{"id":311877,"date":"2025-10-16T11:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2162074"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:47:47","slug":"the-ascents-first-big-patch-addresses-ray-tracing-on-pc-game-pass-co-op-issues-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-ascents-first-big-patch-addresses-ray-tracing-on-pc-game-pass-co-op-issues-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ascent&#8217;s first big patch addresses ray tracing on PC Game Pass, co-op issues and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-ascents-first-big-patch-addresses-ray-tracing-on-pc-game-pass-co-op-issues-and-more.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Neon Giant has released a significant patch for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-28-the-ascent-review\">The Ascent<\/a> that addresses some of the burning issues with the game.<\/p>\n<p>The update, which is available now for the Steam version of the cyberpunk-themed RPG-shooter and will be out soon for Xbox and Windows 10 players, tackles co-op problems and stability issues, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically on PC, the patch improves performance in DX12, also with ray tracing, and makes ray tracing available to players on the Windows Store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-07-the-ascents-first-big-patch-addresses-ray-tracing-on-pc-game-pass-co-op-issues-and-more\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-07-the-ascents-first-big-patch-addresses-ray-tracing-on-pc-game-pass-co-op-issues-and-more\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neon Giant has released a significant patch for The Ascent that addresses some of the burning issues with the game. The update, which is available now for the Steam version of the cyberpunk-themed RPG-shooter and will be out soon for Xbox and Windows 10 players, tackles co-op problems and stability issues, among other things. Specifically on PC, the patch improves performance in DX12, also with ray tracing, and makes ray tracing available to players on the Windows Store. 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