Evolve To Receive 3GB Day One Patch To Improve Load Times & More
2K and Turtle Rock Studios have announced that Evolve will receive a day one patch of around 3GB for its highly anticipated release tomorrow. Coming from the official Evolve website, the update will improve load times, make some balancing tweaks for its multiplayer, and improve connectivity with the Evolve Hunters Quest app and general bug fixes with the information provided by the recent Big Alpha and Open beta. You can check out the information below in regards to the day one patch.
Evolve releases tomorrow for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
We already noted this in an interview with Turtle Rock’s Chris Ashton, but we are constantly adjusting things in the background so that every Hunter and every Monster is finely tuned. What we learned about what’s being done to Wraith alone was eye-opening. ( Check out the Open Beta infographic and Q&A here.) A lot of the data gathered from the Big Alpha and Open Beta weekends helped us make these tweaks.
GAME AND LEVEL-LOADING OPTIMIZATIONS
As we strive to push the engine and cram as much as possible into your Evolve experience, we’re also working are to optimize performance on your system. These improvements range from load times to improving matchmaking and network bandwidth optimizations.
GENERAL BUG FIXES
During the Big Alpha and Open Beta periods we asked you – our community – for your help and feedback. We are addressing bugs found during our tests and we have you to thank for making Evolve that much stronger with this patch.
NEW ELITE SKINS
After the Big Alpha, we wanted to rework the Elite skins for Hunters and Monsters based on feedback we got from the community. The results of those requests are right here in this patch. We’ve updated or outright replaced the assets that were already in the game. All you need to do to unlock them: EARN THEM. Learn more here.
CONNECTIVITY TO THE EVOLVE HUNTERS QUEST APP
This patch adds connectivity to work with Evolve Hunters Quest. We recently unveiled the game / companion app for Evolve. In one respect, it’s a fun Match-3 puzzle combat game. But it also has ties into the main console game through the my2K servers. Earn experience and watch overhead match replays through the app. Best of all, it’s free for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Learn more here.
Like we said up top, this update comes from lessons learned in the Big Alpha and Open Beta. We aren’t stopping here. As we make improvements to the game – and we will – keep your eyes posted for updates like this on the Evolve News Blog.
Need additional details on updates coming to Evolve? Head to support.2k.com.
Thanks for helping us – and joining the hunt!
The Evolve team at Turtle Rock Studios and 2K.