Summary
Despite its wildly successful launch,Black Myth: Wukong’s technical performance has left many players frustrated butthose 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 inBlack Mythwould quickly be squashed by the community. Given the game’s gorgeous presentation, it’s a wonder that it didn’t ship witheven more pronounced technical problems, so fans should count their blessings that a mere mod can fix its biggest problem.
Over on Nexus Mods, creatorChemBoy1shared their “Anti-Stutter - High CPU Priority” mod forBlack Myth: Wukongand 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 thatBlack Mythis 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.
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A Bit of Lag Never Hurt Anyone
WhileBlack Myth: Wukonghas 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 formost concurrent users for a single-playing game, surpassingCyberpunk 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 storyas 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 inBlack Myth: Wukong’s way as it continues to hold steady at the top of the Steam charts.
Black Myth: Wukongmay well be one of the biggest surprises of 2024 and it remains to be seen whether another release will top it.WithCall 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. Althoughlaunching the first-person shooter on Xbox Game Passmay just have a major impact on the series' usual sales figures.
