Players are frustrated with performance issues inThe Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice, and are currently bombarding the game with negative reviews on Steam (other platforms may be experiencing similar issues,according to Reddit reports). Developer Private Division has responded to some of those who have submitted support tickets with concerns, saying that the team is currently investigating the issue.
The main complaint seems to be related to the game’s inability to maintain a consistent frame rate above 30, even for players with top-of-the-line RTX 4090 graphics cards. In contrast, the previous version of the game was able to reach up to 70 FPS, with some players running the game at 100 FPS on certain configurations.
Additionally, players on Steam are reporting that the stuttering issue is not limited to entering new areas, but also occurs during combat and dialog, or anything that involves loading textures; even skipping dialog can cause menu flickering sometimes.
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The edition promises “Higher resolution graphics, a dynamic weather system, overhauled lighting and environments, improved performance and load times, enhanced details on characters, an increased level cap, and much more,” but the reported stuttering is preventing fans from enjoying these new benefits.
Global Illumination is actually one of the causes of these frame drops (perjevonrulez16’s video), and turning it off alleviates the issue to some extent. The game is also being reported as unplayable inPlayStation 5 performance mode, andon Xbox Series Xas well.
To make matters worse, unlike most current-gen upgrades, the Spacer’s Edition upgrade is not free. First, you have to buy the game and all the story expansion DLC (specifically Peril On Gorgon and Murder On Eridanos), then you have to buy the upgrade for an additional $10.
Returning players will also have to start a new save to experience the new, improved edition, as Private Divisionhas already confirmed, making the whole new package less appealing by default.
All is not lost, however, as one user has apparently found a way to transfer save files on a PC, and has created avideo to demonstrate the steps. The solution is to create a new save file in the old game, then create a new save file in the new game, then copy everything from old to new except the Achievement.dat file, and it works.
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