RuneScape: Dragonwilds vs Far Cry 5

• Base Building: Snap-Grid Modular Construction
• Crossplay: Full Support (PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch 2)
• Max Multiplayer Capacity: 6 Players (Dedicated Servers)
• Progression System: 99-Level Granular Skill System
• World Type: Handcrafted Static Map (Ashenfall)

• Perspective: First-Person
• Multiplayer: Cooperative (2 player online for campaign), Far Cry Arcade (Solo, Co-op, PvP)
• Setting: Hope County, Montana, USA (Fictional)
• Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia

• Magic Carpet: Allows players to hover over the Umbral Sands, mitigating severe heat exhaustion penalties.
  Enchanted Object
• Spectral Axe: Summoned via Axtral Projection to rapidly fell trees in a wide radius.
  Magical Construct
• Revenant Pets: Rare cosmetic followers dropped by bosses to denote elite player status.
  Undead Minion

• Guns for Hire (Humans): Each specialist has unique skills: Nick Rye (plane/bombing runs), Grace Armstrong (sniper support), Jess Black (stealth/bow), Hurk Drubman Jr. (RPG), Adelaide Drubman (helicopter gunner/transport), Sharky Boshaw (flamethrower/explosives).
  Human
• Fangs for Hire (Animals): Boomer (dog) tags enemies and fetches items. Peaches (cougar) is a stealthy attacker. Cheeseburger (bear) is a tank that draws enemy fire.
  Various Animals (Dog, Cougar, Bear)

• Fire Cape: Awarded upon successful completion of the wave-based Fire Caves in the Umbral Sands.
• Scorned Wilderness Cape: Guaranteed drop upon the first defeat of Queen Kuldra.
• Draconic Vis Wax: Complex crafted collectible material necessary for endgame textile refinement.

• Perk Magazines: Found throughout Hope County, often in buildings or Prepper Stashes.
• Prepper Stashes: Hidden caches requiring environmental puzzle-solving to access. Contain money, resources, and perk magazines.
• Vinyl Crates: Regional collectibles found in specific areas, part of a side mission.
• Vietnam Lighters (John's Region): Found in Holland Valley.
• Comic Books (Faith's Region): Found in Henbane River.
• Bobbleheads (Jacob's Region - Cheeseburger): Found in Whiterock Mountains.
• Whiskey Casks (DLC - Hours of Darkness): Found in the Hours of Darkness DLC map.

• Survival Crafting
• Fantasy
• MMORPG Progression
• Base Building
• Cooperative Multiplayer
• Dark Fantasy

• Cults
• Religious Extremism
• Rural America
• Resistance
• Survival
• Freedom
• Anarchy
• Family

• Dragon Scimitar: Melee (Slash)
  An iconic, uncraftable red blade dropped exclusively by Kuldra. Boasts immense slash damage and a dedicated special attack.
• Dragon Crossbow: Ranged
  The absolute pinnacle of ranged weaponry, capable of penetrating heavy armor. Earned as high-tier boss loot from Kuldra.
• Rune Greatsword: Melee (Slash)
  A heavy, two-handed blade forged from Runite Bars requiring high stamina commitment but offering massive visceral attack scaling.
• Abyssal Whip: Melee (Slash)
  Crafted from the spine of an Abyssal Demon, this mid-game powerhouse offers incredibly fast attack speeds and unparalleled spacing control.
• Ancestral Wand: Magic
  Crafted from Magic Wood, this endgame wand allows mages to remain highly mobile while continuously stacking elemental debuffs on targets.
• Imaru's Talon: Melee
  A rare drop from Imaru the Revenant Dragon, this weapon offers unique self-healing capabilities, though notoriously difficult to farm.

• Standard Firearms: Various (Pistols, Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, LMGs, Bows)
  A wide array of conventional firearms. Can be customized with scopes, suppressors, extended magazines, and paint jobs.
• Melee Weapons: Melee (Blunt, Edged, Improvised)
  Includes items like baseball bats, shovels, pipes, knives, and brass knuckles. Some can be thrown.
• Explosives & Throwables: Gadget/Consumable
  Grenades, dynamite, Molotov cocktails, C4, proximity mines, throwing knives, and bait.
• Special Weapons: Heavy/Unique
  Includes Flamethrowers, Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, and unique quest/collectible related weapons.

• Dragon Full Helm: Protection Level: 9, Durability: 1750. Uncraftable Boss Drop.
• Runite Med Helm: Protection Level: 8, Durability: 1750. Requires 4 Rune Bars, 4 Black D-Leather, 1 Vis Cloth.
• Steel Armor Set: Protection Level: 4. Grants a massive early-game defensive spike; distinguished by its plumed full helm.
• Ancestral Robes: Magic Boost: High. Requires complex textile crafting involving Vis Cloth and Draconic Vis Wax.
• Adamant Greataxe: Melee Damage Level: 7. Forged from Adamant Bars sourced in the Umbral Sands.

• Clothing Items: Primarily cosmetic; defensive stats are derived from Perks rather than clothing items directly. Players can customize tops, bottoms, headwear, and gloves.
• Outfits: Pre-set cosmetic outfits that change the player's full appearance. Some unlocked through progression or special editions.

• Tops, Bottoms, Headwear, Gloves: Player can choose from a variety of clothing items in these categories to customize their character's appearance. Unlocked through gameplay, challenges, or purchase with in-game currency.
• Full Outfits: Complete outfits that change the player's entire look. Some are tied to specific game editions or events.

Eschewing traditional survival-game tech trees, Dragonwilds ports the granular 99-level progression system directly from its MMORPG roots. Skills like Woodcutting, Mining, and Agility are leveled organically through continuous action. Rather than rewarding players with mere passive numerical buffs, achieving level milestones unlocks game-changing 'Skill Spells' driven by a complex rune economy. For example, high-level woodcutters can cast Axtral Projection to instantaneously fell entire groves, while agility masters unlock Windstep to dash across massive chasms. The Artisan skill drastically overhauls base building, introducing critical quality-of-life logistics like the Storage Ledger, which automatically sorts loot into categorized chests, completely mitigating the inventory-management friction typically found in the survival crafting genre. This deeply intertwined skill ecosystem makes every action feel permanently rewarding.

Players earn Perk Points by completing challenges, finding Perk Magazines, and completing Prepper Stashes. These points are spent on various Perks categorized into Survivalist, Renegade, Assassin, Prepper, and Leader, enhancing abilities like health, weapon handling, stealth, crafting, and companion effectiveness.

Unlike traditional survival titles that rely on algorithmic procedural generation, Dragonwilds features the statically handcrafted continent of Ashenfall. This deliberate topographical design creates strict environmental gating and tightly curated discovery. Players initiate their journey in the temperate Fractured Plains before expanding into the densely forested verticality of Brynmoor and Ghornfell. The difficulty spikes aggressively in Fellhollow, a region defined by decaying, corrupted environments and sunken cemeteries overflowing with undead. Late-game progression forces players into the Umbral Sands, a vast desert enforcing severe heat and hydration mechanics. The absolute pinnacle of the map is the Scorned Wilderness, a 1.0 endgame raid environment featuring floating islands, toxic waterfalls, and crumbled cathedrals that can only be navigated utilizing advanced agility mechanics and magic, offering a fundamentally different scale of environmental challenge.

• Cars, Trucks, ATVs, Motorcycles: Land Vehicle
  A wide variety of civilian and militarized ground vehicles for traversal and combat. Some can be customized and equipped with weapons.
• Boats and Seaplanes: Water/Air Vehicle
  Used for traversing Hope County's rivers and lakes. Includes armed patrol boats and versatile seaplanes.
• Airplanes and Helicopters: Air Vehicle
  Various types of propeller planes and helicopters, some armed, for fast travel, combat, and accessing remote areas.
• Special Vehicles: Unique Land/Air Vehicle
  Includes customized vehicles like the 'Widowmaker' semi-truck, tractors, and unique vehicles found in DLCs.

• Goblin: Humanoid/Monster
  Early-game hostile entity that teaches basic combat and drops rudimentary resources.
• Poisonshot Archer: Goblinoid
  Mid-game ranged threat that forces players to utilize blocking mechanics and stamina management.
• Zogre: Undead Ogre
  Massive undead brute found in Fellhollow acting as a heavy melee gear check.
• Kalphite: Insectoid
  Swarming desert dwellers found in the Umbral Sands, requiring crowd-control tactics.
• Stormpact Demon: Demon
  Elite adversary found in Dowdun Reach that utilizes complex magical attacks.

• Grizzly Bear / Black Bear: Bear
  Hostile Wildlife / Fangs for Hire (Cheeseburger)
• Cougar: Feline
  Hostile Wildlife / Fangs for Hire (Peaches)
• Wolf / Alpha Wolf: Canine
  Hostile Wildlife
• Dog: Canine
  Neutral Wildlife / Fangs for Hire (Boomer)
• Moose / Deer / Elk / Caribou: Ungulate
  Neutral Wildlife (Hunting Resource)
• Wolverine / Badger / Skunk: Mustelid / Mephitidae
  Hostile Wildlife
• Eagle / Turkey Vulture / Turkey: Bird
  Hostile (Eagle) / Neutral Wildlife
• Various Fish Species: Fish
  Neutral Wildlife (Fishing Minigame)

• Commander Zilyana: Quest Giver / Ally
  An Icyene general serving the god Saradomin who leads the defensive front against the draconic corruption.
• Wise Old Man: Tutorial Guide
  Located in Bramblemead Village, he dispenses the foundational Dragon Slayer questline and guides players through basic mechanics.
• Queen Kuldra: Final Boss
  The God-Eater, a colossal five-headed Black Dragon responsible for fracturing the world with wild Anima.
• Imaru the Revenant Dragon: Mid-Game Boss
  A punishing draconic boss heavily contested by the community due to the brutal 1/10 drop rate of its signature weapon.

• The Junior Deputy (Rookie): Protagonist
  A customizable (male or female) silent protagonist, new to the Hope County Sheriff's Department. Becomes central to the resistance against Eden's Gate.
• Joseph Seed (The Father): Main Antagonist
  The charismatic and manipulative leader of the Project at Eden's Gate cult. Believes he is chosen by God to lead his flock through an impending societal collapse.
• John Seed: Antagonist (Herald)
  Joseph's younger brother, responsible for indoctrination and conversion through forced confession and 'The Power of Yes'. Controls Holland Valley.
• Jacob Seed: Antagonist (Herald)
  Joseph's older brother, a former US Army marksman obsessed with culling the weak. Trains the cult's soldiers and uses psychological conditioning. Controls the Whiterock Mountains.
• Faith Seed (Rachel Jessop): Antagonist (Herald)
  Joseph's adoptive 'sister', who uses a potent hallucinogenic drug called Bliss to keep the cultists pacified and loyal. Controls the Henbane River region.
• Sheriff Earl Whitehorse: Supporting Character
  The Sheriff of Hope County, who initiates the attempt to arrest Joseph Seed. Becomes an ally to the player.
• Guns for Hire / Fangs for Hire: Companions
  Various specialist human NPCs (e.g., Nick Rye, Grace Armstrong, Hurk Drubman Jr.) and animal companions (e.g., Boomer, Peaches, Cheeseburger) that can be recruited to assist the player.

• Dragon Slayer: Tutorial / Main Quest
  Establish basic shelter, craft rudimentary stone and bone tools, and survive early Goblin encounters.
• The Fire Caves: Combat Trial
  Survive intense, escalating waves of Kalphites and Blazing Black Knights in the Umbral Sands to earn the Fire Cape.
• Regicide: Endgame Raid
  Infiltrate the corrupted Scorned Wilderness, solve elemental Anima puzzles, and defeat the God-Eater Kuldra.

• The Warrant (Prologue)
  Attempt to arrest Joseph Seed and escape the cult's initial onslaught on Dutch's Island.
• Regional Liberation (John, Jacob, Faith)
  Complete a series of story missions within each of the three main regions to fill the 'Resistance Meter', confront the respective Herald, and liberate the region.
• Where It All Began (Finale)
  Confront Joseph Seed after liberating all three regions.
• Side Missions
  Numerous optional quests given by various NPCs throughout Hope County, offering rewards and further insight into the world and its characters.
• Prepper Stashes
  Locate and solve environmental puzzles to access hidden caches of money, perk magazines, weapons, and resources.
• Cult Outpost Liberation
  Clear out enemy strongholds to reduce cult influence, unlock fast travel points, and gain access to new missions and shops.
• Clutch Nixon Stunts
  Complete a series of challenging stunt courses using various vehicles (cars, ATVs, planes, wingsuit).
• DLC Missions (Hours of Darkness, Lost on Mars, Dead Living Zombies)
  Unique story campaigns set in different scenarios: Vietnam War, Mars, and zombie movie pitches.

Multiplayer functionality completely abandons peer-to-peer architecture in favor of robust dedicated servers. This allows up to six players (with plans to expand this cap) to occupy a single persistent world. The persistence ensures that massive time-gated activities—such as crop cultivation, automated smelting via Artisan upgrades, and base structural integrity—continue evolving even when players are offline. The 1.0 update also solidifies cooperative raid mechanics, explicitly demanding tight party synergy to survive the Scorned Wilderness. While the core experience is entirely cooperative PvE, the game also offers a low-stress Creative Mode with unrestricted building and deactivated enemy aggression, catering to architectural enthusiasts who wish to bypass the grueling combat and material refinement loops.

Jagex has positioned RuneScape: Dragonwilds aggressively in the market with a baseline digital edition priced at $29.99 across Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live. For enthusiasts, a $9.99 Deluxe Edition Upgrade is available, offering exclusive cosmetic base-building decor and the highly sought-after Gilded Paladin armor set. Physical media collectors can purchase a premium Physical Deluxe Edition for consoles, which includes a collectible Steelbook case, three embroidered patches representing the core Melee, Magic, and Ranged combat triangles, a physical cloth map of the Ashenfall continent, and an exclusive Gold Trim Rune Armour figurine produced in partnership with Youtooz. To ensure massive day-one server populations, the game is also accessible via major subscription platforms like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus Extra.

The version 1.0 release is explicitly designated as the conclusion of the introductory narrative, with a vast, multi-year roadmap already formalized. The first major content drop is the free 'Luminance Update' slated for Winter 2026. This expansion will introduce the highly anticipated Prayer skill, functioning as a hybrid support mechanic where players bury bones and construct altars to toggle powerful passive buffs that drain a new Prayer point resource. Looking further ahead to 2027, Jagex has confirmed the 'Shadows of Ashenfall' expansion, which will introduce entirely new corrupted biomes and story content. Furthermore, the development team is actively iterating on a highly requested Hardcore Mode, which will implement permanent death and aggressive enemy scaling to fundamentally alter the survival calculus for veteran players.

Season Pass included three distinct DLC expansions: 'Hours of Darkness' (Vietnam War setting), 'Lost on Mars' (sci-fi adventure on Mars), and 'Dead Living Zombies' (B-movie zombie scenarios). Far Cry Arcade received ongoing support with new assets. Live Events offered unique challenges and rewards.

• Q: How does RuneScape: Dragonwilds perform on the Nintendo Switch 2?
  A: To run the dense Unreal Engine 5 environments, the Switch 2 version aggressively upscales a native 540p resolution to 1080p when docked. While it maintains a locked 30 FPS, players will notice significant visual compromises, including texture compression and reduced shadow quality compared to PC and current-gen consoles.
• Q: Is the game fully cross-platform?
  A: Yes. Dragonwilds features completely frictionless crossplay across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2. Players can easily join dedicated servers together using an integrated, in-game world invite code system.
• Q: How do I get Dragon Armor?
  A: Unlike lower tiers such as Iron, Steel, Adamant, and Runite, Dragon Armor cannot be crafted. It is earned exclusively as high-tier loot drops by defeating the final boss, Kuldra, and by successfully extracting from the Scorned Wilderness raid.
• Q: Do I have to manually organize all my loot in chests?
  A: No. By leveling up the Artisan skill, players unlock the 'Storage Ledger' capability. This allows you to automatically sort items from your inventory into linked base chests that already contain a stack of that item, drastically reducing base management friction.
• Q: Does the game feature permanent death (permadeath)?
  A: At the 1.0 launch, the game features standard survival death mechanics where you drop your loot and must retrieve it. However, a highly requested 'Hardcore Mode' featuring permanent death and aggressive enemy scaling is currently in development for a future update.
• Q: Do I need to have played Old School RuneScape to understand the story?
  A: Not at all. While veterans will recognize iconic characters like Commander Zilyana and legendary items like the Abyssal Whip, Dragonwilds is designed as a standalone survival spin-off with its own distinct narrative arc, making it highly accessible to newcomers.

• Q: Is Far Cry 5 open world?
  A: Yes, Far Cry 5 is set in the open world of Hope County, Montana, which players can freely explore.
• Q: Can I customize my character in Far Cry 5?
  A: Yes, players can choose their character's gender and customize their appearance with various clothing items.
• Q: Is there multiplayer in Far Cry 5?
  A: Yes, Far Cry 5 supports two-player online cooperative play for the entire main campaign. It also features Far Cry Arcade, where players can create, share, and play solo, co-op, and PvP maps.
• Q: Does Far Cry 5 have ray tracing?
  A: No, Far Cry 5 does not support ray tracing.
• Q: Are there animal companions in Far Cry 5?
  A: Yes, players can recruit 'Fangs for Hire,' which are animal companions like Boomer the dog, Peaches the cougar, and Cheeseburger the bear, each with unique abilities.
• Q: Does Far Cry 5's story connect to other Far Cry games?
  A: Far Cry 5's main story is largely standalone. However, it exists within the Far Cry universe, with some recurring characters (like Hurk Drubman Jr.) and thematic elements. Its ending directly leads into Far Cry New Dawn.
• Q: Can I liberate the entire map in co-op?
  A: Yes, the full main campaign, including liberating outposts and completing missions, can be played in two-player online co-op. Story progression is saved for the host, but the guest player keeps their character progression, items, and currency.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Dragonwilds boasts dense environmental geometry, dynamic volumetric lighting via Lumen, and complex atmospheric effects that elevate the survival genre's visual standards. On high-end PCs, the game renders incredibly detailed armor textures—like the metallic sheen of a Dragon Kiteshield—and lush, wind-reactive foliage. However, this high visual ceiling necessitates heavy optimization scaling on weaker hardware. The Nintendo Switch 2 version has faced significant scrutiny; to maintain a locked 30 FPS, the game renders at a native 540p resolution heavily upscaled to 1080p using DLSS, resulting in noticeable texture compression, blurred visuals, and an over-reliance on bloom lighting. Despite these handheld compromises, the core visual art direction masterfully blends the high-fantasy aesthetic of Gielinor with the gritty, grounded reality of a survival sandbox.

Audio design plays a critical role in both immersion and combat execution. The 1.0 combat overhaul introduced vital audio cues for the new parry mechanics; successfully executing a visceral parry triggers a distinct, heavy metallic resonance that serves as an immediate auditory reward and signals the burst-damage window. Environmentally, the soundscape transitions seamlessly from the serene, wind-swept ambiance of the Fractured Plains to the oppressive, echoing groans of the Fellhollow cemeteries. Musically, Jagex has masterfully re-orchestrated classic Old School RuneScape MIDI tracks into sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements tailored for Unreal Engine 5. The iconic 'Sea Shanty 2' and 'Harmony' themes return as dynamic ambient tracks that swell during base-building moments and seamlessly transition into high-tempo battle anthems when hostile entities initiate combat.

The User Interface in Dragonwilds has been meticulously designed to handle the complex logistical demands of both an MMORPG and a survival crafter. A defining UI triumph is the integration of the Artisan 'Storage Ledger.' Instead of manually opening dozens of individual chests to deposit loot after a long expedition, players can interact with a central ledger UI that automatically siphons corresponding materials from their inventory into designated, pre-sorted containers. The combat UI has been streamlined to clearly telegraph stamina pools, special attack meters, and elemental buildup debuffs without obscuring the action. On portable devices like the Steam Deck and Switch 2, the UI utilizes dynamic scaling to ensure text readability and inventory management remain perfectly legible despite the smaller screen real estate.

Jagex has implemented profound accessibility features primarily centered around reducing cognitive load and mechanical friction. The Artisan skill's 'Storage Ledger' automates inventory management, significantly aiding players who struggle with spatial organization or find manual sorting physically fatiguing. The new combat system's 'animation cancelling' allows players to abort attacks mid-swing to block, removing the punishing, lock-in animations that typically alienate players with slower reaction times. The game features full cross-platform invite codes, entirely bypassing complex account linking or third-party friend systems. Furthermore, customizable UI scaling, extensive subtitle options with directional indicators, and the inclusion of a Creative Mode ensure that players of all mechanical skill levels can engage with the world of Ashenfall without being overwhelmed by punishing survival mechanics.

• The game is highly scalable but extremely demanding at maximum settings due to Unreal Engine 5's advanced rendering capabilities.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop users should ensure they are running on dedicated graphics rather than integrated graphics to maintain stable framerates in dense forest biomes.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: A minimum TGP of 85W is highly recommended for stable 60fps at 1080p. Low-power GPUs will require heavy FSR/DLSS upscaling.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game taxes both CPU and GPU heavily; adequate thermal headroom is required to prevent throttling during base-building rendering.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Unreal Engine 5 requires high sustained CPU frequencies for physics calculations. Ensure your laptop is in Performance mode.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch is highly recommended to bypass integrated graphics bottlenecks and reduce input latency during parry-heavy combat.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS are supported and highly recommended on 'Quality' or 'Balanced' presets to stabilize framerates.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Shadow cascades and global illumination have the highest performance impact. Lowering these can yield up to a 30% fps increase.
• Game Name: RuneScape: Dragonwilds

• Official system requirements from Ubisoft (as of game launch). Performance can vary depending on specific hardware, settings, and background applications. An SSD is recommended for optimal performance.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop models of listed desktop GPUs may work if their performance is comparable. Performance on laptops is also heavily influenced by cooling and the GPU's Total Graphics Power (TGP). The estimated laptop specs below are approximate and reflect performance tiers for the game's original release period. **Modern laptop GPUs (NVIDIA RTX 30-series, RTX 40-series, and newer AMD equivalents) will significantly exceed these original recommendations and offer excellent performance across all resolutions.**
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Higher TGP in a laptop GPU generally correlates with better sustained performance.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: Good cooling is essential to prevent thermal throttling during demanding gameplay.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Laptops with higher CPU power limits can maintain boost clocks longer.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: Using a MUX switch (if available) or ensuring the dedicated GPU is prioritized over integrated graphics (via NVIDIA Control Panel/AMD Software) is recommended for optimal framerates.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Texture Quality, Shadow Quality, Water Quality, Volumetric Fog, and Anti-Aliasing heavily impact performance.
• Game Name: Far Cry 5

• Upscaling Tech: NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS are supported and highly recommended on 'Quality' or 'Balanced' presets to stabilize framerates.
• Key Settings Impact: Shadow cascades and global illumination have the highest performance impact. Lowering these can yield up to a 30% fps increase.

• G P U T G P: A minimum TGP of 85W is highly recommended for stable 60fps at 1080p. Low-power GPUs will require heavy FSR/DLSS upscaling.
• Cooling Thermals: The game taxes both CPU and GPU heavily; adequate thermal headroom is required to prevent throttling during base-building rendering.
• C P U Power Limits: Unreal Engine 5 requires high sustained CPU frequencies for physics calculations. Ensure your laptop is in Performance mode.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch is highly recommended to bypass integrated graphics bottlenecks and reduce input latency during parry-heavy combat.

• G P U T G P: Higher TGP in a laptop GPU generally correlates with better sustained performance.
• Cooling Thermals: Good cooling is essential to prevent thermal throttling during demanding gameplay.
• C P U Power Limits: Laptops with higher CPU power limits can maintain boost clocks longer.
• M U X Switch Optimus: Using a MUX switch (if available) or ensuring the dedicated GPU is prioritized over integrated graphics (via NVIDIA Control Panel/AMD Software) is recommended for optimal framerates.