Capcom has re-activated an older model of Resident Evil 2 for PC, after this week’s ray-tracing replace broke mods and brought about efficiency points for gamers.
Earlier within the week, Capcom launched a shock replace for the remake of Resident Evil 2, which introduced the title to Xbox Collection X|S and PS5. For PC variations, the replace added ray tracing, 4K decision, and enhanced audio.
Nonetheless, the replace was not non-obligatory and brought about main points for PC followers, largely as a result of it eliminated DirectX 11 assist and applied obligatory DirectX 12 performance. A fast have a look at Resident Evil 2‘s current adverse critiques reveals a number of gamers scuffling with efficiency points because of the replace.
In addition to inflicting issues with efficiency, the swap to DirectX 12 additionally broke all present mods for Resident Evil 2 as they had been developed to run on DirectX 11.
As a consequence of overwhelming response from the Steam neighborhood, we have reactivated the earlier model that doesn’t embrace ray tracing and enhanced 3D audio. Click on right here for additional particulars –>https://t.co/UEh0eX8MEd
— Capcom Dev 1 (@dev1_official) June 16, 2022
In the present day (June 16), Capcom has addressed these issues by restoring the DirectX 11 model of Resident Evil 2 on Steam.
“As a consequence of overwhelming neighborhood response, we’ve reactivated the earlier model that doesn’t embrace ray tracing and enhanced 3D audio,” shared the studio by way of a Steam weblog, and added that “each enhanced and former variations will likely be made obtainable going ahead”.
To revive Resident Evil 2 to DirectX 11, gamers ought to proper click on the sport of their Steam library and click on Properties. From there, click on Betas after which choose the “dx11_non-rt” possibility within the drop-down menu.
As soon as that’s performed, Steam will replace Resident Evil 2 again to the DirectX 11 model – although Capcom notes that “among the in-game possibility settings will likely be reset because of the rollback course of”.
In different Resident Evil information, Resident Evil Village is getting a significant growth that may embrace a continuation to the story, third-person mode, and extra content material for Mercenaries mode.
Elsewhere, Putting Distance Studios has revealed that it will “love” for The Callisto Protocol to be “the beginning of a franchise”.