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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Fanatical has two new Flash Deals:

• Conan Exiles is 74% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/conan-exiles
• And SteamWorld Dig 2 is 75% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/steam-world-dig-2

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.6.2 adds support for Doom Eternal’s Vulkan Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-21-6-2-doom-eternal-vulkan-ray-tracing/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.6.2 driver adds official support for Doom Eternal’s Vulkan Ray Tracing.
Additionally, this new driver also adds support for three new Vulkan extensions. Not only that, but it fixes some visual artifacts that occurred in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
>> Available from here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

New Valheim mods add bears, lockable doors, airships, runestones & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-valheim-mods-add-bears-lockable-doors-airships-runestones-more/
The modding community of Valheim has released some pretty cool mods for it. Below you can find mods that add bears to the game, as well as lockable doors, airships, runestones, sleeping bags and more.
>> There are 7 new mods in the article, all from Nexus Mods.

Goldeneye 64 remake maps in Far Cry 5 are available again with a different name
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/goldeneye-64-remake-maps-in-far-cry-5-are-available-again-with-a-different-name/
A few days ago, Ubisoft and MGM took down the GoldenEye 64 fan remake maps for Far Cry 5. Thankfully, though, these maps are once again available online under a different name.
Titled Golden Cry, these maps are the previous remakes of all the Goldeneye 64 maps with some tweaks. From the looks of it, Krollywood removed a couple of things related to James Bond. My guess is that Krollywood removed names and references to the Bond franchise. And, to be honest, this is a clever way to resolve the copyright claim.

Grand Theft Auto 5 Mod adds support for AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/grand-theft-auto-5-mod-adds-support-for-amds-fidelityfx-super-resolution/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Modder ‘NarutoUA’ has just released a mod that replaces GTA 5’s upscaler with AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. As such, both AMD and NVIDIA gamers can now enjoy GTA 5 with this new upscaling technique.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is a technique that allows the game to render at a lower resolution and then upscale the results with improved image quality.
This mod supports all FSR Modes. Thus, you can use Performance, Balance, Quality and Ultra Quality Modes. From all of these, the best one is obviously the Ultra Quality Mode which runs the game at a 0.883X scaling mode.
>> You can grab it at GitHub.

The coolest sword ever has been forged, and it's a mod for this VR sword fighting game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-coolest-sword-ever-has-been-forged-and-its-a-mod-for-this-vr-sword-fighting-game/
Hey, nice sword you've got there. What is it, one long sharp piece of metal? Hm, I guess that's cool. It doesn't turn into a bunch of smaller shards that hover in the air and then reform themselves back into one long, deadly blade at your command, though, huh? You can't turn those shards into a circle of snarling metal teeth and send them spraying into an enemy like a damn flak cannon? You can't enchant it with fire and turn it into a flamethrower, either?
Too bad. Then your sword, nice as it might be, just isn't as cool as the coolest videogame sword ever made, which is called Shatterblade.
Shatterblade is a mod for VR swordplay sim Blade & Sorcery, and it's just straight up the most awesome sword I've ever seen in a game. The sword consists of fifteen shards that, when connected, form a perfectly deadly and cool looking sword. But the magic happens when those shards disconnect, as you can see in this video tutorial from the mod's creator.

GAMING NEWS

Hood: Outlaws & Legends Patch 1.6 brings balance tweaks & general fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/hood-outlaws-legends-patch-1-6-brings-balance-tweaks-general-fixes/
Sumo Digital released a new update for Hood: Outlaws & Legends. According to the release notes, Update 1.6 brings numerous balance tweaks and general fixes.

Microsoft Flight Simulator will receive a MASSIVE performance boost on July 27th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/microsoft-flight-simulator-will-receive-a-massive-performance-boost-on-july-27th/
Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the most demanding PC games to date. And from the looks of it, its next major update will significantly improve performance on all PC systems.

Final Fantasy I, II and III HD Remasters are coming to PC on July 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-i-ii-and-iii-hd-remasters-are-coming-to-pc-on-july-28th/
Square Enix announced today that the HD Remasters of Final Fantasy I, II and III will be coming to PC on July 28th. As the press release reads, the pixel remaster series brings all the magic of the originals combined with quality-of-life upgrades while staying faithful to the retro design of these masterpieces.

Last edited by JEMC - on 01 July 2021