And so it should, people are reporting improved texture and shadow quality as well as a much improved generation algorithm that allows for things to materialise sooner. In other words, far less 'pop in'.

I think the patch makes the stars move haha!


Now the wait for Friday is even harder.

So ... I'm going to get this out of the way: I absolutely detest the floating plateaus. They break up the beautiful scenery unnaturally, look completely out of place in most cases and are always the same shape. That algorithm needs adjusting so they're rare on planets because right now I'd leave some of the planets just because of how ugly they make them look.

The rest is sublime.

when is the review embargo lifted?

Tonight 9 PM Pacific.

Can we trust early reviews? 

Hopefully this fixes some of the issues with the early copies leaked.

The day one patch is live.

800MB patch so I won't have to wait long when I first fire it up