The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Patch 1.3 aims to reduce shader compilation and traversal stutters

Jun 11, 2023

Last week, Private Division and Virtuos Games released a brand new update for The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition. According to the release notes, Update 1.3 aims to reduce both shader compilation and traversal stutters.

Going into more details, Patch 1.3 brings PSO cache improvements to fix hitching issues on PC. Moreover, it updates environment asset to reduce stutter in Roseway, and packs improvements to prevent hitching across all platforms.

Update 1.3 also comes with some PC-specific fixes. For instance, it rebalances the SSGI settings on PC. It also fixes the ghosting issues caused by FSR. Additionally, it resolves the wrong inventory tooltip when playing on PC with a gamepad.

As always, Steam will download this patch the next time you launch its client. Below you can also find its complete changelog.

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