After changing graphics settings, based on the selected preset, extra crew will be capped.This prevents multiple calls within the same frame from creating multiple requests to save the profile Removed a hitch that occurs when the camera enables/disables building visualizer.Reduces the impact count of the Avatar Rifle.Reduced High Shadow Resolution - Reduce shadow resolution when set to HIGH to 1536, instead of 2048.Disabled shadow casting from character lights w/in Avenger.Shadowed light fade out within Avenger Disabled Post & Pre Mission cinematic lights not being used.

Enable triple buffering to fix VSync performance.

Removed MSAA options from default presets and adjusted autodetect to target 40FPS instead of 30FPS.

Support for nVidia SLI and AMD Crossfire.

Fixed an issue where shadow rendering during glam cam shot transitions was slowing down performance.

Normal movement animations are moderately increased While Zip Mode is enabled animation (like step outs & gremlin movements) speeds are significantly increased.

The team said it will continue to 'improve the XCOM 2 experience' with additional updates and patches over the coming months.Įven with the patch notes listed in here, you should head over to official blog for particular instructions regarding graphics settings and installed mods. Patch notes are below and the update should auto-download for you when the Steam client is launched. Called Zip Mode, upon being activated it will speed up animations and some delays in gameplay. Firaxis has released the first major patch for XCOM 2 which applies several performance optimizations such as improved framerate.Ī new feature has also been added.

Xcom 2 performance mods