Marvel Rivals: New Feature to Boost Stability, Cut Memory Use

Marvel Rivals' upcoming Season 2 is set to enhance gameplay with a new experimental feature aimed at improving stability and reducing memory usage. Dive into the details of this innovative feature and discover the exciting events and updates planned for the game.

Marvel Rivals Upcoming Features and Events

Switch Shader Compilation Mode

NetEase is rolling out an experimental feature in Marvel Rivals to boost the game's stability and lower its memory usage. Announced on April 30 via Twitter (X), the Switch Shader Compilation Mode is designed to enhance the gaming experience, particularly for players with lower RAM or those concerned about FPS drops.

The official Marvel Rivals blog elaborates on this feature, addressing the community's concerns about performance issues like stutters and crashes caused by high memory consumption during gameplay.

The blog states, "To tackle memory overload, we're introducing an experimental feature in Season 2: the Switch Shader Compilation Mode. With the Season 2 update, players can activate this feature through the PC launcher." This feature is particularly beneficial for players with 16GB of RAM or less.

Upon activation, the game will see improvements in the following areas:

• The shader compilation process will only occur when first entering the game after a new game version or graphics driver update.
• Memory usage will be significantly reduced, minimizing severe FPS drops, frozen visuals, and crashes due to memory shortages.

However, the developers have acknowledged some potential issues with this feature. Initially, at the start of each match, some materials might render abnormally for a few frames before returning to normal. Additionally, there may be some stutters at the beginning, but these should resolve quickly.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Twitch Drops

Marvel Rivals kicks off Season 2 with a new Twitch Drops campaign running from April 11 at 12:00 UTC to April 30 at 23:59 UTC. To claim the rewards, players need to link their Marvel Rivals and Twitch accounts and watch any Marvel Rivals streams with Drops enabled.

The rewards are tiered based on watch time and include:

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Going Live Soon

The latest Dev Vision from Marvel Rivals offered a sneak peek at Season 2, themed around the Hellfire Gala. The developers also announced plans to shorten the length of seasons, introducing one new hero each month.

Marvel Rivals is gearing up for Season 2 with maintenance scheduled to start on April 11 at 9:00 UTC, lasting approximately 2 to 3 hours.

This update will introduce Emma Frost as a new playable character, complete with her X-Revolution and Blue Sapphire skins. Players can also explore a new Domination map, Hellfire Gala: Krakoa, and enjoy a new battle pass with 10 sets of heroic costumes.

Marvel Rivals is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Keep up with the latest updates and news by checking out our dedicated article!