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

Get ready for an exciting update with Marvel Rivals' Season 2, which will introduce a groundbreaking experimental feature aimed at enhancing the game’s stability and optimizing memory usage. Dive into the details of this feature and explore the upcoming events and updates that await you in the game.

Marvel Rivals Upcoming Features and Events

Switch Shader Compilation Mode

NetEase is set to roll out an innovative experimental feature in Marvel Rivals that promises to enhance the game's stability and significantly reduce memory usage. Announced via a Twitter (X) post on April 30, the upcoming Switch Shader Compilation Mode aims to deliver a smoother gaming experience, particularly for players with lower RAM setups or those experiencing FPS issues.

Marvel Rivals has shared a detailed blog post on their website, addressing the community's concerns about performance stutters and crashes due to high memory consumption during gameplay.

According to the blog, "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 especially recommended 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 run when first entering the game after a new game version or graphics driver update.
• Game memory usage will be dramatically reduced, minimizing severe FPS drops, frozen visuals, and crashes caused by memory shortages.

However, the developers have acknowledged some known issues with this feature. For instance, at the start of each match, some materials may render abnormally for a few frames before returning to normal. Additionally, minor stutters may occur initially but should stabilize for the rest of the match.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Twitch Drops

Kick off Season 2 with Marvel Rivals' exciting 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 accounts to their Twitch accounts and watch any Marvel Rivals streams with Drops enabled.

The rewards are tiered based on the duration of viewing Marvel Rivals streams, including:

• Exclusive in-game items and cosmetics.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Going Live Soon

Marvel Rivals' latest Dev Vision has given fans a sneak peek into the upcoming Season 2, themed around the Hellfire Gala, and announced plans to shorten the duration of seasons with the addition of one new hero per month.

In just a few hours, Marvel Rivals will undergo maintenance in preparation for Season 2. The maintenance is scheduled to start on April 11 at 9:00 UTC and is expected to last 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. Additionally, a new Domination map, Hellfire Gala: Krakoa, will be added, along with a new battle pass offering 10 brand new sets of heroic costumes.

Marvel Rivals is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Stay updated with the latest news on Marvel Rivals by checking out our comprehensive article below!