Please note the enhancements mostly apply to: high-end PC (Win, Mac, Linux, hardware depending), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. Some enhancements may also apply to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. For a full list of the Enhancements and which platforms they apply to, please watch the video.
This update was released (or promised) for the PC and high-end consoles during the summer. The lighting and shadowing improvements shown in the video seem greatly beneficial, as does the higher draw distance and the addition of motion blur (appears to be limited to camera movements).
Even though I've been aware of The Long Dark since the Steam early access release (I own the PC version), I haven't happened to play for a meaningful amount of time. As A Unity (5) open world title, I'm concerned of a poor level of performance on all hardware (in addition to the traversal stutter and/or poor frame-pacing). DF hasn't covered the game to my knowledge.
I played the crap out of this in early access and loved it. This was before they even added any story modes. I just liked playing in the sandbox. I hadn't heard of this update. Seems like the perfect excuse to go back and check it out some more.
The game could be really unforgiving, especially in the RNG of the loot (Sometimes I'd find a gun and bullets in the first box, other times I'd never find a gun). But it was pretty satisfying when you had a long run.
I bought the PS5 version since my current PC — while otherwise on the higher end — lacks a dedicated GPU and would fall below the minimum recommended systems specs. I wouldn't immediately install any mods anyway and PC Gaming Wiki has no HDR information (supported on the modern consoles — a real-time calibration menu appears on the first boot).
The 60fps quality mode seems stable with the VRR at least, a minor blizzard included, but the anti-aliasing coverage is poor and thus the forests especially shimmer heavily. Also there are some incredibly low-resolution textures, as if in a storage-starved title from 25 years ago.
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