Wild Hearts Devs Thank Players; Fans Found Ways to Boost Performance
The devs of Wild Hearts have admitted that the strange method for improving performance discovered by players actually works.
Last week's launch of the action RPG Wild Hearts was not entirely successful. The main reason for player dissatisfaction are performance issues, especially on PC. However, fans have found an unusual way to partially improve the performance, and the developers have just confirmed that the method actually works.
- That way is to make a change in the audio settings menu - from stereo, which is selected by default, to 5.1/7.1. While it sounds strange, in fact forums are full of reports from players that the method actually works.
- One developer reported that the solution has been tested and the team discovered that it really works. He also thanked the players who came up with the method, namely Ryan and a fan by the handle ProfessionalAnimal27.
- The developer also added that work on an update to improve performance on PC is proceeding at a good pace. The patch should debut this week.
Weird bugs also on PS5
Technical problems do not affect only the PC version. On PlayStation 5, the game tends to freeze. A patch is also being worked on here, but until it is released, the developers are proposing their own method for getting around one of the bugs causing this. During the gameplay, go to the quick menu (by pressing the PS button) and select "Game Base," then check the list of blocked players in the settings. Wild Hearts doesn't do well when you have more than 100 or more people blocked, so you need to reduce the number to at least 99.
Because of these technical problems, the game was initially received very coldly. The day after its release on Steam, only 32% of player reviews praised Wild Hearts. Over the weekend the situation has improved somewhat and now 44% of user reviews are positive. This is still not an impressive result, but it is clearly better than it was right after the debut.
The number of PC gamers is growing
It is worth mentioning that although players complain about the technical condition of the PC version of Wild Hearts, it does not stop them from playing. Since the day of release, the game's activity scores on Steam have been steadily increasing. Yesterday a new record has been set at 28,511 concurrent users.
