Gears of War: Reloaded is out for everyone (on everything no less) later today, and developers The Coalition have been hard at work with a Day One Patch to improve the game before it even gets into your hands. It’s often the case for us folks working in the industry – the version we play in order to bring you a review can often be very outdated by the time the game becomes publicly available.
The team at The Coalition have taken to Social Media to share details on fixes that have already been implemented ahead of release, and we’ve got the details for you below for convenience.
Per The Coalition, “This Day 1 update delivers crucial stability and bug fixes to ensure a smoother gameplay experience. Players will notice fewer crashes and stalls, especially on PC, thanks to fixes for several crash scenarios and a remedy for a persistent low-frame-rate issue when using DualSense® controllers on PC. A variety of gameplay and UI bugs have been solved – for example, corrected translations and on-screen text errors, fixed input responsiveness on certain devices, and more consistent network and matchmaking behavior. Additionally, a few quality-of-life improvements have been added; notably, support for handheld devices is enhanced, allowing them to properly switch to mouse-and-keyboard UI mode when appropriate. Below is a detailed breakdown of the changes, categorized by their impact areas.“
Gears of War: Reloaded – Full Patch Notes:
- Multiple crash fixes and incremental performance enhancements across PC and console platforms
- Resolved numerous gameplay, UI, and localization bugs – from controller input quirks to incorrect in-game text – for a smoother experience.
- Minor feature tweaks like improved handheld device support switching (mouse & keyboard mode) and refined settings behavior enhance overall usability.
- Consoles: The game now properly handles cases where in-game global power saving is disabled but certain modes (campaign/versus) tried to use power-save features.
- Consoles: Fix for fire texture and animation isn’t shown properly in Campaign.
- PC: Fixed a persistent low-frame-rate issue when connecting a DualSense® controller to a PC.
- Handheld: Fixed mouse input issues on certain handheld PCs – the mouse sensitivity on handheld devices has been corrected to respond consistently.
Our full Gears of War: Reloaded Review will be available later today, should you somehow have missed out on this classic video game from back in the day.
