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@Shagg88 Shagg88 released this 31 Oct 06:30
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Athelas 1.7.5

Press Update in the launcher, or unzip it over your Athelas folder: your settings, saves and achievements are
kept.

  • Working on an AI - ESRGAN 4x Upscaled Texture Pack

Fixed

  • "Athelas couldn't read this copy of the game. Is it the US release?" The Xbox games no longer build
    themselves on your PC: they come ready to play again, as before 1.7.3. Nothing to wait for the first time you
    press Play. (In 1.7.4 the build stopped for many players, The Return of the King in particular; your copy of the
    game was fine.) The build files 1.7.4 left in your Athelas folder (the kits and tools folders, and a
    build folder in each Xbox game's folder, several hundred MB) are removed the first time the new launcher starts.

New

  • Other releases of the games can be played: a European, Japanese or other copy (or another US revision) is no
    longer refused. The game's page says it's an untested version that may work but may have problems. If it plays
    well, press This version works: Athelas stops asking for that copy, and a GitHub page opens with its details,
    so you can tell us and we can add it as known to work.

  • Sharper button pictures: the PlayStation and Nintendo buttons in The Two Towers and The Return of the King are
    drawn at 4x the game's size.

  • AMD FSR frame generation (experimental): Graphics, Frame generation, with the AMD FSR upscaler. Shows a
    made-up frame between each two the game draws, so 3D scenes move more smoothly, on any graphics card. The HUD
    can smear a little while the camera moves for now. Takes effect at the next start.

  • FSR updated to AMD's FSR SDK 2.4.

  • Settings labels: SMAA is marked recommended; AMD FSR, NVIDIA DLSS and frame generation are marked
    experimental (FSR can shimmer in The Third Age); Vulkan is marked experimental in The Third Age.

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  • Athelas-1.7.5.zip: 3b726a07016776bccd346271890ac6713a9db450be1e79d39d8105f82c7e3a79
  • Athelas-1.7.5-arm64.zip: 351622b146b7feaac901b744d1fb957f2795d39a4df8fff609a1c23d64fe40c2