YouTube

Patch fixes The Callisto Protocol's stuttering, which Glen Schofield blames on a 'freakin error'

Sci-fi survival horror game The Callisto Protocol received an avalanche of negative Steam reviews(opens in new tab) due to a stuttering problem it suffered from at launch. Its user rating dropped to 22% at one point, with players calling it "a mess" and renaming it "The Stuttering Protocol".

That user rating has now begun rising following a post-launch patch specifically to tackle the performance problem, and is currently sitting at a "mixed" rating of 51%. "Thanks for your patience", the official Callisto Protocol Twitter account(opens in new tab) said. "A PC patch is now available to improve gameplay stuttering issues due to shader compilation. After updating, you may see temporary stuttering in the game menu the first time you launch the app. We are working on further optimizations in the days ahead."

Glen Schofield, CEO of developer Striking Distance Studios, explained what happened to cause the problem on Twitter(opens in new tab). "A wrong file was patched", he said. "Just freakin error by someone rushing." He also referred to it as "a clerical error", and said that, "It's launch day, this happens unfortunately. This is Krafton's 1st sp, console game so we're basically doing everything ourselves like a startup. I apologize".

Source:

 https://www.pcgamer.com/p .. freakin-error/

Oh sh*t it's fixed officially ...in 24 hours

Tumbleweeds.

I'll play it when it no longer has Denuvo

hoping on this GOW first, but looking forward to this, despite the reviews

The game is literally a DLC throwaway feel for Dead Space 3 (the worse one). Like they could've made this a quick sequel to 3, before Issac and ole boy landed back home. Just my opinion tho...

ADthe3rd said I'll play it when it no longer has Denuvo

This... I'm still trying to platinum GOW. Then street f*ghter beta up next

The passion that game devs had in making sure their games are polished on release, has been dead for a while now...

Once it leaks, I'll check

606robin said The game is literally a DLC throwaway feel for Dead Space 3 (the worse one). Like they could've made this a quick sequel to 3, before Issac and ole boy landed back home. Just my opinion tho...

this sh*t is a lot better than DS3

it has its flaws but I'm still enjoying it

SpyDa said This... I'm still trying to platinum GOW. Then street f*ghter beta up next

It's all good. More games coming too. You got time G

Crying over Denuvo

SpyDa said This... I'm still trying to platinum GOW. Then street f*ghter beta up next

view image

Finished mine a few days ago great game man

OWL said The passion that game devs had in making sure their games are polished on release, has been dead for a while now...

Cause gamers pick and choose when to call them out depending on the game

ADthe3rd said I'll play it when it no longer has Denuvo

Wait... It uses it?! Good lord....

There's games people have that are unplayable because of that trash.

Thegreatiandi said Wait... It uses it?! Good lord.... There's games people have that are unplayable because of that trash.

Yop. Otherwise I'd be playing that version right now. That and Marvel Midnight Sons. Neither worth full price, IMO. Only games I buy are goty/re-releases. At least those are mostly finished products

OWL said The passion that game devs had in making sure their games are polished on release, has been dead for a while now...

Are you a game developer?

SPdaGOAT said Cause gamers pick and choose when to call them out depending on the game

Rockstar can get away with no day one online play while others couldn't dream of it

ShadyVsEminem said Rockstar can get away with no day one online play while others couldn't dream of it

Others have gotten away with it. One of my favorite devs scrapped multiplayer for a game entirely two years ago and is gonna release it as a standalone game.

The developer wasnt ready to release this game. The PS5 version only works because Sony lent them studios and 150 employees to help polish their version of the game.

I see why this is getting bad reviews now. Its politics but rightly deserved.