Astroneer is the latest in my space cowboy roleplay addiction. Except this cowboy has retired and is content to stick to the current solar system and farm / fabricate whatever he pleases. And occasionally dies in the middle of nowhere to mysteriously pop back up in the middle of the shelter like a time traveller caught in a simulation.
But even my beast of a PC was having difficulty maintaining a decent FPS output – I was getting 30-50 fps which is rather noticeable on a 165Hz display. Not to mention not being able see farther than an arm’s throw was seriously ruining the gameplay for me.
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