The main goal of this one is to stop the crashes in co-op and to give the best visuals while keeping the fluidity of the game.
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Changelogs
Version 0.3
new version with better ray tracing and fluidity
Version -2.0
downsampling methods are back (DLSS, FSR) + more stability changes
The goal was not to crash in co-op and it was achieved - having 4-5 hours long sessions, the whole game completed at this point, all in coop, all twice. Not crashing in solo anymore and having just occasional crashes in co-op (bad network or when settings are too high and don't correspond to the hardware).
IMPORTANT! The settings are optimized for Medium, High and Epic presets, Low is untouched (the mod was NOT made with potato PCs in mind!). If you're still having crashes, go down on settings (Ray Traced Reflections, Textures). For 4080/4090 and 7900XT/XTX owners should not be a problem.
Changes:
memory usage
D3D12 optimization
Better Ray Tracing
network optimization
IMPORTANT! Both the host and the client should have the mod installed!
Tested with AMD GPUs and CPUs. Please, reply in comments if it's working for you and which hardware you have.
To install unpack the 7z and copy the pak into your "[Steam Library]\steamapps\common\Returnal\Returnal\Content\Paks".
To uninstall remove the pak.
If the mod doesn't work, try placing it into "[Steam Library]\steamapps\common\Returnal\Returnal\Content\Paks\~mods" instead.