Dagger Directive

“Good game but very poorly optimized. People used to run graphics way better than these on a potato PC. The graphics are like Delta Force 2 but somehow it can't even run smoothly. Even if I lower the resolutions and graphics, it runs well during combat but when I open the drone controller and close it, it gets stuck on screen for a moment. Also, the loading time is very long. I don't understand it but I can run Red Dead Redemption 2 at 60 FPS but this game is poorly optimized. It looks like trash and old Minecraft but is still very demanding. I heard somewhere in comments that even on a 5090, 32 GB RAM, this game stutters and lags. You should focus on optimization and performance; I don’t think there is a problem from my end.”

“There's no reason this game with its visuals should drop down to single digit FPS on a 3090ti and 12900k. Not even the worst optimized UE5 game runs this badly on my rig.”

“I really don't care about the graphics being low-res and very old-school; in fact, I liked it in the demo, but when it runs this badly on a PC that can happily play Stalker 2 then you just have to wonder what on earth has gone wrong behind the scenes to make it this poor.”

“There are however some gameplay bugs and glitches, such as empty magazines being full when you reload into a save, explosives connected to carrier drones getting stuck in place upon reloading, etc., but that is to be expected from an early access game.”

“I have completed one of the campaigns and started the second. The gameplay consists of running across typically open and empty maps until you reach the objective, where you need to kill some enemies. This is done very easily as every enemy is a one-hit kill and does not react intelligently to your movement. Once done, you walk a couple of minutes to the next point and rinse and repeat.”

“Because of the 'die and you lose the mission' mechanic, in multiplayer this game requires you to walk for 10 minutes, get shot and die, then walk another 10 minutes just to die again.”

“Performance is absolutely atrocious.”

“For lower end users this is a death sentence because it essentially places a performance barrier on whether you get to play the game or not.”

“There also seems to be a memory leak somewhere—performance degrades over time and after 2 hours I can barely move around the hub ship due to lag.”

“Not just can it take a long time to load anything, it is extremely unstable. While it doesn’t crash, it freezes not just the game but my entire PC. I can’t alt-tab, close with task manager, or even turn off my PC by holding the power button. I have to unplug my PC when this game decides to freeze. It happens more often if my PC has been on for a while or has opened other apps, but even opening the game just after turning it on, sometimes just alt-tabbing is enough to make me have to unplug my computer.”

“Unfortunately, it’s borderline unplayable for me in co-op due to constant game freezes and disconnects.”

“The game also sometimes glitches and you need to restart the whole mission which takes around an hour to complete.”

“Not a lot of content or replayability.”

“Similarly, weather effects would go a long way to making missions more dynamic and replayable.”

“There's practically no enemies on those long walks too, which can make it kind of tedious.”

“My only complaints is that the inventory system is a bit clunky and hard to get accustomed to, the training mission is way too tedious, the sound design disappoints in a few areas (mainly suppressed weapons) and the player's left arm looks weird.”

“A couple of achievements may be grindy, but having the ability to play a mission differently every time makes the grind fun.”

“Please add the option for regular ads for people who aren't 35+ years old.”

“It's not a deal breaker for me but I definitely would have liked this game better if it had traditional ads.”

“The gameplay is simple and really echoes the sandbox tactical approach that games used to offer before paid-to-win and microtransactions destroyed any tactical aspect of a game.”

“Could use maybe one friendly AI or more dialogue, and some environmental or musical ambiance for the long treks.”

“Be able to manage the audio soundtrack of a mission briefing.”

“I like military games but I don't love moving 500m in real-time with no music or much of anything to keep you company.”