Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided's First PC Patch Arrives

“Deus Ex: Mankind Divided”, the sequel to “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”, is an action-based role-playing game developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix. The first-person shooter takes place two years after the storyline of the first game, where augmented humans with robotic parts couldn’t control their actions and became lethally violent. You play as Adam Jensen, an augmented human and former security officer, who is working to take down an augmented terrorist group. He is also attempting to find information on a secret society called the Illuminati.
Adam Jensen is practically all robot, and those body parts come with big tactical advantages. You have the option to improve Adam’s augmented capabilities by putting “praxis” or skill points into his preferred abilities. These include increased persuasion, glass-shield cloaking, and better handling of weaponry. The more you play, the more opportunities you will have to unlock new abilities.  For example, remote hacking and built-in heavy armor .“Deus Ex” is definitely not your typical ‘run-and-gun’ game. It requires not only stealth but also a cogent strategy to outmaneuver or avoid deadly enemies. You can also customize your guns and configure the game for your own unique style. Guns can have unique rounds – EMP (electromagnetic pulse) and armor-piercing capabilities can come in handy when fighting certain enemies. The ability to add silencers and laser sights also helps personalize your favorite guns. Non-lethal options are also available for gamers who prefer a stealthier route.

Review of Deus Ex; Mankind Divided
Deus Ex Mankind divided will be available on PC, playstation 4 and xbox one.The PC version the game was launched yesterday with a number of issues, some of which Eidos Montreal hopes to have resolved with its first update.This patch brings the game to v1.0 build 524.7 and focuses on "critical issues users ran into immediately following release." These deal primarily with crashes, not performance issues, as revealed by the following patch notes:
Fixed crashes caused by third-party programs interfering with the game. Fixed crash that occurred after viewing the intro videos. Fixed issue that could cause a crash at the end of the Prague intro scene. Fixed mouse invert setting not being displayed correctly in the options menu.
The patch notes are accompanied by a note regarding performance that goes further than yesterday's suggestion to disable MSAA.
"We are seeing people reporting performance issues when playing the game on Very High/Ultra settings with MSAA set to 2x, 4x, or 8x. We would like to emphasize again that these options are very demanding," Eidos Montreal said. "We recommend everyone that is running at recommended spec or higher to start with the High Preset and MSAA turned off, and then tweak the options to optimize your experience."
It's still unclear exactly what kind of hardware is necessary to make use of the game's highest settings--even those with very high-end hardware are encountering performance issues. The officially released recommended specs only cite the necessary components for running the game at 1080p, which is well below the resolution many PC players are interested in using.
The patch notes go on to state this update should "be an improvement for everyone." If it presents new problems, you can choose to continue playing on the previous version. To do so, go into Mankind Divided's Properties menu on Steam (by right-clicking it in your library) and opting into the beta version labeled v1.0_build 524.6.


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