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Arc Raiders PC - DF Tech Review - "Stripped Back" UE5 For The Win? (Patreon)

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2025-11-07 18:39:48

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2025-11-08 14:08:19

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From the creators of The Finals, Arc Raiders has attracted plenty of praise from PC users for its smooth experience - at odds with many of the UE5 experiences out there. It certainly runs very well indeed, perhaps down to the fact that key UE5 features like Lumen, Nanite and Virtual Shadow Maps are not used - but does stripping back the engine's signature features really "fix" the tech? Alex investigates.

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Arc Raiders PC - DF Tech Review - "Stripped Back" UE5 For The Win?

Thanks to MSI for sponsoring this content. Learn more about MSI’s Holiday discounts here: https://msi.gm/SCDA1C10 From the creators of The Finals, Arc Raiders has attracted plenty of praise from PC users for its smooth experience - at odds with many of the UE5 experiences out there. It certainly runs very well indeed, perhaps down to the fact that key UE5 features like Lumen, Nanite and Virtual Shadow Maps are not used - but does stripping back the engine's signature features "fix" the tech? Alex investigates. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:18 Does Arc Raiders break the UE5 Stuttering Curse? 00:10:26 Does Arc Raiders have UE5 GPU and Visual Pitfalls? 00:15:31 Optimised Settings 00:16:48 Conclusion