The Ascent Patch 2 on August 27 - Update Details

Neon Giant released a new Steam Update for The Ascent. We show you all the bug fixes and improvements from August 27.

The The Ascent Update 2 is now available for download. On Steam you have to download around 93 MB, the download starts automatically when you open the launcher or start the game directly. Today there are improvements for DX11, DX12 and better performance.

The Ascent Patch Notes on August 27, 2021

Performance (PC Steam & Win10)

DX12 is now the default for Windows Store Players.
DX11 is now supported for Windows Store.
Improvements made to reduce stuttering and hitching, for DX11 and DX12, more work will continue here for future updates.
Ray Tracing is set to default ‘off’ on all platforms
Improved Hot Joining loading times on Steam & XB Family devices, more work will continue here for future updates

Stability (all platforms)

Fixed a number of crashes in Single Player and Coop
Save Progress (all platforms)
Fixed an issue where Weapon Skins could be lost
Fixed an issue where Character Shirts could be lost
Fixed an issue where Gear could be lost
Fixed an issue where Clients items could be unequipped when a Host disconnects inside a tier elevator
Fixed an issue where Clients could lose their save progress when fast travelling in certain circumstances

Gameplay (all platforms)

Fixed the issue where sometimes a FullChrome wouldn’t spawn in ‘Mutual Dependencies’ (Mission 2)
Fixed an issue where ‘Sell All Duplicates’ worked incorrectly
Changed the frequency of Kira lines when civilians are killed (will now trigger less often)

Achievements (all platforms)