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Steam News23 April 20262mo ago

DEMO UPDATE: Major Performance Improvements

Patch to improve performance for GPU and CPU bound issues GPU Removed shadows from some LODs Removed shadows from some foliage Shrink shadow map size Removed some hidden objects below terrain CPU Optimized NavMesh trave

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What changed

0 fixes0 additions7 changes3 removals
  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
changedPatch to improve performance for GPU and CPU bound issues
changedGPU
removedRemoved shadows from some LODs
removedRemoved shadows from some foliage
changedShrink shadow map size
removedRemoved some hidden objects below terrain

Patch to improve performance for GPU and CPU bound issues

GPU

  • Removed shadows from some LODs

  • Removed shadows from some foliage

  • Shrink shadow map size

  • Removed some hidden objects below terrain

CPU

  • Optimized NavMesh traversal

  • Optimized enemy AI targeting / pathing

Features

  • Implemented a day / night cycle

  • Dragging SFX for UI

Bugfix

  • UI SFX for selecting and hover now plays as intended instead of being stuck in the queue forever

Source

Steam News / 23 April 2026

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