long we might have games like solitaire and minesweeper as the latest craze. Sometimes the world just baffles me.

Developers are the ones dumbing their PC games down. Consoles are not the cancer, lazy devs are. Place your blame appropriately (preferably with your wallet).

#4946883

kevnb

2014-10-28 15:38

one word, Ubisoft. Enough said. For this developer is dead on PC.

their console development isnt exactly top of the line either...

#4946886

kevnb

2014-10-28 15:41

I believe that companies adopt this tactic to not undermine sales on consoles as 40 or 50 percent of PC gamers will download the game illegally, wait for the commercial life of the console version is giving its last throes to fix the PC version and have happy people who have purchased the PC version of pace and take a few more sales, this happened with The Evil Whitin, Far Cry 4, The Witcher 4 etc ...

are you drunk? evil within just came out, far cry 4 isnt out, and Witcher 4? Evil within has framerate issues on console, far cry 3 was a mess on console, witcher 2 came out late for xbox and not at all for playstation, the assassins creed games all run at a terrible frame rate on consoles... its not a problem unique to pc, pc gamers just care more.

#4946890

kevnb

2014-10-28 15:47

Too late! I finished the game and the DLC. What does a patch that comes so late after release brings to the people that buy the game on release and supports Ubisoft? That's the reason, why people alwas wait for Steam Sales and the PC versions doesn't sell good compared to the console versions. I won't buy Ubisoft games anymore! They're just searching for a reason to say that they won't develop PC-Ports in the future because PC versions doesn't sell good. The ACU requirements are insane and nearly everybody that I know will know buy a PS4. The Deal with Microsoft seems to help Sony, too. In 1 year after ACU reaches v1.06 and every single bug in the console version is fixed, they will begin to optimize the PC version. Very good work from Ubisoft!

I honestly think the specs required for assassins creed reflect the only hardware they bothered testing, they listed a phenom 2 running at 3.0 ghz plus, an fx chip or an i5 2500? it doesnt even make sense.

#4946893

Emille

2014-10-28 15:52

I honestly think the specs required for assassins creed reflect the only hardware they bothered testing, they listed a phenom 2 running at 3.0 ghz plus, an fx chip or an i5 2500? it doesnt even make sense.

Have you been living in a cave? AMD has been dominating Intel for years with their CPUs /s

#4946928

HonoredShadow

2014-10-28 16:29

I tested it yesterday and the variance of the frame times is a lot improved. But that's 5 month too late.

Maybe you guys were just to early. Now is the time to buy this game and cheaper too. I will now experience this game for the first time better than you guys who bought it early. Patience is a great thing 😉 Yes I do understand the game should not have been in the mess it was but still...

#4946990

rodrigoles

2014-10-28 17:32

I do not understand why nvidia chooses to keep lower amounts of vram on their cards lately.

If i had to take a guess, i would say greed.:infinity: longevity is bad for them, they want people to upgrade often, so before your card becomes obsolete due to lack of power, it will hit a brick wall due to lack of vram. Also, it gives them slightly more profit by cheapen on vram i think. 🤓 Seriously, sony was able to put 8gb of GDDR5 in a 400 dollars machine, and Nvidia can't do the same with cards that cost u$500+.