Summary
-
Black Myth: Wukong
‘s technical issues are being tackled with a mod that improves performance for smoother gameplay. - Despite mixed reviews on aspects like level design and writing, the game continues to dominate the Steam charts.
- The success of
Black Myth: Wukong
in sales and player numbers has exceeded expectations, making it a surprise hit in 2024.
Despite its wildly successful launch, Black Myth: Wukong‘s technical performance has left many players frustrated but those struggling to overcome the rampant frame stutters now have a solution. Having the most successful single-player launch in Steam’s history, it stands to reason that whatever bugs still existed in Black Myth would quickly be squashed by the community. Given the game’s gorgeous presentation, it’s a wonder that it didn’t ship with even more pronounced technical problems, so fans should count their blessings that a mere mod can fix its biggest problem.
Over on Nexus Mods, creator ChemBoy1 shared their “Anti-Stutter – High CPU Priority” mod for Black Myth: Wukong and the add-on does exactly what one might expect. By editing the registry to give the game’s executable a higher CPU priority, weaker processors should be able to run it smoother and frame stutters are far less common across the board. Given that Black Myth is built with Unreal Engine 5, which is especially taxing on one’s CPU, giving it priority should prevent other apps from interrupting it and taking power away from the game, ensuring a more stable experience.
Black Myth: Wukong Takes Steam By Storm
A Bit of Lag Never Hurt Anyone
While Black Myth: Wukong has managed to generate a decent amount of hype ahead of its release, no one expected it to have the impact it did when it launched. The game quickly broke the record for most concurrent users for a single-playing game, surpassing Cyberpunk 2077, a game that had a much greater following when it debuted. In the days since, it’s managed to sell over 10 million copies, making it one of the most financially successful games of 2024 yet.
Despite this success, the reviews tell a slightly different story as while most have been positive, they haven’t all been the glowing recommendation that usually precedes a game with those sales figures. Most critics agreed that while the visuals were gorgeously realized, other aspects like the level design, writing, and voice-acting are subpar and distract from the boss-focused combat encounters. That’s clearly not enough to stand in Black Myth: Wukong‘s way as it continues to hold steady at the top of the Steam charts.
Black Myth: Wukong may well be one of the biggest surprises of 2024 and it remains to be seen whether another release will top it. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the franchise known for being the best-selling game on an almost annual basis, releasing in October, it may have some stiff competition. Although launching the first-person shooter on Xbox Game Pass may just have a major impact on the series’ usual sales figures.
Source: ChemBoy1/Nexus Mods