"The world looks a little worse," Kael admitted, reloading his Twin Mag SMG with a snap. "But I’ve never seen it more clearly."
Kael looked at the horizon. The grass wasn't as green, and the reflections on the water were gone, but for the first time in Chapter 4, he wasn't a ghost in the machine. He was the pilot. How To IMPROVE Performance in Chapter 4 (Gain S...
Following her lead, Kael dove into the interface of his reality. "The world looks a little worse," Kael admitted,
He reached into the light settings and killed the shadows entirely. The dark corners where enemies hid were now bathed in a clinical, bright clarity. He was the pilot
As the changes took hold, the "hitch" in Kael’s step vanished. The world moved with a fluid, liquid grace. He stepped out from behind the pillar. A rival looper swung a Shockwave Hammer, a move that would have previously frozen Kael’s screen in a chaotic blur of effects.
"You’re dropping frames," a voice crackled over his comms. It was Mia, perched on a ridge near Shattered Slabs. "The Unreal Engine 5 nanites are eating your hardware alive."
"I can't hit a shot if the target teleports five feet every second," Kael grunted, sliding behind a stone pillar as a kinetic ore blast whistled past—three seconds after he heard the sound.