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The Ascent |OT| Sci-fi Shooty-shooty filled with lots of booms

Robspassion

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Acrano said:
Thank you kindlyf for the explanation. Will try it out tonight after work. I also sit a bit too close to my 65 inch C9 :D
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No problem :). pcgamingwiki is always the first source I´m checking for FOV tweaks :). The site is just awesome. Unfortunately there are so many games without an FOV slider or setting these days even high budget ones.

K.Jack said:
That FOV tweak is godlike! Robspassion thanks for posting that! I was getting tired of so many shots coming from off screen and having to blind fire until I had a visual.
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Great that it works for you :). The game is so much more enjoyable and I think even more gorgeous with a higher FOV.
 
Rumenapp

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UraMallas said:
I thought I read there is a difficulty patch coming or was that made up?

I played the whole game solo on Normal without issues until the final 'boss' section with just ridiculous amounts of enemies. I finally relented and pushed it to Easy but... it's still fucking too tough for me. I was at 8.5 on this game until this very frustrating end.
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Difficulty options were already implemented in the previous patch.

Just got hit with an update on SX, 6.2Gb.
 
Rumenapp

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Codex and enemy entry codex achievements seem to be fixed.

Side missions bug is fixed too on xbox.

The comprehensive achievement did not pop for me, not sure what i'm missing.
 
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Pitta

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How many entries do you have for each codex entries? I have all achievements unlocked but the Codex entries one.

This is what I have:

Locations: 35
Lore: 20
Bios: 50
Enemies: 32
Manufactures: 6

Am I missing something?
 
tripleg

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Any concrete word on the coop progress / save deletion bugs being fixed? Only thing stopping myself and my friend from playing
 

Munroe

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May 17, 2019
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After update on Series X, got the flatliner achievement (enemy codex) as soon as I loaded into my game.

Though apparently I'm only at 86% for the Comprehensive achievement.. time to do some cross checking I guess

Edit: Cross checked against a list on TrueAchievements and not currently missing any compared to other people and still on 86% achievement progression.. :( -sigh-.. guess I'll wait for the next update...
 
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funo

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Oct 27, 2017
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Patch 2.1.4.0 was finally added to the gamepass version (PC)
DLSS is now available, testing atm

Edit:
After ~5 minutes of CONSTANT stuttering (shader cache?) the game now runs smoothly.
All RT options appear to be working, I haven't had the time to do some extensive FPS testing for DLSS or RT
 
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Acrano

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Stop It said:
Was able to get it to update via the Store.

Hopefully this one actually does get DLSS and shader caching sorted.
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I tried to check in my lunch break but I can´t login now. After the Update I get a

Error 0x80004005
We couldn´t sign you in to Xbox Live

Reinstalled the game but didn´t solve it .... thanks microsoft
 
Bitterman

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Does this game have long loading times in between gameplay sections and not just at the beginning ? Asking coz I'd install it to my paltry ssd if that were the case.

Edit : Finally DLSS on pc gp . Time to jump in!!
 
Acrano

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waveking said:
Does this game have long loading times in between gameplay sections and not just at the beginning ? Asking coz I'd install it to my paltry ssd if that were the case.

Edit : Finally DLSS on pc gp . Time to jump in!!
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There are loading times between areas and with fast travel via metro or taxi. I wouldn´t call em long, maybe 10 seconds on my 870 Evo SSD.
 
Stop It

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Gestault said:
Heck yeah. This looks like a huge setup of improvements. I'm gonna plan to load it up tonight and see if any achievements pop. I saw the note about the one-time extra 25 second startup "lag", I'm wondering if that's doing a state-check.
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Shader cache optimization to avoid stutters in game.
 
Pitta

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Even if I already completed the game, I'm loving the new update for one very precise reason I didn't notice before.
All of a sudden a ton of chest icons popped up on my map (which I already fully cleared), not sure if they added them or it was a bug.
Generally it's components.
Anyway this gave me a reason to revisit the whole game with my level 36 character and guess what?
I'm discoverong a lot of new areas I weren't before, full of nasty level 30 enemies and I just fought a HUGE enemy I'm pretty sure I never encountered before (it's sort of flying mech, very big, between the Cosmodrome and Scrapland).
The world is so big they could add new high level quests and bounties not even touching the world graphic.
 
Anton Sugar

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Dec said:
The augmentations that summon little buddy robots keep him away from you for a long time. One or two of those (the ranged and the melee) and an energy weapon were sufficient for me.
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E.Balboa said:
For those with trouble @ the spiderboss, as long as you dont face 3 of them at once, I managed to easily kill it with that ability that empties the remaining of your clip with extra power and precision.
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Combo of these tips did it for me, thanks. Equipped flame resistant armor, used the distraction robot, and emptied my 100 round mag into him a few times.
 
Acrano

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Any tips on how to resolve my Error 0x80004005 can't sign into xbox live?

I just reinstalled my Windows on monday, don´t want to repair it now so soon. Other gamepass Games are working but Ascent not after the update. Reinstalling the game did not work.
 
Terbinator

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Updating is stil bugged for me on PC GP.

I've got RTX selectable again but not DLSS option. Xbox/WinStore saying there is a download available which is the same version number as my current install and also won't download when I click download...
 
UraMallas

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Rumenapp said:
Difficulty options were already implemented in the previous patch.

Just got hit with an update on SX, 6.2Gb.
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But like... easy wasn't any easier for the last boss. I guess I didn't know there weren't difficulty options up until recently because I just then had to actually look for them at the end. So... they think that's how the game should ramp up at the end and aren't going to balance it for solo, I take it?

Sorry, I'm not following SUPER close. Just thought I'd come back to it when they fixed how horribly unbalanced the difficulty is but I guess if not I won't be finishing the game.
 
flyinj

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So yeah, sure, dlss and raytracing "work" now, but the game is still a complete stutter fest. I actually think the stuttering may be worse now?

And enabling raytracing even with "perfromance" DLSS can't get above 50 fps while standing still in like 75% of the locations I tried it in.

Disabling raytracing has zero affect on stuttering. It's literally stuttering every single step I take.

Honestly, this game isn't anywhere near finished and should not have been released in this state. Apparently even a months more of work by the devs hasn't fixed anything...

3070 / 16 gig ram / 1440p
 
PeterVenkman

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I'll check to see if this enables us to even initiate online co op, but since Microsoft is a joke, just opening the Ascent page on the Microsoft store is causing the entire game to redownload despite already being installed, because of course it is.
 
Bitterman

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flyinj said:
So yeah, sure, dlss and raytracing "work" now, but the game is still a complete stutter fest. I actually think the stuttering may be worse now?

And enabling raytracing even with "perfromance" DLSS can't get above 50 fps while standing still in like 75% of the locations I tried it in.

Disabling raytracing has zero affect on stuttering. It's literally stuttering every single step I take.

Honestly, this game isn't anywhere near finished and should not have been released in this state. Apparently even a months more of work by the devs hasn't fixed anything...

3070 / 16 gig ram / 1440p
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Did you try switching between Dx11 and Dx12 ?
 
jonamok

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Oct 28, 2017
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Glad that the parity fix has finally dropped.

NOW can you pretty please fix the ultrawide mode, and give us HOR+ ultrawide and not this zoomed-in, crapola VERT- mode you included to bizarre self-congratulations in the current code.

I don't want to run that fan-made fix that's doing the rounds, I'd like the dev to do what pretty much every game dev does these days (whether 1000 strong, or a tiny team) and put REAL 21:9 support in the game.

Thanks.
 
headspawn

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Snefer said:
Unfortunately HDR is supposed to "just work" in Unreal, however when you do use it, it.. doesn't exactly look good, and that is the end of the documentation. It's one of those things we would like to get working further down the line, but we had to prioritise other work on the game.
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I don't know how viable it would maybe be at this point in development, but is the Xbox/MS Auto-HDR feature a potential option for PC and Xbox?

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Auto HDR Preview for PC Available Today - DirectX Developer Blog

Today we’re excited to bring you a preview of Auto HDR for your PC gaming experience and we’re looking for your help to test it out. When enabled on your HDR capable gaming PC, you will automatically get awesome HDR visuals on an additional 1000+ DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games!
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Most games I've played that use it have good to decent results.
 
Arctic Chris

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UraMallas said:
But like... easy wasn't any easier for the last boss. I guess I didn't know there weren't difficulty options up until recently because I just then had to actually look for them at the end. So... they think that's how the game should ramp up at the end and aren't going to balance it for solo, I take it?

Sorry, I'm not following SUPER close. Just thought I'd come back to it when they fixed how horribly unbalanced the difficulty is but I guess if not I won't be finishing the game.
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Try mixing up your equipment for the final run. I used Spiderbots, and the Health Regen thing (turned on when I had to hold X in for those consoles). Plus two heath items. I used the ERB tracking rifle. That last amazing gun you get takes too long to come to speed so it was not useful for me (at this point in the game). I also used a quick charging grenade. This all worked surprisingly well
 
bic

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Terbinator said:
Updating is stil bugged for me on PC GP.

I've got RTX selectable again but not DLSS option. Xbox/WinStore saying there is a download available which is the same version number as my current install and also won't download when I click download...
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When I had this issue with Steam, it was fixed with a driver update for my graphics card.
 
UraMallas

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Arctic Chris said:
Try mixing up your equipment for the final run. I used Spiderbots, and the Health Regen thing (turned on when I had to hold X in for those consoles). Plus two heath items. I used the ERB tracking rifle. That last amazing gun you get takes too long to come to speed so it was not useful for me (at this point in the game). I also used a quick charging grenade. This all worked surprisingly well
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Good tips. I was using ERB tracking gun already but I will definitely try the spider bots. That one totally makes sense for that encounter. Health regen too.
 
Wanderish

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I experienced lag spikes during explosions on Gamepass PC before update, now I get stuttering everywhere, anybody else?
 
cowbanana

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flyinj said:
So yeah, sure, dlss and raytracing "work" now, but the game is still a complete stutter fest. I actually think the stuttering may be worse now?

And enabling raytracing even with "perfromance" DLSS can't get above 50 fps while standing still in like 75% of the locations I tried it in.

Disabling raytracing has zero affect on stuttering. It's literally stuttering every single step I take.

Honestly, this game isn't anywhere near finished and should not have been released in this state. Apparently even a months more of work by the devs hasn't fixed anything...

3070 / 16 gig ram / 1440p
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I was playing a bit in the post game the other night (Steam version), using the taxi to fight in various locations. Everything was butter smooth with max settings and RT enabled / DLSS off. The game was completely smooth at a locked 60 fps. Granted this was at 1200p and not 1440p. I have a 3070 Ti, which isn't that much better than a 3070.

What CPU do you have and what kind of storage are you running the game from?
 
Snefer

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Wanderish said:
I experienced lag spikes during explosions on Gamepass PC before update, now I get stuttering everywhere, anybody else?
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Does it persist after the first few minutes? The game should compile all the shaders needed in DX12 sans raytracing (because engine doesnt support that).
 
flyinj

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Snefer said:
Does it persist after the first few minutes? The game should compile all the shaders needed in DX12 sans raytracing (because engine doesnt support that).
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How many minutes do you need to play the game in DX12 mode for the stuttering to stop? I played about 15 minutes and it was constantly stuttering as I moved.
 
Snefer

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flyinj said:
How many minutes do you need to play the game in DX12 mode for the stuttering to stop? I played about 15 minutes and it was constantly stuttering as I moved.
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Depends on your system. For me it takes about a minute or two, but I have a rather beastly computer. If not that, then potentially the drivers shadercache could be full or too low and constantly refilling itself.
 
flyinj

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Snefer said:
Depends on your system. For me it takes about a minute or two, but I have a rather beastly computer. If not that, then potentially the drivers shadercache could be full or too low and constantly refilling itself.
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I have a i7 7770, 16 gigs of RAM and a 3070 with latest drivers.

I rebooted my system before playing.

Even after 15 minutes the game was a stuttering mess
 
Hawk269

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Best thing for me on this patch on Series X is the ability to turn off the film grain....to me the game looks so much better without it. Game was a looker before the patch but now it looks even better. Thank you to the Dev's for including this option.
 
Snefer

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flyinj said:
I have a i7 7770, 16 gigs of RAM and a 3070 with latest drivers.

I rebooted my system before playing.

Even after 15 minutes the game was a stuttering mess
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And this is with raytracing off? Yeah, thats suspicious. The shader compilation should go away. You would think Unreal should handle its own default rendering better.
 
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