Steam News13 May 20261mo ago

May Graphics Update!

Steam post imageThe big one this patch is a migration to a new render engine. Lower-end devices should feel the biggest jump, but every setup should see solid performance improvements.

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Full Shadow Stalker update

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What changed

2 fixes1 addition1 change2 removals

Performance
Maps
Gameplay
Fixes

addedSteam post imageThe big one this patch is a migration to a new render engine. Lower-end devices should feel the biggest jump, but every setup should see solid performance improvements. Most of the dev time this cycle went into rendering, volumetrics, and pushing handheld performance up.

changedGeneral map fixes are in as well.

fixedFirst person weapon FOV fixed (FOV slider now on the roadmap)

removedAnimation and weapon logic no longer break above 400 fps (yes, really)

fixedMG42 first person animations fixed

removedBots removed from the winter map, it's too small for them

Steam post imageThe big one this patch is a migration to a new render engine. Lower-end devices should feel the biggest jump, but every setup should see solid performance improvements. Most of the dev time this cycle went into rendering, volumetrics, and pushing handheld performance up.

General map fixes are in as well.

Bug fixes:

First person leg animations restored
First person weapon FOV fixed (FOV slider now on the roadmap)
Animation and weapon logic no longer break above 400 fps (yes, really)
MG42 first person animations fixed
Bots removed from the winter map, it's too small for them

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Steam News / 13 May 2026

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