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https://www.heishenhua.com/news/detail?id=149

Major Updates​

New Gameplay: Challenge

"It's tough to confront the old rivals anew, but the Great Sage will always prevail!"

• After completing the game at least once, the Destined One can find "Challenge" at any Keeper's Shrine.
• There are two types of challenge available: "Return of Rivals" and "Gauntlet of Legends".
• "Return of Rivals"
  • The Destined One can challenge a former opponent to a duel, choosing from three levels of difficulty.
  • If any opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the corresponding rebattle will be unavailable.
• "Gauntlet of Legends"
  • The Destined One can battle against multiple opponents in succession, using customized curses to tailor the difficulty.
  • This mode can be difficult, as some old opponents may surprise with new moves. Proceed with caution!
  • If any opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the related gauntlet will be unavailable.
  • Completing any gauntlet rewards players with new rare treasures.
    • Medicine: "Glimmering Scale Pellets" and its formula;
    • Drink and Soaks: "Sour Wine", "Frost-Enduring Chrysanth", and "Robust Antler";
    • Curios: "Stone Tiger Tally", "Ever-Burning Palace Lantern", and "Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar";
    • Equipment: "Three Hill Crown";
    • Weapons: "Qing Mallet", "Fanged Cyan Staff", and "Leeching Centipede Staff".

PS5 & PS5 Pro Support and Optimization

• PS5 Pro now supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). By enabling it, you can achieve a high-definition visual experience by selecting either Quality Mode or Balanced Mode in Settings.
• The system supports 120 Hz Output. When enabled in Balanced Mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you encounter any visual anomalies, you can turn it off in PS5 Settings.
• Various scenes and boss fights have been optimized for better game performance.
• The stability of frame rates and visual clarity in both Balanced Mode and Quality Mode have been enhanced.
• The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode.

New Music Library Functions

• "Black Myth: Wukong Soundtrack Selection" has been added as a new soundtrack application (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (PC)
• The Music Library now supports exporting tracks (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (PS5)

 

[OverHeat]

What’s new for pro?

 

[TrebleShot]

Do my eyes decieve me or is there no performance mode with PSSR on pro.

Is this some sort of Chinese joke?

 

[Gaiff]

>Pro patch
>No Pro notes

PS5 & PS5 Pro Support and Optimization

• PS5 Pro now supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). By enabling it, you can achieve a high-definition visual experience by selecting either Quality Mode or Balanced Mode in Settings.
• The system supports 120 Hz Output. When enabled in Balanced Mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you encounter any visual anomalies, you can turn it off in PS5 Settings.
• Various scenes and boss fights have been optimized for better game performance.
• The stability of frame rates and visual clarity in both Balanced Mode and Quality Mode have been enhanced.
• The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode.

Draugoth you’re welcome.

 

[Draugoth]

>Pro patch
>No Pro notes

PS5 & PS5 Pro Support and Optimization

• PS5 Pro now supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). By enabling it, you can achieve a high-definition visual experience by selecting either Quality Mode or Balanced Mode in Settings.
• The system supports 120 Hz Output. When enabled in Balanced Mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you encounter any visual anomalies, you can turn it off in PS5 Settings.
• Various scenes and boss fights have been optimized for better game performance.
• The stability of frame rates and visual clarity in both Balanced Mode and Quality Mode have been enhanced.
• The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode.

Draugoth you’re welcome.

I had to overwork due to TGA 2024

 

[Gaiff]

Do my eyes decieve me or is there no performance mode with PSSR on pro.

Is this some sort of Chinese joke?

Performance Mode has frame generation, so it could be why.

 

[Bartski]

 

[Salz01]

Oh shit, I finally will buy the game. Can’t wait.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

There really should be a performance option for PS5 Pro. I'll hold off until then.

 

[Skifi28]

Unreal engine with lumen and pssr. I have a feeling how this patch will go.

 

[Nankatsu]

What’s new for pro?

Only the PS5 Pro support label.

 

[ReBurn]

May be time to play this now.

 

[Horseganador]

People were waiting for them to announce its release on Xbox during the TGA...and what they announced was a patch for PS5 pro xDD.

 

[Zacfoldor]

"The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode."

YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[STARSBarry]

Unreal engine with lumen and pssr. I have a feeling how this patch will go.

Don't worry they already thought of a solution to that... which is you can switch PSSR off... A truly groundbreaking improvement.

 

[solidus12]

Is 120hz support for base PS5 as well or just Pro?

 

[DryvBy]

Physical comes out next week so I'm hyped. I just tried this game on the PS trial and went to buy it right after. Super fun game.

 

[proandrad]

UE5 game and PSSR.

 

[PicoLordens]

Awesome. I stopped playing because of the horrible visuals and performance. I like it.

 

[Imtjnotu]

This patch is about to be a joke. This is not good lol


Already saying if you encounter visual anomalies turn it off?

Garbage pro patch incoming

 

[Rudius]

The big news for PS5 amateur is the 120hz mode for a good 40fps. I've finished the main story, but I'll check this out.

 

[Katatonic]

Nice. Was waiting for the Pro patch before sinking my teeth into this one.

 

[Elios83]

This patch is about to be a joke. This is not good lol


Already saying if you encounter visual anomalies turn it off?

Garbage pro patch incoming

This is about the 120Hz mode, it's also for base PS5 nothing Pro specific.

 

[Imtjnotu]

This is about the 120Hz mode, it's also for base PS5 nothing Pro specific.

We both read the part that says this adds PSSR to the Pro right.?

 

[Elios83]

We both read the part that says this adds PSSR to the Pro right.?

The part about turning it off is about the 120Hz mode not PSSR.

The system supports 120 Hz Output. When enabled in Balanced Mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you encounter any visual anomalies, you can turn it off in PS5 Settings.

Anyway the game on the base PS5 already has a lot of ghosting and upscaling artifacts especially on particles effects and with motion blur on (I completely turned it off when I played it) so I'd be surprised if PSSR can do miracles here but it will be good to be able to compare the two modes.

 

[vkbest]

So trash patch, they are not making a real performance mode

 

[vkbest]

"The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode."

YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Probably from AMFMF1 to AFMF2. Not supporting PSSR means they are using frame gen yet, they didn’t bother even make compatible with PSSR

 

[Physiognomonics]

Probably from AMFMF1 to AFMF2. Not supporting PSSR means they are using frame gen yet, they didn’t bother even make compatible with PSSR

Framegen sucks. I won't buy any games with that shit.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Probably from AMFMF1 to AFMF2. Not supporting PSSR means they are using frame gen yet, they didn’t bother even make compatible with PSSR

AFMF2 is a huge improvement to latency, correct?

 

[saintjules]

So is the assumption that it's near locked 60 fps in perf mode?

 

[Mister Wolf]

Lumen + PSSR =

 

[Seomel]

Hell yes. I just got the disc yesterday, was holding out for physical version

 

[SkylineRKR]

The big news for PS5 amateur is the 120hz mode for a good 40fps. I've finished the main story, but I'll check this out.

This is easily the best part. If the 120hz mode is as good as it is in Rift Apart, Horizon and Forspoken then it would be at least superior to the default balance mode.

 

[LectureMaster]

This is baffling, they need to metion the targeted fps for Pro mode.

I remember balance mode was unlocked frame rate, I would assume PSSR and extra power on Pro push it to 60, but then they said if you have 120hz display it would lock at 40, very strange.

Gaiff help make sense, lol.

 

[Mister Wolf]

This is baffling, they need to metion the targeted fps for Pro mode.

I remember balance mode was unlocked frame rate, I would assume PSSR and extra power on Pro push it to 60, but then they said if you have 120hz display it would lock at 40, very strange.

Gaiff help make sense, lol.

 

[Gaiff]

This is baffling, they need to metion the targeted fps for Pro mode.

I remember balance mode was unlocked frame rate, I would assume PSSR and extra power on Pro push it to 60, but then they said if you have 120hz display it would lock at 40, very strange.

Gaiff help make sense, lol.

They really don't get into the weeds much, but here is what we can infer.

Performance mode on base PS5 is 1080p and capped at 60fps. It uses FSR3 frame generation to reach its 60fps target. PS5 Pro doesn't seem to change any of this. No PSSR. I assume perhaps because it cannot combine with frame generation at the moment or something else. The better GPU on the PS5 Pro will ensure a more consistent 60fps. In scenes where frame generation is disengaged such as the intro fight, the Pro will have a significant performance advantage.

Balanced mode on base PS5 is 1080p and capped at 45-48fps. It doesn't use upscaling. On the Pro, it will be capped at 40fps, which is awesome for 120Hz displays. It will also use PSSR to reconstruct from an unknown base resolution up to another unknown target resolution. The update will also cap the base PS5 at 40fps. It took them 4 months, but they finally got it right.

Quality mode on base PS5 uses DRS and seems to vary between 1224-1584fp and uses FSR to reconstruct to 4K according to DF. It's also capped at 60fps like Performance mode, but it doesn't use frame generation. On base PS5, it mostly hovers around 30-35fps. On the unpatched Pro, 35-45. The patched Pro version will use PSSR to upscale from an unknown internal resolution to a 4K output. I assume the 60fps cap will remain.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Stable 40fps.

 

[LectureMaster]

They really don't get into the weeds much, but here is what we can infer.

Performance mode on base PS5 is 1080p and capped at 60fps. It uses FSR3 frame generation to reach its 60fps target. PS5 Pro doesn't seem to change any of this. No PSSR. I assume perhaps because it cannot combine with frame generation at the moment or something else. The better GPU on the PS5 Pro will ensure a more consistent 60fps. In scenes where frame generation is disengaged such as the intro fight, the Pro will have a significant performance advantage.

Balanced mode on base PS5 is 1080p and capped at 45-48fps. It doesn't use upscaling. On the Pro, it will be capped at 40fps, which is awesome for 120Hz displays. It will also use PSSR to reconstruct from an unknown base resolution up to another unknown target resolution. The update will also cap the base PS5 at 40fps. It took them 4 months, but they finally got it right.

Quality mode on base PS5 uses DRS and seems to vary between 1224-1584fp and uses FSR to reconstruct to 4K according to DF. It's also capped at 60fps like Performance mode, but it doesn't use frame generation. On base PS5, it mostly hovers around 30-35fps. On the unpatched Pro, 35-45. The patched Pro version will use PSSR to upscale from an unknown internal resolution to a 4K output. I assume the 60fps cap will remain.

Thanks my man! I didn't know quality mode was capped at 60. Hopefully the Pro implementation will help achieve that target.

I'm just not very into 40 fps, so hopefully the the quality mode can deliver.

DF, there is gonna be work to do, lol.

 

[Gaiff]

Thanks my man! I didn't know quality mode was capped at 60. Hopefully the Pro implementation will help achieve that target.

I'm just not very into 40 fps, so hopefully the the quality mode can deliver.

DF, there is gonna be work to do, lol.

Quality Mode might even be capped at 45-48fps like Balanced. The problem is it never really reaches those numbers, so I’m not sure if it’s 60. Would need to check again. Whatever the case, it’s mostly below the VRR window.

 

[vkbest]

AFMF2 is a huge improvement to latency, correct?

Around 30%. Not good enough. Its not possible make a frame gen from 30fps and get decent latency

 

[vkbest]

Quality Mode might even be capped at 45-48fps like Balanced. The problem is it never really reaches those numbers, so I’m not sure if it’s 60. Would need to check again. Whatever the case, it’s mostly below the VRR window.

Quality mode is not capped at 45fps currently. There is one scenario where you can get into VRR window sometimes. In fact in that area Quality mode is faster than Balance mode in Pro



Edit, looking to the floor you can get 60fps in quality mode, unlike balanced mode (45fps cap)

 

[LectureMaster]

Quality Mode might even be capped at 45-48fps like Balanced. The problem is it never really reaches those numbers, so I’m not sure if it’s 60. Would need to check again. Whatever the case, it’s mostly below the VRR window.

Hopefully Game Science getting more competent with consoles.

 

[Bojji]

This patch is about to be a joke. This is not good lol


Already saying if you encounter visual anomalies turn it off?

Garbage pro patch incoming

This could be the answer:

Lumen + PSSR =

So far shit results.

 

[Gaiff]

Patch is live on Steam.

 

[night13x]

They forgot to add from the patch changelog:

Once a satisfactory number of poor reviews left on Baldur's Gate 3 steam reviews, we will concentrate on a real pro performance patch.

 

[Zuzu]

Quality mode is not capped at 45fps currently. There is one scenario where you can get into VRR window sometimes. In fact in that area Quality mode is faster than Balance mode in Pro



Edit, looking to the floor you can get 60fps in quality mode, unlike balanced mode (45fps cap)

This video also shows various instances where the Pro pushes fps of quality mode into the 50+ territory (and it occurs even in smaller one on one combat scenarios!). They better not cap the quality mode to 30fps in this new patch without offering an uncapped mode as well. If they have I’ll be annoyed.

 

[Zuzu]

The patch is now available on PS5. It’s pretty big at 24.362GB.

 

[mckmas8808]

The patch is now available on PS5. It’s pretty big at 24.362GB.

Anybody with a Pro got this update?

 

[solidus12]

Nobody with a base PS5 can confirm if the 120hz mode is available ?

 

[paolo11]

Can anyone test this on ps5 pro patch and see how it plays? I want to get it