Marvel's Spider-Man 2 news & patch notes

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Today we are releasing a small update to improve support for the DualSense Edge controller.

We’ve also updated AMD FSR to version 3.1.4, adding compatibility with Machine Learning-based FSR Frame Generation on supported hardware.

Release Notes (2.629.0.0)

• Improved support for the DualSense Edge controller.

• Added compatibility with ML-based AMD FSR "Redstone" Frame Generation*

* AMD Radeon RX 9000 series GPU and driver 25.12.1 or later required.

If you encounter any issues after updating, please contact Nixxes Support and supply the requested files, to help us gather more data and insights.

Release Notes (1.526.0.0)

• Fixed an issue that prevented AMD FSR Frame Generation from generating new frames.

Release Notes (1.520.0.0)

• Integrated NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Transformer model for upscaling and Multi Frame Generation for supported GPUs.
• Added option to toggle between Legacy and Transformer models for NVIDIA DLSS upscaling.
• Added Max Generated Frames option to control the number of generated frames when using Multi Frame Generation on NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs.
• Fixed an issue where in particular Steam Deck players who performed the initial boot while offline encountered a persistent PSN account link error message, preventing them from starting the game.
• Stability improvements.

Release Notes (1.508.0.0)

• Various performance optimizations related to Steam Deck.
• Updated the default preset for Steam Deck to improve performance.
• Performance optimizations for Venom and Symbiotes sections when Level of Detail is set to Medium or lower.
• Updated DirectStorage to version 1.2.4.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from selecting certain items from the Legend menu on the map when using a mouse.
• Various stability improvements.

Release Notes (1.408.0.0)

• Improved performance in areas with trees.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game during vehicle chases.
• Resolved a bug where AMD users could see rainbow pixelated artefacts when raytracing was enabled.
• Fixed a bug that could cause character hair to appear blurry.
• Addressed flickering on character hair when using Ray Reconstruction.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the Greenwich Mural Photo Op to be invisible when the Level of Detail setting was set to Very High.
• The transition between the wet and dry parts of Spider-Men suit no longer appears pixelated.
• Fixed a bug that caused the mouse to become unresponsive after canceling the change character pop-up.
• Various user interface related bug fixes.
• Various stability improvements.

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Release Notes (1.401.1.0)

• Fixed a bug that caused interior objects to appear pixelated with Ray-Traced Interiors enabled.
• Addressed a bug that made interior plants shine vibrantly with Ray-Traced Interiors enabled.
• Resolved a bug that caused shadows to flicker when Ambient Occlusion was set to HBAO+ or XeGTAO.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when minimizing the game application.
• Resolved a bug that caused active crimes near the Photo Op in the Upper West Side district to sometimes disappear when the player arrived at target location.
• Addressed a bug that caused Display settings to not save when changing Window Mode from Fullscreen to Exclusive Fullscreen.
• Exclusive Fullscreen will no longer reset to Fullscreen when using + .
• MJ’s lure ability is no longer hardcoded to , allowing movement. 
• Resolved a bug that caused the "Parry: Web Blast" skill to not work under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a bug where the Xbox 360 controller layout would cause the camera input to be displayed in the wrong position.
• The Field of View setting will no longer affect the UI of mini-games.
• Several user interface bug fixes.
• Various performance optimizations.
• Stability improvements.

Release Notes (1.318.1.0)

• Fixed a bug that could cause distortion of visual effects when using AMD FSR Frame Generation in combination with upscaling.
• Resolved a bug where ghosting could occur when NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation and upscaling was enabled, causing parts of the player suit to become invisible.
• Addressed a bug that could cause mission trails to appear as a white tube for some players.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Harry to appear twice when assisting in combat during the mission ‘Anything Can Be Broken’.
• Players will no longer get stuck in the New Threads mission when crawling on the pipes with a very high frame rate.
• Addressed a bug that prevented some players from receiving calls after missions, blocking their progress.
• The ground will now appear shattered after performing a Ground Strike.
• Resolved a bug that caused a dotted line to appear on screen during some cinematics when upscaling was used.
• Addressed a bug where audio would desynchronize if the user changed the application focus while a cutscene was loading.
• Various improvements to NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction related to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows.
• Updated Intel XeSS upscaling to version 2.0.1. This fixes bright visual artefacts that could occur when using XeSS upscaling.
• Various stability improvements.

Release Notes (1.312.0.0)

• Optimized performance when playing as Venom, fighting Symbiotes and in cinematics with Venom and Symbiotes.
• Improved DLSS Ray Reconstruction to reduce noise in the shadows of facial details.
• Fixed a bug where UI elements would not load properly during Prowler side quests when both frame generation and upscaling were enabled.
• Resolved a bug that could cause the Hunter Blinds minigame controls to appear outside of the minigame.
• Mouse and keyboard will no longer become unresponsive when using different input devices while in Photo Mode.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from taking photos when mapping the Gadget Modifier to middle mouse button.
• Improvements to screen space reflections to prevent flickering when looking at large bodies of water from a near-straight angle.
• Fixed a bug where hovering over headers in the settings menu would trigger a sound effect.
• Resolved a bug that caused a line break in the description of settings for some languages.
• Addressed a bug where the selected sticker in Photo Mode would be off screen.
• FNSM App description now correctly shows instead of when playing with an Xbox controller.
• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Various performance optimizations.
• Various improvements related to ray-traced reflections.
• Various DLSS Ray Reconstruction improvements.
• Various fixes to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows.
• Various user interface bug fixes and improvements.

Release Notes (1.307.0.0)

• Fixed a crash that could occur in the Suits menu.

Release Notes (1.305.0.0)

• Resolved a bug that caused mission trails to not appear on first playthrough for some players.
• CPU and GPU performance optimizations related to raytracing.
• Performance improvements in areas with sand.
• Improved map navigation performance.
• Settings for Brightness, Contrast and visual effects no longer reset when the game is restarted, or the time of day is changed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when quitting the game quickly after starting it.
• Resolved a crash that could occur on quadcore processors when enabling raytracing.
• Addressed a bug that caused ray-traced shadows of Symbiote Nests to persist after they were cleared.
• Fixed a bug where ray-traced shadows caused excessive lighting in some cases.
• Resolved a bug with ray-raced reflections that caused characters to appear darker when Ambient Occlusion was set to XeGTAO.
• Fixed a bug where the mouse could get stuck in a dragging state when dragging a scroll bar.
• The input in 'Press to continue' will no longer be replaced by the key mapped to 'Jump'.
• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Various visual bug fixes related to ray-traced reflections.
• Various fixes to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows
• Various user interface bug fixes and improvements.

Release Notes (1.218.0.0)

• Updated NVIDIA Streamline SDK to version 2.7.2.
• Fixes for various visual bugs in cinematics on ultra-wide monitors.
• Various visual bug fixes related to reflections.
• Various visual bug fixes related to ray-traced shadows.
• Various fixes for low quality texture assets.
• Various user interface bug fixes and improvements
• When opening the Suits menu, the list will now always scroll to the selected suit.
• 'Pull' Quick Time Events now work when Space or Left Mouse Button are assigned to Jump or Dodge.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during 'Graffiti in Trouble' with text language set to Spanish.
• Various stability improvements and optimizations.

Release Notes (1.212.1.0)

• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Temporarily removed Anti-Lag 2 to improve stability on AMD graphics cards.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in the final Mysterio mission while wearing the Bodega Cat Suit.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the menu while an audio fragment is playing.
• Improved adjustability of Mouse Sensitivity.
• Improved screen space reflections.
• Fixed a bug that could cause character eyes to appear darkened or flickering.
• Nintendo Switch Pro controllers can now be used with Steam Input.
• Resolved a New Game+ bug that stopped the prompt to pick up the Sleeping Dart in ‘The Flames Have Been Lit’ from working when using mouse and keyboard.
• NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction can now be used at Native resolution and with Ultra Performance upscaling.
• Fixed a bug that caused issues with XeGTAO when disabling Anti-Aliasing or enabling Ray Reconstruction.
• Resolved a timing related bug that could cause the player to be positioned lower to the ground than intended during the Wind Tunnel tutorial.
• Various user interface related bug fixes.
• Various visual bug fixes.

Release Notes (v1.205.0.0)

• Various crash fixes based on player feedback and data from our crash reporting system.
• Improvements to crash reporting with screenshot support.
• Film Style Animation and Comic SFX can now be toggled via Settings > Game > Camera.*
• User interface improvements to simplify starting a New Game+
• Implemented autosave backups. At key points in the story the game will create a backup of the autosave slot.
• Added mouse scrolling to the manual load/save menu.
• Various improvements and bug fixes to the user interface.
• Reduced noise in character hair when using DLSS Ray Reconstruction.
• Enemies webbed to surfaces no longer have a black background when using ray-traced shadows and ray-traced ambient occlusion.
• Fixed a bug related to ray-traced reflections that could cause pixelation artefacts along water edges.
• Settings for Subtitle Text Size, Closed Caption Text Size, Icon and Prompt Size and Audio Listening Mode are no longer synchronized between different devices.**

• Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Achievements not being awarded on some configurations.
• Triangle and Square button prompts are now displayed correctly when using a DualShock 4 controller with Steam Input enabled.
• Resolved a frame rate related bug that could block players during the mission ‘Show Me New York'.

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