The PC version of Wild Hearts, the new hunting game developed by Omega Force, is plagued with all sorts of technical issues that damage the experience considerably, but a simple workaround that was discovered recently can improve performance.
As reported by user Ryan Johnson on the game's Steam forums, changing the audio settings from the default stereo to 7.1/5.1 improves performance considerably. As I reported in my review, the PC version was almost unplayable for me, but changing this audio setting improved performance to the point that the game is now playable. Stuttering and visual glitches still happen, but overall, the experience is much smoother, managing to hold 60 FPS and above way more often.
Developer Omega Force is aware of the performance issues plaguing all versions of Wild Hearts and is currently working on updates to fix them. Next week, a new update will be pushed out for the PC version, which will address CPU usage issues and lead to smoother performance.
Omega Force are working continuously to improve performance and optimise the game for a wide variety of hardware specs across future updates. We have a patch coming next week that addresses a CPU bottleneck problem the team discovered; this should improve performance across mid-high end CPU’s. The team are also actively working on DLSS and FSR support which will arrive in a future patch.
Wild Hearts is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S worldwide. We will let you know about future patches as soon as more come in on them, so stay tuned for all the latest news.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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