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How to maxed out Cyberpunk 2077 configuration for increase FPS and Performance

A post from a reddit user named u/Thephoneixroyal became a trending post in reddit sub /r/cyberpunkgame, because it is not only increases the overall performance of the game but also unlock much more possibilities on tweaking the in-game configuration. However, the increase in performance will only benefit for those who has higher specs. For those who has lower specs, try to be cautious on trying this tweak.

But before anything else, we have to warn you that these changes may possibly create unexpected crash in the game or to your Windows. Maxing out the game configuration will also increase the CPU usage up to 100%, as well as power consumption will further increase.

In our case, we are using GTX 1080 Ti GPU and our fps are ranging from 50fps to 60fps with the default settings and in 1080p. After tweaking we were able to peak 80fps and at lowest average of 65fps.

If you have more RAM you could also potentially increase the performance as the game only allotted 1.53GB for the game. And in GPU they only allotted 3GB which is very low if you have OP graphics card.

How to tweak

To tweak your Cyberpunk 2077 configuration, you need to go to the installation folder, in our case its E:/GOGGames/Cyberpunk 2077/.

Now, you have to find and enter these folder /engine/config/.

From here, edit the file memory_pool_budgets.csv with a Notepad. The default configuration are the following:

;;;  ; ^[1-9][0-9]*(B|KB|MB|GB) - Pool budget  ; -1 - Pool does not exist on the current platform  ; 0 - Budget will be computed dynamically at runtime                                    ;       PC        ;        Durango     ;        Orbis  PoolRoot                        ;                 ;                    ;  PoolCPU                         ;       1536MB    ;        1536MB      ;        1536MB  PoolGPU                         ;       3GB       ;        3GB         ;        3GB  PoolFlexible                    ;       -1        ;        -1          ;        0  PoolDefault                     ;       1KB       ;        1KB         ;        1KB  PoolLegacyOperator              ;       1MB       ;        1MB         ;        1MB  PoolFrame                       ;       32MB      ;        32MB        ;        32MB  PoolDoubleBufferedFrame         ;       32MB      ;        32MB        ;        32MB  PoolEngine                      ;       432MB     ;        432MB       ;        432MB  PoolRefCount                    ;       16MB      ;        16MB        ;        16MB  PoolDebug                       ;       512MB     ;        512MB       ;        512MB  PoolBacked                      ;       512MB     ;        512MB       ;        512MB

Now, you need to edit the PC's PoolCPU and PC's PoolGPU. To know the maximum settings you can add in the configuration you just need to know how many RAM and Virtual RAM for GPU you have.

For GTX 1080 ti, it has 11GB of Virtual RAM, while we have 64GB of RAM. It is not necessary to maxed out your Ram on the PoolCPU, but it requires 4GB extra space for other processes in your computer.

Basically, if you want to maxed out everything you can adjust PoolGPU to 11GB and PoolCPU to 16GB, you could go as high as 60GB, but it will not add any improvements. Here is how it looks like.

;;;  ; ^[1-9][0-9]*(B|KB|MB|GB) - Pool budget  ; -1 - Pool does not exist on the current platform  ; 0 - Budget will be computed dynamically at runtime                                    ;       PC        ;        Durango     ;        Orbis  PoolRoot                        ;                 ;                    ;  PoolCPU                         ;       16GB      ;        1536MB      ;        1536MB  PoolGPU                         ;       11GB       ;        3GB         ;        3GB  PoolFlexible                    ;       -1        ;        -1          ;        0  PoolDefault                     ;       1KB       ;        1KB         ;        1KB  PoolLegacyOperator              ;       1MB       ;        1MB         ;        1MB  PoolFrame                       ;       32MB      ;        32MB        ;        32MB  PoolDoubleBufferedFrame         ;       32MB      ;        32MB        ;        32MB  PoolEngine                      ;       432MB     ;        432MB       ;        432MB  PoolRefCount                    ;       16MB      ;        16MB        ;        16MB  PoolDebug                       ;       512MB     ;        512MB       ;        512MB  PoolBacked                      ;       512MB     ;        512MB       ;        512MB

If you don't know how much Virtual RAM your GPU has, search the internet for its specs.

Once done, save the file and open up Cyberpunk 2077. You'll notice everything starting to smooth and if you have FPS counter, it will boost to 65fps to 80 fps.

Of course, the improvements will still depends on the specs you currently have. For those who has less than 3GB of VRAM, you will not see any difference as it is the maxed out.


Best Bitrate for Recording Gameplay in OBS or Elgato

One thing that you will encounter when recording a gameplay either in OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) or from an Elgato capture card (HD60 S, HD60 S+, 4K60 S+, 4K60 PRO), even in AverMedia, there is this bitrate that makes you clueless on what it is for. The bitrate is the number of bits per second that it can transmit media, for recording gameplay its the data from your recorder to the storage device.

Aside from transferring the media to the storage, there is another factor that affects bitrate, this is the encoder, that processes the data and compression, most of the encoder commonly used in recording are the HVEC/H265 and H264 which gives the best compression.

Basically, the bitrate settings is for the gameplay's quality and file size. The higher the bitrate, the higher the quality and the file size. The lower the bitrate, its the opposite. However, you can find a better bitrate settings that produces unnoticeable changes from high quality with reduce file size.

Bitrate Comparison

So, let's dig in. In our testing, We will also be using 1-minute average recording to compare the file size and for comparing the quality, we will take a capture after the movement and motion blur, so we can capture the noises and low quality portion of the video. And the following hardware and settings:

  • Hardware: Elgato 4K60 S+
  • Storage: SD Card with 120MB/s write speed
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Frame Rate: 60fps

To help you decide which bitrate settings is for you, we have listed the file size and quality comparison below for each bitrate settings. The comparison is incremental with 10,000Kbit/s or 10Mbit/s.

Bitrate Average 1-minute Filesize Quality after moving
10,000Kbit/s
(10Mbit/s)
75MB
20,000Kbit/s
(20Mbit/s)
150MB
30,000Kbit/s
(30Mbit/s)
225MB
40,000Kbit/s
(40Mbit/s)
302MB
50,000Kbit/s
(50Mbit/s)
373MB
60,000Kbit/s
(60Mbit/s)
450MB
70,000Kbit/s
(70Mbit/s)
523MB
80,000Kbit/s
(80Mbit/s)
597MB
90,000Kbit/s
(90Mbit/s)
675MB
100,000Kbit/s
(100Mbit/s)
749MB
110,000Kbit/s
(110Mbit/s)
831MB

So far, the best settings for bitrate in terms of quality and sizes is at 40,000Kbit/s (sweet spot). If you want to further down the file size, you could go as low as 30,000Kbit/s that somehow maintains the quality and if you want for more quality you could go as high as 50,000Kbit/s. Using above 50Mbit/s doesn't really give noticeable changes or improvements.

Even in NVIDIA's GeForce Experience also uses 50,000Kbit/s as their 100% high quality for 1080p recording. We will be also adding more bitrate comparison for 4K and other resolution.

Video Comparison

For your reference, we also uploaded the video of the comparison above so you can check it yourself.

Storage (SD Card, HDD, SSD) and Bitrate

It is also important that you'll be using a storage that is above your bitrate speed. For example, if you're using 100,000Kbit/s bitrate, you need to make sure that your storage device write speed is above 100MB/s, or else, it will have problem transferring files and data corruption.

This is similar to DSLR camera that has minimum write speed requirement when using SD Cards.


How to Breach Protocol (Simplified Sequence) in Cyberpunk 2077

There are so much hacking happening in Cyberpunk 2077, that you might misrecognized it of being a new DLC version of Watch Dogs game. There is this certain hacking activity called Breach Protocol that requires a lot of time to figure out how it works and you are probably here because you are looking for an answer.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. How to Create Simplified Sequence
    1. Formula Sequence
    2. Simplifying the Sequence
    3. More Examples
  3. How to Solve the Matrix

In this guide, we will try to explain in an easy way on how to complete the Breach Protocol.

Introduction

There are four different section in the Breach Protocol. First, we need to understand what these are, so below are the following information:

  • Breach Time Remaining – Basically, this is the time you need to complete the puzzle. If you are unable to complete it on the given time, it will automatically fail.
  • Buffer – This is the number of moves you are allowed to select for the code matrix. By default, there are only 4 moves.
  • Sequence Required to Upload – This is the number of sequences you need to solve. At first, there are only 1 sequence you need to complete, but as you go by, the number of sequences becomes 3. Well, basically, you are only required to complete one sequence and the other sequence are just optional. Of course, getting the third sequence which is harder will give you more rewards. While solving the other sequence at the same time will give you extra reward as well.
  • Code Matrix – The 5×5 matrix is the puzzle; you need to match Sequence Required to Upload at the code matrix. At first you need to select the vertical matrix, then horizontal and so on.

How to Create Simplified Sequence

You probably see tutorials from other websites and YouTube that only discusses how to solve the matrix. But here, you will learn how to write a simplified form of the sequence so that you will get more rewards.

Since the Breaching Time will only start counting when you have selected your first move, you have enough time to simplify the sequence by just using a pencil and a paper. Or even in a notepad.

First, you need to create two 4 x 3 or 5 x 3 (Optional) box matrix in a sheet of paper. Here you'll write the initial formula sequence and the simplified formula. You can also print these layout (1-pair per breaches).

Once it is all prepared, we can move on creating a simplified sequence.

Formula Sequence

When we try to solve the puzzle in Breach Protocol, we get the example sequence.

In the left box matrix, write the following. (We just added the DATAMINE label so that you will have a reference on what we are saying. hehehe)

DATAMINE_V1 E9 1C
DATAMINE_V2 E9 E9
DATAMINE_V3 BD BD 1C

Simplifying the Sequence

The next step is to arrange the 3-formula sequence that will allow us to make 1 single simplified sequence. To arrange the formula, you just need to move them in the boxes and create a horizontal matches. Note, you are not allowed to change the order of the sequence.

In above example, we can see that the DATAMINE_V2: E9 and E9 are not present in V3, there is also no space if we try to move and match them, so V2 is not solvable. But for DATAMINE_V3, 1C is present and there is still one space available for V3, with that we can move the BD, BD, 1C one step to the right and place E9 on the first move instead. This will give us a simplified formula of E9, BD, BD, 1C which allow us to solve the two Datamine at the same time.

The simplified sequence:

DATAMINE_V1 E9 1C
DATAMINE_V2
DATAMINE_V3 BD BD 1C
Simplified E9 BD BD 1C

If you understand what we are saying :), you can now move on solving the matrix. If not, we have prepared more example below for your reference.

More Examples

We will also add more example for other sequence that are not solvable, partially solvable and completely solvable.

Example 1 (All Sequence Solvable)

DATAMINE_V1 55 55
DATAMINE_V2 55 55 BD
DATAMINE_V3 55 1C 55

The simplified sequence is 55, 1C, 1C and 55. We've move the other 55 on V1 to the 3rd row so that it will match on other 55. Then the 55 and BD of V2 was moved to the most right. But this will only solve DATAMINE_V1 and DATAMINE_V3.

DATAMINE_V1 55 55
DATAMINE_V2 55 55 BD
DATAMINE_V3 55 1C 55
Simplified 55 1C 55 BD

Example 2 (Two sequence Solvable)

DATAMINE_V1 55 1C
DATAMINE_V2 1C 1C 1C
DATAMINE_V3 1C BD E9

The simplified sequence is 1C, 1C, BD and E9 which solve DATAMINE_V1 and DATAMINE_V3. We cannot solve the V2 because there are only 1C on V3. However, you can solve V1 and V2 but it will give you fewer rewards. So our best choice for more rewards is V1 and V3.

DATAMINE_V1 55 1C
DATAMINE_V2
DATAMINE_V3 1C BD E9
Simplified 1C 1C BD E9

Example 3 (Two sequence Solvable)

DATAMINE_V1 55 1C
DATAMINE_V2 BD BD 55
DATAMINE_V3 BD E9 BD

The simplified sequence is BD, E9, BD and 55, solving the DATAMINE_V2 and DATAMINE_V3. The V1 is not solvable because 55 and 1C is not in the V3. We moved the BD and 55 to the most right so that it will match the V3 sequence.

DATAMINE_V1
DATAMINE_V2 BD BD 55
DATAMINE_V3 BD E9 BD
Simplified BD E9 BD 55

Example 4 (Two Sequence Solvable)

DATAMINE_V1 1C 1C
DATAMINE_V2 BD 55 55
DATAMINE_V3 1C BD BD

The simplified sequence is 1C, 1C, BD and BD. Allowing us to solve the DATAMINE_V1 and DATAMINE_V3. However, V2 is not solvable because BD, 55 and 55 are not in the V3. But sequence of V1 can be match by moving the sequence of V3 to the most right.

DATAMINE_V1 1C 1C
DATAMINE_V2
DATAMINE_V3 1C BD BD
Simplified 1C 1C BD BD

Example 5 (ALL Sequence Solvable)

DATAMINE_V1 BD 55
DATAMINE_V2 55 E9
DATAMINE_V3 BD 1C 55

The simplified sequence is BD, 1C, 55 and E9 that solves DATAMINE_V1 and DATAMINE_V3. All sequence are solvable because all of the characters order of sequence matches together. V1's 55 can be moved to the 3rd row, V2's 55 and E9 to the most right, matching all of the sequence.

DATAMINE_V1 BD 55
DATAMINE_V2 55 E9
DATAMINE_V3 BD 1C 55
Simplified BD 1C 55 E9

Example 6 (One Sequence Solvable) – In this example, obviously, you can only solve DATAMINE_V3 because there are no longer room for moving the characters for V1 and V2.

DATAMINE_V1 BD E9 55
DATAMINE_V2 1C 55
DATAMINE_V3 55 BD 55 1C

The simplified sequence is just the DATAMINE_V3. The problem here is that V1 and V2 character order didn't match V3 and its impossible to match them with the 4 available moves.

DATAMINE_V1
DATAMINE_V2
DATAMINE_V3 55 BD 55 1C
Simplified 55 BD 55 1C

Example 8 (Two Sequence Solvable) – In this example, we will try not to solve V3, but rather the V1 and V2 only.

DATAMINE_V1 BD 1C 1C
DATAMINE_V2 1C 1C 55
DATAMINE_V3 55 1C BD

The simplified sequence is BD, 1C, 1C and 55. But this will only solve DATAMINE_V1 and DATAMINE_V3. However, you can still choose to answer DATAMINE_V3 alone which is 55, 1C and BD.

DATAMINE_V1 BD 1C 1C
DATAMINE_V2 1C 1C 55
DATAMINE_V3
Simplified BD 1C 1C 55

How to Solve the Matrix

Since we already have the simplified sequence, you can now solve the Breach Protocol just like the first time you encounter it.

First, you need to find a path that your sequence will match. Since the initial selection of row is vertical, you need to make sure that the next horizontal selection contains the next sequence.

If there are no longer moves available for the sequence, it will automatically fail.

Once you've successfully selected all of the sequence, you are good to go.


Just Cause Mobile is a new Co-Op Action Shooter Game

Set in the Just Cause universe, the franchise of the game is coming to mobile. Square Enix has announced their upcoming game Just Cause: Mobile, a co-op free to play action-shooter game that can be played single-player and multiplayer. However, the developer of the game is not Avalanche Studios, it was developed by a new team led by Square Enix.

Though the game is not set to its usual 3rd-person mode, it is set in a 3D like isometric game where players can do grappling, gliding, shot and ride an helicopter. The game is powered with Unreal Engine 4.

The single-player aspect of the game includes action-packed story campaign. While the multiplayer will have up to 4-player co-op missions against 30 person in a brawl like match.

Just Cause: Mobile is set to release on 2021 on Android and iOS. For PC version, the team has no confirmation yet if they have a PC or console version. However, they remain commited as ever to the future of the franchise and to their fans.

To know more about the game, checkout our exclusive Facebook group for the game at https://www.facebook.com/groups/JustCauseMobile/ or to their official website at justcausemobile.square-enix-games.com.


Ragnarok Mobile Rainbow Fall Event

Ragnarok M Eternal Love announces an alternative event for this month, the Rainbow Fall event that will be held starting December 16, 2020. This is a separate event from the dedicated monthly event Icy Event which includes 9 additional events.

Table of Contents

  1. Puzzle Event (Event 1)
  2. Eye of Heimdall (Event 2)
  3. Iridescent Fall (Event 3)
  4. Epic Spirit Dungeon (Event 4)
  5. Salvation of Glow (Event 5)
  6. Otherworld Guard Officer Dungeon (Event 6)
  7. Saint from another Realm (Event 7)
  8. Guild Rewards (Event 8)
  9. Gold Coin Package 2 (Event 9)

In this guide, we will show all of the each event that are available for Rainbow Fall.

Event 1: Puzzle Event

Starting December 16, 2020 to February 8, 2021, there will be new event puzzle under the New Event on the top of the game screen. Players need to collect the 9 pieces of puzzle to complete the whole event. Each puzzle solved will allow players to receive a reward.

The following are the possible rewards you'll get for every puzzle solved.

Rewards Puzzle Solved
Build Magic Cannon 2 Pieces Puzzle
Wonder Protection 2 Pieces Puzzle
Heavenly Water Ancient Coin 1 Piece Puzzle
Otherworld Trophy 1 Piece Puzzle
Rainbow Keepsake Giftbox 1 Piece Puzzle
100 x Rainbow Light Shards 1 Piece Puzzle
300 x Rainbow Light Shards 1 Piece Puzzle

However, players will also get the following rewards:

  • Each Puzzle Solved: 1 x Mysterious Box 7.0
  • 3 Puzzle Solved: 8 x Oracle Dust and 8 x Oracle Crystal
  • 6 Puzzle Solved: 2 x Glittering Rune Stone and 4 x Praying Card Pack
  • 9 Puzzle Solved: Rainbow Fall Card

Event 2: Eye of Heimdall

Starting December 16 to 23, 2020, players can submit specific materials to get a rewards. Players need to find the NPC located at the Goblin Forest, daily players can submit a material.

The rewards players will get are 5 x Rainbow Light Mark and 1 x Kingdom's Thank-you Gift. For every submission, players will also rewarded with Magic Cannon Construction Gift Pack and Guild Points.

Event 3: Iridescent Fall

Starting December 25, 2020 to January 29, 2021, players can participate in an investigation where there are 5 crash site to investigate. In the crash site, players need to defeat the monster Rainbow Light Spirit. However, there are specific schedule that these monster will appear.

The following are the schedule, time are based on Manila, Philippine Time.

Schedule Location Rewards
January 7 to 14, 2021
12:00PM to 12:00AM
Mjolnir 0.1% chance to get Pet Egg
8% chance to get 1 to 10 Colorful Shell
0.25% chance to get Random Pet Catching Item
January 14 to 21, 2021
12:00PM to 12:00AM
Plain of Ida 0.1% chance to get Pet Egg
8% chance to get 1 to 10 Colorful Shell
0.25% chance to get Random Pet Catching Item

Event 4: Epic Spirit Dungeon

Starting December 25, 2020 to January 29, 2021, there will be event dungeon appearing in 5 different maps. Each dungeon will opened every 7 days with a duration of 10 minutes only. Only 6 players can enter each dungeon and there is a daily limit to enter, after that there will be no rewards when the limit is reached.

After completing each dungeon, players can use Renovatio Breath to purify Epic Spirits and get a BigCat Voucher Feast. Once the purified level reaches 100%, the Epic Spirit may help players in the next battle to deal more damage to bosses.

There is a chance to get rewards when defeating the Epic Spirit like the Heavenly Water Ancient Coin and corresponding magic debris from the gift pack.

The following are the giftpacks.

  • Valkyrie's Bliss – Justice
  • Valkyrie's Bliss – Battle
  • Valkyrie's Bliss – Glory
  • Valkyrie's Bliss – Protection
  • Valkyrie's Bliss – Faith

Everytime players will able to reached 100% purification, the whole server will be rewarded with 100 x Rainbow Light Shards.

Event 5: Salvation of Glow

Starting December 23, 2020 to 25, 2021, players will be able to unlock new dungeon story by obtaining magic debris. When each epic spirit story is completed, the rewards will corresponds a specific epic spirit card.

Event 6: Otherworld Guard Officer Dungeon

Starting December 25, 2020 to January 29, 2021, similar to Epic Spirit Dungeon, there will be new 5 dungeons available in 5 different maps. Each dungeon will allow up to 6 players. Players need to talk to the dungeon entrance NPC for the details.

Defeating Spirit will allow players to get 1 x Otherworld Guard Officer's Relic.

Event 7: Saint from another Realm

Starting January 29, 2021 to February 3, 2021, Every day, there will be one rift dungeon opened in a fixed sequence. Each dungeon is limited to 6 players only. Arcana and monster will appear in the rift and player can clear 1 rift dungeon daily, after that, there will be no rewards.

Player can exchange Ninja Transformation Scroll and Ninja Summoning Scroll with an NPC at the Prontera.

Defeating the monster will drop Rainbow Light Shard. However, it is capped up to 400 per day.

Rewards are 1 x Otherworld Trophy and 45 x Rainbow Light Mark

Event 8: Guild Rewards

Starting February 9, 2021 to 14, 2021, an NPC at the Goblin Forest will become permanent. Players may check their guild points at the NPC and the rewards they can get.

Guild Rank Rewards
1 to 10 Rainbow Encounter (Time)
God of Thunder's Temper
Starlight Wish
10,000 x Honor Proof
10,000,000 Zeny
11 to 50 Rainbow Encounter (Childhood Dream)
God of Thunder's Temper
5,000 x Honor Proof
5,000,000 Zeny
51 to 150 Rainbow Encounter
Starlight Wish
3,000 x Honor Proof
1,000,000 Zeny

Event 9: Gold Coin Package 2

Starting February 11 to 16, 2021, a new item will be available at the Big Cat Coin Store (ReCharge) for limited time. The Feather Chest for 25 BCC and has a limit of 60 purchase per account.

The chest contains the following item:

  • 6 to 12 x Oracle Crystal
  • 8 to 15 x Oracle Dust
  • 1 x Ominous Magic Book
  • 1 x Praying Card Pack
  • 0.5% chance to get Rainbow Light Dreamy Dance

Pearl Abyss premiers its newest game trailer for Crimson Desert

Today, Pearl Abyss revealed the first gameplay trailer of the upcoming game Crimson Desert during the Game Awards. The trailer will answer all your questions of the game since it was first revealed last month. Surprisingly, it will be the first single-player story driven game of Pearl Abyss with a mixed of online multiplayer which sound promising as they have their own game engine and very fluid game graphics since the Black Desert.

Crimson Desert is an open world action-adventure game and a single-player story driven game with an elements of an online multiplayer. The game is set in the continent world of Pywel, a war-torn world with different territories, cities, cultures and religion. The land is filled with turmoil because of many factions and regions are fighting for controls.

The online features of the game seamlessly interwoven with the main story content and multiplayer content. It also includes breathtaking character customizations and supports true next generation 4K graphics and performance.

Players will be playing the role of the main protagonist Macduff, a downtrodden mercenary fighter trying to reclaim their land from the enemies. You'll also be fighting alongside with the members of the mercenary group, who will traverse the continent of Pywel to overcome its many perils.

In the trailer, you'll get to check its fantastic battles and powerful boss fights. Though most of the graphics are similar to the great graphics of Black Desert, you'll find new interesting features like the flying dragon, story telling and cut-scene. We can't wait to try this game when it will land to consoles and pc next year.

Over the coming months, Pearl Abyss intends to provide more information on the game, and to involve players in Crimson Desert's development process. Sign up for more information at https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com and follow related social media channels for the latest Crimson Desert news.   


FB Streamer was Hacked due to a "turn-on" Text Notification during his Live Stream

If you or you have friends doing stream especially in mobile devices, make sure to remind them to turn-off the text notification when streaming because some of your viewers might hacked without you knowing. This is what happens when to Facebook Streamer "COG – Bagito TV", he was hacked due to a "turn-on" text notification during his live stream.

Bagito TV reveals on his video titled "Pano ako nahack on stream!" that he was hacked by a viewer that was friendly asking to add him on Facebook. It turns out the real motives of the viewer was to "forgot password" his account.

The hacker was able to get the text confirmation code during the livestream because of the "turn-on" text notification which shows all text messages straight to his live stream.

Some of his fans were able to notify Bagito that someone was trying to forgot password his account. The hacker was able to access his account changing his IGN and able to takeover it.

Few hours later, he was able to recover his account with the help of his manager.

Although this kind of hacked happens to streamer who are using mobile phone either from AppMirror and OBS, Bagito TV reminds other streamers to become aware of this kind of incident. Make sure to check phone updates and always turn off any notification during stream.

Have you experience this kind of incident before? Let us know in the comment section.


Genshin Impact hackers allegedly able to keep stolen account if they spent money on it

A reddit user named u/Rabbit-Outside posted a screenshot on subreddit (r/Genshim_Impact) about his conversation with the support team of Genshin Impact where he asked help to recover his hacked account. Through a screenshot, he claimed that miHoYo recognized that his account was stolen but they refused to help because the hacker already made many top-up on the stolen account responding "However, after the time your account is taken by someone, there are many Top-up after that, and this is dispute account situation, so that we couldn't help in this situation".

The Reddit user also said that it was stolen a month ago, he claimed that he had no confirmation code when his bind email address was changed. He then contacted miHoYo after the incident proving the ownership of his account. miHoyo responded that they need screenshots all of the purchase transaction as a proof to begin the restoration of his account. 

He waited about 3 weeks to get a response from them. In the response, he claimed, miHoYo confirmed that the account was stolen, but they could not simply recover the account because the people (hacker) who stole it already bought some top-up on the account.

He also added that he spent over 150 hours on the game before it was happened.

The reddit post now reaches over 20,000 upvotes. You can check it at https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/…/support_response_from_mihoyo/

As of the moment, there is no official statement from miHoYo about this matter.

Is it right for miHoYo to refused to recover the stolen account?

If the above screenshots are real, I think it is just right for miHoYo to refuse the account recovery. Because some players could abuse this service to make false claims for their gacha advantage. The only problem was the choice of words use in their response and without the assurance of banning the stolen account.

We all know that most top-up funds used in Genshin Impact are all for the gacha mechanics. What if someone who would abuse this method will legitimately reverse all of the payment done during it was claimed "stolen" and be able to keep all the consumable item that was used. 

It is also hard for the part of miHoYo to reverse all transactions made from the stolen account as they can only put negative to the amount of Primo Gem if reversal happen. The case for stolen account requires manual approach.


How to Use Campfire to Make BBQ Meats and Jam in LifeAfter

When you're stuck on the part of the initial mission "New Wilderness House" when you're with Andy and Murphy in LifeAfter, you probably do not know to use the campfire to make the barbequed meats and jam. Well, you're not alone especially you're new to the game and bombarded with lots of features in the game which makes it non user-friendly to everyone.

To use the Campfire, you need some wood and the main ingredients to use it. But you only need to get woods as Andy is already doing the task for ingredients, as she hunt for animals and some berries.

Instead of getting the ingredients, you were asked to equip axe and gather some woods from trees for the campfire.

After that, you need to talk to Andy to get the items she hunts which are the 4 x Meat and 2 x Berry.

How to ignite the Campfire

You already had the ingredients needed but when you click the Craft button, there are error message that is saying "Insufficient fuel. Wood or Help can be added as fuel".

Based from the error, you basically need to add fuel in the campfire. But not specifically fuel, which makes this task very confusing. You only need to add woods on the campfire to ignite it.

Press F to the campfire.

Then when the Simple Cooking window appear, at the Fuels on the bottom right corner of the screen, click the + button.

Then add some Woods.

Then press the Ignite button.

When you have enough fuel, you can now Craft the the Barbequed Meats and Jam.

Don't forget to claim it after cooking.

That's it! Hope this helps you from doing the adventure in the game.


Perfect World VNG Mobile Game Review

If you have been a fan of the 15-year-old MMORPG game, the Perfect World which had been first released way back in 2005 on PC. You will be grateful to see this game again on a new platform, this time on mobile devices. The journey begins when VNG Game Publishing releases a mobile version of the game, calling it Perfect World VNG. The game is currently available to selected countries in SEA (Southeast Asia) including the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia, while Vietnam has separate servers. The mobile game was first released just this year, on August 20. 

Perfect World VNG lets you experience the nostalgic Perfect World game. Faithfully recreates the original PC version, it includes new improvements to the gameplay and many features that have never been tried before. Such as a marriage system, where you can get married with another player in-game. A dungeon system that will let players and their party to enter an instance to clear monsters and bosses.

An improved PVP system allows players to show their skill against another player. A Guild mode that players can bond together to create an enjoyable community and game experience.

As well as a mentorship system where you can help other players by becoming their master or help them to be your apprentice where both sides will grow faster doing the adventure. 

Classes on Perfect World VNG

To get started with the game, players can choose from three different races: Untamed, Humans and Winged Elf.

Each of these races has different classes inside where players can select a hero that fits on their preferences. 

Assassins (Untamed) – Built with Burst DPS, one of the unique skills of the Assassins among other classes is its ability to become invisible. You can hide from the enemy's eyesight allowing you to perfectly position your next attack. A handy skill that you can easily flee when you need to regenerate your health. The good thing about its invisibility is it gives additional 20% more damage. The advantage of being an Assassin is it gives extra damage against the enemies, especially when critical hit stat is in full gauge. While in team fights, Assassin is good for helping your teammates enough damage to the enemies. 

Vulpine (Untamed) – Aside from its damage and debuffs, Vulpine is the most unique character among all classes because it is the only class that you can get a pet with its pet taming mechanism. You can use it to assist you in PVP as well as the PVE. A Vulpine can also turn into a fox which increases your movement speed by 30%. It's ranged skill set and ability to heal itself, Vulipine is suitable for PVP with tanker squads. 

Barbarian (Untamed) – The only Tanker in the game, Barbarian has two forms, it can transform into a monster that highly increases its health points and a strong defense for protection. This makes Barbarian the ultimate tanker in the game. However, when switching back to its original form, its critical rate will increase giving you more damage against enemies. 

Wizard (Human) – Effective for damage and burst, Wizard's mobility skill set makes its damage per seconds (DPS) effective if you're in a party because of its wide-range attack. It can deal a large area of damage to the enemies and can defend its teammates with immense power. However, it's very low health can be fatal when you don't have a party around. 

Blade Master (Human) – Optimized for damage and control, the Blade master progression may slow at start as it requires you to do levelling and upgrading first for this class to be competitive. This class is effective as an end-game melee character. This class can use dual swords or other weapons like Hammer and Axe, it has a good balance of attack and defense good for controlling the crowd. 

Cleric (Winged Elf) – Supportive healing assist, this class is a must for all parties, she is responsible for healing teammates and giving buffs. Good for PVP and PVE battles. Though its damage is quite weaker, cleric ability to heal a high amount of health points and resistance. It's assisted attack can slow down the enemy movements. 

Archer (Winged Elf) – For damage flexibility, Archers are the class that can do single damage and wide-range damage to the enemies. Though some might find Archer difficult to play in the game, due to its low HP and weak defense, the damage is effective as well as its attack speed. Since it is a range attacker, you can easily fight enemies at a distance without taking direct damage from the enemies. 

Customizable Character

Though this feature is a trend to some MMORPG games, one key feature of the Perfect World VNG is the ability to customize your character in the game from faces like eye, eyebrows, nose, mouth, shape of face and even decorative features to body shapes. You can make your character look like you, a K –Pop celebrity or something funny. The possibilities are endless, and it depends on your creativity. 

Many video games feature similar character creation systems and mobile games are no exception. From head to toe, each of these offers players a wide-ranging character creation in which you can add your personal touch to it. 

Honestly speaking, before playing the game, it really took a lot of time customizing the character before your adventure begins. *grins* It gives some satisfaction and enjoyment at the same time to get creative as you customize your character's appearance. 

You will find a lot of people sharing their character customization when you join a community either on Facebook or Reddit.

Gameplay

The game is not just a ported mobile version of the original PC, it is a complete remake using the original storyline. The story started at the home of the three races Human, Untamed and Winged Elf at the capital of Perfect World, the Archosaur where it is invaded by the hordes of wraiths who seek to destroy all of creation.  

Perfect World VNG is so huge in terms of its open world map, the total land area is about 60,000 km2, about 12 percent the size of the Earth. 

Unlike the manual quest discovery on the PC version, the new game adapts portability for mobile which is the auto-navigation of quests which allows players to easily navigate to their quest to complete it. Though the "Pathfinding" of the game is not that deep that the game is still enjoyable without depending on the automation. It is just helping players to look for the exact coordinates of the quest for the assigned NPC and the objectives.  

If walking is not your thing, in Perfect World VNG, you can fly to reach your destination faster. You can use different types of wing or a ride a dragon, a bird, or even a sword to fly and roam around the beautiful scenery. You could also teleport to any maps at any times. 

In terms of playing the game with your friends, you can form a guild or a party to complete objectives. Adding a friend to your friend list is easy as long as you are on the same server.

Customer Support

In most MMORPG game, we think, customer support is the first thing in mind you should look for a game to know if the game is better. In terms of reporting bugs, and unfair hacks that destroy the game community, a GM or a customer support should be easily contacted when these things happen. 

Fortunately, Perfect World VNG has some of the active customer support. You can reach them anytime from their Facebook page or via in-game reporting. Knowing that a game cares for their players, you will automatically know how good this game is. 

Bringing back your old game today sounds like a dream, but VNG initiatives to put the game back to the mobile is just a dream come true. Perfect World VNG is an ongoing game where there are lots of events that are coming to the game every month, players will not get bored because not just of the update but because of the awesome community in the game. 

Based on Chinese mythology, Perfect World VNG is a 3D fantasy MMORPG developed by Chinese online-gaming company, VNG Publishing. The adventures await you! Perfect World VNG is now available in Google Play Store and iOS App Store. They are now waiting for your new adventure.

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