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Steam News4 October 20259mo ago

PATCH 1.5 - SHARPER HORIZONS

NEW ARENA: JAGGED PEAKS Prepare to face off in a brand new arena with combat progressing over six varied zones.

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What changed

13 fixes5 additions10 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Maps
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
addedNEW ARENA: JAGGED PEAKSPrepare to face off in a brand new arena with combat progressing over six varied zones.
changedPERFORMANCE AND FIDELITYThis patch delivers a massive leap in visual fidelity, featuring clearer rendering, improved framerates, and reduced noise.
changedPERFORMANCE AND FIDELITYDLSS has been upgraded to version 4, providing substantially higher quality upscaling.
changedPERFORMANCE AND FIDELITYTSR has also been upgraded for those without NVIDIA cards.
changedPERFORMANCE AND FIDELITYUpgrades and tweaks to Lumen Global Illumination.
changedPERFORMANCE AND FIDELITYFSR4 frame generation has been implemented, giving those without NVIDIA 4000+ series cards an option for higher frame rates.

The Black Pool changes

addedPrepare to face off in a brand new arena with combat progressing over six varied zones.
changedThis patch delivers a massive leap in visual fidelity, featuring clearer rendering, improved framerates, and reduced noise.
changedDLSS has been upgraded to version 4, providing substantially higher quality upscaling.
changedTSR has also been upgraded for those without NVIDIA cards.
changedUpgrades and tweaks to Lumen Global Illumination.

NEW ARENA: JAGGED PEAKS

Prepare to face off in a brand new arena with combat progressing over six varied zones.

PERFORMANCE AND FIDELITY

This patch delivers a massive leap in visual fidelity, featuring clearer rendering, improved framerates, and reduced noise.

  • DLSS has been upgraded to version 4, providing substantially higher quality upscaling.

  • TSR has also been upgraded for those without NVIDIA cards.

  • Upgrades and tweaks to Lumen Global Illumination.

  • FSR4 frame generation has been implemented, giving those without NVIDIA 4000+ series cards an option for higher frame rates.

  • Implemented NVidia Reflex and AMD Antilag to ensure input is processed as quickly as possible.

  • Implemented new techniques for reducing the blur created by Temporal Anti Aliasing (TAA).

  • Added micro details to many of the biomes.

  • Many other small tweaks based on extensive profiling.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS

  • Arena Survivors maps can now be individually selected when starting or retrying a game.

  • The Black Pool SoundtrackAll music tracks have been updated to the finalized album versions.

BALANCE UPDATES

  • ColossusReduced bombardment detonation radius by 30%, damage by 20%.
  • Tesla CoilsIncreased damage by 14%, and increased the max distance a rod can be placed.
  • Focused LightReduced the potency of the ‘Increase charge damage and effect’ upgrade by 20%

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed issue where Steam could fail to register an achievement being unlocked. Implemented a correction process on the main menu that will unlock achievements that previously failed to register with Steam. Open the game to unlock your missed achievements!

  • Fixed bugs with Molten Pillars Arena that could result in too few flux being rewarded.

  • Fixed various audio bugs.

  • Fixed visual artifact where some of the spell would remain for Tesla Coils and Void Crystal.

And many more smaller fixes, tweaks.

Shout out to Wrusty, SherpaPimps, Darth, Chlo, and BeardedInk for their help in playtesting this patch!

1.5.1 HOTFIX

Corrected issue that could cause square artifacts to sometimes display on the terrain in a few biomes.

1.5.2 HOTFIX

  • Corrected a few issues relating to the controller inputs

  • Jagged Peak arena: A few fixes to respawn zones, enemy kill zones, etc.

1.5.3 HOTFIX

Corrected issue that affected AMD graphics cards where some attack visuals would glitch and cause a massive drop in performance. Shoutout to Mandragorn with helping diagnose this issue!

1.5.4 HOTFIX

  • Fixed issue where music could fade in louder than set in the settings.

  • Fixed issue where some landscapes could go invisible on AMD GPUs (6000 series).

  • Fixed very rare Unreal 5 crash.

Source

Steam News / 4 October 2025

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