In a new update, Red Dead Redemption 2 is said to have received a graphics downgrade. Fans are recognizing this with a comparison of images before and after the patch.
This caught fans’ attention: Twitter user Darealbandit made a discovery in Red Dead Redemption 2.
With the new patch 1.6 for Red Dead Online, Rockstar is reportedly removing the feature “Ambient Occlusion.” This is said to negatively affect the single-player mode, Red Dead Redemption 2.
The feature ensures that games exhibit realistic lighting conditions that align with the actual geometry of the space.
To illustrate the example, the user compared an image of a scene from Red Dead Redemption 1.0 with that of 1.6.
When looking at the two images, one can definitely recognize differences in the lighting.
Is this confirmed? In the patch notes for the last patch, there is no indication that Rockstar made any changes to this feature.
So it is not confirmed that something really happened, but at the moment players are still excitedly discussing this based on their observations.
But for many, the change is obvious.
Downgrade at the expense of single-player players?
This is how players react: On reddit, the image is already a basis for discussion.
Apparently, many players notice that something has indeed changed when they look closely.
Some even advise to uninstall and reinstall the game to play with the old patch.
Some players suspect that Rockstar removed Ambient Occlusion to improve performance – players also note that Red Dead Redemption runs significantly better for them.
Players suspect that Rockstar removed “Ambient Occlusion” in favor of the multiplayer mode “Red Dead Online” and are angry that this comes at the expense of single-player fans.
