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Paralives is now available on PC, and the early access launch hasn’t been entirely smooth. On one hand, the story and general progression feel nice. However, the performance is hardly satisfactory at this stage. Several users have also reported crashes, and I have encountered them as well. Let’s find out how to get the best possible graphics and smooth performance during your sessions. Best Paralives graphics settings Before I dive deep, here’s a rundown of my current setup. 32 GB of DDR4 RAM AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Radeon 9060XT While my specifications are comfortably above the recommended settings (according to Steam), I have encountered stutters and a couple of crashes. Here are my current settings I am using to prevent such occurrences. Screen Resolution: 2560×1440 Environment Texture Quality: Medium Frame Rate Cap: 60 Hz Fullscreen: On Vertical Sync: On Object Rendering Distance: High Grass Rendering Dista...

Life-sim adventure Paralives is out in early access on Steam, and you can turn off aging in the game. Doing so will take the realism aspect away to an extent, as you have one less thing to worry about. However, it’s a good choice if you want to play the game purely for fun or want it to be more relaxing. Thankfully, it’s easy to turn off aging completely. Table of contents How to remove aging in Paralives All life stages in Paralives explained How to remove aging in Paralives The opportunity to remove aging appears extremely early when you begin a new save. Once the initiation in the train is done and you’ve created your Para, you need to choose a storyteller. Screenshot by Destructoid The early access build offers two different Storytellers. While Maxence is the easy difficulty, the other one provides a bigger challenge. You can pick either (I went with Maxence because my reality is hard enough as it is). When you finalize the Storyteller...

Ultimate Gauntlet 18 is live in FC 26 , and we can earn some fantastic rewards by completing all the tasks. There are 10 tasks, with each having a unique condition. Let’s check out what the tasks are and what rewards they offer. How to get all FC 26 Ultimate Gauntlet 18 rewards You don’t need to complete all the tasks in the objective set. To unlock all the rewards, you can finish any nine of them. You can choose which task you want to leave out. The table below has the requirements and rewards for all ten tasks. Task Rewards Play one match in Ultimate Gauntlet 18. 1 of 5 84+ Rare Gold Players Play two matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 18. 1 of 4 85+ Rare Gold Players Play four matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 18. 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack x10 Score at least one goal in three separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 18. 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack x15 Score at least one goal in five separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 18. 87+ Rare Gold Players Pack x2 Score at least one g...

It’s official, folks: Star Citizen has collected over a billion USD in funding after 14 years of development. Though we reported it had already crossed that mark last summer in total, it’s racked in around $150 million since then on its funding stats page. As per Roberts Space Industries’ funding page , Star Citizen has collectively raised over a billion USD through donations, despite having no actual release date. Last summer, we wrote how the game had already amassed over a billion based on internal communications , though that probably included other funding means and not just community donations. Perhaps we’ll see it release in full some day. Image via CIG The game raised over $32 million in November alone and received between eight and 13 million every single month since October. Cash continuously pours in from players who not only donate voluntarily but also purchase and invest in the game’s immense economy, buying ships and other in-ga...

Festival Playlists in Forza Horizon 6 will help you get plenty of special rewards, but you’ll need to understand how the seasons work. As of writing, there are four of them. However, Seasons in the game don’t exactly work like real life, and you’ll also want to remember the reset time (to avoid leaving a race unfinished). Table of contents How do seasons work in Forza Horizon 6 Forza Horizon 6 Seasonal reset times How do seasons work in Forza Horizon 6 There are four Seasons in every Festival Playlist. Since each playlist lasts a month, each Season lasts seven days. We begin with Summer, then move on to Autumn. Then we get Winter, followed by Spring. Screenshot by Destructoid Seasons are not just numbers; the world’s design will change accordingly. For example, the Summer week is active as of writing, and lush green blooms are everywhere. The scenery will change to snow and ice when Winter arrives. These seasonal elements will also directly ...

There are 43 challenges in LEGO Batman Legacy of Dark Knight , and you can complete them to earn useful rewards. When you complete them, you’ll earn Studs (the amount you get varies). Let’s find out how to complete all the challenges easily. How to complete all Batcave challenges in LEGO Batman Legacy of Dark Knight The table below provides quick instructions to complete each challenge without hassle. Name How to Complete 9 Lives Select Catwoman and go to the roof. Then use your Call Kitty to control a cat, and then jump from the edge of the building. Assassin You have to perform 200 Stealth takedowns, which can be done by grinding the Chapter 1: Infiltration mission in a loop. Bouncer You have to play as Nightwing and find a group that has at least three different enemy types. Use the Rebound Bolt to bounce between all of them in the same throw. Brawler Just defeat 100 enemies without losing your health (taking a hit). Brutal Combat Defeat a Brute in Chapte...

Yesterday I tried Forza Horizon 6 for the first time as I finally got my hands on a Game Pass subscription that Microsoft long denied me due to its convoluted and janky account system. And while the gameplay is fun and quite close to what I already experienced in Horizon 5 , the performance genuinely surprised me, especially considering how good the game looks. When I fired the game up, it automatically set itself at the “Extreme” preset. “Sure,” I said, “why not? It never hurts to see whether your rig can handle the heat.” After all, I do have quite a beefy graphics card: the RX 9070 XT, but it’s nevertheless far removed from Nvidia’s top offerings in both raw rasterization and, particularly, when it comes to ray tracing. Forza Horizon 6 ‘s graphics are out of this world. Image via Microsoft But to my genuine shock, Forza Horizon 6 locked in on 60 fps and stayed there no matter where I drove my car. At 4K native resol...