Well, better late than never I guess. Atomic Heart was one of the first games that showcased the benefits of Ray Tracing via its pre-release tech videos. However, when it finally came out in 2023, it did not support any Ray Tracing effects. And today, over one year after its official release date, Mundfish has finally added support for Ray Tracing on PC.

To enable RT, you’ll need a GPU that supports DXR with at least 12 GB of memory for proper operation. When RT is enabled, the Fidelity FX Super Resolution setting will automatically be disabled. Moreover, the player’s character will not be reflected in mirror surfaces with RT.

Ray Tracing in Atomic Heart has three beta modes. These three modes are: Performance, Quality and Balanced. To be honest, I’m a bit disappointed by these RT settings as they feel more suited to consoles than to PC. Unless of course the devs have also added individual RT settings to tweak. I’m downloading the game right now to test these RT effects and share some benchmarks, so stay tuned for more.

Alongside the new Ray Tracing effects, patch 1.14.4.0 also comes with some other additions, tweaks, fixes, and changes. For instance, it adds new accessibility options. It also fixes various graphical bugs, rare errors and crashes. As such, the game should be more stable now.

Before closing, there are also a couple of PC-only fixes. Update 1.14.4.0 fixes crashes that occurred when disabling the Fidelity FX Super Resolution setting. It also removes the ability to assign multiple actions to one key at once.

Like always, Steam will download this update the next time you launch its client. Below you can also find its complete changelog.

Atomic Heart Patch 1.14.4.0 Release Notes

MAIN

Added the following accessibility features:

• Colorblind mode
  (deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia)
• Special contrast mode
• Black and white mode
• Highlight of various elements and objects
• Disable camera shake
• Auto QTE
• Puzzles auto-solve
• Auto-heal

Added a list of achievements for Trapped in Limbo DLC 2*:

• Apple Pie 3826
  Collect 3,826 apples in the Trapped in Limbo DLC.
• Conservationist
  Get a gold coin without shooting the Pchela.
• The Casino Isn’t Always in the Black
  Get ALL items from the slot machine.
• Slashing Through the Limbo Waves
  Complete the Plateau of Responsibility without dying.
• Conqueror of Annapurna
  Complete the Tower of Memory without dying.
• Conqueror of Chomolungma
  Complete the Cliff of Perseverance without dying.
• Daring as a Bullet is Sharp
  Complete the Avenue of Speed without dying.
• Don’t Mess With the Major
  Complete the Trapped in Limbo DLC without dying.
• Gold Rush
  Collect 76 gold coins.
• Overkill
  Secret achievement: description hidden.

*After installing the update, some achievements may be unlocked automatically during the first launch if their conditions have already been met.

MAIN – PC ONLY

Added Ray Tracing (beta) support in 3 modes**:

• Performance
• Quality
• Balanced

**Requires a graphics card supporting DXR with at least 12 GB of memory for proper operation.
When these modes are activated, the enabled Fidelity FX Super Resolution setting is automatically disabled.
When this mode is enabled, the player’s character is not reflected in mirror surfaces.Sound and localization

• Fixed issues with missing sound/music in various places in Annihilation Instinct DLC 1.
• Fixed various text display issues in the main game, as well as in Annihilation Instinct DLC 1 and Trapped in Limbo DLC 2.

Gameplay and stability

• Fixed a rare bug that caused the game to freeze during the separation of the BEA-D swarm in Annihilation Instinct DLC 1.
• Fixed a bug where loading an autosave that occurs after moving from a location with a recombination schematic to an elevator causes a crash outside the game world in Annihilation Instinct DLC 1.
• Added highlighting for disappearing platforms in the arena with RAF-9 Engineer (Rafik) in Trapped in Limbo DLC 2.
• Changed the number of apples that are awarded to the player for participating in the gun range in Trapped in Limbo DLC 2.
• Fixed various graphical bugs, rare errors and crashes, and improved the overall stability of the game.

OTHERS – PC ONLY

• Fixed crashes that occurred when disabling the Fidelity FX Super Resolution setting.
• Removed the ability to assign multiple actions to one key at once.

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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