Helldivers 2 patch reportedly worsens visuals with DLSS issues and bright glitch

Helldivers 2's latest patch, created by Arrowhead in collaboration with Nixxes Software, was billed as an attempt to optimise performance and stability, the developers calling it their "opening salvo in an ongoing campaign to improve performance across the fleet." Instead, many players say the update has made graphics worse and introduced striking visual glitches.

The update added support for FSR 3.1.5, DLSS 4.5 and XeSS 3.0, along with other optimisations. Reaction on social channels has been sharp: one Reddit poster wrote "DLSS implementation is AWFUL!!!" and described smoke dissolving into "pixels," loss of sub-pixel detail, and a general shimmery, shaky quality at distance.

Another shared a screenshot and complained, "Tested on 5080, can confirm DLSS is shit, and we waited 2 days for this bullshit." Players also report upscalers being "not implemented correctly and are essentially unusable," with screenshots showing low-quality distant objects while the player model appears upscaled.

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