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Descenders Next Demo Update / Play With Devs!

Descenders · published 27 Feb 2025, 17:22 UTC

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Hi everyone!

We hope you've all been enjoying the new demo for Descenders Next - we know we have!

Don't forget, you can also grab Descenders for 75% OFF on Steam right now!

As always, thank you for sending in your feedback and bug reports, we've been watching the demo closely & we've just dropped a small new update! Here's a quick rundown of the patch notes:

  • Optimized terrain shader settings: We've removed tessellation on medium and below settings, so this will help performance on players on medium or lower settings, and should also improve performance on Steam Deck
  • Tutorial adjustment: The tutorial will now push you to the world map instead of the option of hanging around Rabbit Hill
  • Steam Deck: The game will now automatically preset the visuals on Steam Deck for smooth frame rate

For Steam Deck users in particular, to get the best out of your performance in Descenders Next, we recommend doing the following:

1. Press the Quick Access menu button (3 dots on the right).
2. Scroll down to the Performance tab (Lightning Symbol)
3. In there, change the Refresh Rate to 40hz

Play with the Devs!

We're also running a Play with the Devs session tomorrow, which means you can hop into the demo and play some games with some of the team at RageSquid & No More Robots! We'll be running the session at 12:30 CET / 11:30 GMT, so come hang out with us in the Discord, and join the Descenders Next voice channel if you're wanting to chat with us!

Thanks again for playing the demo, we can't wait to show you more of what we've got planned at launch!

We'll see you on the slopes!

- RageSquid & No More Robots

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450240/Descenders_Next_Demo/

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