Teardown vs Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

• Spray Paint Can (Route Guide): Sprays fluorescent neon markers on walls and floors to create an unmistakable breadcrumb trail for the 60-second escape sprint.
  Marking Tool
• Co-op Teammate (Multiplayer): Works in tandem to trigger alarms across opposite sides of the map, clear debris, and pilot getaway transport trucks.
  Human Player

• The Falcon (Companion Title): Excels in Tactics and Leadership, serving as an autonomous party leader to command secondary armies in the field.
  Human Companion (Tactician)
• The Wanderer / Scholar: Possesses master-level Medicine skills, drastically reducing troop death rates and accelerating post-battle wound recovery.
  Human Companion (Surgeon)

• Hidden Valuables & Gold Bars: Concealed in locked safes, attics, hollow floorboards, and sunken boats; cash value directly funds permanent tool upgrades.
• Secondary Heist Target Items: Optional extra computer servers, luxury cars, or corporate documents located across maps that reward bonus cash upon extraction.
• Blueprint USB Memory Drives: Hidden in executive desks and security hubs; unlocks sandbox props, spawnable vehicles, and new demolition equipment.

• Pieces of the Dragon Banner of Calradia: Hidden across regional bandit strongholds; assembling all three pieces unlocks the ability to declare a legitimate royal kingdom.
• Tournament Masterpiece Trophies: Won by placing first in grand city arena tournaments; includes named masterwork blades, gilded armor pieces, and prize warhorses.
• Ancient Clan Heirloom Swords: Awarded by faction monarchs for exceptional wartime loyalty or forged in settlement smithies using high-tier Damascus steel.

• Voxel Destruction
• Physics Sandbox
• Tactical Heist
• Demolition
• Creative Engineering
• Time-Attack Puzzle
• Corporate Sabotage

• Medieval Sandbox
• Feudal Politics
• Large-Scale Warfare
• Siege Combat
• Directional Melee
• Calradic Empire
• Dynastic Lineage

• Heavy Sledgehammer: Manual Melee Demolition Tool
  The player's trusty starting implement, used to smash holes through wooden doors, plaster walls, and glass windows with infinite durability.
• Wooden Planks Tool: Structural Engineering Tool
  Places sturdy wooden boards between surfaces, essential for erecting ramps, bridging rooftop gaps, and securing makeshift escape scaffolding.
• Rocket Launcher (RPG): Heavy Explosive Ballistic Weapon
  Fires high-velocity explosive rockets that punch through reinforced concrete walls and sever distant alarm cables from long range.
• Industrial Oxyacetylene Blowtorch: Thermal Cutting Implement
  Emits a focused high-temperature flame that melts through structural steel girders, metal fences, and vehicle body panels with surgical precision.
• Pipe Bombs & Remote Explosives: Deployable Demolition Explosives
  Tossable and stickable explosives used to weaken load-bearing columns and trigger synchronized structural collapses.

• Crafted Masterwork Two-Handed Falx: Two-Handed Cleaving Sword
  A devastating curved Battanian blade capable of bypassing shield guards and cutting down unarmored infantry with sweeping overhead swings.
• Imperial Heavy Cataphract Lance: Cavalry Couched Lance
  A massive steel-tipped lance that locks into a couched position during high-speed horse charges, delivering lethal momentum-based thrusts.
• Battanian Noble Longbow: Heavy Composite Warbow
  The supreme archery weapon of Calradia, firing high-velocity bodkin arrows with pinpoint precision from extreme distances.
• Vlandian Heavy Arbalest: Mechanical Siege Crossbow
  A high-tension steel crossbow that discharges heavy steel bolts capable of penetrating thick plate armor and unhorsing riders.
• Sturgian Heavy Round Shield & Broadsword: Infantry Shield & Arming Sword Combo
  A thick rawhide-bound wooden round shield paired with a forged steel arming sword, ideal for locking into impenetrable defensive shield walls.

• High-Visibility Demolition Work Coveralls: Hazard Visibility 100%, Flashlight Integration; rugged reinforced workwear equipped with utility tool belts and reflective safety stripes.
• Heavy-Duty Kevlar Blast Suit: Explosive Damage Reduction +50%, Fire Resistance +30%; protective gear worn to survive nearby propane tank and pipe bomb detonations.
• Safety Hardhat & Protective Visor: Falling Debris Protection +40%; standard industrial helmet that cushions impacts from collapsing plaster and ceiling rubble.

• Imperial Gilded Cataphract Lamellar Plate: Body Armor +56, Arm Armor +18, Leg Armor +18; heavy steel and brass lamellar cuirass worn by elite imperial generals and cataphracts.
• Vlandian Full Plate Mail Coat of Plates: Body Armor +52, Arm Armor +16; overlapping forged steel plates riveted to heavy boiled leather, providing superior slashing defense.
• Sturgian Crowned Spangenhelm with Faceguard: Head Armor +54; ornate conical steel helmet fitted with chainmail aventail and an intimidating steel visor mask.

• Reflective Neon Safety Vest: Bright orange safety vest with reflective silver stripes and multiple tool clip-ons.
• Heavy-Duty Steel-Toed Work Boots: Rugged waterproof leather boots designed to traverse broken glass, rubble, and standing water safely.
• Welding Mask & Heat-Resistant Gloves: Dark protective goggles and thick leather gauntlets worn during heavy blowtorch cutting sessions.

• Imperial Aristocratic Tunic & Gold Brocade: Fine purple and crimson silk garments embroidered with imperial eagle crests, worn during court diplomacy.
• Vlandian Padded Gambeson & Cloak: Heavy quilted wool undergarment bound with leather belts and a woolen shoulder cloak fastened with a bronze brooch.
• Battanian Tartan Kilt & Fur Mantle: Traditional patterned highland woolen wrap paired with cured wolf pelt shoulders for forest warmth.

Teardown emphasizes player ingenuity, spatial awareness, and gear upgrades over traditional character attribute stats. Completing missions and discovering hidden valuables scattered across levels rewards cash, which is spent in the hub garage to upgrade your toolkit. Key upgrade progressions include: increasing ammo capacity and blast radiuses for Pipe Bombs, Bombs, and the Rocket Launcher; lengthening the duration and burning heat of the Blowtorch; increasing the durability and count of Wooden Planks; and equipping the Rocket Booster and Cable/Ropes to slingshot heavy vehicles and tether structural pillars together.

Character progression is driven by an organic 'learn by doing' skill system featuring 18 distinct competencies grouped under six core attributes: Vigor (One-Handed, Two-Handed, Polearm), Control (Bow, Crossbow, Throwing), Endurance (Riding, Athletics, Smithing), Cunning (Scouting, Tactics, Roguery), Social (Charm, Leadership, Trade), and Intelligence (Steward, Medicine, Engineering). Earning skill levels unlocks powerful perk choices every 25 levels, granting tactical bonuses such as increased movement speed, troop wage reductions, improved siege construction speeds, or devastating decapitating strikes in melee.

The game features numerous distinct, intricately detailed sandbox maps across Löckelle, each entirely composed of destructible voxels. Key locations include: Lee Chemicals (an expansive industrial logistics complex filled with chemical vats, warehouses, and overhead cranes), Marina Cavallo (a luxurious waterfront resort lined with yachts, villas, and wooden docks), West Point Marina (an upscale residential neighborhood with modern mansions, glass conservatories, and security laser grids), Hollowrock Island (a heavily fortified island fortress accessible only via tunnels and bridges), Frustrum (a picturesque coastal Mediterranean village with bell towers and brick townhouses), and Muratori Beach (a tropical resort featuring sand dunes, beachside hotels, and lighthouse towers).

The campaign map encompasses an enormous geographic landmass spanning several climatic zones and over 200 settlements (including fortified capital towns, stone castles, and rural villages). The continent includes: The Calradic Heartland (temperate fertile plains dotted with classical amphitheaters and stone aqueducts), The Vlandian Coast (lush oceanic hills and sprawling feudal baronies), The Sturgian Taiga (frozen snowfields, pine forests, and icy northern fjords), The Battanian Highlands (misty, dense ancient woodlands and craggy hillforts), The Nahasa Desert (blistering sand dunes, palm oases, and rocky canyons ruled by the Aserai), and The Steppes (boundless eastern grasslands ideal for nomadic cavalry maneuvers).

• Heavy Tracked Hydraulic Excavator: Industrial Construction Vehicle
  A powerful tracked machine with a hydraulic bucket capable of smashing through brick walls, toppling trees, and clearing heavy debris.
• V8 Muscle Getaway Car: High-Speed Transport Vehicle
  A fast, agile sports car positioned near the final objective to speed across the finish line before the 60-second alarm timer expires.

• Battering Ram & Siege Tower: Heavy Siege Engine
  Constructed on the siege camp frontlines to roll toward enemy fortifications, smashing reinforced gates and bridging castle parapets.
• Heavy Counterweight Trebuchet: Field Artillery Siege Engine
  Massive siege weapon built to bombard stone battlements, shatter defensive catapults, and collapse castle walls prior to infantry assaults.

• Security Attack Drone: Autonomous Robotic Sentry
  Hovering robotic patrols deployed in later campaign missions that scan areas with searchlights and fire tracking darts at intruders.
• Löckelle Harbor Seagull: Coastal Avian
  Ambient wildlife soaring over marinas and beaches, scattering into the air when loud explosions or gunfire detonate.
• Police Pursuit Helicopter: Airborne Surveillance Unit
  The relentless authority entity that swarms the map the moment the 60-second heist countdown reaches zero, resulting in mission failure if unescaped.
• Warehouse Guard Dog (Props/Sounds): Canine Familiar
  Ambient barking audio hazards that alert players to restricted security zones across private estates.

• Pureblood Calradic Warhorse: Equine (Equus caballus)
  Premier armored combat mount boasting elite speed, charge damage, and health, ridden into battle by imperial lords.
• Highland Pack Mule: Equine (Equus asinus x caballus)
  Hardy pack animal essential for expanding caravan carrying capacity and transporting bulky grain, iron, and timber across mountains.
• Aserai Camel: Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
  Desert-adapted mount providing elevated melee reach for desert skirmishers and high endurance across the Nahasa sands.
• Calradic Steppe Horse: Nomadic Steppe Pony
  Fast, agile horse bred by the Khuzait Khanate, excelling in rapid direction changes for mounted horse archers.

• The Protagonist: Owner, Löckelle Teardown Services
  The resourceful, silent player character whose demolition expertise and escape planning keep their struggling business afloat.
• Lawrence Lee Junior: Corrupt Real Estate Mogul
  An arrogant local billionaire heir who hires Löckelle Services for illicit demolition jobs to undermine his business competitors.
• Gordon Woo: Rival Corporate Executive
  A vindictive corporate rival who retaliates against Lee's schemes by hiring the player for covert industrial espionage and sabotage.
• Tracy Woo: Gordon's Sister & Accomplice
  A savvy corporate operator involved in planning high-stakes luxury heists and reclaiming stolen family assets.

• Empress Rhagaea: Ruler of the Southern Empire
  Widow of the late Emperor Arenicos, leading the loyalist faction to preserve the imperial dynasty for her young daughter Ira.
• King Derthert: Monarch of Vlandia
  A weary feudal king ruling over ambitious western barons, striving to maintain control over his knights and expand his borders.
• High King Caladog: High King of Battania
  A fierce and opportunistic warlord who ascended to the throne of Battania, defending his ancient Celtic highland forests with deadly longbowmen.
• Monchug Khan: Khan of the Khuzaits
  The ambitious steppe conqueror who united the eastern nomadic horse clans under his banner to pillage the crumbling Empire.

• The Car Heist at Marina Cavallo: Vehicle Theft Heist
  Stage ramps and cranes to drive three luxury sports cars onto an escape barge within the 60-second alarm window.
• Infiltrating Hollowrock Island: Fortified Vault Infiltration
  Bypass security laser grids, breach the fortified island vault, and extract heavy safes into the ocean before security helicopters swarm.
• A Wet Demolition at Muratori: Precision Structural Demolition
  Detonate structural support columns using propane tanks to collapse towering coastal lighthouse towers into the sea.

• Neretzes' Folly & The Dragon Banner: Main Campaign Lore Quest
  Travel across Calradia to question ten noble lords about the fateful battle of Neretzes' Folly and recover the lost Dragon Banner pieces.
• Siege Assault on a Capital Fief: Grand Siege Warfare
  Construct siege camps, build trebuchets to breach fortress walls, and lead the infantry breach to claim ownership of the city.
• Uniting or Destroying the Calradic Empire: Endgame Kingdom Conquest
  Align with an imperial claimant or elevate a sovereign kingdom to conquer Calradia, triggering massive multi-front world wars.

Teardown features a chaotic online multiplayer co-op sandbox mode supporting up to 12 players simultaneously. Players can team up to tackle complex multi-objective campaign heist missions together, split up across the map to trigger alarms in sync, or engage in unconstrained physics sandbox destruction, spawning heavy machinery, collapsing skyscrapers, and driving demolition derby races with friends.

The game features robust PvP multiplayer modes supporting up to 120 players on dedicated servers: Captain Mode (commanding a squad of AI soldiers alongside team members in tactical objective control), Skirmish Mode (intense round-based 6v6 tactical elimination with limited respawn points), Siege Mode (massive assault on fortified castles involving battering rams, ladders, and siege towers), and Team Deathmatch / Free-for-All Duel Arenas.

Teardown is available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S at a base price of $29.99 USD. The Deluxe Edition ($39.99 USD) and Ultimate Edition ($49.99 USD) bundle the game's major expansions: 'Time Campers' (a Wild West time-travel expansion introducing black-powder explosives, steam trains, and six-shooters), 'Folkrace' (a chaotic demolition derby racing expansion with weaponized vehicles and off-road dirt tracks), and 'Art Vandals' (a free heist campaign expansion centered around stealing modern art masterpieces from an eccentric museum).

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is available globally across PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S at a base price of $49.99 USD. Available bundles include the 'Seafarer Edition' and 'Sealord Edition' featuring the official digital soundtrack and digital companion art book, as well as the major expansion 'War Sails' which introduces open-ocean naval warfare, maritime trading fleets, coastal raiding, and naval boardings.

Tuxedo Labs and Saber Interactive expanded Teardown extensively post-launch. Major updates introduced a full Sandbox Mode with unlimited ammunition and mod spawning, Photo Mode with free-camera depth-of-field controls, and 'Teardown Multiplayer' supporting up to 12 players in chaotic co-op destruction. Expansions include 'Art Vandals' (museum art heists), 'Time Campers' (Wild West locomotives and gunpowder), and 'Folkrace' (destructive rally racing tournaments).

TaleWorlds Entertainment supported Bannerlord with extensive post-launch patches introducing kingdom destruction mechanics, stealth and disguise infiltrations, weather gameplay effects, alleyway criminal gangs, and diplomacy alliances. The landmark expansion 'War Sails' expanded the map with maritime gameplay, naval fleet command, ship-to-ship boardings, coastal bombardments, and sea trade routes.

• Q: What is Teardown?
  A: Teardown is a fully destructible voxel-based sandbox heist game developed by Tuxedo Labs, where players use demolition tools and vehicles to complete high-stakes 60-second escape missions.
• Q: How does the heist mechanic work in Teardown?
  A: Players have unlimited time to explore, demolish walls, build ramps, and position getaway vehicles. Once the first alarmed item is moved or disconnected, a 60-second countdown begins to grab all targets and reach the escape point before security arrives.
• Q: What engine does Teardown use?
  A: Teardown runs on a custom, proprietary voxel physics engine created by Dennis Gustafsson, featuring real-time software ray tracing and physical material destruction.
• Q: Does Teardown support multiplayer?
  A: Yes, Teardown includes an official multiplayer mode supporting up to 12 players in cooperative sandbox chaos and heist missions.
• Q: Can I increase the 60-second timer?
  A: Yes, built-in accessibility settings allow players to adjust the alarm countdown timer, adding 10, 20, or unlimited seconds to the clock.

• Q: What is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
  A: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is a medieval action-RPG and sandbox strategy simulator developed by TaleWorlds Entertainment, featuring large-scale real-time battles and kingdom management.
• Q: Is Bannerlord a prequel or sequel to Warband?
  A: Bannerlord is a prequel set 200 years before Mount & Blade: Warband, during the collapse of the Calradic Empire.
• Q: What is the maximum battle size in Bannerlord?
  A: The PC version natively supports up to 1,000 active combatants on the battlefield simultaneously.
• Q: Does Bannerlord feature multiplayer?
  A: Yes, it features competitive PvP multiplayer modes including Captain Mode (squad tactics), Siege, Skirmish, and Team Deathmatch on dedicated servers.
• Q: Does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord support modding?
  A: Yes, on PC it features extensive modding capabilities with full Steam Workshop integration and official development modding kits.

Visually unique in the gaming landscape, Teardown renders fully destructible environments composed entirely of tiny voxels using real-time path-traced software ray tracing. Sunlight scatters realistically through shattered window panes, glowing fire illuminates billowing volumetric smoke clouds, and neon taillights reflect accurately in dynamic puddle ripples. When buildings collapse, thousands of individual physics voxels crumble, bounce, and tumble realistically.

Running on TaleWorlds' proprietary engine, Bannerlord renders breathtaking medieval vistas. The lighting model casts realistic sunbeams through castle battlements, morning mist across river valleys, and swirling blizzard snow across Sturgian pine groves. Detailed armor rendering highlights individually modeled mail rings, polished lamellar plates, heraldic crests, and dynamic blood splatters that accumulate across warriors' bodies and weapons during prolonged skirmishes.

The soundscape, composed by Douglas Holmquist, features chill, laid-back lo-fi acoustic and synth grooves during the peaceful reconnaissance phase that dramatically morph into heart-pounding, high-tempo electronic percussion, screeching alarms, and blaring sirens the instant the 60-second countdown begins. Environmental audio delivers visceral realism: the deafening crunch of crushing bricks, the roar of structural timber collapsing, realistic water splashing, and satisfying mechanical vehicle engine revs.

The auditory presentation is renowned for its immersive historical authenticity. The musical score features ethnic medieval instrumentation—including hurdy-gurdies, lutes, bagpipes, and thundering war drums—composed by Periscope Studio and Finn Seliger, dynamically adapting between cultural regions and battle intensity. Combat audio delivers bone-crunching shield impacts, visceral flesh cleaves, echoing battle cries, and the deafening rumble of cavalry hooves.

The user interface is clean, utilitarian, and designed for high-stress planning. During the planning phase, a detailed top-down blueprints tablet shows objective locations, alarm wires, and vehicle placements. When an alarm is triggered, the screen shifts to high tension: a prominent, ticking red 60-second countdown timer anchors the top of the HUD, accompanied by dynamic yellow distance markers guiding the player along their pre-constructed escape corridor.

Bannerlord's UI balances grand strategy overheads with real-time battlefield clarity. The campaign map features a sleek bottom panel tracking party speed, morale, food varieties, and gold. In battle, an intuitive tactical command overlay allows commanders to issue orders to specific formations (Infantry, Ranged, Cavalry, Horse Archers) with function keys or radial controller menus, including Shield Wall, Square, Loose, and Circle formations.

Teardown features an extensive suite of accessibility and custom gameplay modifiers in settings: players can toggle 'Alarm Timer' extensions (adding 10, 20, or unlimited seconds to the 60-second timer), enable health invulnerability, activate infinite ammunition for all tools, customize camera field-of-view (FOV), adjust motion blur, and fully remap keyboard/mouse and controller layouts.

Comprehensive gameplay accessibility options include: customizable combat difficulty sliders (allowing players to adjust received damage to 1/3, 2/3, or full), auto-blocking directional options, adjustable combat AI difficulty, scalable battle size limits (from 200 to 1,000 units), customizable crosshairs, UI scaling, colorblind-friendly faction map overlays, and full controller button remapping.

• Powered by Tuxedo Labs' bespoke in-house engine combining real-time voxel physics simulations with software-based path-traced lighting and dynamic reflections. Due to heavy multi-body physics calculations when large structures collapse, performance is strongly tethered to CPU single-core IPC and GPU compute shader capabilities. Integrated graphics cards are strictly unsupported.
• Laptop Performance Note: Simulating millions of individual falling voxel fragments, dynamic propagating fire grids, and fluid water displacement places heavy concurrent thermal loads on mobile hardware. Gaming laptops should maintain at least 70W to 95W GPU TGP and operate on a cooling pad or elevated surface to prevent thermal throttling during massive multi-story building demolitions.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Ensure dedicated mobile GeForce GTX/RTX or Radeon RX GPUs sustain at least 70W-85W+ TGP to maintain stable 60+ FPS during dense smoke and fire propagation.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: Explosion debris calculations keep both CPU cores and discrete GPU operating at elevated temperatures; keeping laptop fan intakes clear prevents thermal throttling.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power plan to High Performance to ensure continuous high boost clocks for complex structural collapse and fracture calculations.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: Activate discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus to eliminate display routing latency during precision 60-second heist runs.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: Supports internal render scaling (50% to 100%) and dynamic resolution scaling.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Render Scale, Depth of Field, Screen Space Reflections, and Debris Life Time have the largest impact on framerates.
• Game Name: Teardown

• Powered by TaleWorlds' custom-built multi-threaded engine optimized for simulating up to 1,000 distinct AI combatants, individual ragdoll physics, and destructible siege fortifications simultaneously. Solid State Drive (SSD) installation is strongly recommended to eliminate loading stutter during campaign map encounters and large siege scene transitions.
• Laptop Performance Note: Simulating hundreds of individual pathfinding soldier AIs, projectile physics, and dynamic cavalry collision concurrently places heavy, sustained stress on mobile CPU threads. Gaming laptops should maintain at least 75W to 105W sustained GPU TGP and operate on a cooling pad or elevated surface to prevent thermal CPU downclocking during 500+ unit siege battles.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Ensure mobile GeForce GTX/RTX or Radeon RX GPUs sustain at least 75W-95W+ TGP to maintain fluid 60+ FPS during large cavalry clashes and castle assaults.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: Large battle calculations keep both CPU cores and GPU running near peak utilization; ensure laptop fan exhausts remain unobstructed.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power plan to High Performance to provide consistent high clock speeds for real-time soldier decision-making and collision checks.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: Enable discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch or Advanced Optimus to minimize input latency during precision directional blocking and chambering.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: Supports NVIDIA DLSS 2, AMD FSR 1/2, and dynamic resolution scaling.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Battle Size (Number of Troops on Field), Shadow Quality, Cloth Simulation, and Particle Detail have the largest impact on framerates.
• Game Name: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

• Upscaling Tech: Supports internal render scaling (50% to 100%) and dynamic resolution scaling.
• Key Settings Impact: Render Scale, Depth of Field, Screen Space Reflections, and Debris Life Time have the largest impact on framerates.

• Upscaling Tech: Supports NVIDIA DLSS 2, AMD FSR 1/2, and dynamic resolution scaling.
• Key Settings Impact: Battle Size (Number of Troops on Field), Shadow Quality, Cloth Simulation, and Particle Detail have the largest impact on framerates.

• G P U T G P: Ensure dedicated mobile GeForce GTX/RTX or Radeon RX GPUs sustain at least 70W-85W+ TGP to maintain stable 60+ FPS during dense smoke and fire propagation.
• Cooling Thermals: Explosion debris calculations keep both CPU cores and discrete GPU operating at elevated temperatures; keeping laptop fan intakes clear prevents thermal throttling.
• C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power plan to High Performance to ensure continuous high boost clocks for complex structural collapse and fracture calculations.
• M U X Switch Optimus: Activate discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus to eliminate display routing latency during precision 60-second heist runs.

• G P U T G P: Ensure mobile GeForce GTX/RTX or Radeon RX GPUs sustain at least 75W-95W+ TGP to maintain fluid 60+ FPS during large cavalry clashes and castle assaults.
• Cooling Thermals: Large battle calculations keep both CPU cores and GPU running near peak utilization; ensure laptop fan exhausts remain unobstructed.
• C P U Power Limits: Set Windows power plan to High Performance to provide consistent high clock speeds for real-time soldier decision-making and collision checks.
• M U X Switch Optimus: Enable discrete GPU mode via internal MUX switch or Advanced Optimus to minimize input latency during precision directional blocking and chambering.